Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
TUSCAN|A DEAD
267;SEA KEEPS
MANY VICTIMS
Revision of Figures In
creases Toll; Funerals
In Scotland.

BLEAK COAST BURIAL
GROUND FOR HEROES
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 13.-With
1874 American soldiers of the Tuscania
known to be dead and buried on the
Scottish coast, an unofficial estimate
today places the total loss of Ameri-
can troops at 267. After eliminating
from the passenger list the names of
the survivors and the identified dead
and accounting for thirty-three I'M
identified dead, 1876 soldiers still are
not accounted for and it is believed
they were lost.
The partial list of the Tuscania's
dead, sent by the Associated Press
correspondent from Scottish sea.
port today as having been buried on
the Scottish coast, is the first definite
information to reach relatives of the
soldiers who have not been reported
5 iE the lists of survivors. War de-
partment officials have been helpless
to answer appeals for information re-
garding soldiers not reported.
LISTS ARE INCOMPLETE
OF the 1854 American dead who have
been buried in Scotland it was not
possible to identify thirty-thre of the
soldiers, who undoubtedly were dis
figured beyond recognition and had
nothing on them by which to deter
mine who they were. Of the names
OF the 131 soldiers sent from Scot
~1xy hov dofinifnvv
located on the list compiled by the
appeared on the passenger list but
who have not been reported as sur
vivors. Six of the 131 names show
similarity with others on the missing
list but three of them show no SINH
larity. Only 122 of the 131 names,
therefore. have been checked off,
leaving 17S names to be definitely ac-
counted for.
Deducting the thirty-three unidenti-
fed American soldiers and the nine
uncertain names from this list, leaves
1876 missing which, added to the 131
known dead, shows a total OF 267 men.
BURIAL ON BLEAK COAST
A Scotch Seaport, Feb. 12.-(De.
iayed)-Up to tonight. week after
the disaster, III victims of the i'll
fated Tuscania had been laid to rest
ut different points on the Scottish
coast. These were divided as follows
Americans, 131 identified and SO I'M
identified; crew, identified and 3 un-
identified.
The Associated Press correspondent
cooperated with the American army
ofYicers in obtaining these figures
which 20 forward to Washington as
the most accurate and complete list
obtainable.
VILLAGERS MOURN HEROES
The last seventeen of the bodies re-
coyered-all Americans--were. buried
this afternoon. villagers again coming
many miles in downpour of rain to
pay their simple tribute to the Ameri-
can dead. The bodies were brought
to the burial place on one big motor
truck, which was followed along the
route. several miles long by a squad
of Is khaki-clad American survivors
and the village mourners.
One of the villagers carried the
union Jack while an American soldier
held aloft the stars and stripes.
NATIONS HYMNS ARE SUNG
At the grave side. the American
soldiers sang the Star Spangled Ban
ner after which the natives sang God
Save the King. The usual military
salute was then fired, ending the cere-
0ony.
Temporary fences have been built
around the graves to be replaced by Il
permanent enclosure as soon as the
materials can be brought to these
desolate shores.
A British colonel, who has worked
lay and night since the disaster. help
ing the Americans, bury their dead,
announced today that the people OF
The nearby countryside haG started a
public subscription to erect a perma-
1ent monument to the Americans.
SURVIVORS TOO ILL TO LEAVE
There are eight Americans still here
too i'll to leave, several Of them still
iazed by their experience They are
uuartered in nearby farm houses and
The village hotel. These men are F. I.
Benefited, E. L. Lystrom, W. Mutt, 3.
e. Hancock. E. E. Harpham. Henry
Schurting, ]. j. Colwell and F. a.
Gocher.
One American officer and fourteen
men still are in hospital at Glasgow.
BODIES IN GREAT TRENCH
The following is the first complete
list of Americans now buried in Scot
fish coast. Each body. whether identi-
fed or not was given number. Thus
at point where seventy-eight victims
were buried side by side in long
trench, the numbers run from 1 to Is
in the following order:
T. w. Herman. L. B. Reeder. WIN.
c. Keown L. Roberts, Orville Casper,
e. H. Duffy, Paul John C. Wood, w.
r. Johnson. H. e. Page c. B. West,
T. Tuttle. Walter Brown Clarence w.
Short. H. Stewart: fireman. member
of crew; Raymond Butler OF Wiscon-
sin; James Logan, member of crew;
G. v. Zimmerman, ]. Edwards, Butte,
Mont; George H. Reinhardt, Walter
Crelline, VIM. E. Bennett, G. E. Swan.
son, unidentified private, VIM p.
Moran, G. ]. jenkins. Charles McMill,