Evening star., 1915-02-22

tne DoWnShlre had taken TO the poatS
the Germans placed a bomb amidships
of the steamer and exploded it. and
the Downshire sank in a few minutes.
overhauled by Submarines.
The chief engineer of the Downshire
gave the following account of the
sinking of the Vessel:
The submarine was sighted two
miles away by the lookout, and the
captain thereupon ordered me to push
my engines all 1t was possible. He
suer had superior speed. and over
nauied US In short time and hred
three shots. The aim was so good that
we stopped Immediately. The subma-
rlne drew up fully above the surface
OF the water. 100 feet away. Its cap
tam hailed US in good English and
told us to get into our boats with haste.
Then the waste steam began to blow
OUT OF our exhaust pipe. The German
captain got excited at this, thinking
we were trying to signal for help, and
ordered US to shut off the steam, saying
otherwise he would open fire.
Went Down Head First.
II counted nineteen men on the sub
marines deck. When our boats came
alongside the submarine We waited
there while five German sailors boarded
one of our lfeboats. carrying a bomb.
which was in a hollow brass canister,
about eight inches long and four inches
wide This they placed in the water
under the side of the boat amidships.
The Canister floated nicely. and the
Germans lighted a fuse, and then rowed
back toward the submarine. Suddenly
there was an explosion. In the dusk 1t
seemed to have done little damage, but
three minutes later the ship began to
settle.
German Captain Affable.
Before the submarine departed we
talked with the captain, who was most
affable
Why do you trouble about little
boat like ours? We asked him
Why did you make war on usT the
captain replied.
Why don't You tackle those fishing
boats?' We asked. indicating trawlers
just visible on the horizon.
I'VE don't interfere with fishing
boats; it's commercial craft we are
seeking. said the German captain"
The German submarine U-12 is Of the
class built in 1901. She is of 25O
cruising radius of 1900 miles. The
vessel has complement of twelve
men. Her armament includes three
1S-inch torpedo tubes and two one
d
speed of thirteen knots above water
and eight knots submerged.
Saw Torpedo Coming.
LIVERPOOL, February %, via Lon
don.-First to sight German subma-
rine and then to see the track Of a tor
pedo making its way toward their ship
was the experience of the crew of the
British steamer Cambank, which was
sunk Saturday morning in the Irish
sea off Linas point. The survivors of
the disaster arrived in their home port
here yesterday. The third engineer
and two firemen were killed in the ex-
plosion and another member of the
crew was drowned when he tried to
jump into a boat. In all twenty per-
sons were saved from the wreck.
The submarine came into view, ac-
cording to the stories told by the men
of the Cambank, while the crew of the
steamer were preparing the boats for
an emergency. Then the torpedo was
observed. The ship was standing still
at the time and the torpedo struck it
sGuarely amidships, close to the stoke
hole. In less than fifteen minutes the
bow of the vessel seemed to fall away
and then the ship broke in two and
sank. Those of the crew who were able
to make the boats drifted for three
hours before they were picked up
After discharging the torpedo which
sank the Cambank the submarine quick
ly submerged herself. The crew of the
Cambank say the submarine unsuccess-
fully chased other boats in the vicinity
MI m hank was DESTROYED