New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-29
Flee to Turkish Craft.


were terrible.
Flee to Turkish Craft.
"It seemed that | had no sooner
struck the water than the submarine
appeared under the bows of the ship
| could make out number OF men on
her deck. With them was an officer
VIII, m I took to be an Austrian. Inc
submarine had her collapsible life
boat out and the crew were pulling
people from the water to her small
deck. The officer was waving his arms
and shouting TO the people to be calm.
"When the officer warned US to go
back. had worked some distance from
the ship, and, seeing life boat near,
| waved my hand. and called for help.
After two attempts, they threw me
line. | was almost exhausted.
when the worst of the panic was
over We rowed back to the Barulos and
were taken on board. The submarine
was still alongside, its deck covered
with women and children, most Of them
In q half drowned state.
"All of the rescued were finally taken
back aboard the Barulos and count
showed that fourteen children, seven
women and four men we're missing.
Two OF the men were British sailors
from the Sailor Prince. They had lost
their lives diving overheard with their
mates rescuing children.
Scores of the passengers had been
trampled In the terrible rush. and there
were many wounded. Those hurt the
worst were lifted into the submarine
and treated by the doctor Of the Baru-
los who went aboard at the invitation
of the submarine commander"
Mrs. Egan described many heart
rendinq scenes that occurred as
mothers were torn from their children
Cone woman" she said, who had
tbrown her three children overheard
went raving mad on deck. / think she
jumped into the sea later herself and
was lost.
an the steerage, where most Of the
Messengers were travelling, was a troop
Of Japanese acrobats. saw one OF the
women in the troop, with an infant in
her arms, trying to climb up the side
of the ship. She was surrounded by
many others, and now and again she
was pulled back by some drowning
hand. A rope wes finally thrown into
her hands. but. boxing up to the deck,
she said, in English:
"'Never mind about me. | belong 70
no one and have no one to care for me
Save somebody else
"Then she passed the rope 70 an
other woman, and a minute later she
and her baby sank from sight"
British Seamen Heroes.
The British sailors. Mrs. Egan said
proved themselves heroes. They d I'd
their best to quiet the panic, anc sue
eeeded in saving many lives. After
ward they helped treat the wounded.
The panic was apparently caused by
n useless fear. Mrs. Egan explained, for
only a single shot was fired by the sub.
marine. which stayed nearby until all
possible rescues had been made and
the wounded treated. Then she disap-
peared.
81 did not learn its name or number"
said Mrs Egan, "but il was the largest
| nave ever seen.
"The captain Of the Sailor Prince told
me that he recognized her as the same
one that had sunk his ship some hours
previous. although at that time, he said,
she flew the Austrian colors. Her deck
armament consisted of two l2-pound-
ers, which were in plain sight as she
came alongside the Barulos. The Sailor
Prince, her captain declared. was given
twenty minutes 10 get her crew into
the boats before she was sunk by nine
shots fred into her hold"
Available shipping records here do
rot contain the name Barulos. This
may be due to frequent changing OF
names, and the remaining OF ships cap
tured in the war zone.