The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
TJRKISII SAIL ORS IN
MODERN SEA ACTION
Measure Up to the Highest
Standard in Bravery and
Presence of Mind.

CONSTITUENCIES. May 22-Ptc-
lures Of Turkish sailors IN modern
naval acton are seldom seen to sucn
advantage as in natives account OF
the loss Of the armored cruiser Med
ifhteh. OF the Turkish Black sea heet.
published In the Constantinople pa
pers. The account purports TO De a
diary OF one of the men o. the cru1s-
er. who saved themselves IN small
boats when the vessel was sunk by q
Russian mine, near Odessa, early IN
April.
I've left constantinople when the
golden rays of the springume sun
were reflected in the verdant waters
OF the Bosphorus." the account be-
gins. I'VE were on our way 10 &C
complish an. important duty. We were
DESTROYS OF threatening the enemy on
their very shores
What great JOY Lighted AL the
faces when the captain. Sazm1 Bay,
had told the officers and marines that
we we're of for the fight. which TOT
weeks. we had awaited with fever1sn
s.on: April 2, towards dawn. the en-
enys shores were visible Une
coastal waters where We were steam
IL were very dangerous The enemy
he'd sown mines everywhere we
were isnorant Of the positions OF
these mines. but we could rest quiet:
for our torpedo destroyers ahead o.
us were sounding the sea and making
a road for US We were adEancans
and the rising sun with its broad golo-
| en- rays was lighting the pathway
| cit was $50 a. m. The first nre
10 o,,- r-11ns Was about to salute the
Russians ships, houses andSheartn OF
| the enemy. and prove that the. Tree
and majestic flag OF the Ottomans
floats on the waves OF the Black sea
suddenly an explosion occurred
! a detonation which shakes the wnole
iship. A column OF water rises. then
murst. Pieces OF iron strike the oeck
and plunge into the water WHAT mas
happened. The ship reels rapidly and
low water. An enenys mine wn1cn'
because Of its special manufacture,
, had not been seen by OUT mine hsn-
ing boat, had hit our majestic ana
beautiful ship.
"There the spirit OF bravery In our
crew appears. 60 alarm. no d.squlet-
ude Is shown. All is done in absolute
calm with the most perfect serenity.
No one seized the life belts Not
man thinks of the boats. for the cap
tain has not given the word Inc
crew has come up on deck, for water
IS rapidly filing the ship. -Four sall-
| ors are at the wheel below Their sit
narion Is extremely critical but they
stick TO their post They ask through
the speaking tube II they may come
IN as their comrades have done This
deed IS one OF a herotSm that can
not be described. It Is a duty to pub
Ish the names OF these brave men
and 20 cite them as the Incarnation
OF the sentiment OF duty They are
Asnar. the son OF Abraham OF Gar.
tai. Achmet, the son OF Menmet OF
Adalia, MehmeF. the son of MusGala
OF Ayanjk and Isman the son OF 1us-
s1re Of Brousa. So long as they had
not received the order Of their cap
tain they wou7d not quit their peril
| cns posts The water has ALREADY
reached the boilers and the engine
room. The pumps no longer w1ork 1oF
| lack OF steam The mat Is too little
| 70 fit the horrible leak made by the
mine.
4.At last the captain orders the boats
(, into the water and the IneoehS ols-
;1rsbuted. This is done IN the great
est calm without the least alarm or
haste. Inc LoTp@0O OeSLIOSS SA4SAA
To Rescue the Crew
iof our ship which is sinking while
i the boats are being lowered The
vessel leans more and more on us
side and as the cannon are partly
irnder water the captain gives the
word to leave The order is executed
without alarm. The boats MI Win
! sai1ors reach the destroyers and come
back for others
e-Ail the objects and important in
struments Of the ship are lowered
| into the boats and saved The captain
/ has no Ifebeh. A sailor offers him
his. He was the last to leave the
ship after having made sure that no
one vas left on board. The Dro was
entirely under water the stern still
! out -.
|! the enemy from relocating the snip
| a DESTROYER fred a torpedo at It. It
! was a wise measure. Immediately a
! column OF water arose and the ship
disappeared