South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-02
DEATH TOLL IN
ATHENS SINKING
REMAINS At 81
Savannah Line Officials Probe
Report of Defective Life
Saving ApparatuS-Ma-
rineS Prove HerOiSm.
International News Service

International News Service:
NEW YORK. May With
rigid investigation already under
way into the sinking of the Savan-
rah line steamer City of Athens by
a French cruiser off the Delaware
capes early Tuesday morning. the
death toll today remained g.. among
them two women and a child.
Officials of the Savannah line are
conducting an inquiry into a report
that the life-saving apparatus on
the City Of Athens was defective.
The cause of one of the lifeboat's
capsizing and spilling the occupants
into the water is said TO have been
a rope breaking.
Crew Numbered &c.
Although there were 135 souls
abroad the City Of Athens. Sixty
nine were passengers. The crew Of
the steamer numbered 66. Among
the passengers were women and
children and "a marine recruits with
20 French sailors en- route 10 south
ern naval training camps. Twelve
of the marines have been account
ed for and IL French sailors are
known to have been drowned
The collision occurred while botn
ships were proceeding at a fair rate
of speed. A fog which was so thick
that not a glimmer of either ships
lights could be seen by the other
was directly responsible for the
crash, it was said.
HerOism is Reported.
Numerous cases of heroism were
reported here today after the sur
vivors had been landed. +. J. Doher-
ty and 4. w. Vollmer, wireless Op-
orators, stuck TO their posts on the
Athens until the ship went down.
They refused 10 obey commands to
leave the ship. Nollmer was picked
Up. but Dohert,. was lost.
The marines, though newly enlist
ed recruits, upheld the traditions
of the service. Practically all Of
them assisted i'm the rescue Of some
passengers. Several gave their lives
in an effort 10 save others.
IL was announced here today tha.
of the passengers it had been def
initely established that the follow
ing were saved:
Max Green. Astoria, y. Y; Mrs
Richard Rodziner. Mobile, Ala; Mr..
and Mrs A Gewehr and child,
Brooklyn; John J. Green, Paterson,
y. J.: Mrs. r. Harrison and baby.
/ New York: DR. A j. Kemp, New
York City; Miss Eta Levy, Bridge
port: Alden McClaskie New York
City: J. r. O'Brien. Savannah, Ga.
In addition to the passengers
I known TO have been saved. Il
marines. six French sailors and 52
members of the crew were saved.
Passengers Lost.
The following is a list OF passen-
/ gers reported lost:
Kean Cadron. New York; Richard
/ Bodseiner. Mobile. Ala; Edward
Clug. Savannah, Ga; Isaac Dalzell.
I Paterson. y J.; G. A. Denk. Brook
| lyn. y. Y: b. j. Graham. address
unknown. NJ Green. Astoria. y. y;
/ Mrs. +. d. Holthan. Hye Park, Mass;
( y. Kahn, address unknown: James
j. Kastl. Morristown. y. j.; y w.
/ Lille. address unknown: Rev. j. p.
Reynolds. New York; Mrs. r. G.
/ Stiles. New York.
Among the United States marines
reported missing are:
Frank r. Dixon, Buffalo. J. w.
/ Mack. Long Island City. y. Y; p.
/ VanHanegan. Buffalo; IA. r Wet
more. Buffalo.
The following French sailors are
missing: r. DrOval. Y Mario. IT.
I Conemereux. J. Chevance. J. Pizeu.
~. Lenours, II. Gouchard. L. Jegon
| L. liter. }. Lereste. r. Hermes. Y.
/ Herfe Y Michel.
Officers and crew mem bers miss
ing:
First officer Claude Lewis. Third
/ Asst Eagr. \. c. Cook; Wireless
/ Opera +. J. Doherty; James Joo!e.
/ Nicholas Salmos. II. Peres; II. NJ
I-ln. / L. rcns. y Sa1u1ns