The Arvada enterprise., 1918-02-14
U-eoAT THAT ToRPEDoE0 THE
TRANSPORT TuscANiA BE-
liEvEp SUNK.
OEATATOTALCUTT01 101
TROOPS LEAP TO DECKS OF BRIT.
18Th TRANSPORT SINGING
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

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An Irish Port, Feb. s.-The Tus.
eania, torpedoed and sunk off the
north coast of Ireland by a German
submarine Feb. s, carried total Of
1897. The saved number 1896. as fol.
lows: Troops. 2.1O6; crew, 1870; total
lost. 101. Among the American sur
vivors are seventy.six officers. There
are eighty-one American troops In
hospital. The bodies of forty.four Of
the missing 101 victims of the Tus.
cania disaster were washed up Thurs.
day on the rocks fifteen miles from
the scene Of the torpedoing. All were
Americans and their bodies were mu-
tilated beyond recognition.
A pathetic feature is that, although
all the victims wore tags, no identifi-
cation numbers had been put on them
because these Americans had not yet
been assigned to definite army unitS.
Therefore there is no way to identify
them. and they will be buried in one
grave.
Londonderry, Ireland, Feb. 8.-Ths
submarine which torpedoed the Tus.
cania was attacked by a destroyer.
An American officer gave an intima-
tion that the submarine was destroyed.
This officer was next to last to leave
the Tuscania. He gave a vivid 90
count Of the disaster. The second tor
pedo fired by the submarine missed
it, mark, he said. Thereupon q de-
stroyer which was near the sinking
liner dashed off toward the submar
rine. using q bomb-dropping device.
The claim IL made that the submarine
was done in" by the bombs thus ex.
ploded.
London. Feb. 8-Sergt. &. C. Du.
buque and Sergeant Muller. both Of
Brooklyn. who were ON the Tuscania,
we're rescued from . raft by q coastinS
schooner.
The sergeants say that the Tuscania
took tremendous list to starboard q.
most ~ soon AZ she was HIT Almost
Ill the lifeboats ON that side were
either blown into the air or otherwise
rendered useless.
The soldiers were Immediately lined
up. and while standing at attention ~
one man. began to sing MY Country.
'Tis Of Thee.'' and 1.-THE Star 6panglsd
Banner" The crew. which lined up On
the opposite side. sang God Save the
King"
An Irish Port. Feb. 8.-Most Of the
Americans were lost through the Tus
cania's sudden heavy list after being
torpedoed, which caused faulty launch.
Ing Of the lifeboats.
The German torpedo struck the Tus
eania vital blow amidships. causing
her to list almost to starboard.
Instead Of plowing forward in this
fashion. as most vessels do under the
circumstances. the Tuscania stopped
dead. A SILVER ran through her. and
she heeled over at . dangerous level.
Tho list to starboard 20 elevated the
lifsboats on the port oide - to render
them practically useless. and only
few Of the boats on that side were
launched. The first Of these struck
the water unevenly. capsixing and
throwing the occupants into the sea.
Many donned lifebelts and Jumped
overheard. Hundreds Of others were
preparing to follow this example when
. British destroyer boldly drew up
right alongside the Tuscania. When
the mon saw this many Of them lenped
from the boat and salon decks to that
Of the waiting destroyer.
The destroyer took off several hun.
dred nen. all she could carry. and
moved away. She had come up along
the starboard side Of the Tuscania.
A she steamed away with her deck
loaded down with Americans. another
British destroyer emerged out Of the
darkness on the Tuscania port. now
high out Of the water.
All the time this rescue YORK was
progressing cool heads were gettinG
the few other lifeboats nfloat. Despite
the many difficulties the crew behaved
well and the coolness Of the American
soldiers was the subject Of commenda.
tion In affidavits BY tho boats officers.
Forty Of the survivors wore taken u
hospitals. In the majority Of cases.
they arc suffering from injuries ~ .
result Of accidents in tho lowering Of
Mfcboats or In consequence OF sliding
down ropes.
Proof Of the order which prevailed
"a tho Tuscania II given by tho land.
Ing Of two typhoid and two pneumonia
casos without bad effect.
New York. Teb S.-Ths Cunasd
liner Aurania. 1900 tons. was tor.
psdosd By . German submarine while
bound for the United States, Il was