Arizona republican., 1918-05-02
CITY IF ATHENS
 RAMMED BY WAR
 SHIP GOESDOWN
Coastwise Vessel Carries To Death 66 Persons In cluding Members of the Marine Corps on Board
LRepublican A. p. Leased Wlrel

AN ATLANTIC PORT May 1.-SiX- iy-siX persons lost their lives when the steamship City of Athens. bound from New York to Savannah was rammed and sunk by a French cruiser off the Delaware coast at o'clock this morn ing. The missing include 10 men and two women who were passengers, seven out of 24 United States marines who were on board. II out of 20 French sailors and 22 members of the crew.
 The City of Athens carried q crew of 135 men. The vessel sank within seven minutes after the collision. SiXty-one of the crew were brought to this port lf today by the French cruiser which ,yIs not seriously damaged.
 Fire was discovered in one of the holds of the City of Athens immediately after inc collision. An attempt was made Co lower the life boats but the vessel was sinking too fast. Most of those on board leaped overheard and the survivors were rescued By the boats of the French cruiser.
 Marine Corps Men Die
 Among the passengers of the City of Athens were 24 members of the United States marine corps. The first engineer q expressed the belief that some of the marines were lost.
 The City of Athens left her pier here at o'clock yesterday afternoon. She carried a cargo of general merchandise and some passengers. She was in charge of Captain J. Forward. one of the oldest commanders in the service of ocean Steamship company.
 The vessel was of 2300 tons and was engaged in trade between this city and Savannah.
 Many Were in Berths
 An the passengers and many of the crew were in their berths when the bow of the warship plunged into the side of the 2,300 ton coastwise vessel. Firf broke out almost immediately in hold No. l, but it had no bearing on the fate of the ship for the flames were quickly quenched by the lush of wa ter which poured in.
 Captain J. Forward. one of the vet eran commanders in the service of the Ocean Steamship company, owners of the vessel. did his best to avert a panic and man the lifeboats. So quickly did the doomed vessel sink, however, that there was no time to get the boats away and many of those who perished were trapped in their berths
 Rescue Starts at Once
 Those of the passengers and crew who were able to reach the deck. all of them thinly clad and many without life preservers, plunged into the sea.
 The cruiser launched lifeboats inn mediately after the crash and turned it's searchlights upon the waters in which men and women were struggling for their lives Sixty eight persons were picked up and brought back to the port by the warship. which was not seriously damaged. The following pas sengers are believed to have been lost.
 M Green, Astoria, N. N.; James J. Kastl. MOrristown, x. J.. Richard Eonzeiner, Mobile, Ala. Miss E. G. Sles, New York city; Jean Cadron, New York city; Rev. J. r. Reynolds New York city; Isaac Dalzel Pater- son. x. J.; Mrs F. D. Holthan, Hyde Park, Mass; Edward Clug, Savannah, Ga; Cav Donk, Brooklyn, N. Y.; R. A. Young, Brooklyn, N Y.
 List of Marines Lost
 The following United States marines weSe reported drowned:
 r. R. Dixon, r. Van Hanegan, S. II. Tynge. II. Rosenfeld, w. J. Mack, $. Ginsberg. II. F. Wetmore.
 Among the members of the crew be- lieved to have been lost:
 Claude Lewis, second officer.
 Charles Cooke, assistant engineer.
 James Poolc oler.
 Nick Salmos. water tender.
 Both ships were carrying running lights because of the heavy fog which hung over the sea.
 Wireless Man is Hero
 F. J. Doherty, the wireless operator was able Co send only one "S. o. S' call after the Warship's bow plunged into the City of Athens side near the bow. There was no response to the ap- peal for aid and the vessel sank SC quickly that Doherty had no opportu nity tO repeat the call. He is believed Go have been drowned at his post.
 Many heroic deeds were recounted tonight by the survivors. One of the heroes was Harry A. Kelly of New York, an oiler who swam to an over turned lifeboat and dragged up on the bottom of it four persons who were struggling in the sea. He held them there until they were taken off bv a