Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18


| sensers assembled in, their places at
the lifeboats as before.
IL went below with my wife, but
couldn't see very well there. 80 came
back up on the upper deck. and looked
through my glasses ut the submarine.
L tried to get some clue as to her
identity, but could not.
After the third shot, the real chase
began. Through my glasses / could
see the submarine coming fast with n
bone in her teeth-with the spray of
the waves washing back over her bows
y fourth shot whistled over our heads
THE orduna was gaining. She ran
zigzag course. all tho time showing
the submarine only the stern, and out
maneuvcring her pursuer. The dis
lance between us grew larger, the
shots became fewer and finally afte,
about half an hour. they ceased alto
gethcr. and the submarine disappeared.
Some little time after the subma-
rine disappeared small vessel. which
appeared TO be very fast and was evil
IDENTIFY converted yacht, came close
by and steamed along with us for a
little distance. l afterwards learned
that this vessel was warship, and 7
was told on the way across that four
British warships had answered
wireless :. o. s. call of the Orduna and
had started towards u.s. They were
turned back. | was told. when we we're
out Of danger.
Il cannot. therefore. understand why
no news OF the attack had reached
America. for it was certainly known to
the british admiralty. Nor can / un.
derstand why the admiralty failed TO
give US a convoy.
The day we sailed. n few hours be-
fore we were attacked. we passed the
White Star liner Adriatic. bound in
from New York. She was conveyed BY
two torpedo-boat destroyers"
William o. Thompson. of Chicago,
counsel for the Federal Commission
on Industrial Relations, was another
passenger who saw the attack He
said he would send protest to Wash
inston He declared the attack was
deliberate. and pointed out that il was
upon westbound liner. not heavily
laden with cargo and carrying no am
munition.
PASSENGERS LAUD
CONDUCT OF CAPTAIN
The day after the attack the first
cabin passengers met and formally
adopted this resolution, lauding Cap
tain Taylor for his conduct:
We. the irst-class passengers on
the steamship Orduna on her memoir
able voyage from Liverpool July S,
1919, desire 10 express to you our heart
felt appreciation and our admiration
OF the mastery manner In which YOU
Unanswered and handled your shin dur
ms the sudden and deliberate attack
made upon IT on the morning of July
at a. NJ by German submarine
We feel that it was entirely due to
your resourcefulness and unfailinE
pluck that we escaped the dangers and
the sufferings of having to take TO the
open boats. and that the German COM
mander was completely defeated in his
evident intention Of destroying the ship
and setting us adrift on the sea.
We thank you, and we hone that
your brilliant conduct under shell fire
and in the face of grave danger will
receive elsewhere the award and praise
II so we'll deserves"
The Americans signing this letter
are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence johnson, Jr..
OF Philadelphia; William O. Thompson,
OF Chicago; Violet Richmond Smith. of
Chicago; Ford Humboldt Keith, Harry
j. Lesser and Henry Il. Leary, all OF
New York
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Manley, OF Nell
son. Is. c., and Mrs. r. NJ. Morse of
Winnipeg. also signed the letter, as
well as Baron Rosenkrantz and his
wife The British subjects. residents
OF Great Britain, who signed the COM
munication were eleven in number.
Accounts OF the passengers were
identical as to the attack except that
few OF them saw the beginning when
the torpedo was launched. OF the
firing all gave the same version.
The Orduna is the newest OF the Gu
nard transatlantic fleet. She was built