Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15

Washington, April l4-The big American collier Cyciops, carrying 51 passengers, fifteen officers and 2e1 men in her crew, has been overdue at an Atlantic port since March IS. The navy department announced today that she was last reported at West Indies Island March 1 and that ex- treme anxiety is entertained as to her safety The vessel was bringing cargo of manganese from Brazil. Maurice Gottschalk. United States consul general at Rio Janeiro, was the only civilian among the pasSen- gers on the collier. the others being two naval Iieutenants and 54 naval enlisted men returning to the United States The Cyclops was commanded by Lieutenant Commander G. W. Wor- ley, United States Naval Reserve Force.
 Two Engines Damaged. The Cyclops left the West Indies with one of her two engines damaged, but the department said this fact would not have prevented her from communicating by radio and all ef- forts to reach her by that means have been unsuccessful. A thorough search of the course which she would have followed in coming to port has been made and continues, it was announced There have been no reports of Ger man submarines or raiders in the To- calitv in which the collier was, the departments statement said. The weather had not been stormy and could hardly have given the collier trouble
 Missing Nearly a Month.
 The fact that the collier had been missing nearly a month became known here Thursday. The maya. censor requested The Associated Press not to publish the fact on the ground that the ship had not been given UT for lost and that to publish the faci that she was overdue might expose the Cyclops to submarine or other en- emy attack while she might be disa- bied on the high seas. The official an nouncement by the navy department today does not give the ship up fol lost, but merely says "the navy de- partment feels extremely anxious a: 10 her safety"
 The statement follows:
 "The U. s. $. Cyclops, navy collie of 19,000 tons displacement, loaded with a personnel on board of 15 off cers and 221 men of the crew and 5 passengers, is overdue at an Atlanti
 
 ported at one of the West Indian isl ands on March 4, and since her de parture from that port no trace of he nor information concerning her ha been obtained. Radio calls to the Cy ciops from all possible points hay been made and vessels sent to scare for her along her probable route an area in which she might be, with n success.
 No Reason is Known.
 No well-founded reason can b given to explain the Cyclops bein overdue, as no radio communicable with or trace of her has been ha since leaving the West Indian DOT The weather in the area in which tn vessel must have passed has not bee bad and could hardly have been th Cyclops trouble While a raider ( submarine could be responsible fo her loss. there have been no report that would indicate the presence ( either in the locality in which the Cy cl0ps was.
 Tt was known that one of the tw engines of the Cyclops was injure and that she was proceeding at re duced speed with one engine com pounded This fact would have T effect on her ability to communicai by radio, for even if her main engine were totally disabled, the ship woul still be capable of using her rad plant
 Search Still Continues.
 ~The search for the Cyclops sti continues. but the navy departmel feels extremely anxious as to h. safety.
 Officers of the cyclops.
 The officers attached to the CycloI were announced as follows:
 Morley. c. W. lieutenant comma1 der, Norfolk. Va
 Forbes. Harvey F. lieutenant. Pc Huron, Mich
 Portsmouth, N. H. Maguet, c. E., lieutenant. Wat Valley. N. J.
 Hodge, c, R., lieutenant. Bour Brook, N. J.
 Schonnof. E., ems, Baltimore, M Cain, ], J., ems. Fairview, Colo.
 Holmes, Charles J. Bosn., BaltimoI Md.
 Montgomery. c. E., bosn- No re ord of kin.
 , smith, R. T., ems, Phoenix, Ariz
 Green, E.. J., mach. 2374 Cornel street, Brooklyn N. '.
 hOuSIUFlCnt o. euS-t INOf10h- va
 Page. c. C.. asst paym., Hyde Par Vermont
 Morris, Hugh J., pay clerk, z5 Kings Bridge Terr., New York
 Asper. Burt J., asst. surg- U. S. Chambersburg. Pa
 All the officers except Asststa Surgeon Asper are of the naval r serve force
 List of Passengers.
 The list of passengers, follows:
 Alfred [. Moreau Gottschalk, CO sui-general from United States to B de Janeiro Nigg, Prank C., lieutenant, U. $. Marquoketa, Iowa
 Wrinkle. A. C.. lieutenant, U. S. R. F., ASA Palisade Ave, West Ns York, N. J.
 Davis, Harry M, carpenter. U. s. Redondo Beach, Calf.
 Angiovic, John Martin. electricis Rocks Springs, Wyo. ''
 Armstrong, Robert boatswaf1 mate, Galena, Oregon.
 Barnard. Jessie Larkin, blacksmit Gainesville, Texas.
 Barrett. Jason Allen, boatswail mate. Fort Smith, Ark.
 Barton. Ubert Sumner, quartt