The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
REVISED LIST OF DEAD


 The Ocean Steamship company today gave out the following revised list of per- sons lost on the City of Athens.
 Civilian passengers Richard Bodzin- er Mobile; Jean Cadron. New Yol1; Ed ward Cluk, Savannah; Isaac Dalzell Pat sessan. N, \. w. Deut, RrooklYn; Mrs. F D siIothan. Hide Park, Mass. James J Kastl, Morristown, N J D. H. McMillan, Port Royal, s. G.. Rev J, P. Reynolds New York: R. A. Young. Brooklyn, B.. ]. 5. Graham, Brooklyn; N. w. LIllie, Brooklyn; Miss C. Looper, New York
 United States marines Frank R. Dixon Buffalo contingenp; s. Ginsburg, New York; w. J. Mack, Long Island City; H. Rosenfeld, Brooklyn; stephen H. Tyng. Jr., Garden City; P Van flanagan Buffalo contingenb H. E. Wetmore Buffalo contingenD; R. F. McDonough, Montciair, N. J.
 Officers and crew: Claude Lewis first officer; A. C. Cook, third assistant en- gineer; F. J. Doherty, wireless operator; H. Perez, quartermaster; J. Munda. quartermaster; O. Burnham, boatswain; {; William Peckett second steward; Mrs. J. Candolic, stewardess s. Brown, mess boy,
 Sailors; r. Fortensen. N. Valmes J. Pope, F. Alston. T. Schaulders, c. Ander- son, A. Mackenny, c. Logan, J. Francis, ]. Pincorey, J. Brown F. Miller, R. Jen- kins William Johnston, William Fisher, F. Munroe. H. Brown, William Kelley. w. J. Middleton, c. Brathwaite. William Walker A Dilworlt. k. Jones.
 Fourteen French sailors also are in- cluded in the list.
 INVESTIGATION BEGUN
 r,... iu,f fi1v,e <.f tl,<. accident were begun today. The Ocean Steamship company, owner of the City of Athens, took the testimony of Cap tain Forward and other officers of the ship who were saved. X naval attache from the French embassy in the United States and a French admiral who was aboard the cruiser at the time of the col lision began questioning officers of the warship The naval attache said the shock of the collision brought down the cruIsers foremast He added that the coast liners bow was so crushed that everyone in the forward part undoubt- edly was killed in the collision
 PASSED INSPECTION
 Superintendent Collins was authority for the statement that the City of Ath- ems was passed on annual inspection by the United States steamboat inspection service at Savannah in February. Since that time her lifeboats were thoroughly overhauled and new falls provided for every boat Subsequent government in- spections made semimonthly, he asserted, had resulted in the approval Of the ves- sel's life-saving equipment. lie discred- tied a survivors story that one of the ropes of a lifeboat had broken, throwing tie occupants into the sea
 The City of Athens was licensed, Mir. Jocla n 241 including the normal crew of 6 and IF passengers. She had only 70 passengers on her list on the last trip.
 The companys investigation. Mir Col lins said, showed that the liners run ming lights were on. but there was no deck and cabin illumination when the crash occurred. The French cruiser, he stated, showed only running lights. Cap tain Forward was on watch in the pilot house at the time of the collision. He had retired earlier in the evening, with in- structions that he be called in case of fog The first officer summoned him on deck shortly aster midnight and the com mander was on duty when the warship appeared through heavy fog at a. m and tore it's way into the side of the liner.
 TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN
 c. R. smith, general counsel for tle steamship company. took the testimony of Cartain Forward and the officers of the City of Athens today. Their stories MT. smith said, bore out the original re- ports of the accident in general way Captain Forward, the lawyer asserted declared that the cruiser was going at high speed when she struck the passenger shin. The latter rolled over so far, un- der the impact of the blow and the rush Of water into her hold, that systematic rescue work was impossible.
 The ocean Steamship company stated that w w. Lille and B. J. Graham of Brooklyn, whose bodies were recovered, were not United States marines as orig inally listed Relatives of marine corps men named Lille and Graham, who called at the morgue. said that the bodies were those of strangers The company ac- cor1inrly has relisted the two names with the civilian passengers.