Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-08
Soldiers Sing "Sfar Spangled
Banner" as Ship Goes Down

LONDON. Feb. s.-They stood on
deck. those dust clad young heroes OF
the American Army, lined up as
though on parade and singing at the
ION Of their young voices' The star
spsneled Banner" as the Tuscania'
sinking by inches under them, was sent
10 her sea grave by torpedo from
German submarine. And across from
them. their British cousins Of The crew
came back with the echoing God save
the King Which two cool headed ex-
moments Of what happened during
crisis OF a sea disaster accounts for the
fact that the German has taken only
toll NJ iOi lives out OF the 1897 souls
who were on the Anchor Liner when
she met her fate. ,.
II the singing man IS a lighting man
he Is also hopeful, and 10 the comDlls-
Hon 81 FIGHT and hope there came
the baffllng Of the GerInan at,elllps
Ia reduce the American war forces
by almost a full regiment. tahins
stock last night Of the disaster, the OF
fcers Of both the army and the navy
nraised the courage Of the CRUSADERS
for democracy as the chlet reason LOT
The saving Of more than 20 per cent. OF
the men on board.
U-Boat sunk by Destroyer.
And. prominent among the reason,
for Generalization that Americas ilrst
sea disaster was nothing like as pau as
T Il might have been, stands the cheer-
ing fact that a fleet destroyer steam
/ inc for the U-deyil fish Of the deep, sent
/ 10 Davy Jones's locker the men ana th'
/ boaf that brought death TO the trans
mort and switched iOi service stars
from the white to the red fields Of the
flags at home.
losses to i0i men came from press cor
respondents in Ireland, ana was con
flrmed by the American Embassy mere
It required time, much Of u, TO choci
up the survivors. to see who are missinl
and then TO make the sad subtraction
and the fact that the survivors wer
landed at points on the'lrish ana scotch
coasts distant from one another adde'
to the delay in making completed lists
But every report that came was one o
cheer. because where the first report
left doubts as 10 the survival Of IN
major part Of the force on board, tn
last telegram gave 70 friends and rela
tives the comfort Of Knowing that N
odds vastly favored the escape Of thei
own loved ones.
There came first the report that s.
men had landed at one port, Of whor
eight had gone 10 a hospital. The
came the news OF the landing Of i,35
with eighty hospital cases, Oh bein
from ireland. Hard on the heels Of thi
news came the tidngs that a numbe
OF men had landed at a Scotch por
and another Scotch port scheduled te
additions. They were rescued b
British warships and by coastin
schooners. and the full checking wa
held back by the diversity OF the rescu
forces as much as by the varied point
Of landing.
Losses Chiefly Among Grew.
The British Admiralty announce
= that a majority OF the losses had bee
d suffered by the officers and crew
, the Tuscanis, all belonging 10 the Bri
, lsh Naval Reserve.
! Relief work at all Of the landlr
= points proceeded with lightning spec
: The American Red Cross, its BIRTHS
=, cousin Of the same name, the BIRTHS
u Admiralty. me American Ambassad'
and The Mayors OF the coast town
raced 10 see which could first come
: the aid OF the man who had been
u unceremoniously dumped upon the
= friendly shores.
The American military headquarte
IN London got the nows early We
y nesday morning. They put into actiC
. all OF the forces at their commaI
- and several score OF officials OF U
!, United states Army and Navy we
u soon hurrying for Ireland to lend
= helping hand. Nice-Admiral Sim
!. commanding the fleet in foreign water
Z. who is i'm Rome. was notified by tel