The citizen., 1918-05-30

marine which torpedoed the British
steamer Inniscarra was sunk by an
American destroyer shortly afterward'
1t was announced. Prisoners from the
submarine have been landed.
Washington. May 27.-The war de-
partment gave out the names OK %
members Of Company B, fifty-eighth
United States infantry, Fourth divi-
sion, missing from the torpedoed Brit
ish steamer Moldavia.
Few details of the tragedy OF the
Moldavia have been disclosed. The
American soldiers missing are believed
to have been sleeping when the vessel
was attacked. The attack came early
Thursday morning and the submarine
succeeded In getting away unseen. Ac-
cording TO survivors. the Moldavia
was near the southeast coast OF Eng
land on her way o an English port.
Escorting destroyers rescued the
survivors who had fallen into line on
the deck of the ship Immediately af-
ter the torpedo struck near the bridge.
The soldiers lost all their belongings.
Soldiers Were Asleep.
London, May H.-Captain john
son, an American infantry officer, who
was on board the Moldavia, gave a
Daily Telegraph representative this
account Of the sinking.
"The ship was struck just forward OF
the engines on the port side. All the
troops were In their hunks sleeping In
their uniforms. There was loud ex-
plosion and then the ships whistle
was blown. which was signal for ev-
erybody TO come on deck. The men
had been assigned TO particular 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 itself and ran on for about 10
minutes to avoid being hit again. Then
IL began TO sink steadily. Orders were
given 10 lower the boats and rafts and
we got of"
around us all the time and as soon as
the Moldavia was struck they dropped
several depth charges. No second tor
pedo was fred and we saw nothing OF
the submarine. We remained In the
life boats until the ship sank, when
we were taken on board the destroy
ers.
"As soon as the men got aboard the
boats and RATS they began singing and
laughing and when the ship sank they
gave three cheers.
."Of the 50 missing, two are corpor-
ais and the others privates. believe
all were killed by the explosion" y
Less than a quarter of an hour after
the Moldavia had been torpedoed vir-
tually 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 II not been for
this the losses which are given official
iy as SO American soldiers, would have
been confined 10 those killed by the ex-
plosion OF the torpedo. The Bosley
brothers were on guard when the ship
was struck. There was sharp list,
and they evidently believed she was
turning over. Search was made for
them. but they we're not seen after
they jumped overheard.
Huns Shift sunken Ship.
The Germans have succeeded In
shifting the concrete-laden cruiser
vfndictive. sunk In the harbor Of Os-
tend on May 10 by British raidins
forces.
The vindictive. according TO the
TimsA Is now lying close alongside the
eastern piers. leaving a passage about
30 feet wide. This is enough to allow
destroyers TO go In and out. but. new
ertheless, the Germans are not using
the harbor.
Unsuccessful attempts have been
made by the Germans TO dredge a pas
sage between the two old cruisers
sunk IN the harbor OF Zeebrugge. A
German destroyer. sunk this week by
bombs dropped by British naval air
men. lies close 20 the cruisers.
The basin at Bruges which is con-
nected with both Ostend and Zee
brugge, Is full of German shipping. but
the canal is not being used.