24th April 1919
A British military policeman and a German policeman outside the Cathedral in occupied Cologne. The notice board behind them lists procedures if a civil disturbance breaks out.
A despatch rider of the Army Signals, Royal Engineers, in mackintosh riding kit by his motorcycle. Near Cologne.
The German submarine, U 53, at New York, April 24, 1919. U-53 is noted for sinking USS Jacob Jones (DD 61) on December 6, 1917. She surrendered on December 1, 1918 and was broken up at Swansea in 1922.
Zhan Tianyou, engineer known as the “Father of China’s Railroad” for constructing the first railroad in China without foreign assistance, has passed away.
Ship Losses:
LV-51 (United States Lighthouse Service) The lightship was rammed and sunk while relieving Comfield Point Station.
Solid (Sweden) The cargo ship, en route from Montrose to Karlstad, struck a mine at a position northeast of Skagen Lighthouse, and sank quickly. The crew was saved.