The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-09-23
British Commander Gave Cor
respondent Time 10 Get OFT.
HELPED SAVE ENTIRE CREW
Firing of Torpedo Delayed Several
Times by Officer Who Was "GIad to
Meet" a Chicago Newspaper Man.
The Ell After Firing at the Niagara
Stole Out of the Sea of Marmora.

sunk by the British submarine Ell
in the sea of Marmora the other day.
The crew was saved.
1.-The Niagara. a tidy little freighter,
was lying off the Galata pier awaiting
sailing orders when | made her ac-
quaintance' says the correspondent of
the Chicago Daily News. Il flourish
ed my Turkish pass before the eyes of
the captain TO prove my right to ac-
company him to Chanak Kaessi"
After telling of his fear during the
first night of the trip the correspond
ent continues:
"Pingr came the sound of a peculiar
explosion.
We could not see the submarine from
our shelter. but several times We heard
that ominous ''Pingr
We were huddled there for perhaps
five minutes. though it seemed an hour.
Our fear was not of death. but of the
unknown. What was it like. this hor-
ribe torpedoing? Was there a chance
of escape? The anguish of suspense
was terrible.
Finally our boat stopped. The lieu
tenant leaned over the bridge and call
ed on me TO conduct in English what
ever conversation was necessary. BY
that time the submarine had glided to
a position about fifty yards away. d.
rectIy beside us One of the men on
her was shouting unintelligibly. | ran
to the rail.
Have we time to get into the boatS?'
l yelled. Then | clearly and gratefully
heard:
Yes. but you had better be quick
about it,
Lifeboat Is Quickly Swamped.
Electrically the scramble began. The
boat in front of me was splashed into
the water PROV first. | swung out by
the ropes and was halfway down be-
fore | noticed that the boat had
swamped and one man was sitting in
her frantically battling with his fez.
wait a minute" | shouted to the
submarine, waving my arm like a
brakeman signaling his engineer TO
stop. The commander of the subma-
rine responded with the same signal. !
and | went back to help with the boat.
1t lasted an eternity. and ! returned !
to the rail to ask an extension of time. |
Can you wait a minute?" 1 shouted |
again.
YES" he said quietly. 81 shall give |
you time"
"GIad to Meet YOU" Is the Word.
With landlubber's conceit | thought |
he was interested in me. so introduce
ed myself, adding. with an excusable |
flourish. that l was charmed to make
his acquaintance. He bowed and said:
II am glad to meet you" as though
the acquaintance of correspondent Of
the Chicago Daily News thus made
upon the sea of Marmora was the at
tainment of a long social ambition.
but what ship is that?" he insisted.
''The Niagara
Where bound?"
"Chanak."
"What have you on board. supplies2"
II am only a newspaper correspond
ent." | said alphabetically. land can't
be expected to know the cargo the ship
what are those sailors, marinesT
81 don't believe so. This Is only an
ordinary freight steamer"
Better See to That Boat"
You'd better see to that last boat"
called the blond lieutenant .or she'll
be swamped too"
mi 49, ha nj df |
swung loose, but were taking care. so l
went hunting for a rope.
Never mind the rope" said the lieu
tenant Your boat Is launched. Bet
Ter get in"
| thanked him, saluted the other four
,n the submarine, who waved their
hands good naturedly, and went to the
all
How tho Vessel Was Sunk.
The ELL was gliding away, the
blond lieutenant at the wheel slowly
as though it were an automo-
bile. He directed his ugly craft about
80 yards off.
The Niagara lay lifefess. The men
IN the submarine were watching her
ntently. None of us stirred. Sudden
v the Niagara burst open. the entire
unfolded powerfully and a
mass of orange smoke rolled upward.
by darling flames. The re-
,ort, somewhat muffied. followed.
Burning timbers showered into the wa
err. The ship began sinking quickly.
n half a minute the stern disappeared.
The prov turned skyward and slipped
apidly under water. The orange cloud
4 smoke hung over the place where a
minute before the Niagara had lain.
The submarine likewise slipped under
be water with demoniacal magic, and
We with our three boats were left
lone on the sea of Marmora. we and I
he orange cloud-and distant line l
( black smoke which evidently had
rged the blond lieutenant to expend a I
orpedo and disappear. 1t WAS Turk
III destroyer.