New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-24
L. :. Narsnips Sighted.

|. -. Narsnlps sighted.
The Adriatic brough. over no bodies
or survivors from the Lusitania and
sighted no submarines. When about
200 miles west Of Sandy Hook she
sighted two United States battleships,
but was not in communication with
them
Among the passengers were John p.
Brady, Il newspaper man OF Chicago,
and John Borden, yachtsman and build
er Of the yacht Adventures, which he
sent out to the Arctic 20 find specimens
of sea life for the Museum OF Natural
History.
Both men had been in Dunkirk when
the port was bombardod on April %
and 30 By big gas guns OF the Ger
mans. set up Al DiXmude, about TWEEN
ty-eight miles away.
Mr. Borden had been driving a motor
ambulance for his sister. Mrs. Mary
Borden Turner. who is directing hos
pital relief work i'm France. Mr. Brady
also was in her service as a chauffeur
of medical supply motor car.
From a military point Of view said
Mr.. Brady, the shelling Of Dunkirk
was a success. and spoke well for the
power and accuracy of the big German
gas guns. All the projecties fell
within square mile. 4 Taube kept
well over the city during the firing. and
apparently gave the gunners accurate
range.
The first shell came whizzing into
Dunkirk at 1890 a. m. on April %.
There were twenty fired in all the last
one dropping at 2:30 p. m. On the
following day eight were hurled upon
the city
The Germans were anxious 10 de-
stroy the French arsenal at Dunklrk.
j. was a green colored concrete struct-
ure and hard TO see. ! could not learn
how many persons we're killed. but !
understand IT was about four hundred.
! know that forty patients In hospital
near the arsenal were killed by the
concussion of one she'll that struck
about $50 feet away from the building. ~
Twelve Killed by Shell.
Mr.. Brady declared the first she'll
exploded on a parade ground where
company of men were drilling. 1t tun-
nclled into the earth. tearing up
great hole and killing about a dozen
soldiers and woundlng many others.
He said 4 woman who was walking
across the parade ground was decapl-
tated
THE approach of the she'll" he said,
"was accompanied by deafening noise.
II hit the ground about 300 yards from
me. was standing with several artil-
lery officers, and all of US were thrown
violently upon our faces.
THE French took the bombardment
very coolly. The civic and military au-
thoritieS waited until the firing had
ceased, and then set about their task Of
picking up the dead and covering all
traces of damage The she!ling did
not mean much 20 the Germans. for
the French soon removed their supplies
from the arsenal and transferred their
patients from the hospitals within
range Of the guns.
Mr.. Borden said his sister, Mrs.
Mary Borden Turner. through friends
in this city and Chicago, j. collecting
funds 10 augment her own contrlbu-
,ions for the construction of a portable
held hospital OF ten buildings, 4sX20
feet capable Of accommodating one
thousand wounded men. Her plan, he
said. was to have the hospital follow
the advance of the French line
Also on the Adrlatic was 7. G. Ma
cauley. American aviator. who has been
with the English troops on the battle I
fields of France, ,ustructing the flyers
in the use Of thirty American ma
chimes.
The demand for aeroplanes," he
said, els increasing. and splendid re
suits have been achieved