The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-06
Anglo CalifOrnian's Com
manderDied on Bridge in
Flight from Raider
SON STEERED SHIP
UNTIL HELP ARRIVED
Nine Dead on Deck, Eight Wounded
Below, When Vessel Steamed into
Queenstown - Several Americans in
Grew, Including One Vermonter.

QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, July 6. =
with nine dead sailors stretched on her
dock, eight men lying wounded below,
and her sides riddled by shot and shell,
the British steamship Anglo-Califor-
MAN steamed into Queenstown harbor
yesterday after having withstOod the
attack of German submarine for four
hours. The ships escape from destruc-
tlon was accomplished with no other
means of defense than the indomita-
bic spirit of her captain and crew,
combined with mastery seamanship,
which enabled her to Illustrate the eff
forts of her assailant to torpedo her
The story of how Captain Parslow
stood on the bridge of the Anglo-Cali-
tornian amid u rain of shot and calm
ly directed the movements of his ship
until he was killed by a shell, and of
how his place was taken by his son I'M
I'll British, dcstroyers appeared and the
submarine was compelled to flee, was
told by the survivors.
The Anglo Californian left Montreal
for the British Isles on June "a. The
submarine was sighted at O'Clock
last Sunday morning. Captain Parslow
ordered full steam ahead and wireless
calls for aid were sent out. The sub
marine on the surface proved to be a
far speedier craft than the steamer
and rapidly ovcrhauled her, meanwhile
deluging her with shells One shot put
the wireless apparatus on the Anglo
californian out Of action. Finding that
ne could not escape by running for it
captain Parslow devoted his attention
70 manoeuyring his ship so as to pre-
vent the submarine from using tor
pcdoes effectively.
Our captain was a brave man.. -
said one of the narrators. :" He kept at
his post on the bridge, coolly giving
orders us the submarine eircled around
us vainly seeking to get a position
from which it could give us a death
blow with a torpedo. All the while
the underwater boat continued to rain
shot and shell upon us, and at times
was SO close that she was able to EN-
ploy rifle fire effectively.
At last one shell blew the captain
oil the bridge, killing him outright and
terribly mutilating him. just before
that he had given orders to launch the
hoats, but this was very difficult under
inc shell lire. Several men were struck
down while working at the davits. I'll
tlmatcly four boats were gotten over
board and were rowed away unit
picked up"
The son Of Captain Parslow. serving
~ second mate, was standing by hi,
father s side when the captain wa.
KILLED. The son was knocked down by
the violence of the explosion. Spring
ing to his feet, he seized the wneeI
and, as ably as his father had done
continued dodging the submarine. An
other shell burst alongside him, shat
tcilng one of the spolles of the wheel
but young Parslow retained his post
The wireless S 0 S calls that bo,
bcen sent out at the first alarm ha(
reached those able to give more fha1
p0ssive assistance, however. ana Brit
lsh destroyers appeared. On their an
preach the submarine abandoned tn
attack and submerged Young Parsley
was still Mt the wheel when the de
stroycrs came up.
Fitty Americans and Canadians wer
"ihohg the crew Of ninety-fve aboar,
the ship. among the number bein,
George Price of Woodstock. vi
whether he was among the dead o
wounded is not known.