Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-03
Crew Gives Up Hope After
Battling With Rough
Waters Of Channel
JING0ES WOULD HANG
ADMIRAL Won TIRPITZ
Steamer Loses Thrilling Race
With Under Sea Boat and
Is Blown Up
(By Ed. L. Keen.l

London, April S.--After thrilling
run through the English channel in an
effort to escape a German submarine,
the British steamer Lockwood was tor.
pedoed and sent to the bottom, it was
learned today.
The crew of the fourth steamer to be
sunk during the week reached Start
Point with n stirring story of their eff
forts to escape. Abandoned by the
submarine, the crew battled for hours
against the rough waters in small boats
in which they had escaped, until final
ly picked up by fishing vessels.
Captain Henzen of the Lockwood and
his crew of % men were landed safely
at Start Point today. All were on the
verge of exhaustion from their long
fight against death in the mountainous
seas. Their boats were awasa when
the fishing vessels appeared and drag
ged the 23 men, more dead than alive
from their waterlogged crafts.
The Lockwood was proceeding al
only about half speed but with a leok
out on duty, when the submarine wa.
sighted, the members of the crew de
clared, When the command to hall
was received, Captain Henaen gnorec
it. He ordered mis- ship forward at tor
speed. In her wake the crew could SO,
the German undersea raider cuttinl
through the water in hot pursuit.
The submarine began to gain. Thei
llenzen began to pilot the Lockwoo,
IN zig2ag course. Turning sharpl,
to port and then to starboard th,
steamer endeavored to shake the sub
marine off, or at least protect hersei
from the torpedo which Captain Hen
zen knew would certainly be launched
For half hour the chase continued
Then the submarine oyerhauled tn
Lockwood and Il torpedo was fired a
her. 1t missed. The white tail of
second torpedo could then be seen cut
ting its way toward the steamer bu
it also passed wide Of its mark. On
third attempt the submarine S torped
struck tae Lockwood squarely amid
ships, There was terrific explosion
and the crew by this time was scramb
ling into boats. As they rowed clea
of their stricken ship, they discovers
that the mate had been left behind
The boats then stood by, watching TO
the mate to appear, and just as tn
Lockwood plunged beneath the wave
he diyed over the rail. Swimming tC
, warl the boats, the mate finally reach
ed his comrades and was picked up.
, The crew of the Lockwood nsiste
/ that the submarine offered no assist
ance. After launching the torpedo al
seeing that the Lockwood was fatal
} wounded, the German submarine sui
merged and disappeared. The me
| fron the steamer then could only bal
, tie for their lives in the heavy Sc
. which was running. Their boats raj
3 idly filled with water and hope ha
about been abandoned when the fishn
vessel appeared.
. Would Hang Admiral.
Hang Grand Admiral Won Tirpit
J and other responsible German officer
1 at the close of the war. This wa
tAe suggestion today Of the Dali
Chronicle in fresh outburst Of indiI
' nato in which all other papers ioine,
2 as result Of the sinking of the traw
crs reported torpedoed by submarin,
Yesterday.
1t is insisting that the sinking
the .rawlers constituted open violatio
of The Hague agreement Of 1907 whic
exempted fishing vessels from attaeI