New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
TURKISH SUBMARINE
 SAVES PASSENGERS
Twenty-Five Drowned in Panic When British Steamer is Stopped


 ! marine stopped the British passenger | ship Barulos in the Mediterranean and after twenty-five had been drowned, assisted in rescuing many of the 250 passengers who had gone overheard in panic, said Mrs. Eleanor Franklin Egan, an eyewitness who arrived yes- terday on the steamship New York. The Barulos, according to Mrs. Eagan, who is writer returning from a six months trip through southern Europe, left Piraeus for Alexandra on October 2. While the ship flew the British flag her crew was Greek and passengers, of whom a majority was third class, being chiefly Greeks and Orientals. When about five hours south of Crete, the ship picked up three boats containing the crew of the British steamship Sailor Prince, which had been sunk by submarine a few hours previous.
 Panic Breaks Loose.
 The Barulos, Mrs. Egan said, car- ried only four lifeboats, each with a capacity for thirty people, The res- cue of the crew of the Sailor Prince created excitement which was at fever heat when suddenly submarine came to the surface about two miles distant and fired a shot over the Barulos, evil oently as signal for her to stop.
 Instantly wild panic broke loose," said Mrs. Egan. "The four lifeboats or the BarulOs were resting in their checks, while swung alongside were the two boats in which the men from the Sailor Prince had made their es- cape.
 Threw Children Into Sea.
 Led by the crew and the fire room force, the passengers rushed for the boats. Women, unable to get to the boats, threw their children into the sea and jumped after them. Fright ened sailors. cut the ropes holding the small boats and when the latter crashed into the water three of the six were swamped and emptied of their human loads. "I was at the rail when the submarine appeared, and I started back toward the stairs leading below with the idea of helping to quell the panic. I was caught in the rush and literally forced over the side into the sea. I had a hard time to keep above the water, my difficulties being aggravated by the struggles of others trying to catch hold of me.
 "It seemed that I had no sooner
  appeared under the bow of our ship. On her deck I saw a number of men with an officer whom I took to be an Austrian. The submersible had her colla psible lifeboat out, and the sub marine crew were pulling people out of the water onto her deck. The, officer was holding up his hands shout ing to the people in the water to be calm. I heard him say in perfect English:-
 Not Murderers.
 For Gods sake, go back to your ship, are not murderers.
 By this time I had worked my way some distance from the ship and sec ing one of the lifeboats near I held up my hand and called for help. The people in the boat responded and, after a second attempt succeeded in throwing a line to me when I was all but exhausted.
 ''The first of the panic over, we rowed back to the Barulos and were taken aboard. Women and children, many in a half-drowned state, were crowding the deck of the submarine, which remained alongside. When all the rescued were returned to the Barulos toll showed that twenty five were missing, fourteen children, seven women and four men. Two of the latter were British sailors from the Sailor Prince, who lost their lives diving overheard with their mates to rescue children.
 "In addition to the twenty five drowned many were wounded in the panic; several of the most serious were taken into the submarine and treated by our ship doctor, who went aboard at the invitation of the sub- marine commander"
 Heartrending Scenes. Mrs Egan said she witnessed many heartrending scenes. "One woman," she added, "who had lost her three | children by throwing them overheard went stark mad. In the steerage was l a troupe of Japanese acrobats. One l of them, woman with an infant l child, was seen almost exhausted try l ing to cling to the sides of the ship l She was surrounded by many others. A rope was thrown into her hands l but looking up, she exclaimed in | English:
 Don't mind me. I belong to no one, and have no one to care for me. | Help someone else.'
 With these words she passed the | rope to another woman and with her | babe in her arms, sank from sight. Rescued Sailors Were Heroes. "The rescued British sailors proved heroes. They not only tried to quell 1 the panic, but succeeded in rescuing many persons. Afterwards they helped the wounded.
 "Only one shot was fired by the