Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-02-16
1e6 MISSING
FROM TUSCANlA;;
FIND 1875 BODIES
Ships List Is Lost and Names OF
Victims viii Be Given
Later.
PLAN BIG MILITARY FUNERAL
Arrangements Being Made by British
and American Officials Jointly to
Honor Dead-SurViVors
Reach Glasgow

| fiStOt OCdO-OQININOTS
Reach Glasgow.
London. Feb. 9.-The British ad-
miralty announced that the latest fig
ures available on the Tuscania disas-
ter showed that 2,235 persons had
been saved and that about 166 we're
missing.
The saved, it vas added, included
113 American officers, 1917 American
men, l6 officers and 1873 men. of the
crew and passengers.
The bodies of 126 American troops
have been recovered.
OF the 148 survivors landed on the
Scottish coast 1874 belonged to the
United States army, including seven
officers OF these one officer and
| twenty-five men are remaining where
they landed to attend to the funeral
arrangements for the American dead.
As the list of Americans on board
was lost when the vessel went down,
IL will be impossible to ascertain the
names Of those lost until the names
Of the survivors have been cabled to
the United States
it was announced that arrange
ments were being made by British
and American officials jointly for
great military funerals for The Tus-
cania's dead.
Survivors Reach Glasgow.
Glasgow, Feb. g-Another party Of
survivors from the Tuscania, includ-
ing Captain Mclean and a number of
American members Of the crew, ar
rived here from a Scottish port.
Many relatives awaited the arrival
of the men, and touching scenes were
witnessed when some learned that
those they were expecting had not ar
rived.
The survivors were CARRIED in mis-
cellaneous assortment of clothes which
they had picked up when landed from
the vessel
Captain Mclean looked we'll despite
the ordeal, but he emphatically refused
to make n statement.
The engIneroom storekeeper said
that when he found the Tuscania was
likely to float for some time he went
down into his locker, rescued some
cash and other trinkets and got away
on raft.
Memorial Service at Waco.
Waco, Tex, Feb. 9.-MemOrial serv-
Ices will be held in Cotton Palace audi
forum here Sunday afternoon for the
victims ON the Tuscania, many OF
whom trained with the Thlrty-second
army division. Camp Macarthur, near
Waco. The entire church personnel
and all business organizations of Waco
are behind the move. and arrange
ments have been made for 1000 per-
sons to attend the services.
Cat. c. J. ROLLS Safe.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 9-Mrs. c. ].
ROLLS of Stoughton, Wis, received
word from the war department at
Washington that her husband, Capt.
c. ]. ROLLS, who was reported to have
been on board the Tuscania. had en-
barked for France, but was not among
those aboard the torpedoed liner.
Colonel Mccoy Not on Board.
La crosse. IS, zen. 3.-Deflnife In
formation that Col. Robert Mccoy of
Sparta, Wis. was not on board the
sunken TuScanla despite announce
ment to that effect, was received here
by relatives. letter from Colonel
Mccoy, written at Camp Merritt. N. j.,
February 4 announced that he and his
Two sons. Lieut.. Bruce Mccoy and Ser
geant Robert Mccoy, had been delayed
1t the camp,
Gables Sister He Is Safe.
Janesyille Wis. Feb. 9.-Charles
Kellogg of Baraboo, a member of Com
pany d, One Hundred and Seventh
| supply train, who was on the Tuscania,
has cabled his sister from Ireland that
he is safe. Herschel North, son Of
Rev. T. W. North of Edgerton. a men,
/ Der of the One Hundred and Seventh
engineers. who enlisted ut Calumet,
| Uich., also was on the transport. No
Rord has been received from him. No
| other Rock county men are known to
| have been on the Tuscania.
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