The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-12
U.B0AT DODGED
ALLIED FLEETS
Captain of German Sub
marine Tells of the
Slaughter.
2 WARSHIPS SENT DOWN
Details Of Cruise on Which. Majestic
and Triumph Were Sunk Are
Rehearsed.
2 WARSHIPS SENT DOWN

New York. Juno 1.-THE German
submarine No. 81. which sank the
British battleships Majestic and Tri-
umph at the Dardanelles, was not
shipped to Turkey by rail and there
reassemoled. as reported from time to
time. but il made the perilous voyage
around Western Europe and past the
great Ans!cFrench fleet in the
Aegean Sea. The distance trayersed
by the No. 81 was 5000 miles.
The New York Globe today prints
an interesting interview with Capt
Otto Herring, commands: of the No.
81, which had been cabled to this city
from Constantinople. Tho cablegram
was dated Constantinople. Juno s. and
says:
We left WilheImshaven. thirty
three of us. April 25." Capt. Herring
finally begun under urgent pressure
When 1 was told that i was going
to Constantinople l said: Good. That
ia worth while. l LEFT only the first
officer and the chief engineer into the
secret 20 explain tho increased sup
plies taken aboard. We slipped quiet
ly out of Wilhelmshaven like SO many
other submarines going into the war
fare We kept on the surface most
of the time, watching for big enemy
ships. but failed to see any for a long
time to our great disappointment.
Slipped Past Gibraltar.
on the coast Of England We were
fired upon by a destroyer and had to
dive for safety. but along the French
coast We encountered no enemies When
100 miles from Gibraltar we were fired
upon by another British destroyer. We
waited outside and passed through the
straits early in the morning in plain
view. but without drawing 4 single shot
or attracting the least attention. Those
were tense. but gratifying hours.
''Once within the Mediterranean the
watch. already exactins. was Tedoubled.
Here again we encountered enemy ships,
but dived to safety under fire. While
passing Malta we were again fired upon
by French destroyer. but were not
touched We then proceeded south of
Greece into the Aegean Sea and to the
Darda nelles. We arrived there on the
night preceding May %, having come
from Wilhelmshaven in exactly one
month.
ExplOsion Shook l-Boat.
I'm the early morning light we saw
the Triumph and Majestic lying off the
coast. constantly encircled by destroyers.
Through the periscope | saw a destroyer
coming directly for us. We dived and
the destroyer passed over us with the
sound like that of a motor car.
1--WE came up Immediately. I took aim
through the periscope. pressed the but
ton automatically firing torpedo. and
the projectile slipped noiselessly into the
water. We divcd again The explosion
which followed was as terrific as though
it had been in the fore part of the sub
ma rine itself
Then We lay hidden two days and
half. after which we came up again in
the midst of the British ships. Just be-
fore noon, looking through the periscope.
/ saw the Majestic surrounded by ten
ships steaming around her in constant
circles for her protection. ] could see
the Majestic sailors on the deck taking
their MONDAY nap. Then. seeing a well
come space through the ring of encircling
ships | pressed the button and the tor
pedo struck the ship little rear of amid
ships.