The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
11S Men Die When the
 Tampa Is Submarined Off the English Coast
GREATEST BLOW OF WAR TO THE NAVY
Vessel Torpedoed in Bristol Channel on Night of September 26 While
 Escorting Convoy--Birming- ham Man Lost

Washington, October 3-The loss of the naval patrol boat Tampa, formerly the coast guard cutter Miami, with all on board, 118 men, was all nounced today by the navy de partment. The vessel was sunk on the night of September 26 in the Bristol channel off the coast of England, and Vice Admiral Sims report indicat- ed that she was torpedoed while escorting a convoy. Through the sinking of the Tampa the navy suffered it's greatest single blow of the war. Ten officers and 102 en. listed men, most of them taken over from the coast guard service when the Tampa was sent to the war zone many months ago, were aboard ana in addi. ton it was reported that one British army officer and five civilian employees were on tho vessel.
 The Tampa was formerly on coast guard duty in Florida waters and had 8 Florida men among her crew. of whom IA were residents of Tampa.
 Percy and Frederick Mansfield. broth CTS. were among them.
 NOT SINGLE SURVIVOR
 AL. x.,l,s ,sph appears, the Tampa had steamed ahead of, made a thorough search in the vi cinity after the explosion, but failed to find a single survivor. Two bodies in naval uniform were picked up. but they had not been identified up to the time Admiral sims latest dispatches were filed.
 Capt. Charles Satterlee, formerly of the coast guard service. was the com. mander of the Tampa. His name and those of six other officers and 99 men have been cabled to the navy depart ment by Admiral Sims as included among those missing from the Tampa. It was assumed that the names of the other men would be sent as soon as they could be definitely ascertained.
 PARTIAL DEATH LIST
 In6 llSL ITOnl <Auiiiiio oi s24ii'7 ''iN.N~N%%S@ the following men from southern states. Capt. A. H. Scally. Thrty-sixth and Ball streets, Savannah, Ga
 c. E. Calvin, master-at-arms, 6o4 Madi- son street, Tampa, Fla
 w Sumner, ships waiter, Zoi East Park avenue, Tampa.
 L. F Vaughan, yeoman, io2 East Flu cid avenue. Tampa, Fla.
 J. D. Nix. ships waiter, Esteiie, ,. V. w. R. Bozeman, machinist' BOX oi' Bay Shore boulevard, Tampa. Fla.
 e. Bell. assistant master-at-arms. Al K. Bevins water tender. Daven w w. x Newell, electrician, St. Peters, burg, Fla
 L. R. Bozeman, seaman, 1lS West Palm avenue, Tampa ,
 F. G. Poppell, seaman, quay, Fla.
 w. F. Reynolds, sanderson, fia
 H. E. sumner, seaman, Wi East Park l.. X. Thomas. seaman, 5o Resd street Charleston. $. c.
 R '. Agee, fireman. Fort Lauder dale, Fla. rrt
 Angus N. MacLean. fireman, sneads' Fla. o,o ,,,,,
 Frederick MansHeiu, IT ci'"h' " ton street, Tampa ,,.
 Rritton. ordinary seaman, 27 Marsh street, Charleston, 5. C'
 w |. Felton, ordinary seaman, Key West, Fla. - Fla. r West
 i C. Wifkie, steerage cook, 4Ao sum ter street, charleston~
 H. A. Carmichael, boy, iirst-class. 6oi Lamar avenue, Tampa.
 w R. Connell. boy, rirst- class, box 'lS5. R. F. D. No. 2. Tampa, Fla
 A. C.. Emerson, boy, frst-class. SIS Fulton street, Tampa. Fla.
 II. L Evans. boy hrst-class, Key West.
 l w. Holland, box. frst-class. 1slS Gov ernors street, Tampa, Fla.
 Eugene Johnson. boy, hrst-class, Key West
 B. II. Lane. boy, nrst-ciass. Lakeland Fla.t
 avenue, Tampa.
 Percy Mansfield. boy. nrst-class, Ma calls. Fla.
 Robert Norwood. boy. frst-class, San Antonio. Tex
 R. C. Robertson. boy, first-class, SIS Berry street, West End, Birmingham, Ala.
 Jimmie Ross, boy, hrst-class. 2oos Twelfth street. Tampa. Fla,
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