Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07

The soldiers on board the Tuscania
were small detachments from almost
svery section of the country. There
was no distinctive military unit from
any State, and for this reason war de-
partment officials announced that 1t
would be impossible to announce list
of those on board until complete re-
ports had been received.
instructions were sent by wireless
and cable by the war, navy and state
departments to their representatives in
England and Ireland. directing that
every detail be forwarded at the ear
liest possible moment.
At first officials of the department
thought it would be unwise to pub
lish the list Of soldiers on the ship
until the names of survivors could be
given, fearing 1t would cause unneces-
sary anxiety on the part Of the famil-
les Of the men saved. Later. when 1t
was pointed out that delay in giving
out the list would give heartbreaking
hours to nearly every family in the
country with a boy in the service Ma
jor-General Mcintyre, chief censor. an
nounced that 1t had developed that 1t
would be impossible to give the names
from the departments records because
there was no distinctive military unit
ON board.
UNITS ABOARD THE TUSCANIA.
The war department announced that its
records showed the following were on
board the Tuscana:
Headquarters detachment and COM
panies D. E. and F of the Goth Er"ineers.
10th Engineer train.
10th Military police.
10th supply train.
No. Tooth aero squadron.
213th aero squadron.
Replacement detachments numbers and
Of the 32d division.
Fifty.one casual officers
The 107th Engineers was composed OF
the first battalion of Michigan engineers
the 107th Military Police was made W
from the 4th and 9Th Wisconsin infantry
and the 10th supply train from the fourth
fifth and sixth Wisconsin infantry
The thirty-second division is composed
Of national guard troops from Michigan
and Wisconsin. The division trained a
Camp Macarthur, Texas.
TUsCANIA A BIG SHIP.
The Tuscania was a British passenger
and freight steamship OF 14.348 tons gros
register. She was built at Glasgow IL
1914 and was owned by the Anchor line
The last report OF the Tuscania was he
arrival at an Atlantic port January l
last.
The Tuscania during her days as a pas
senger liner was one Of the best equip
nod vessels in the trans Atlantic service
She made her maiden voyage in February
Iel6, and for time was In the servic
OF the British admiralty, but later wa
restored to her owners for regular servic.
She was SGT feet long with 6-foc
beam and was equipped to carry 2.5t
passengers In cabin and steerage accom-
modations. The ship had twin screw
and . speed of about Is knots. On sewers
occasions since the war began she wa
the object Of torpedo attack, but manage
10 escape through her speed. assisted b
defense guns.
For some time the Tuscania has bee
under charter to the Cunard line and 81
II the fifth big vessel of the Cunard con
pany lost since the war began.
Although prior to January of the pre-
ent year there were more than 1000
American troops In France, according
the statement made by Secretary Of W.
Baker. the Tuscania was the first tran
BORT to be torpedoed on the voyage fro
an American port to France. Sever
American transports. however. have be-
torpedoed on the return journey. aft
having debarked troops.
When the Tuscania was first put In
service hsr appointments for first cab