The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-04-18
GEORGE w. BARROW MEM
BER or TIE COLLIER
CYCLOPS' CREW.
FAMILY Is AROUSED
Long Silence Of Boy Awakened
Fear, and Inquiry Was
Instituted.

A Columbus boy. Mr. George w.
Barrow, was on board the u. s. naval
collier, Cyclops, which is reported
missing, and il is greatly feared that
the youth has joined the gallant and
patriotic young Americans who have
forfeited their lives in battle and on
the high seas in defense Of their
country's honor.
Young Barrow is the son of Mr. b.
T.. Barrow, who is a ear Inspector in
the employ of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad. and a nephew Of Mr., J. II.
Barrow, well known citizen who for
a number of years past has operated
a grocery store near the eastern cor
poraton line Of the city on the Air
Line road. He is a mere youth, be.
ing barely II years old, and has been
in the navy about one year, having
enlisted in this city in April, 1917,
ard having later been assigned duty
as a seaman on the Inflated Cyclops
The last letter received from young
Barrow came to his father in De-
cember and for some time past mem
bers of the family have been deeply
concerned regarding his welfare. Mr..
Barrow recently wrote to officials Of
the Navy Department in Washington
making inquiry as to the whereabouts
Of his son, and a few days ago re-
ceived a communication stating that
the boat TO whose crew he belonged
was missing. 1t seems that the Cy-
clops has been overdue a month and
that her destruction by submarine
or through some other agency is a
foregone conclusion.
A press dispatch from Washington
concerning the fate Of the Cyclops
says:
"The big American naval collier
Cyclops. carrying 81 passengers, Is
officers and 221 men in her crew, has
been overdue in an Atlantic port
since March 13. The Navy Depart
ment announced today that she was
last reported at West Indies is
land March A, and that extreme anx-
iety is entertained as to her safety.
The vessel was bringing cargo OF
manganese from Brazil.
"The Cyelops had an engine dam
aged when she left the West Indies,
but the department said this fact
would not have prevented her from
communicating by radio, and all eff
fort3 to reach her by that means have
been unsuccessful, A search of the
course which she would have followed
in coming to port has been made and
continues 1t was announced.
alfred L. Moreau Gottschalk
United States consul-general at Rio
De Janiero, was the only civilian
among the passengers on the collier
the Others being two naval lieuten-
ants and Sd naval enlisted men re
turning to the United States. The
/ Cyelops was commanded by Lieut.
Commander G w. Worley, u. s
navel reserve force
"There have beenno reports of Gel
man submarines or raiders in the 10
cality in which the collier was, tht
; departments statement said, tbs
weather had not been stormy anc
could hardly have given the collier
trouble.
eThe fact that the collier haC
beer missing nearly month became
know here Thursday, April IL. Th'
naval censor requested the Associated
Press not to publish the fact on th'
ground that the ship had not beer
given ap for lost, and that to publish
the fact that she was overdue nigh
expose the Cyclops to submarines o.
other enemy attack while she nigh
be disabled on the high seas"