Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-02

marked boat Events were to prove
that he was right -. -
Boat eriif At oaee. - /
! we but oGt FRONT port at i've
clock in the afternoon, and We iIaa
not been to sea three hours when the
offeers on hoard ordered q yery care
full boat dFill. They were takfps no
chances Every man, woman and child
among the passengers was made tc
put on life preservers and lined up
around the boat which they would take,
In case any accident should occur. The
officers were very pafnstaking in see,
ing that each person knew perfectly
how TO put on life preserver in the
quickest and most secure fashion.
: In fact they were so careful that
the thing got On my nerves. Il could
hardly sleep that night, and get IN at
"a. m. on the morning OF July 8 ia
go on deck, where r walked no and
down and finally stood still on the star.
70 side Of the promenade deck. /
had my glasses With me. and between
$50 and a AZ M II distinguished 4
bark fearing tie name Normandy she
had Two large american flags painted
on her side and siie took course
across our haws never saw a mere
assuring sight than those two painted
aagSl 10y 80 z e = ~ Ssst 81
AT exactly SIS by Inyswatcn, 4 cav
the wake Of the torpedo passing about
10 yards to the stern sof the shin
There was no mIstaking II. because Of
the speed with which IL travelca and
the peculiar nature Of It's wake. It
came from the port side aud passed,
"a the starhoard. leaving q trail about
three or four feet wide behind IL The.
torpedo itself was entirely snbinerged
II ran from starb0ard ia tie pors
side d the snip. but could see no sispI
Of the submarine. II was a strange.
moment for me- There was not asoul
on deck outside Of possibly two or
three officers on the bridge. Hhndreds
lay FAST asleep In that ship when the
silent death went by 49,: =. -. -. .s
suH1artne 10 Surface. g
About ~ minutes lateTI saw o stii1s
marine rise 70 the surface about one
mile away. and with my glasses I could
plainly distinguisil ave or six men up@
on It's deck Il had hardly risen when
there was pun Of thin white smoke
from It's side, and q nash. The duh
boom OF the report rolled over the.
water inst as the shell screamed high
above the bridge. The shell hit the
water and exploded as ft struck. throw;
ing a, spray Of Water 40 feet into the
ar. IT, was doubtless one Of those
nlurd erous strapped shells. which
bursting over the deck OF q ship, will
sweep it clear. ot men. / n. ss z - -
deck q second she'll whizzed lower
down over the second class smoking
room. A third dropped In the imnie-
date wake of the Ship, as did four
others. They were evidently striyfng
hard to get the range Seven shots
were fired ID all
AS soon as tae dripg was well IN
der way the officers 0Fdered the pas
sengers to 20 below. They were
obeyed without 0uesiioll and there vas
at no time any signs Of q panic The
fhoroush ssiiscinlinU Of the crew and
he evident eaimness sof the officers
had its 6ifec4 ~ apfeventing any rise.
81 hysteffa, and too much credit can
not be given the cunard Company for
Tie pfesaFiag precautions which i y
now taking
'.But had that torpedo travelled 10
feet ahead Of its actual course, pre-
cautions would have been almost Use
less. There was ABSOLUTELY no warn.
ne of any kind whatever. And FOL
aIl that the coTnmander OF that sub
marine knew about It the orddfs
might have sunk with . loss Of hun
areds of lives - 1