The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-02-14
U-BoAT THAT ToRPEDoED The
TRANSPORT TuscANiA BE-
LIEvED SUNK.
DEATHT0TALCUTT01 101
TROOPS LEAP TO DECKS OF BRIT.
IsH TRANSPORT SINGING
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
An Irish Port, Feb. 8.-The Tus-
cania, torpedoed and sunk off the
north coast of Ireland by German
submarine Feb. 8, carried a total OF
1897. The saved number 1926. as fol-
lows: Troops. 2.106; crew, 1870; total
lost, 101. Among the American sur
vivors are seventy-six officers. There
are eighty-one American troops in
hospital. The bodies Of forty-four Of
the missing 101 victims Of the Tus-
cania disaster were washed up Thurs
day on the rocks fifteen miles from
the scene Of the torpedoing. All were
Americans and their bodies were mur
tilated beyond recognition.
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.
Londonderry. Ireland. Feb. s.-Ths
submarine which torpedoed the Tus-
cania was attacked by a destroyer.
An American officer gave an intima-
This officer was next to last to leave
the Tuscania. He gave a vivid 40
count of the disaster. The second tor.
pedo fired by the submarine missed
its mark. he said. Thereupon a de-
stroyer which was near the sinking
liner dashed off toward the subma,
rine. using bomb-dropping device.
The claim is made that the submarine
was done IL" by the bombs thus s1-
ploded.
London. Feb. S.-Sergt. E. c. Du-
buQue and Sergeant Muller. both Of
Brooklyn, who were on the TuscaniA.
we're rescued from raft by q coastins
schooner.
The sergeants say that the Tuscania
took tremendous list to starboard Al
most as soon as she was hit. Almost
all the lifeboats on that side were
either blown into the air or otherwise
rendered useless.
The soldiers were Immediately lined
up. and while standing at attention ~
one man, began to sing MY Country.
'Tis of Thee,' and "The Star Spangled
Banner" The crew. which lined up on
the opposite side. sang God Save the
King"
An Irish Port. Feb. 8.-Most Of the
Americans were lost through the Tus-
cania's sudden heavy list after being
torpedoed, which caused faulty launch
ing of the lifeboats.
The German torpedo struck the Tus-
cania vital blow amidships. causing
her to list almost to starboard.
Instead Of blowing forward in this
fashion. as most vessels do under the
circumstances, the TuscAnia stopped
dead. A shiver ran through her. and
she heeled over at q dangerous level.
The list to starboard so elevated the
lifeboats on the port eide as to render
them practically useless. and only q
few OF the boats on that side were
launched The first of these struck
the water unevenly, capsizing and
throwing the occupants into the sea
Many donned lifebelts and jumped
overheard. Hundreds of others were
preparing to follow this example when
a British destroyer boldly drew ~
right alongside the Tuscania. When
the men saw this many OF them leaped
from the boat and salon decks to tina,
OF the waiting destroyer.
The destroyer took off several hun
dred men. all she could carry. and
moved away. She had come up along
the starboard side of the Tuscania.
AS she steamed away with her deck
loaded down with Americans. another
British destroyer emerged out OF the
darkness on the Tuscania port. now
high out of the water.
All the time this rescue york was
progressing cool heads were getting
the few other lifeboats afloat. Despite
the many difficulties the crew behaved
we'll and the GOODNESS OF the American
soldiers was the subject Of commenda
tion in affidavits by the boats officers
Forty of the survivors were taken tc
hospitals. In the majority OF cases
they are suffering from injuries as .
result Of accidents in the lowering ol
lifeboats or in consequence Of sliding
down ropes.
Proof of the order which prevailed
on the Tuscania is given by the land
ing OF two typhoid and two pneumonia
cases without bad effect.
New York, Feb. s.-The Cunard
liner Aurania. is.4oo tons. was tor
pedoed by a German submarine while
bound for the United States. 1t was