Evening journal., 1916-04-20
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tCOnunued from rage SiNl.
,itizen. named Henry s. Beer. was
leaning on the port rail about ten
feet behind the bridge and gazing
seaward when he saw the approach
ing torpedo about 100 yards away
and exclaimed to his wife and COM
panion: "A torpedo," Immediately
following his exclamation the missile
struck the vessel. Dispositions o.
Henry S. