Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
PHILADELPHIANSI
ION SUNKEN LINER
Two Officers and Seven
Enlisted Men From
Here Aboard
LIEUT.. JARDEN SAFE
Fate Of Others in Doubt and
Relatives Besiege Govern
ment Offices for News

Nine Philadelphians, two army officers
\ and seven enlisted men, were on the
transport Tuscania. torpeooed by a Ger
man submarine off the Irish coast Tues
day
One, First Lieutenant Richards Jar
den, is known to be among the survivors
Seventy-fve others from points in
Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Della
ware were on the vessel. Their fate is
Unknown.
Relatives of the men. who may be
among those landed on the Irish coast
are today besieging the offices of the
War and Navy Departments at wash
ington for news. The only word they
received until this morning was that the
list Of dead and survivors had not been
received.
None of those who now are clamCr-
ing for news of their loved ones were
aware they were on the former Anchor
Line ste lmshp until the official list of
the men on board was made public by
tho War Department. A few were noti-
fed by kilograms, others were Informed
by newspapers.
Some OF the relatives did not even
know the soldiers had sailed. Because
Of the strict censorship which prevails
when American troops start overseas the
destination of the soldiers or the identity
OF the ship is known only to the officers
In command.
Scenes in some of the homes were
heart-breaking. Mothers and wives
broke into tears. one mother nearly
tainted. four-year-old child went to
bed tearfully praying for the safety Of
His soldier papa.
"Arriyed safe" This message WAS
from First Lieutenant Richards Jardeh
to his wife. at 80 West Tulpehockcn
street. Germantown. II was the first In
timation she had that her husband was
among those who survived the sinking
Of the transport. He Is with forestry
regiment.
The message was censored. Mrs, Jar
den said, SO that she now has no hint
Of her husbands present whereabouts.
She was married to Lieutenant Jarden
June Is. 1916. She was formerly Miss
Agnes Gordon Daden.
Lieutenant Jarden who Is twenty-five
years old, IL son Of Charles Il. Jarden,
6202 Morton street, Germantown. "A con-
tractor who is doing Government work
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He is a
lumber expert and a personal friend of
General Goethals. lie Offered his serv-
ices to Goethals at the time he was
appointed to the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration as a lumber inspector for the
proposed wooden vessels.
Goethals WAS unable to ute him in
this capacity, and suggested he seek a
commission in the then-forming forestry
commission because of his intimate
knowledge of lumber.
lie subsequently enlisted in the Twen-
teth Engineers Of the forestry division,
I and was appointed a second lieutenant
last December, soon after he enlisted
He was later mace first lieutenant
and attached to Company l.. aud was
probably transferred 10 the 10th Engi-
neers.
For the last two years Jarden has
been general manager and superin-
tendent of the Port Huron Lumber COM
pany. of Port Huron. Mich. Prior to
sailing on the Tuscania he attended the
American University at Washington
taking special military course.
PRAYS FOR SOLDIER PAPA
In one home near Philadelphia noti
hcation of relatives presence on tn,
Tuscania caused Il touching scene
Four-year-old Edwin Stiger, in hii
uncle's home In Princeton, went to beC
tearfully praying for the safety of his
soldier papa" Sergeant Edwin y
Stiger. of the aviation corps.
Word came to the home Jun as th'
little fellow was being put to bed thai
Sergeant Stiger had aaled on Ihc i 49,
cania The boy cried for several min
utes. and then quietly slipped to another
room. He was found there few min
utes llter with his tear-stained face in
his arms, sobbing out prayer that
daddy come back"
IL is not known whether Sergeant
Stiger was among the rescued lie lived