Evening journal., 1918-07-06
CCV.NCTOn IS sunk
By SEULKINC U-B0AT
Hope OF Safety ofsix fCrsw
of Transport is
Abandoned
T0RPEDOED WHILE
ON HOMEW ARD n AY
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July 6. - Practically
all hope for rescue Of six men missing
from the torpedoed American transport
Covlngton had been given up today.
While naval vessels still hunted for
them, IL was believed they would have
been found before now were they still
on the seas. inasmuch as the torpedoins
occurred Monday night.
The vessel. hit By torpedo from an
unseen submarine, Coated until Tues
day night, when unavalling effort was
made 10 tow her to a French port. All
but the six missing men were trans
ferred safely and taken 10 a French
port. Good order prevailed.
The navy communique said none was
seriously injured" indicating perhaps
there were some slightly hurt. The
Covington was formerly the German
liner Cincinnati This Is the second ex-
German ship torpedoed recently, the
other being the President Lincoln. on
cials noted anew that no vessel has
been torpedoed Europe-bound except
the Tuscania.
The Navy Department did not give the
location OF the attack on the Covington.
but the fact that efforts were made 10
tow her 90 a French port indicated the
vessel was destroyed a comparatively
short distance from France.
The Navy Departments list OF miss
ing included three flremen, and IL Is
presumed they were killed in the ex-
plosion. as the torpedo struck Just for
ward OF the engine room bulkhead. The
engine room and FIRE room. Admiral
/ Sims reported, were flooded in a very
short time.
with its motive power gone, this
vessel was helpless. and facing the pos
sibllity Of the torpedoing Of another
ship In the convoy the Covington was
temporarily abandoned" said the Navy
Department statement. This was done
in excellent order. and the officers and
crew were taken aboard a destroyer.
The submarine was not seen. The state
meni adds.
At daybreak the captain several on
/ GERS and a number OF members ~ The
crew returned to supervise salvaging
operations Another vessel and two tlss
took the Covington In tow In the effort
90 get her 10 port, but she was too bad
ly damaged 10 keep aflost and sank.
All Of the officers and crew except six.
were taken TO a French port, none or
those landed being injured seriously.
Vessels have been searching for the
missing men, and the Navy Department
awaited the report OF the names OF
those missing, which was not received
until yesterday, before announcing the
sinking Of the ship.
Names of Missing Men.
the six members Of the crew miss
ing are:
Earnest c. Anderson. fireman third
class, u. s. NJ; mother. Mrs. Mary E.
Harm. Lynn. Mass.
Joseph p. Bowden. seaman second
class. u. s. N; mother, Mrs. Ellen
Bowden, Mountain Lakes. N. J.
Ambrose C. Ford, fireman second
class, u. s. n. r. F.; mother. Mrs. Eliza
beth G. Ford. Somerville, Mass.
william Henry Lynch. Jr., fireman
nrst class, u. S. NJ; mother. Mrs. Mar
gsret Lynch, Manchester, n. II.
Albert s. Payne. seaman second GLASS.
IN. n. "; mother. Mrs. Mary Payne.
West New Brighton, Staten Island, n. Y.
Lloyd II. silvernsll, seaman second
class, u. s. N; father, FarionSA. Silver
nail, Bainbridge, n. Y.
The Covington had been in the trans
port servlcs since being taken over by
the United States and repaired.
The Covington, as the Hamburg
American liner Cincinnati, was laid up
at Boston and taken over when the
United States entered the war. She
was COS feet long, OF i6.339 gross ton
mage, and had a speed OF fifteen and
one-half knots an hour
The Covlngton ls the third American
troopship TO be destroyed All were
homeward bound. The former Ham
burg-Amerlcan liner President Lincoln
was sunk last May 81 and the Antilles.
formerly a Morgan liner, was sent down
last Ocfober A.