Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-15
113 men OF
TUSCAN|A
\ MISSING
No Identification Tags on
Bodies of Al Soldiers
Washed Ashore
In Ireland.

doIllllgtOn, Feb, 3 - The
navy department today an
nounced that latest reports of
the survivors of the Tuscania
show 76 officers and 1874 en-
listed men of the army have
been landed in Buncrana, Ire
land; that 16 officers and sea-
men OF the crew have been
landed IN Larne, Ireland; and
that approximately $40 officers
and enlisted men of the army
have been landed in Islay,
Scotland.
Early today MO additional list of the
Tuscania survivors had become avail
able at the war or navy department.
The only part list received was that
containing 80 names announced yes
terday.
| Physical difficulties in the preparing
lists it was said today at the war de-
partment, may greatly delay publica-
ton of an accurate list of the lost.
The survivors have been landed at
various points. Until officers manage
to get into touch with them and check
them off against the muster rolls OF
until complete list of the names of
survivors can be assembled at some
central point and checked against the
| Shj ieI ~ Il
termine who are missing, although the
number may be known.
There is also possibility that ad-
ditional survivors may have been
picked up by patrol boats and will be
brought in later when the craft come
off duty. The list of 1ifeboats also
must be checked up as one or two
might have made shore unaided. News
dispatches show some of the ifebaots
| were destroyed by the explosion of
the torpedo, so careful examination of
the experiences of survivors is neces-
sary to find out how many got away
from the ship safely.
| In addition, the department an
Inounces, approximately 80 soldiers
and members of the crew are reported
to be in hospitals. Six members OF
the crew and 72 soldiers are in the
military hospital in Londonderry. Ter
soldiers are in Tough Foyle hospita
in Londonderry, and nine soldiers and
two of the crew are in the county in
Urinary in Londonderry"
War department officials are unable
to account for the statement made in
news dispatches that blank identified
ton tags were found on the bodies Oh
A American soldiers washed ashore.
Even if the men had not been def
nitely assigned to an organization the
army regulations require that the tag
bear on one side the full name of the
wearer The organization commander
is held responsible by military reg.
ulations for the completion of these
tags.
Cable press dispatches from a.
Irish port last night saying A bodie
of American soldiers, battered beyont
recognition, had been washed ashor
Is miles from the scene of the tor
pedoing, dampened hope that tn
troop losses would prove very small
According to figures given in earle
press dispatches only 101 of thos
aboard, including soldiers, member
of the crew and passengers, wer
missing. This had led officials t.
believe that with the heavy loss frs
indicated among the crew, mos
American soldiers had been saved
No attempt was made so far to pre-
pare a list of the lost or missing. Onl
the names of a few survivors hav
been received and indications toda,
, were that names of survivors Woult
! continue to come in slowly as the,
are assembled in Ireland by repre-
/ sentatiyes of the war, state and nav,
departments.
The report from the Irish Dor
which also said army identification
l tags found on the bodies of the sol
J diers washed ashore bore no name
or numbers, making identification
impossi Bile, caused considerable spec
ulation. Army regulations requir
Identification tags bearing name, rank
company and regiment of the wear
er. Although there was no of1cia
confirmation of this report and off
Gals declined to comment, it wa
pointed out that the dispatch sail
the soldiers had not been assigne,
to definite units.
According to advices in the hand
of the war department the total miss
ing from the 1878 on board the line
is 210, of which 113 are America
troops.
Cable press dispatches say 2,29
persons have been landed and ar
cared for in Irish villages and cit
| les.
Reports that the British destrove
q which was conveying the Tuscani;
a pursued and sank the submarine lac!
. confirmation and the report of tn
. British admiralty is eagerly awaited
f Navy officials are inclined to the viev
a that the Tuscania incident is an iso
: lated case and have no reason t.
: change their view that the submarine
i menace has been overcome
4 That the sinking of the Tuscania viii
= stimulate the United States to ever
: greater resolve and sterner efforts OF
D behalf of the fight for democracy il
: the opinion generally. expressed il
= editorial comment in the morning
newspapers of London.
r Satisfaction is expressed and con
t gratulations are extended that this
: the first disaster to many American
v transports, shows the emptiness O.
the German boast that the submarine
e would render the transportation O.
0 American armies impossible anG
would intimidate the Americans
= Nevertheless, it is declared, it is too
: much to hope that the Tuscania will
: be the last victim, though the convic
; ton is expressed that the American
e nation realizes fully the difficulties
y ahead and is prepared to meet them