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Destroyer Sunk Off Cape May; Survivors Here (Continued from Page One) Scant seconds later, a second torpedo crashed through the stem of the vessel, carrying it away, and leaving only the amidships seddon afloat. Both torpedoes struck the port side of the destroyer. As the remains of the once proud craft slowly settled under the oil slicked water, members of the crew saw the conning tower of the U-boat, which circled the disappearing destroyer. Survivors or the torpedoing launched life raft&^fnd jumped or slid into the enveloping water. Many of them were lost before the three life rafts which contained the 11 survivors brought here were picked up. Established in temporaly headquarters at the Naval base, the nine uninjured survivors told graphically of their experience. Tidwell told the following story: “I was in the after engine room when the first torpedo struck our forward section about 4:66 a. m. Saturday. In a short interval, the second torpedo struck our stern. There was a terrible explosion and the ship bogged down. I climbed to the main deck to help and assisted the boys in getting life rafts overside. Then I dived in and reached a raft which had two others on. The other two were Dors and Strothers. We tried^to paddle away from the destroyer, but were unable to make headway, so we drifted toward the open hole 'in the bow. “Dors left the raft and climbed back through the hole in the destroyer, while Strothers and I, drifted farther away on our raft. "We tried to pick up other aurvivors whom we could hear -hut could not see in the darkness, hut we couldn't reach them. We saw the U-boat's conning tower 100-150 yards off the port sidfe of the destroyer, and the U-boat slowly circled to the starboard

aide.

“The destroyer sank about 30 minutes after the torpedoes %truck her. We were on the raft four hours before we were picfcfd

up."

Dors said he was in the forward engine room when the torpedoes struck. The ship's lights went out and water struck nim as he picked up his life jacket. “After jumping overside and getting on the life raft which drifted around to the bow, I climbed back aboard the destroyer to see if I could do anything to help. Umon the main deck, I tried to help launch the lifeboats, but we couldn't put them over because their rigging had been carried away, so I helped to launch another life raft. 1 sta;

Officials Outraged By False Rumors Of War Effect Here

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shells at Cape May or any other small coastal com--munity, when with very little additional effort such defense centers as Philadelphia, Camden, Chester, New York and even Washington, itself, with their vast amounts of defense contracts and vitally important defense businesses could be attacked. “The citizens of Cape May are unanimous in their answers to these wild tales concerning our resort. They all reply that they feel much safer in Cape May than they'would in any large city, and if those persons who are spreading these malicious tales about the effect of the war on Cape May would only use logic about this thing, they, too, would realize that their fears and stories are without

foundation," the Senator concluded.

Commissioner George P. Wentrell, director of public works, reported that he had received an inquiry from one long-time summer resident of this resort, asking if it were true that all Cape May houses were to be painted black to obscure them

from detection from the air.

“That,” said the Commissioner, “is one of the

most preposterous stories I have yet heard, yet it was repeated in good faith to one of _ our summer

residents, who took the trouble to inquire make plans for his property here. "■

rumors present a grave problem for Cape May's summer resort industry, for unless they are refuted, a large number of our summer visitors, I dare say,

will stay home this summer.

“There is not one iota of truth to the innumerable war-scare stories I have heard circulating in

Philadelphia and its vicinity.”

The commissioners reported that one rumor was to the effect that all summer vacations in Cape May would be banned this year as a precaution against war casualties; another report was that the entire civilian population of this city was to be evacuated. “None of these tales which have come to our attention have even an inkling of truth underlying them,” the Commissioners declared. “Cape May has not been touched by the war any more than Philadelphia. Naturally, all precautions are being taken by our Civilian Defense Council, and in addition, we have the added protection afforded by Army and Navy units in the vicinity of Cape May. Instead of being evacuated, our people are preparing for the summer vacation season and are hoping that these malicious rumors about the war in Cape May

ou.u. U e. will not be harmful to what otherwise promises to ^ ^ he could I be the best and most active vacation season Cape

These false May has had for many years.”

Obituaries MRS. KEZIA M. TAYLOR Mrs. Kezia Marshall Taylor, wife of Edward F. Taylor, of 238H Perry street, this city, died Wednesday, February 25th, in the Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia, where she had been a patient for some time. The Taylors have been residents of Cape May County for more than 20 years, having moved here from North Wildwood •er a year ago. Mrs. Taylor was born in Delaware 74 years ago. Until confined by illness, she was active in church activities, having been responsible for building up several large Home , Departments#*) Sunday School. She was a member of the Patriotic Order ol America of Philadelphia. Mrs. Taylor was a member of First Methodist Church, Cape

May.

