Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04
Submarines Gross
 the Atlantic Ocean
TO JOIN THE BRITISH NAVAL
 FORCES AT eIsRALrAR
UNDER OWN POWER
sssadron of Four suiIs in the Unised States and Assembled in Montreal wsr. Conveyed sy Larger War. ship.

Boston, Oct. a.-R dotfIla of Amer lean built submarines which ventured across the Atlantic to toin the British naval forces at Gibraltar made the passage safely under it's own pcw-r and without extraordinary discomfort Tor the crews, according to letters re- ceiyed here today from men who shared in the expedition
 No Rough Weather Encountered.
 Conveyed by larger warshfus the little squadron of four vessels. fresf, from the yards at which they were assembled, in Montreal. proceeded down the St. Lawrence river and after stop at St Johns. V. F.. put to sea to Gibraltar No extremely rough boats were able to make the long run under their own engines Provision had been made to tow them if they Rof into any trouble The crews stood the heavy rolling of the craft very well and are said to have enjoyed the ! trip.
 Part Of Group of Ten.
 The flotilla formed part of group or ten submarines for which the Brit ish admiralty had contracted in the United States After Washington had decreed that the construction of the vessels in this country would be a vio- lation of neutrality. the party were shipped to Canada, where the boats were completed in the yards of the Sickers-8axtm company. an English concern which two years ago estab- hshed a branch in Montreal for fhe building of merchant ships. At the outbreak of the war the yard was given over to naval construction | By the middle of July the subna- rines were ready for the water and naval officers who had arrived from England conducted a series of trials in the St Lawrence river. During one of these trials submarine ran down tho Canadian government steamer Montmogny. The submarine was somewhat dau1sFed. but not disabled. ' Sailed Under Convoy.
 4 When fl was established that the new vessels were seaworthy. they sail- fad From Montreal under convoy of thr Anticosa in the Cuff of St Iawrencs I they were joined by the cruiser Cal garian- The latter. an Allan liner. had been taken over by the British admir- alty at the beginning of the war and fitted out as an auxiliary cruiser with | Ia Fog for Two Days.
 With the Bulgarian and Canada showing the way. the submarines voy- aged seaward and along the south coast of Newfoundland to St Johns, The only misadventure was the loss cs one of them in a fog for TWO days. They remained in the harbor of St Johns for four days. to have their ma- chinery adjusted. while the Cs.lEariau took on supplies for all the boats. One hundred men of the Newfoundland re- serve and 200 soldiers of the New foundland regiment went aboard the Calgartan to join the British sea and land forces
 Travelled on the Surface.
 Thoroughly outhtted the .caIgariar turned her prowt eastward. suiting he1 pace to the wallowing stride of hei |, proteges- The latter travelled on the surface throughout the voyage pro- pelled by crude oil engines. Each carried a crew of two officers and n men Some of the writers say thes suffered somewhat from the cold and : that the food was not always warm The cooking in the submarines wal done by electricity. the supply oi which did not always equal the de mana