U Boat Attack On Perth Amboy Tugs Sparks Hero’s Tale
William H. Daley recounts the night the tug Perth Amboy and its four barges were shelled by a German submarine off Cape Cod. The crew, including Daley, evacuated in a lifeboat, received coast guard aid, and reached safety after a perilous four mile voyage to shore. Daley, 20, recalls calm, disciplined actions under fire and says he is ready to return to sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Daley
Portland
Perth Amboy
Ida Daley
Bedford Street
Cape Cod
Daley
Coast Guard
South Orleans
Mass
Boston
Brunswick
Amboy
Morse High
Times
Chatham Station
Young Daley
Tug Perth Amboy Sunk Off Cape Cod After Submarine Attack
The Perth Amboy was shelled and sunk by a German submarine after towing coal barges from Kennebec to Portland. Bath native William Daley, 18, and Arrowsic native Earl Pinkham, 27, both survived. Daley had joined Morse High School alumni recently, and Pinkham is married with four years aboard the tug.
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Perth Amboy
Cape Cod
Kennebec
Parker’s Flats
Lansford
Gardiner
Portland
Bath
Gibbons Coal Co
William Daley
Earl Pinkham
Daley
Bedford Street
Morse High
Provincetown
Mass
Pinkham
Merritt Pinkham
Doubling Point
Arrowsic
Bayonne
N. J
Sheriff Breaks Up Party in Woolwich
Sheriff Oliver and Deputy John Norris raided a Sagadahoc ferry party at Gowell's Grove uncovering about a dozen craps players. They confiscated four red dice and a two dollar jackpot, while the gamblers fled toward the Kennebec. Officers stopped the pursuit and will return property at the sheriff's office upon claim.
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Oliver
Gowell's Grove
Sagadahock Ferry
John Norris
Bath
Kennebec
Price Guest of Sister for Two-Week Visit
Miss Theresa A Price of Philadelphia visits her sister Mrs R Weber for two weeks and will join them for an auto trip to New York Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
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Theresa A. Price
Philadelpia
R. Weber
Mrs. Weber
New York
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
What the YMCA Does in War Time
William Macpherson, camp secretary of the third Naval District, spoke at Phippsburg Center about YMCA work in Brooklyn during the war. He traced its growth from 1844, noted naval Y and Red Cross efforts, dormitories, canteens, and social activities that kept 20,000 sailors connected to a home atmosphere while 800 men slept nightly and meals served daily.
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Phippsburg Center
William Macpherson
Third Naval District
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jesus
George Williams
Y.M.C. A
England
Smith
America
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Naval Y. M. C. A
Helen Gould
Sand Street
Russel Sage
Naval Reserve
United States
Navy Y. M. C. A
John R. Mott
U. S
Marine Barracks
52Nd Armory
Bensonhurst
Staten Island
Marine Basin
Red Cross
Franklin Trust Co
Mayor Clergy Discuss Sunday Ball For War Workers
City meeting led by Mayor Wrake explored Sunday baseball for shipyard and war industry workers. Reps from Emergency Fleet Corporation and Bath ministers debated legality, religious concerns, and possible government control to aid wartime recreation and productivity.
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Shipping Board
Wrake
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Bath Ministerial Association
Fleet Corporation
Bath Iron Works
Texas Steamship Co
C. Raymond Chappell
New England
Clarence M. Fogg
Knights of Climbus
J F Clary Visits Boothbay Harbor Sunday
J F Clary of Court Street was a Sunday visitor in Boothbay Harbor, adding a local touch to weekend social notes.
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J. F. Clary
Court Street
Boothbay
Harbor
County boy faces danger at sea but keeps returning
John Ray, after two years abroad among enemy submarines, visits his father William Ray in Woolwich. The 8 year mariner recalls two torpedo attacks on cargo ships Henry Juckenbach and Luckenbach, surviving icy waters and loss of eight crew. He plans to return to sea and pursue German U-boats.
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John Ray
William Ray
Woolwich
Mr. Ray
France
England
Chenung
Mediterranean
Luckenbach
K. I.guckenbach
Bath
Pejepscot
Washburn
Ray
Texas band leader honored with satin silver cornet gift
Harry A. Starbird of Bath, leader of the Texas marine band, was surprised with a satin finished silver cornet at the Texas Steamship Co. office. Director Harry W. Burdin presented the instrument as a token of friendship from band members and friends before Starbird leaves for Camp Devens with draftees. He vowed to carry the cornet into any future regimental service, playing for Bath friends wherever he may go.
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Harry A. Starbird
Texas Marine Band
Bowdoinham
Camp Devens
Bath
J. F. Carvil
Harry 'W. Burdin
Starbird
Burdin
Richmond Boy Drowns After Deep Water Jump
Ovilla twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Grondin drowned in the Kennebec river off Crosby Navigation Co yard while diving from the bank. Companions unable to help him. body recovered about an hour later. He often swam with older boys and tried deep water jumps. Parents and siblings survive. A First Baptist church social committee planned a gathering for Baptist youths in Bath with an attractive program.
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Ovilla
Charles ‘Grondin
Kennebec
Crosby Navigation Co
Grondin
Japanese Red Cross Mission to Europe Visits Washington
A Japanese Red Cross special commission paused in Washington for a day’s visit. Henry P. Davison praised Japan for foresight and humanity, noting Japan’s Red Cross strength. he stressed shared ideals, cooperation, and mutual understanding between nations during the war era.
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Washington
Special Commission of the
Japanese Red Cross
Europe
United States
Red Cross
Red Cross Societies
Red Cross Society of
Japan
American Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Department of Science
Eminent Commission
Eix¢ Ceilency
Prince Tokugawa
Arata Ninagawa
Moses Field Site For More Houses
The Texas Steamship Company has purchased the Moses field at the north end of the city and will transfer it to the Emergency Fleet Corporation housing committee. It will become Bath workers housing with six brick community houses for 40 men each, plus a commissary and dining hall. Construction will proceed with adjoining Hagan property work. The site lies north and behind Beacon Street Church, reachable from Dummer Street extension or Oliver from Washington Street.
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The
Texas Steamship Co
Oliver Moses
Moses Field
Housing Committee of the Emergency Fleet Cor
Bath
Hagan
Beacon Street
Dummer Street
Oliver
Washington Street
Kennebec Ship for a Lighthouse Use
The wrecked James Drummond barge remains on a pinnacle rock in Dall Patch Shoal in Seaforth Channel since October 22, 1914. A beacon light has been placed on the foremast to aid navigation, with photographs of the ship taken by a passing officer showing little change since the disaster.
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Dall Patch Shoal
Seaforth Channel
James Drummond
Alaska
Lighthouse Department
Seattle
Drummond
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Bath Boy
Chatham
John M. Clark
WM. C. Chadbourne
Front St
Broad St
Sheriff
Y.M.C.A
Phippsburg
Kellog
John Ray Home
Texas Boys
Cornet
Richmond
Esther White
Robert Coombs
Harold Potter
Marion Worrey
First Baptist Church
Prince Yohihisha Tokugawa
Miss Margaret Wilson
Henry P. Davison
Bird & Son
East Walpole
Johnson Bros. Company
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