Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-08
.RES|STS ATTACK OF
!. SUBMARINE 4 HOURS
BRITISH STEAMER ANGLo-cALI.
FoRNlAN ESCAPES DEsTRuc.
TON nv HEROIC DEFENSE.
CAPTAIN KILLED ON BRIDGE
Calmly Directs Movements OF shis
Amidst Rain OF Shct--Britiah De
stroysrs Appear and German
Submessible Fiess.

Queenstown, July Z. - With n$as.
dead sailors stretched on her decAa
eight men lying wounded below anG
her sides riddled with shot ana sfea
the British steamship Anglo-Californ.a
steamed into Queenstown harhor afte
having withstood the attack or a Ger
man submarine for four hours. Ils
ships escape from destruction Was
accomplished with no other means Q
defense than the indomitaEle spir.
of her captain and crew, combines
with mastery seamanship which en-
abled her to Illustrate the efforts q
her assailant to torpedo her.
The story of how Captain Parslos
stood on the bridge Of the Anglo-Ca.
ifornian amidst rain of shot an.
calmly directed the movements OF hts
ship until he was killed by shell an
OF how his place was taken BY h.s
son until British destroyers anpeare,
and the submarine was compelled &c
Gee, was told by the Survivors.
Full Speed Ahead Ordered.
The Anglo-California left Montrea5
tor the British Isles on June "a The
submarine was sighted at s o'clock
| IN 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 far speedicr craft than the
steamer and rapidly overhauled her,
/ tic laf,x har oh 10
One shot put the wireless apparatus
on the Anglo Californian out OF action
Finding he could not escape by run
ming for it. Captain Parslow devoted
his attention to maneuvering his ship
90 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
ing orders as the submarine circled
around us vainly seeking to get pc
sition from which IL could give US q
death blow with torpedoes. All the
while the underwater boat continued
to rain shot and shell upon us and al
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 anc
terribly mutilating him. Just before
that he had given orders to launch
the boats. but this was very ditficulI
under the shell fire. Several men were
struck down while working at the da
Wits. Ultimately four boats were go
overheard and were rowed away Until
picked up
Son Takes Captains Place.
| The son of Paul Parslow, servini
as second mate, was standing by hi
fathers side when the latter was kill
ed. The son was knocked down b.
the violence of the explosion. Spring
ing to his feet he seized the wheel ant
as ably as mis- father had done, con
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
the British destroyers appeared. Oh
| their approach the submarine aban
doned the attack and submerged
| Young Parslow was still at the whee
| when the destrpyers came IN