The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
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I learned from Stephan's fate-that Il was
better to torpedo the large craft. but
1 | was aware that the auxiliary Cr1Ils-
ers OF the British Government were
all over 10000 tons. so that for all
ships under that size 1t was safe 70
use my gun. Both these craft. the
| YelInnd and the Playboy-tlre latter an
American ship--were perfectly harm
/ less, so l came Up within II hundred
F. yards Of them and speedily sank them.
after allowing their people to get into
the boats. Some other steamers lay
further out, but was 80 eager 20 make
my new arrangements that I did not
go out of my course TO modest them.
Just before sunset, however. so mag
nifcent n prey came within my radius
OF action that I could not possibly re-
fuse her.
No sailor could fail 20 recognize that
glorious monarch OF the sea, with her
four cream tunnels tipped with black,
her huge black sldcs. her red bilges
and her high white top hamper. roar
ing UP Channel at tventy-threc knots
and carrying her 5000 tons as>lightly
as II she Were ton motor boat.
1t was the queenly Olympic OF the
White Star Line--once the largest and
, still, the comellest of liners. What
picture she made. with the blue Cor
nish sea creaming round her giant
+, forefoot and the pink western Sky with
one evening star forming the back
ground 70 her noble lines!
She wag about five miles off when
we dived 20 cut her off. NV oalcula-
ton was exact. As we came abreast
We loosed our torpedo and struck her
fair. We swfrled round with the con-
Cussion OF the water. 7 saw her In
my periscope list over on her side. and
| knew that she mad her death blow.
She settled down slowly, and there
was plenty OF time TO save her peo-
pie. The sea was dotted with her
boats When 7 got about three miles
OFF 70 20 the surface and the whole
crew clustered up TO see the wonder
ful sight. She Owed bow foremost
and there was n terrific explorIon
which sent one OF the tunnels into
the air. / suppose We should have
Cheered somehow none Of ne felt like
cheering. We We're all keen sailors
and II went 20 our hearts 20 see sucn
ship go down like a broken eRgshell
/ gave a Rrun order uui ali were at
their posts again while We headed
northwest.
once round the Lands End called
up my two Consorts, ana We met
next day at HSrtaud Point. the south
end OF Bideror3 Bay. For ne mo-
ment the Channel was clear. but the
English could not know it, ami
reckoned that the loss OF the olympic
would stop all ship, for a day or two
at least.
! Having assembled the Delta and
| Epsilon. one on each side o. me, I
received reports from Miriam ana Var.
the respective commanders. Each
had expended WE'VE torpedoes. and
between them they had sunk twenty
two steamers. 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 hoard and gave each OF the boats
one OF my crew ! also divided my
spare oil. my provisions and my tor
pedoes among them, though we had
tho greatest possible difficulty IN
those crank vessels IN transfer
ring them from one 10 the other
However at 10 o'clock II was
done. and The two vessels were in con-
dltion to keep 1.-THE sea for another
ten days. For my part, with only -wo
torpcdoes left, headed north up the
Irish Sea.
one of my torpedoes expended
that evening upon cattle ship maxi
ing for Milford Haven. Late a. night,
being abreast OF Holyhead, I called
upon my four northern boats, but
without reply. Their Marconi range
Is very limited About in the
afternoon Of the next day had O
feeble answer. IL was a great relief
to me to find that my telegraphic in