The Rev. Samuel Blair, pastor, officiated at the funeral servi ce in the Marvil Funeral Home, Darby, Pa., on Saturday. Interment was made in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill. Besides her husband, she is survived by five sons, Raymond W. and Norman S., of Cold Spring; Edward F., of Colwyn, Pa.; Irvin F., of Philadelphia, and Harold O., of Lakewood, Ohio. The sons acted as pall-bearers. MRS. BESSIE HOLLAND Mrs. Bessie Holland, 67 years of age, died Friday, February 27th, at her home, 934 Corgie street Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Hol-

ed on deck until the water reach- hngsead Funeral Home with the ed my ankles, then 1 slid in and Samuel Blair pastor of the started swimming until I reached; First Methodist Church, officiatt rgft. mg. Interment was made m Colg

“Just at that time, the 'mid-1 Spring Cemetery,

ships section sank under the sur-, Mrs Holland is survived by face and there was another ter-1 J wo , daughters and one son, two rifle explosion which lifted the brothers. Samuel and Joseph tlraft out of the water. Mcrget well, and a sister, Mrs. David

Crowell, of this city.

MRS. MAY DeCAMP • Mrs. May DeCamp, wife of Ivins DeCamp, of Paulsboro, died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, the Rev. and Mrs. L. V. Brewin, at Paulsboro, last Tuesday. She was 70 years of age. Funeral services were held at

and I and two others who were lost were on that raft. The sea was choppy and the water temperature was 38 degrees. Visibility was good after sunrise and I could see other rafts bobbing up and down in the water at dif-

ferent times.”

Morget said he was in the after engine room when he heard the 1

explosions. The destroyer lost the Erma Tabernacle Church .... steam pressure and the motors I Saturday afternoon with interffled. jment at Tabernacle Cemetery. “I went on deck and put on a 1 Mrs. DeCamp resided in Erma life jacket and helped Tidwell] 13 years ago before moving to

and some others to cut loose a ] Paulsboro.

life raft. I jumped overboard and] .... . when I was about 75 feet from MISS GEORGIANNA SY hES the ship it sank and there was ] Miss Georgianna Sykes, sister another explosion which blew me of Mrs. David C. Appelgate, of •ut of the water. I thought my Cape May, died suddenly - pV "l_

Phil-

adelphia. on Friday. February 20. Miss Sykes was buried in Monument Cemetery. Funeral services were held at Oliver H. Bair's, 18th and Chestnut streets,

on February 23.

back had been .broken.'

Merget said he did not see the submarine which attacked the desMoody said he was in the after engine room also at the time of

the torpedoing. He said he dress-] TkkTTThmTv ed in a heavy winter coat and MRS- ANNA LEHMAN life jacket, went to the galley Mrs - Anna Lehman, wife where he drank some coffee and Clarence Lehman formerly then went to a locker where he' Cape May died Monday at found heavy underwear. He said | home m Millville, following

he dressed in three suits before jumping from the sinking des-

Fourb

Fourteen men were on the life raft Moody reached, but only Hollenbeck, Moody and Pantall were on the raft when it was picked

<«p.

. Pantall said he dressed in heavy winter clothes and jumped from the ship when the water reached his ankles as he was standing on the main deck. Within three min- • utes after he had jumped, the Jones sank beneath the surface and there was a final explosion. He said he clung to the side of a raft for an hour before being able to get on it, then drifted for several hours before he and his companions were rescued. The “Jacob Jones" was the first U. S. Naval ship known to lave been sunk in coastal waters, although a number qf oil tankers and other commercial ships have been sunk along the Atlantic coast since the outbreak of the

war.

lingering illness. She

years of age. Funeral services

were held Friday.

Surving are her husband, sister and three brothers.

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Aged Cold Spring Couple Succumb On Same Day Within a span of a few hosrs, death claimed Mr. and Mrs. John Weldon, of Cold Spring, on Sunday. Mr. Weldon died Sunday morning after a two weeks’ illis. Mrs. Weldon, who had been poor health for some time and who went into a coma before her husband’s death, died Sunday afternoon. Double funeral services were held this morning at 11 o’clock at the Hollingsead Funeral Home, Cape May, with the Rev. S. F. Slikcr, pastor of the Erma Tabernacle Church, officiating. Interment was made at Tabernacle Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Weldon are survived by a daughter, Miss Ella Weldon. Mr. Weldon is survived by a brother in Philadelphia.

Home Nursing Class To Start March 16 A Red Cross class in home nursing and hygiene will start March 16 at 7:30 p. m. at the Lafayette street school. Miss Katheryn Hynemann, of Broadway, West Cape May, instructor of the proposed class, announced today. Twenty to 25 local women are expected to enroll for the course, Miss Hynemann said. The group is forming rapidly and those desiring to join should contact Miss Hynemann immediately so that preparations can be made for Classes will be held regularly until the group has mastered the fundamentals of home nursinig and hygiene wljich is part of the prescribed Red Cross instruction course bfeing carried out throughout Cape May County.

Ex-State WPA Head Succumbs At Name

William H. J. Eljv _ , Work Projects Administrator and a former State Senator from Bergen County, died Monday night at his home in Rutherford. He was 61 years old. Mr. Ely suffered a stroke Monday morning while at his law office. Death came at 9 p.m. A lawyer, he was educated at Rutherford High School, the University of Michigan and the New York University Law School. He was appointed State WPA Administrator in 1935, a poet be resigned two years later to seek a United States 'Senate seat. He was defeated by Senator W. Warren Barbour, the incumbent.

IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Martha Hand, of “The Washington Inn”, is a patient in Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia.

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