Evening star., 1912-10-04
MEMBERS OF CREW DROWN
Officer in Command Also Among
Those Who Perished.
BUT ONE SURVIVOR OF WRECK
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Of American
Navy Collides With Barge Near
Philadelphia.

drowned today by the sinking Of the sub.
marine "B2," after she had been cut in
two by the Hamburg-American liner
Amerika off the coast Of Kent.
The commander OF the little vessel,
Lieut. Percy B. OBrien, was among the
victims. but his second in command,
Lieut.. Richard I. Pulleyne, was rescued
after being long time in the water He
was the only survivor and was utterly
exhausted when picked up.
The disaster in which the "B2' was
sunk occurred while the third patrol
fotilla of submarines. consisting of six
vessels. was maneuvering off the south
Foreland on the coast of Kent.
The liner Amerfka appears to have cut
the submarine completely in halves.
Lieut.. Richard ]. Pulleyne who was
second in command, was the only man
among fifteen aboard who was saved. He
was found floating in the sea too exhaust
than:
The submarine is cut in two. went
down mile
Was Participant in Maneuvers.
The BE had left Dover harbor at :
O'Clock this morning to participate with
the other submarines in a series of ma.
neuvers. The accident occurred Just ar
hour later, although none Of the sister
submarines knew anything about it until
Lieut.. Pulleyne was picked up from the
sea.
The young lieutenant collapsed after he
was conveyed to the parent ship.
Inc liner Amerika stood by after the
coiilsion and threw life buoys overheard
while a number of torpedo boats. after
being informed Of the accident by wire
less telegraphy. searched the sea fol-
hours. None Of the other members of the
crew, however, was found. and no sign
or wreckase was discernible in the vi
cinfty. The Amerika then proceeded on
her voyage to Southampton and the Cher.
bourg on her way to New York
This is the sixth disaster to British
submarines, each of them involving the
loss of from eleven to fifteen lives.
Lieut.. Percy b. O'Brien was the com.
mander OF the B2.
OF Smaller Glass Of Vessels.
Tho b mas one OF the older and
smaller class Of submarines, having been
built with ten sister ships between the
years 1903 and 1907. Her length was 100
feet and her beam IL feet inches. Her
displacement on the surface was 18O
tons and submerged 20 TONS Her indi-
Gated horsepower was COO on the surface
and $50 below. Her engines developed a
speed Of 111s knots on the surface and 6
knots submerged. She was fitted with
two torpedo tutbes and her complement
was two officers and thirteen men.
Torpedo Boat Damages Barge.
PHILADELPHIA. October A-The new
torpedo boat destroyer Bea1e. while pro-
ceeding down the Delaware river last
IT. T
collided with barge and tore large
hole in her bow.
The collision occurred near Newcastle
Del: about thirty nautical miles below
this city. The hole torn In the ship
measures about 20 feet by 10 feet. The
Beale was in command Of Lieut.. Parker
aid had crew of eighty-two officers and
men, most OF whom were asleep, but the
shock of the collision awoke all on board
None of the crew was injured.
Immediately after the collision the wa
tertight compartments were closed, the
government tug Samoset was summoned
and the Beale was towed back to the
navy yard here. arriving today. Prepara-
tions were Immediately made for an ex-
animation and the destroyer was placed
in dry dock.
Besides the great hole in her bow. the
Beale's forward engine was damaged.
Shows No Lights.
The destroyer is said to have been max
ing fifteen knots an hour when the col
lision occurred. Lieut.. Parker was in his
cabin at the time. and it is declared the
navigator on the bridge could not see the
barge. 1t was said at the navy yard to-
day that the barge did not show any
lights.
The BeaIe was but recently turned over
fp hQ having i
this city. On her official trial trip she
distinguished herself by making a speed
OF thirty-three and one-quarter miles ar
hour.
The destroyer was to have taken part IL
maneuvers at Newport and was then te
proceed to New York for the naval re.
view.