The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
WireIess sn1nlnons Aid.


 The battleshlp's crV for assistance was caught by the wireless operator of the olympic which was only about 10 miles distant The steamer rushed at full speed while her crew made ready for their work. Volunteers were called for and double the number nec- essary to man the llfeboats responded. The crippled battIeship was rescued a few minutes after o'clock and be- fore noon all but 100 of her men had been transferred.
 By that time the battleship had decided list at the stern where, just below the water1ine, she had received her wound. Two of her engines were un11armed but the one aft was put out of commission.
 After taking off all the officers and crew who would leave their ship, Cap tan Haddock, of the olympia, turned his attention to an attempt to save the Warstip. A cable was given her but it snapped as it frightened. Mean tinne the hulkheads began to give way and it was soon apparent that 1t would be impossible to tow the ship or keep her long af1oat. The@cruiser Liverpool and several other warships which had come. up stood by.
 Late in the afternoon, it was decid- ed to. abandon, the Audacious and the officers and men who had remained aboard reluctantly left her.
 The hotilIa sof rescued ships contin- ued to stand by. however, until nine o'clock that evening, when terrific explosion occurred on board and the Audacious plunged stern first and in a moment had disappeared.
 The explosion is supposed to have been caused by shells set loose by the listing of the battleship- A bit of ar nor plate, torn from the sinking ship. struck the deck of the Liverpool, cut ting the legs from under 8 gunner. The man died in a short time
 The Audacious met her fate 25 miles off the Irish coast which the Olympic was szirting. The liner sailed from New York for Glasgow on Oct. 21. She had been warned that there were German mines off Tory Island and fear of thees mines was the official explanation when she unexpectedly put into Lough sWilIy The O1ym- pics passengers saw the flash of the explosion and watched the mighty warrior sink. Then their ship turned her prov toward Lough Swilly. Small craft cleared the route to make sure it was free of mines.
 From Oct. 27 to Nov. ? the Olympic lay at Lough rSwi1ly, during which time no one but naval officers were allowed to board her. An immediate investigation of the loss of the bat tIeship was begun. Charles M. Schwab was the only passenger who left the ship before it docked at Belfast OH Nov. g.
 ] vice-Admiral Jellfco, commander of the home feet, visited the scene of the disaster Nov 1 and it was with him that. MT, .Schwab went to Lon don.
 Even officers of the White Star line were. not permitted to board the Olympic at Leough Swilly and all sup plies were taken aboard by men of the navy. After the steamer entered Belfast harbor one of the walters on board was arrested charged with be- ing a spy and detained for examina- ton.
 The Olympic carried about 300 pas sengers. Nearly 100 of thees were English reservists. All passengers other than British were denied pas- sage from Belfast to Liverpool and were comp pelled to go to Dublin, whict. is an open port, and take boats for England. Secrecy regarding the loss Of the Audacious was enjoined upon the crew and passengers of the Olym- pie who were urged to refrain from discussing the naval tragedy which 1 they had witnessed pending a com