Evening star., 1918-06-05
Samuel G. Mengel's
Crew Picked Up by
Danish Ship.
CAROLNA'S MISSING
PASSENGERS PUT AT 10
'Sparks" Vogel, Wireless Oper-
ator, Is Fearless in Face Of
Wars Danger.
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated fress
NEW YORK, June 5.-The
American auxiliary schooner
Samuel C. Mengel is another
victim of submarine'attack. She
was sunk Sunday afternoon Us
miles off New York and eleven
men of her crew were brought
here today by a Danish steam
ship.
The Mengel, according to the
crew, was on her way to New
York with cargo from the West
African coast. The vessel was
sunk by bombs after the men
had taken to the boats at the
command of the U-boat COM
mander.
The Samuel c. Mengel was a
vessel of 915. gross tons, was
built in 1916 at Bath, Me-, her
owners of record being the
AKIN Transportation Company.
Account for All But Ten Passengers
An but ten Of the 21s. passengers
aboard the New York and Porto Rico
liner Carolina sunk by submarine have
been accounted for, officers Of the line
announced this forenoon.
These figures were arrived at by check
ing up the names Of the passengers who
arrived here today on a schooner and
lantic City. N. j. yesterday with . list
OF passengers furnished by Capt. Bar
bour. commander of the vessel.
The names Of the ten unaccounted-for
hounced by the line follow:
Frederick Atkinson, Master Eduardo
Beltran, Miss Maria T. Beltran. G.. ".
Carpenter, Miss D. 1. Cueto. Felife Della,
Domingo Gonzalez, Domingo Perasa, C.
B.. Parker and DR.. Rafael Virella.
Addresses were not available. Al
though the crew list had not been
checked up early this afternoon, officials
OF the line said they did not believe the
total number missing would exceed
twenty.
Survivors Taken to New York.
The schooner Eva B. Douglass pick
ed up 156 passengers and ninety of
the crew Of the Carolina of Barnegat,
N. j.. at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Among those brought here are ten
United States Army officers, graduates
of the second officers training camp
at San Juan. p. R. The survivors
mont of Red Cross workers, and were
driven in ambulances and automobiles
to hotels and boarding houses.
Eighteen other survivors from the
Carolina arrived In New York during
the night by train from Lewes. Del.
In the. party were ten passengers and
eight of the crew. All had been sup
piled with clothing by the Red Cross
and bore no resemblance to a group
of survivors. They would have pass
ed unnoticed except for the fact that
naval oficers accompanied them and
where they retired Immediately.
Former Newspaper Mans Story.
Lebkicker, Of tho Philadelphia -.
quirer. quartermaster of the Caro-
lima. fixed the time Of the submarines q
appearance as 6:15 o'clock and de-
clared the ship went down at 7:50. He
told this story of the eighteen-hour
wait in the boats:
We first tied seven Of our boats
together and later added another.
which we picked up, to the string.
1t was smooth then. but after a
while 1T began to blow and, afraid
of being battered against other boats.
We cut our moorings and threw out
sea anchors Then 1t began to thun-
der. and presently a rainstorm set
in. which lasted. 1t seemed. for hours.
We were drenched. of course, and
RnHAraA vVa.vo
after nightfall we couldn't sec
where the other boats had gone, but
In the morning-it seemed ages be.
fore the sky frightened up-we were
able to pick all but two Of them up
at various points.
Rescuer Sighted.
'rhen at about o'clock We sishtsd
the the -, ~ -. Che CHE res rsscuing schoonsr,.
the most welcome thing I ever expect
to see. The second mates boat went
to hail her, and at about noon we
were all on board.
They had accommodations for only
about twenty-three men, but they
stretched their hospitality until it
almost eracked-the men shed their
coats and hats and gave their bed
dingoeo as to make 1t as comfortable
as possible for us. 1t was women
through"
When the schooner reached Barne-
gat. Capt Barbour went ashore to
wire naval intelligence onicers "a
Washington and New York that thoe1
with him were safe. Then in tow 81
. naval patrol vessel the rescue shir
proceeded up the coast.
Tug Takes Supplies.
II was not until 1850 o'clock thi,
morning that the tow reached Scot.
land ughtship. inside Sandy Hook
There a tug. sent by the owners Of tn,
sunken liner. went alongside thu
schooner and put over the side dozens
of blankets and coats. medical sup
plies and food for the relief Of tn.
refugees.
Capt. G. Lauro. commander of tn.
schooner. said that only when hi,
glasses showed women and children
in the boats was he dissuaded from
thinking that the Germans were ''uI
to some Of their tricks''-that they
were . dscoy for . submarine.
The crew Of the raider, according 4
survivors. was attirsd In yellow oil
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