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Show 1Mb - 111 HUNS TORPEDO IlfPORT Victims All Members of the Crew of the Mount Vernon, Formerly the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. Senator James Hamilton Lewis Aboard, but Is Not Harmed; Big Ship Not Badly Damaged. WASHINGTON, Sept. $. Thirty-f: vc members of toe crew of the American army transport Mount Yeraon, formerly t:-e forth German Lloyd liner Kronprin-ssui Kronprin-ssui Cecilie, were killed by the explo-Kiori explo-Kiori of a torpedo which struck the vessel last Tuesday wlien she was 100 miles from ,vthe French coast, homeward bound. The ' "y-ssengers included Senator Lewis of D-who D-who was among those safe'y boded : srter -the transport returned to a French : port under her own steam. Tics Admirat Sims reported the torpedo I rmjck on the starboard side, flooding a fire room, bat he did not state the e.vtent of the damage. Navy oificials assume since the vessel was able to reach port under her own power she was not badly damaged. The nit-n killed were firemen, engfne-rc-sii and water tenders. The names of the western men follow: F. HANCOCK, Renton, Wash. BERT HEAP, San Bernardino, Cal. LOUIS LAFARGUE, Vallejo, Cal. HARVEY MUMM, Leesburg, Texas. H, C. PLEW, Malage. Chelan county, Wash. M. STALLY, address not in navy department de-partment records. I. E. TRACY, Canon City, Ore. Senator Lewis was returning home on the transport after a visit to Great Britain and France and the western front. |