The Washington times., 1915-10-10
Thrice in Subnl0rined
SHIP, BoyLs Undaunted
Escapes from Torpedoed Vessels, and
Is Ready to Go Back to His Work..

reached the water the submarine had
pulled up with us. The gunner on the
submarine swung bis big three-inch
around on us and broad grin covered
his face as he aimed directly at us az
and felt much relieved when he
THE boat in which our captain had
taken refuge had pulled up alongside
sSs saSaros of ,he Rad give s
tain h-ll for trying to escape. He told
him that many lives could have been
saved had he not attempted to run
"The submarine then turned Its guns
on the Armenian, and, with three shots,
put the finish to her. As she sank our
captain cried like child. After the
Armenian had disappeared. the captain
and his little craft sank below the SUR
face.
Picked Up BY Roats.
We were in the ilfeboats an hour
and fifteen minutes before the first
torpedo boat came In sight. There
were two Of them. One took US aboard
and to the Isle Of Lunday. while the
other remained there to keep watch for
a temperance OF the submarine.
only forty-eight OF our crew were
landed alive. There were twelve In
our boat who died on the way to
shore from exposure and wounds. 80
you can imagine the suffering that
results from contact with u German
!r"r'arine.
We remained In Avonmouth three
days and then shipped to Cardin and
then to Liverpool. From here we were
transhippod on the Baron Erskine,
bound for New Orleans. .
when we were ~ miles out Of
I.tyernOol wa Were hailed ahOnf 4
o'clock in the afternoon By, another
German submarine. the U-3S. We
were given twenty minutes to unload.
Every one got off safely. One Of the
boarded cur vessel and placed a bomb
In the engine boiler. After the bomb
had exploded the ship sank within
Ave minutes. No sooner had the
the waters than the submarine sub
merged itself and that was the last
we heard OF 1t.
after having been in the water for
Eve hours we were picked up by a
French mine sweeper and taken back
to Liverpool. where we took passage
to Boston. had found the sailing
pretty rough In European waters. but
] had to get back home for another
lead Of horses. so I took the frst boat
home.
We'll we got over without further
trouble. But the scare OF my life re-
mained for this one adventurous trip. I
was standing at the bow OF the boat
looking into the water. when I saw a
sea turtle about as large as n tup. II
looked like a floating mine. I stepped
back and again bid myself good-by.
for when a ship hits one OF those mines
1t Is only an instant until It Is a mass
of splinters floating on the waters.
What a relief II was to me when a
sailor told me that It was a sea turtle
Have I had enough excitement to last
me the rest OF my days? Well. hardly
yet. I am leaving indianapolis for
omaha. where I will bring back to New
port News n shipment of horses pur-
chased for the British army. In three
weeks we will try the Atlantic perils
once more"
WilsonS said that he had been through
many other exciting experiences. in
Guiding n Zeppelin raid in town In
England. He Is unable to understa nd,
he said. why It is the English newspa-
pers print nothing OF the German sue
cesses. He says the newspapers Of that
country have their people believing that
the Germans have been whipped long
ago.
Previous to accepting employment
with the British government. Wilson
was employed here.