Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08
A BODIES ARE
PAST RECOGNITION

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availa BILE at the War and Navy De-
partments. The only partial list re-
ceived was that containing the thirty
names announced yesterday.
The Navy Department to-day an
nounced that latest reports of the
survivors of the Tuscania show 76
officers and 1874 enlisted men of
the Army have been landed at Bun
crana, Ireland; that 1G officers and
seamen of the crew have been landed
at Larne, Ireland, and that approx
fmately $40 officers and enlisted men
of the Army have been landed at
Islay, Scotland.
In addition" the department an
nouncement continues, approx
mately so soldiers and members of
the crew are reported to be in hos
pitfalls. Six members of the crew and
~ soldiers are in the military hos
pital at Londonderry. Ten soldiers
are in Lough Foyle Hospital at Lon
donderry, and nine soldiers and two
of the crew are in the county in
tirmary at Londonderry"
War Department Puzzled
War Department officials are un-
able to account for the statement
made in news dispatches that blank
identification tags were found on the
bodies of forty-four American SOL
diers washed ashore.
Even if the men had not been
definitely assigned to an organiZa-
ton, the Army regulations require
that the tag bear on one side the
full name of the wcarcr.
The organization commander is
held responsible by military rcgIIla-
tionS for the completion of these
tags.
Physical difficulties in preparing
lists of survivors of the Tuscania, it
was said to-day at the War Depart
ment, may greatly delay publication
of an accurate list of the lost. The
survivors have been landed at va
rious points. Until officers manage
to get in touch with them and check
them off against the muster rolls or
until a complete list of the names
of survivors can be assembled at
some central point and checked
against the ships papers, there is
no way to determine who are miss
ing, although the number may be
known
There is also a possibility that ad-
ditional survivors may have been
picked up by patrol boats and will
he brought in later when the craft
come off duty. The list of lifeboats
also must be checked up as one or
two might have made shore unaided.
News dispatches show some of the
lifeboats were destroyed by the eX-
plosion of the torpedo. so careful ex-
animation of the experiences of sur
vivors is necessary to find out how
many got away from the ship safely.
Women Went Down Rope
The only two women on board,
the correspondents account says
Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Parsons, went
down a rope into a lifeboat. The
former said that when their boat left
the Tuscania many of the troops
had been thrown out in the lowering
of the next boat.
I'VE were Immediately surround
ed by men in the icy water wearing
life belts" she said. 1--WE had only
two men i'm our boat who could
manage the oars. They did their best
and as we came across a swimming
or floating man we gathered him
into the boat. Soon the boat was
very full. We witnessed many dis
tressing scenes. Eventually we got
on board a destroyer. l don't re-
member harder bit of work"
A young officer, answering a ques-
| ton as to what the soldiers die
while waiting for the destroyers aft.
er the first excitement was over
said
Loungcd and Smoked
"Oh, we soon steadied down
lounged about and Smoked, but We
didn't venture below to gather uT
our belongings for fear the shiI
would suddenly capsiZe. We talked
about the misfortune of crossing the
Atlantic only to be caught in the
last lap. We cheered the first de.
stroyer which came alongside and its
men cheered us. Their work was
magnificent, and only when they
saw they could save no more life
the destroyer left the scene. 1t was
thought well to make for different
ports. and here / am among people
who have overwhelmed us with kind.
ness"