South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
DESTROYER
SENT DOWN.
FEAR 64LOST
Commander Bagley, Brother
in-LaW of SeC'y Daniels,
Reported Saved by
Admiral Sims.
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service;
WASHINGTON, Dec s. - Lieut.
Commander David Worth Bagley
and Lieut. Norman Scott were
among the survivors rescued after
the sinking Of the American destroy
er Jacob Jones by a German sub
marine in the war zone Thurgday
night. The navy department wss
so advised late tonight by Vice Ad-
miral Sims.
These two officers. two warrant
officers and two enlisted men, were
named in the admiraTs dispatch as
survivors i'm addition 90 the 80 pre-
viousIy reported saved. Ia is now
established that the five line Off
GERS ON the destroyer were rescued.
Gunner Harry r. Hood and So men
are missing.
Other survivors
The other four survivors report
ed besides Commander EagIev and
Lieut.. Scott were CHIEF Boatswain's
Mate Clarence Mcbride. wife Flor
ence Mcbride. Syracuse. ~. va
CoXswain Ben Nunnery father FRED
A. Nunnery. Edgemoor s. e.. Chief
Electrician Lawrence O.. Kelly. next
of kin not given, Fireman Joseph
Korzeniecky. mother Anna Korzen-
iecky. Survive Russia.
Admiral Sims report stated that
Commando BaE.ey and the five
other men saved with him got away
in a motor boat and were picked
up and landed uuiniured 40 the
Scilly islands
Vice Admiral Sims up 90 late
hour. had been able to supply only
meagrc details .n reply 90 urgent
messages from Sec'y Daniels. whose
brother-in-law. Lieut. Commander
David w BaEley. commanded the
lost vessel and was reported among
the missing Three officers and 81
men were picked mp hy other yes
sells from life RATS 90 which they
clmg, but the names of only 30 o.
these had been transmitted te Wash
ington
First U-Boat Victim.
The Jacob Jones. one OF the
largest and newest American sub
marine chasers of her type operat-
ing in the Atlantic. was the first
American Uarship 20 fall victim 90
German submarine but was the
eecoud American destroyer 10 be
lost in foreign waters The
Chauncey sank with her comman-
der. Lieut. Commando Walter =.
Reno. two other officers and is en-
listed men. after being cut in two
~ the transport Rose early on the
morning of Nov 90.
Admiral Sims terse message re-
porting the loss Of the Jacob Jones
did not state how the attack was
made II is known however. that
the Jones was ou patrol duty h.
tween 900 and 500 miles or shore
What vessels accompanied her was
not revealed. but Admiral Sims re-
port showed that one vessel res
cued 20 men and another seven.
They rerc this Information 1y radio
and b. was Immediately transmitted
to Washington.
Hopes Othcr~ Rescued.
~ec-y Daniels ~toutIr held to hiq
hopes that Other patrol craft pos
Silly sithout wireless equipment.
had rescued more ~ the destroyer
company. Mt Daniels showed plain
1v the strain OF his personal audcty
a- we'll ss that over tho greatest
loss 20 Tho navy thus far the
war Commando Eagler mother
has lived for several years 1f the
-ec-etary's home with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Daniels she vas stunned
uy the news of rhe disaster moth
or OF her sons Ir WORTH bag
le} was The on.. American naval
officer killed Ir the .r w--h spain.
Ho. too died on DESTROYER being