Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-13
FOURTEEN BODIES
WASHED ASHORE AT
SCOTTISH SEAPORT
Dead Soldiers Laid to Rest
at Base of Pictur-
esque Cliffs.
FARM AND FISHER FOLK
PAY TRIBUTE TO SAMMIES
Women Work All Night to Pro-
vide "Old Glory" for
Funeral.
MILITARY BECOMES ACTIVE
FURTHER Incursions Conducted Into
Enemy Lines, Inflicting
Heavy Casualties.
BECOMES ACTIVE
tBy Associated Press. !

by Associated PrcsS.1
SCOTCH SEAPORT. Monday. Feb
ruary 1.-THE American dead as re-
suit of the sinking of the steamer Tus-
cania apparently is at least l59.
Thus far 1+j bodies have been
buried along the Scotch coast, and
fourteen additional bodies were rccov-
cred to-day Funeral services over the
latter will be held Tomorrow
The bodies of majority Of the
Americans were identified by means of
metal discs which the mon wore, and
in the case Of about twenty others
which bore blank tags, identification
was effected of most of them by a
general description of the bodies or by
letters found in the pockets of tSs
men.
y correspondent OF the Associated
Press who reached here this morning
with two American officers after a
periious voyage from Ireland. is able
10 give the first account of tho last
moments of many Of the American VIC
Tins who perished as result Of the
Tuscania disaster, and Of pathetic Incl
dents. attending their burial on the
bleak and rocky shores OF, the barren
coast
The correspondent to-day assisted In
the burial of sixteen Americans bring
Ing the total Of those buried thus far
to 1t5. Fourteen bodies OF Americans
were recovered to-day, and will be
buried to o-morrow. The bodies Of eight
members OF the crew also have been
recovered.
To-day's burial was at the waters
edge at tho base of rocky cliffs. ana
was picturesque in the extreme. MI
the tiny villages for miles around were
in mourning for the Americans. and
farm and fisher folk came great dis
tanccs to attend the ceremonies.
Twenty-Five American survivors OF the
disaster. who had been left behind for
the purpose. assisted the natives In
digging the graves into which the
khaki-clad troops tcnderly placed their
dead comrades.
SCOTCH WOMEN WORK ALL
NIGHT TO MAKE "OLD GLORY-
Looking down from the top OF the
cliffs 500 feet above stood the mourn
crs. headed by a British colonel and
an American private, carrying an "Old
Glory made for tho occasion by
group of Scotch women. who. on learn
ing that the Americans had no large
Nag. obtained "A small silk handkerchief
edition of the flag from sergeant and
remained up all night copying it on
large scale.
Two clergymen came many miles and
read the Scotch and Episcopal services.
after which volunteers fired three vol
leys. which rc-echocd against the hill
sides. While this was going on, the
only photographer within twenty miles
photographed the mourncrs.
The ceremony was much tho same as
was carried out at the same spot on
the previous day, when thirty-four
Americans were laid at rest in two
other graves SO badly mptilated were
many of the bodies that two American
army officers. who were sent here from
London expressly for the purpose,
found it impossible to take finger
prints for identification purposes.
WOODEN CROSSES MARK
GRAVES OF TORPEDO VICTIMS
Wooden crosses. with distinguishing
numbers, have been placed on each
grave. all Of which are inclosed by
temporary fences.
The bodies OF the Americans have
come ashore thus far at eight widely
separated points along the coast All
but fourteen, which were recovered
to-day. have been buried at three OF
tho most central points, or where tho
greatest number were recovered. For
i''otdiIGi ol oIic punt the tuneTAj
rites were carried out over sixty sol
diers who were washed up within
stretch of coast line not longer than
two city blocks.
Among the trcachcrous. low lying
rocks twenty miles further north, the
next greatest number was found
forty-ninc. Midway between these two
points. forty -four bodies were discov-
cred in a small cove. sixteen OF which
the correspondent helped to bury to-
day.
When few bodies were found at
scattered places they were brought TO
a more centralized point and buried
with many others in one of two largo
trenches. \ large majority OF the dead
were Identified through the dies tho
men wore. There were about twenty
instances OF men wearing blank tags
but IN spite OF this fact a majority of
them were identified by general dc.
scription OF the body and papers car.
ricd by the men In their pockets.
So many bodies came ashore between
the cliffs and In inaccessible places that
great difficulty was experienced In son.