The sun., 1910-05-27
o DROWNED I'M SUBMARINE
THE FRENCH PLUTIOSE lost
orr HARB0R 90 CALIIN
struck 90 Con,lnG 10 the surface by Pad
dle wheel Of GhanRel NAn steamer
part sG PiuShass AppsaFed NhsNe
water fOg a Tlme ThrR Vessel sank.

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part sS PiuNtase ApPsared NhSNe
water fog a Tlme ThrR Vessel sank.
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Down, May 30.-The steamship Pas de
Calais Of the Casis to Dover line cOllided
with the French submarine Pluviosc
shortly after she left Calais at i:G O'Clock
this afternoon. The submarine iOun-
dered. and on aboard. tweRty-eight in
all. were drowned.
The Pas do Calais had got well out
when one Of her paddle Wheels struck
something. The stsamer received an
extremely viOlsnt shock and stopped al
once. The captain thOught AZ aFat that
the Pas de Calais had hit a sub@erged
wreck, but a short time later part Of the
PluviOse appeared. riaihG from the water
behind the Pas de Calais.
The captain Immediately ordered
boat 10 be lowered from the steamer TO
so TO the aid of the submarine. The
sailors who manned the boat stepped on
the small deck of the Pluvioss and knocked
loudly on the iron plating They re-
neived no response from the men inside
and in a few seconds the PluviOse made
n sudden plunge and disappeared. The
sailors from the Pas de Calais had soarcsly
time 10 remin their boat before the sub
marine sank.
The Phviose had leit Calais half an
hour before the Pas de Calais to execute
plungiRR exercises. and Il was coming
to the surface when Il struck the paddle
wheel of the Pas de Calais. The latter
was carrying the morning mail 10 Eng
land. She had n large number Of pas
scnRen on board and she Immediately
put hack 60 Calais. where her mails and
passengers were transferred to another
steamer. which left an hour later.
II u regarded ~ strange that the sub
marine was manBvrinR directly In tho
track of the croas- Channel steamers.
The news Of the accident caused great
stir in Calais and Paris. where Il had been
hoped that the long series Of disasters
10 French submarine boats was At hst
ended.
The Ministry Of Marine did not hear
of the accident until the officials were
informed by the newspapers. shortly
afRerWaFd an Oflioial telegram was received
from CaAis confirming the newspaper
report
A Commander. three other Ofloars
aud a crew Of tWgnty-four men were
90 the PluviOas. No one was saved.
Torpedo boat deatrOyeru were hurried
from Dunkirk. and two tugs Are nov ~
the SPOT where the Piuviose wsnt dOun.
Tha PhnyiOAs Was ne lAtsse type q sub
marine boat on the lAubeuf system. she
was 50 meters long aud so tons burden.
She went down IN seventeen meters Of
water
Despite a strong nortbeasterly swell
that u running torpedo boats ~ a later
hour tonight form a circle around the
scene % the sinking Of the Pluviose keep
ing a viRilant watch. All attempts to pur-
sue the work of rescue have ceased. ten
divers having found Il impossible TO de-
scend more than four meters owing 20 the
heavy swell
Il h the general opinion Of experts that
all aboard the Pluvioss are dead. Power
ful tugs and dredgers are being sent from
CherbOurE 70 sttempt to recover thc
sunken boat
The submarine boat ventoss entered
Calais tonight Her 0ficera and crew
were weeping silently Petrol is floating
on thu water where the Pluvioas sank,
which proves that her petrol tanks were
stove In A theory 10 advanced. how
ever. that the imprisoned men let out
the petrol With the view Of avoiding
deleterious gases.
The problem Oi raising the boat. whiOh
weighs go tons, from the deep water In
which she lies ls matter Of general
discussion. Most u the opinion on the
sub ieot II pessimistio.
Commander Callot's parents. who are
~ years old. insist that they be permitted
to 60 20 the scene of the disaster His wife
lives in Paris with their two children
Another officer II the name Oi Engei Is
unmarried he saw service in Morocco.
CALAIS. May % Tho Minister Of Marine
has arrived here 10 supervise the work of
salvage. Oeicen who directed the work
of salving the subma arinea lntin and Far
fadet are expected here. The catastrophe
has created deep emotion az TouloD and
rorient. where most Of the families Of the
crew Of the PluviOse live.
PARIS. May 2s.-lt il announced on
cially that there were three officers and q
crew Of twenty-five men aboard the
PluIvinse. u IN also announced that Capt
Prat. commanding the Calais submarine
iotilla. was On hoard the Pluviose
The Pas de Calais has been dry docked.
Il was found that her ruddsr was smashed
and several Of her plates were stove.
Many Americans were aboard the Pas Dc
Calais and witnessed the accident but did
NOT realize how serious IL was Every
available inch Of chain In CALAIS has bssn
placed at the disposal Of the diven to az
sist in the work Of raising the Pluviose
The boat went down exactly mile from
land.
Il is aaid now that powerful tugs will
drag the Pluvioas % the shore because
raiaing her N said 10 be impossible.
France has suffered more severely
than any other country from accident
10 naval submarines. Sinos July 9. 1908,
when the Parfadet was sunk on Biserta,
Tunis. shs has had Eve Submarines lost
OF damaged. Two Of these Wsrs kept from |