The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-08
YOUNG HEROES
BEHAVE N0bLY
AMERICAN BOY SOLDIERS COOL
AS VETERANS IN THE FACE
OF DISASTER
DEAD MAY REACH 200
NAMES OF THOSE RESCUED WILL
BE CABLED HOME BEFORE
THOSE LOST

BE CABLED HOME BEFORE
THOSE LOST
| LONDON-Revised figures indicate
that the loss oil life on the Tuscania
is probably in excess Of yesterdays
latest estimates of 101 1t is now be-
lieved that complete returns will show
that the number is nearer 200 than
100.
List the Living First
| IRISH PORT-A list of the Ameri-
cans aboard the Tuscania who were
| be impossible to obtain until the
names of the survivors have been
cabled to the United States.
| The bodies of Al of the missing VIC
tins of the Tuscania disaster were
washed up Thursday on the rocks, )
miles from the scene of the torpedo
ing. All were Americans and their
bodies were multilated beyond rec
ognition.
A pathetic feature is that. although
| all the victims wore tags, no identifi-
cation numbers had been put on
them because these Americans had
not yet been assigned to definite army
units Therefore, there is no way to
identify them and they will be buried
in one grave.
How Men Were Lost
through the Tuscania's sudden heavy
list after being torpedoed, which
caused faulty launc hing of the life
boats.
The German torpedo struck the
Tuscania a vital blow amidships,
causing her to list almost Immediate
ly to starboard.
Instead of plough ing forward in
this fashion, as most vessels do under
the circumstances, the Tuscania stop
ped dead A shiver ran through her
and she heeled over at a dangerous
angle. The list to starboard so elevated
the lifeboats on the port side as to
render them practically useless and
only few Of the boats on that side
were launched.
Cling to tie Rails
The first of these struck the water
unevenly, capsizing and throwing the
occupants into the sea. After that
several were launched successfully
but the vessels list became more
perilous and some OF the men who
were trying to get into the boats
from the starboard side now climber
along the deck to the rail, to which
they clung.
Many by this time had donned life
belts and jumped overheard. Hun
dreds of others were preparing to fol-
low this example when British de-
stroyer boldly drew up alongside the
Tuscnia When the men saw this,
many of them leaped from the boat
and saloon decks to that of the
waiting destroyer. This destroyer
took off several hundred men, all she
could carry, and moved away. She
had come up along the starboard side
of the Tuscania.
How Many We're Saved
AS she steamed away with her
deck loaded down with Americans
another British destroyer emerged
out of the darkness on the Tuscanla,S
port, now high out of the water.
When the men on the doomed ship
recovered from the surprise at this
unexpected and skilful maneuvering
of the British commander there was
another scramble to reach the ele-
waited port side, some of the men slid
ing down the incline by the aid or
ropes and others on their hands and
knees.
All the time this rescue work was
progressing, cool heads were getting
teh Iifeboats afloat. Despite the many
difficulties, the crew behaved well
and the coolness Of the American
soldiers was the subject of commen-
dation In affidavits by the boats Off
GERS.
G. X. Lynes, second officer Of the
Tuscania, explained that owing to
the ships heavy roll and the conse-
quent ENHANCEMENT of the falls it
was necessary to cut away some of
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