The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11

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background to her noble finest
She was about Eve miles OF when
we dived to cut her off My caIcula.
ton was exact As we came abreast
we loosed our torpedo and struck her
fair. We swirled round with the con.
cusslon of the water ! saw her In
my periscope list over on her side. and
! knew that she had her deathbIow.
She settled down slowly. aud there
was plenty OF time to save her people
The sea was dotted with her boats
When ! got about three miles off I
rose to the surface. aud the whole
crew clustered up to see the wonder
ful sight. She dlved bow foremost
and there was terrific explosion
which sent one OF the tunnels into the
air. ] suppose we should have cheered
somehow none Of US felt like cheer
ing We were all keen sailors. and
II went to our hearts to see such a shin
go down Ike broken eggshell. I gave
a grun order. and all were at their
posts again while we headed north
west. Once round the Lands End I
called up my two consorts. aud we
met next day ut Hartland point. the
south end OF Rideford bay. For the
moment the channel was clear. bot
the English could not know II, and I
reckoned that the loss OF the Olympic
would stop all ships for a day or two
at least
Having assembled the Delta and ED
silon. one on each side OF me. I receiv.
ed reports Gr0m Miriam and Var. the
respective commanders. Each had en-
pended twelve torpedoes, and between
them they bad sunk twenty two steam
ers. One man had been killed BY the
machinery on board Of the Delta. and
two had been burned by the ignition
OF some oil on the Epsilon. ! took
these injured men on board. and nave
each OF the boats one of my crew. .
also divided my spare OIL. my provi.
mons and my torpedoes among them.
though We had the greatest possible
difficulty In those crank vessels In
transferring them from one to the 9th. !
er. However. by 10 O'Clock Il was
done. and the two vessels were 10 con-
tition to keep the sea for another ten
days For my part. with only two
torpedoes left headed north up the
Irish sea. One Of my torpedoes I ex.
pended that evening upon q cattle ship
making for Milford Haven. Late at
Night. being abreast of Holyhead. .
'alled upon my four northern boats.
Tut without reply. Their Maroui
1nge Is very limited. About 8 In the
lfternoon of the next day had a fee
DE answer. IL was a great relief TO
ne to bnd that my telegraphic lnstruc.
Ions had reached them and that they
we're on their station. Before evening
We all assembled In the lee OF sanda
sland. In the Null OF Kintyre. I felt
~ admiral indeed when I saw my Eve
all In q row. Panza's re-
ort was excellent They had come
ound BY the Pentland 6rth and reach.
q their cruising ground on the fourth
ay. Already they had destroyed TWEEN
, vessels without any mlshap. or
cred the Beta to divide her oil and tor '
edoes among the other three. 30 that I
hey were In good condition to contin.
Q their cruise. Then the Beta and I q
eaded for home. reaching our base q
pom Sunday. April o. on Cape I
wrath ! picked up a paper from a '
mall schooner. \
Wheat, "a; maize. 90; barley. e." 4
That were battles and bombardments d
to that! n
The whole coast OF NOriand was \
osely blockaded by Gordon within c
'rdon and every port. even the small
It. held by the British. Bat why =
loud they suspect my modest confec- n
oner's villa more than any other OF v
10 10000 houses that face the scar A
as glad when I picked up its homely !,
bite front In my periscope. That n
ght landed and found my stores In. 7,
ct Before morning the Beta report. q
herself. for We had the windows 1T T
a guide 4.
IL 10 not for me to recount the mes NJ
ges which found waiting for me at W
y humble headquarters. they shall h,
er remain as the patents OF nobility u,
my family. Among others was that rs
yer to be forgotten salutation from O,
y king. He desired me TO present er
yself at Hauptville. but for once I w
ok II upon myself TO disobey his N
II took me two days-or. tb
Their, two nights, for we sank our w
Ives during the daylight hours TO At
all our stores ON board. but my O,
esence was needful every minute OF tu
time. On the third morning at 4 in
lock the Beta and my own little ex
gship were at sea once more. bound dc
our original station on the mouth lo
the Thames. mn
had no time to read our PAPERS Z,
no