The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-25
ERMAN SUBMARINE ATT ACK ON BRITISH
 WARSHIP DESCRIBED

4 {scsouressu,o1deraee of Associated Press.) gfshA HsaEue Nov. 25-A letter telling fof an attack by the German sslbTlar-s Inc UL2s upon an unnentioned British vsarua1tp Is published by The Zeit. It hexfne with prepara1ions for the ex-s Deditaor '<tSFo hours before midnight in order to make the strike at dawn The 1eseer said to have been written by a member of the crew of the at tackfng boat follows:
 7 sAroand ths heavy granite rocks of taas lonx pier. 1nonstrousiy black in the dark night the storm sweeps up the TzateaS Of the North Sea in angry ,vuasvea inside the pier the water lifts up onr submarine in the regular nap- fdon Of heavy waves Everything is .s~The fact that many people are hur- rytna about on deck is only shown oy the sonbre figures who now and then pass in fr9nt of the single Ian a9read1 under water, there arises the eoz1id Of heavy pounldin g and the weird cran Ing of the engines. which are beens tried out- Aa 10ss0 there is ehziH whistle from the little bridge which stands high above the submarine ana which is coy- cred with heavy canvas. The ofdcer in command, dressed in his oilSlzinE, Kiwas tho sign of departufe The ca- blen axe 1oosaned A shorts sharp sig
  ysl1Er a tlle motor 5csstcahese and the 20 i under way sfhe sharp bow pzows though the ate sCh both aides oz tlle ship long waves are form- .ed. shzhasnsring with light from the lsls 1f faae sesE We mo telE in a westelv s5Ir yRe are going tos EHsGE',z ezeany
 saS hAavszls ara :cpvared with cld1de I0tfA star Is sszisible A few feet Apsv ffdn1 lse hoat no thing fs
  asadS and the bridge sss entirely flood- ed vth water zo noise is heard but the neavY sound of 1lae motor and the swiHh of the water passing al eng our s1dee
 The earliest signs Of dawn appeaz when suddenly in the near distanee there is the sight of a heavy hulk, swinging high above us upon the We pass through the long tai ok foam Wh5ch g hostile torpedo de- stroyer has just left behind. speeding tovEards the east We have managed to find our way through the first line of the enemy advance guard. Now on vfe must be very careful.
 F = A sfgfa1 is heard ana men appear upon deck The boat is prepared for action The flag pole Is taken down Part of the bridgeis Is folded together brought up to the proper heis ht. Then che ezafxaure throllg the Eona bfned bfldes sIfle coming tower is hern1 eti1 cal <1ka ned ant I1ss i1lss v tea Us ssl .a1 talsk1 tl1A E5at is about to subnne lse Ez1e xasoliz& motors stop their endless song Electrtcfty will drive us from now untM we shall rsappear upon the wAteEsS ssss
 ionng lieIfenant IS posted at the psFasGo1se and looks for the enemy The sailors take their positions neal the 7orpedoes. The interior Of thu boat Is lighted with two small electric bulbs They make the darkness visf h1e but give no light. T'verywhers there Is q sta1a szaelIs ofs oil. It Is i'm fhe 1Eofse of the e75e.sss and the wa ter. The heat in the small room i oDDresHiyes
 snrorra time to time the officer il co1nxaand Of the three torped oes look at his watch or at his compass boil of which he carries around ais wrist IFifenfIy the men all watch the sign Board on the wall In front of them sFlae storm which ss raging upon tn surface makes itself felt in the depth Every motion of the water causes th, boaf to rock D Q and down, up anS down. and up and down.
 we think of fhe advamtage of tn man on board a Wafsnip. 1T has tim. comes he can go down with last 1ooi at the happy sun and the blue sky We see nothing, hear nothing If tn boat is to go down we shall all suf locate in the darkness under water.
 tsSi1d denly we all jump up and for get heat and bad air and discomfort Tn small lighted letters the sign boar says: "A Attention-s
 ssThe officer in command holds tn, lever which will release the first tor. pedo. The sailors make ready to Iauncl the second one as soon as the frs shall have gones A few seeD1ds pass We must be very near the enemy Suddenly the first sign dfsappeare Half a second later and the red glowing letters say sFaress with single jerk the lever releases the tor pedo. A short metallic click t11e nods Of the water rushing into the empt,