Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-19
LEAVE TAKING Of RISCURERS VISlBLY
 AFFECTS: SOLDIERS
Brave Men Shed Tears When Bidding Friends
 Goodbye.

Bridend, Island of Islay, Scotland, Oct 12. Correspondence of The Associated Press. .)-'There were tears in the eyes of five American soldiers saved from the wrecked troopship Otranto when they said gOOdby today to the good people of the little hamlet of Kilchoman They had just attend- ed simple sabbath service especially held for them by their friend the padre, the Rev. Donald Grant, in the cottage of the village schoolmistress. Mrs. Isabelle MacIntyre, who had personally cared for seven of the twenty survivors who reached the island, and who with Mrs. Grant, the padres wife, were regarded by the men as second mothers.
 One of the five, Private Earl Carver of Cincinnati, owed his life to Mrs. Grant who worked for five hours over him before he revived, and who was fighting to save Priavte William Cooney of Augusta, Ga, critically i'll with pneumonia. For years Mrs. Grant was the assistant matron of a big hospital in Glasgow and Dr. Hugh Mcintyre of Bridgend, who treated all the Atranto survivors, regards her as one of the most skilful nurses in Scotland.
 Big Sergeant c. A. Mcdonald of Galesburg, H., was visibly affected over the handshaking and he said to The Associated Press representative as they drove away to Bridgend, That's almost as bad as it was to leave hOme."
 But neither Mcdonald nor any of his companions realized the extent of the sacrifice those two women had made for tho American boys, or that of other of the islanders including a warmhearted shepherd named McPhee whose two sons, Ronald and John, rescued five men and took four of them to their home. In order to pro- vide for their guests, the Grants, Mrs. tMacIntyre and the McPhees not only gave up their own needed clothing but cheerfully used every scrap of food they had to supply the hungry sur vivors with meals, and were them selves literally starving when Amer ican Red Cross officers by accident discovered the situation and drove twenty miles to country store to buy provisions to replenish the larders ot the good samaritans.
 One of the Red Cross officers in re- counting to the correspondent the re- lief work of the islanders concluded by saying: "The people of the United States owe debt of gratitude to the l people of this little island that can never be repaid" The Otranto was sunk in collision with the steamship Kashmir off the Scottish coast with a ] loss of 375 American soldiers.
 United States army officers have been SO greatly impressed by the kind. i ness and hospitality of the islanders that they made special request o1 | The Associated Press to carry a list of the names of those whose service I was particularly notable. From the Laird of Islay, Hugh Morrison, and his I wife Lady Mary down to the humbles' peasant, the islanders have done ev' erything in their power to comfort the survivors and help to recover the 1 dead.
 1 In addition to those already named the army officers honor list includes
 David MacTaggart, farmer, and his
 wife and son. MacTaggart, who is the 1 chief of the islands volunteer. coast lifeguard, led the rescue parties when the survivors began to come ashore Standing up to his armpits in the dan gerous surf, he pulled out four drown ing men, three of whom were soldiers and the other a member of the crew All of these, with four other survivors were taken by MacTaggarts young son to the family's home at Kilchiaran several miles distant, where they were taken care of until British destroy CT took them to Londonderry.
 Another lifesaver was Andrew Stew enson, a seaman who holds Carnegie medal for heroism.
 Others on the army list are Mrs Sarah Hyland, Alex MacMillan, Miss Jeanie Killen, Captain Rob Lawson Miss Mary N. Clarke. Miss Flora Mac Alpin, Miss Euphemie Currie, Donald