The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-16
BRITISH HOLD FAST AGAINST HEAVY ATTACKS ON YPRES

sagging Of the cruiser stopped and the
Olympic's engines also slowed down. She
fell into the trough OF the sea, heading
south, receiving the westerly blast on her
Starpoard side. Il had been the original
intention to man the s;arboard lifeboats
first and they we're swung out; but the
port boats were also swinging from the
davits when the Olympic came to a stop.
Eager TO share Peril of Rescue.
The eagerness Of the crew to get
berth In the lifeboats was a bit embarras-
sing TO Capt. Haddock. 1t was ques-
ton OF selecting volunteers, although the
trip was one OF the most perilous ever
undertaken by the men OF the merchant
man. The olympic has splendidly
trained lot OF oarsmen. made up of
stokers, stewards, oilers and seamen. They
manned fourteen boats on the port side
and lowered them into the boiling sea.
Not one boat was damaged. although the
drop from the boat deck Is more than nifty
feet. Naturally capt. Paddock had made
a fine lee with his high sides to do the
trick in shipshapA
The fourteen lfehoats made good time
down the wind and came up on the lee
side OF the Audacious. As they neared the
wounded warrior the lifeboat crews noted
the remarkable steadiness Of the blue
jackets and officers. The silence In the
ranks made them look more than ever
Ike those in a painting
A few minutes before the lifeboats
reached the Audacious one OF the battle
ships boats which had been launched and
was lowering near the wound in her
stern was capszed by a comber Five
iren we're thrown into the sea and went
under. Only four heads came UP. The
"a nppiQhAb officer
The four others chung TO beckets on the
battleship and another boat, which had
been overheard some time. picked UP the
survivors. The incident caused no stir in
the ranks
Moved In squads 60 Boats.
II was hazardous to go near the side OF
the Audacious in the lifeboats. and the
bluejackcts. breaking ranks in squads un-
der orders, marched to the rail and jumped
one by one into the boats while the men
of the crews Tended of the buoyant little
craft with boat hooks. II was IA clever bit of
seamanship. Later the men o. warsmen
taken aboard the olympic said they never
had seen boats better handled even by the
professional seadogs, all of which was
much appreciated by Capt Haddock.
Less than 300 men from the Audacious
were berthed aboard the Olympic. although
there was plenty OF room for the full battle
crew. All tle rest were put On
trawlers and other craft that had hurried
to the aid OF the doomed warship. Some
were taken aboard the cruiser Liverpool
Some OF the Olympic's boats made three
trips to the Audacious and most made
two. The sea was - heavy that II was
impossible 10 hoist the lifeboats back on
the olympic and the whole fourteen were
abandoned. being picked up later by other
craft. The rescued sailors of the Au-
dacious went aboard the Olympic through
the lowest port on deck +. where the ship
news men enter the ship at quarantine
The sailors were hauled into this port
which Is wide as big door, by lines
thrown to them.
Not all the men OF the superdread-
nought abandoned her Her commander
and nearly all tho men OF tho engineer
ing force stayed aboard in the hope Of
helping in the mighty task OF towing that
was set for tho powerful Olympic.
Usually in sea accidents that result
In disabling ship that may be lowed
the samaritan that passes the tow line
does Il by floating II down on a buoy.
II was different and swfter in the case
OF the Olympic A meteorlc destroyer
dashed toward the merchantmen and as
she passed close under her stern an able
seaman Of the Olympic hurled a hesving
line to her. light hawser was bent
on the line and TO the hawser a heavy
steel hawser was made fast.
The destroyer passed the line TO the
deck OF the battleship and thus the steel
hawser was taken aboard. IL was shackIed
to the chain OF the bower (best anchor)
of the Audacious. the chain bcins designed
q impart give" TO the stin steel rope
Then the olympic, on slgnal from we
batt!eshlp, headed Tor the nearest maven,
Loon swiftly ABOUT twenty miles away
II that hawHer had neld the Audac.ous
might have been saved for repair. Tho
VI ."e C'' n ~ va 'I'pI' w 1Iat,
through tempe Stuous sea, but the steel