Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-08
RES|STS ATTACK Of
sUBMAR|NE4HOURs
BRITISH STEAMER ANGLocALi.
FoRNlAN ESCAPES DEsTRuc-
TON BY HEROIC DEFENSE.
CAPTAIN KILLED ON BRIDGE
Calmly Directs Movements OF Ship
Amidst Rain Of shot-Eritish De-
stroysrs Appear and German
Submcrsihie Ficss.

Queenstown, July Z With nsas
dead sailors stretched on her decN
eight men lying wounded below arc
her sides riddled with shot and saei
the British steamship Anglo.Ceiifoiniaf
steamed into Queenstown harhor afie
having withstood the attack OF a Ger
man submarine for four hours. Tat
ships escape from destruction wa
accomplished with no ether mean o
defense than the indomitaIle spir..
of her captain and crew, combinef
with mastery seamanship which en-
abled her to Illustrate the efforts ci
her assailant to torpedo her.
The story Of how Captain ParsloS
stood on the bridge OF the Anglo-Cai
i~fornian amidst a rain Of shot ant
calmly directed the movements Of his
ship until he was killed by a shell an
of how his place was taken by h.s
son until British ~desfroyers anpeares
| and the submarine was compelled &c
dee, was told by the survivors.
Full Speed Ahead Ordered.
The Anglo-C Californian left Montreal
| tor the British Isles Oh June "a. The
submarine was sighted at s o'clock
N the morning. Captain Parslow or.
Tered full steam ahead and wireless
calls for assistance were sent out.
The submarine on the surface prov
ed to be a far speedier craft than the
steamer and rapidly overhauled her,
meanwhile deluging her with shells.
One shot put the wireless apparatus
on the AngloCalifornian out of action,
Finding he could not escape by run
ming for it. Captain Parslow devoted
his attention to m%aneuvering his ship
80 as to prevent the submarine from
using torpedoes effectively.
Captain Killed on Bridge.
Our captain was a brave man.
said one of the narrators. lie kept
ut his post on the bridge, coolly Civ
ing orders as the submarine circled
around us vainly seeking to get a pc
sition from which it could give us q
death blow with torpedoes. All the
while the underwater boat continued
to rain shot and shell upon us and a,
times was so close that she was able
to employ rifle fire effectively.
AT last one shell blew the captain
off the bridge, killing him outright ant
terribly mutilating him. Just before
that he had given orders 10 launch
the boats, but this was very difficult
under the shell fire. Several men wer,
struck down while working at the da
Wits. Ultimately four boats were go
overheard and were rowed away unit
picked up"
Son Takes Captains Place.
The son of Paul Parslow, seryini
as second mate. was standing by hi
fathers side when the latter vas Kill
ed. The son was knocked down b.
the violence OF the explosion. Spring
ing to his feet he seized the wheel an
as ably as his father had done, cor
tinued lodging the submarine.
Another shell burst alongside him
SCATTERING one of the spokes of tn
wheel but young Parslow remained a
his post.
The wireless IS. O. s." calls tina
had been sent out at the first alarm
had reached those able to give NOR
than passing assistance, however, AM
the British destroyers appeared. On
their approach the submarine ahan
doned the attack and submerged
Young Parslow WAS still at the whee
when the d%estroyers came up.