The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
Sc AMERICAN
SOLDIERS ARE
LOST WHEN
SHIP SINKS
British Troop Transport, Mol
davia, Torpedoed-No In
diana Soldiers Are Report
ed Among the Missing.
NO OFFICERS NAMED
(By Associated Press)

10Y ASSOCIdteQ FISSSy
LONDON, May 25.-With the ex-
ception of Sc American soldiers all the
persons on board the British troop
ship, Moldavia, which was torpedoed
and sunk Thursday morning, were
saved and have been landed at a
southern British port. no officers
names are among the list of missing
and it contains the name of only two
non commissioned officers.
Less than a quarter of an hour
after the Moldovia had been torpe-
doed of the southeastern coast of
England, virtually every man had
gone over the sides of the vessel into
the life boats.
Edwin and Clyde Bosley, Of North
Troy, VT, leaped from the deck and
were drowned. Had it not been for
this the losses, which are given on
cially as Sc American soldiers. would
have been confined to those killed by
tho explosion of the torpedo.
The Bosiey brothers were on guard
when the ship was struck. There was
sharp list and they evidently be-
lieved she was turning over. Search
was made for them. but they were
not seen after they jumped over
board.
The Moldovia carried 4S0 American
soldiers OF the 5Sth Infantry. All
those reported lost belonged to Co. B.
WASHINGTON. May 25.-The war
department today gave out the names
OF Sc members Of Company B. 58th
u. s. infantry, fourth division, missing
from the torpedoed British steamer,
Moldavia. No Indiana men were
named
Soldiers Were Sleeping.
The American soldiers missing are
believed to have been sleeping when
lNhe vessel was attacked. The attack
came early Thursday morning and the
submarine succeeded in getting away
unseen. According to survivors. the
Moldavia was near the southeast
coast Of England on her way to an
English port
Escorting destroyers rescued the
survivors who had fallen into line on
the reck of the ship Immediately after
the torpedo struck near the bridge.
The soldiers lost all their belongings.
The loss of the Moldavia parallels
the sinking of the Tuscania off the
northern coast of Ireland last Febru-
ary, with the loss of 101 American
soldiers. The calmness of the SOL
diers, most OF them new to the sea,
and the prompt work of the rescuing
destroyers were the same. More than
1000 American troops were on the
Tuscania. while the other troopship
xr,ft A,no I'd hx,t he
the Antilles, was returning from Eur
ing of the Antilles.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, May 25.-Captain John
son, an American infantry officer who
Daily Telegraph representative this ac-
count of the sinking:
THE ship was struck just forward
of the engines on the portside. All
the troops were in their hunks sleep
ing in their uniforms. There was
loud explosion and then the ships
whistle was blown, which was a sig
nal for everybody to come on deck.
The men had been assigned to par
ticular boats and boat drill had been
held every day. The men assembled
in perfect order. Their discipline was
splendid, the best ever saw.
''The Moldavia listed to port but
righted herself and ran on for about
Is minutes to avoid being hit again.
Then she began to sink steadily. Or
ders were given to lower the boats
and rafts and we got Off
"Destroyers had been circling about
us all the time and as soon as the
Moldavia was struck they dropped
several depth charges. No second
torpedo was fired and we saw nothing
of the submarine. We remained in the
beats until the ship sank when we
were taken on board the destroyers.
AS soon as the men got aboard
the boats and RATS they began laugh
ing and singing and when the ship
sank they gave three cheers.
"Of the Sc missing, two are
corDorals and the others privates.
believe all were killed by the explo-
sion +"