The Washington times., 1918-02-08
SIX CAPITAL HOMES WAIT
NEWS OF MEN ON TUSCANLA

In six Washington homes today
every report concerning the sinking
of the Tuscania is being scanned
with the gravest anxiety for news
OF the men who were on board the
vessel.
Up to 1 o'clock not a word had been
received to indicate whether the
six men from this city had been
saved or were among the lost. Every
agency. both in official and private, Is
being used to bring through more
complete reports and definite casualty
lists from the scene OF the disaster.
VeItch, Va, Excited.
/ The little town OF Veitch, Va. the
home of Jesse Z. Veitch. one Of the
men on the transport. and a member
of one OF the oldest families in the
State. was thrown into confusion this
morning when the news Veitch was
on the TuscaniR became known
through a Times reporter.
Washington's representation on the
! Tuscania covered a wide scope ds TO
army rank. a captain. d Lieutenant,
and four privates were endangered in
! the disaster.
!
drawn out by the sudden shock OF the
news in Washington.
Il just wish l could get my hands
on that Kaiser" said Mrs. Arthur l.
| Chamberlain, OF 1926 A street south
east, wife of Lieut.. Arthur L. Cham
1 berlain, Twentieth Engineers.
Like to Get Kaiser.
Yesterday. when 1 heard about the
sinking of the transport, it just went
all over me right then and there. l
went to see Secretary of War Baker
and then to the 'du .unny' at First and
B streets, where they don't tell you
anything, and then l just started for
/ Berlin-in my mind.
You know, seriously. I would like
to get my hands on that Kaiser. I'd
show him a thing or two"
Lieutenant and Mrs. Chamberlain
came to Washington when Chamber.
lain went into training at American
University with his regiment. When
he was transferred, Mrs. Chamber
lain decided Washington was a pretty
good place in which to live, so she
remained.
Today she is anxiously waiting
more news from her husband
"1s He Safer,
'Is he safer" sobbed the, mother Of
Jesse E. veitch, at her home in the
Virginia town that bears the family
name. 1--WE were only speaking Of
him this morning. ! was so thank
ful that he had arrived on the Water
land; that's the boat we thought he
was on. And now you say he was
on the Tuscania- My God! Tell me,
is he safe?''
Mrs. veitch could not talk for sew
eral minutes. She seemed to feel
that her son was lost
why. why do they have to go
over there? I'm a mother, proud of
my boy, but why do so many OF them
have to go down as those poor boys
did?"
She told how disappointed he was
when he learned that he would not
be included in the nrst draft call.
A group OF relatives and friends
stood at the station and walked up
the road toward the house when The
Times automobile stopped In front OF
the old Veitch home.
Ask For News.
ANY news of Jesse?" asked his
aunt and uncle.
Mrs. Veitch told how she received
letter every day from her son, after
he left Washington to go to Camp
Merritt, Dumont, =. ].
Jesse entered the Medical School in
Washington last December and took
a course for the Medical Corps serv-
ice. He was one OF the four boys
chosen TO 90 to France, early last
month. His friends wanted to give
him a farewell party and we had