Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-09
RES|STS ATTACK Of
SUBMARINE 4HOURS
BRITISH STEAMER ANGLO-cALt-
FORNlAN ESCAPES DESTRUC-
TON BY HEROIC DEFENSE.
CAPTAIN KILLED ON BRIDGE
Calmly Directs Movements of Ship
Amidst Rain Of Shot-1ritish De-
stroyers Appear and German
SubmersibIe Flees.

Queenstown, July Z. - With nine
dead sailors stretched on her deck,
eight men lying wounded below and
her sides riddled with shot and shell,
the British steamship AnglO-CalifOrnian
steamed into Queenstown harbor after
having WithStood the attack Of a Ger
man submarine for four hours. The
ships escape from destruction was
accom- lished with no other means Of
defense than the indomitable spirit
of her captain and crew, combined
with mastery seamanship which ell
ableG her to Illustrate the efforts OF
her assailant to torpedo her.
The story of how Captain ParsloW
stood on the bridge Of the An9lo-Cal-
ifornian amidst a rain Of shot and
calmly directed the movements Of his
ship until he was killed by a shell and
of how his place was taken by his
son until British destroyers appeared
and the submarine was compelled to
fee, was told by the survivors.
Full Speed Ahead Ordered.
The Anglo-California left Montreal
for the British Isles on june "a. The
submarine was sighted at s o'cloc2,
in the morning. Captain Pars!oW or
dered full steam ahead and wireless
calls for assistance were sent out.
The submarine on the surface prov
ed to be far speedier craft than the
steamer and rapidly overhauled her,
meanwhile delugng her with shells
One shot put the wireless apparatus
on the Californian out Of action
Finding he could not escape by rUu
ming for it, Captain PaIsloW devoted
his attention to maneuyeTing his ship
so as to prevent the submarine from
using torpedoes effectively.
Captain Killed on Bridge.
Our captain was a brave man,
said one Of the narrators. He kept
at his post on the bridge, coolly Civ
irg orders as the submarine circied
around US vainly seeking to get a po-
sition from which it could give us a
death blow with torpedoes. All the
W HIIS Lilc tiiucI ttLCI DOCtt COuLliluGu
to rain shot and shell upon US and at
times IVES so close that she was able
to employ rifle fire effectively.
"At last one shell blew the captain
OFF the bridge. killing him outright and
terribly mutilating him. Just before
that he had given orders to launch
the boats, but this was very difficult
under the shell fire. Several men We're
struck down while working at the da-
Wits Ultimately four boats were got
overheard and were rowed away until
picked up
Son Takes Captains Place.
The son Of Paul ?arslow, serving
as second mate, was standing by hia
fathers side when the latter was kill,
cd The son was knocked down by
the violence Of the explosion. Sprinc,
ing TO his feet ne seized the wheel anil
as ably as his father had done, core
tinued lodging the submarine.
Another shell burst alongside him.
shattering one of the spokes Of tha
wheel but r3ung ParsIow remained {.
Ills post.
The wireless IS. o. S." calls that
had been sent out at the first alarrl
had reached those able to give NOR.
than passing assistance, however, ant
the British destroyers appeared. Oh
their approach the submarine abar:
doned the attack and submerged,
Young ParelOW was still at the wheel
whom the destrcyers came up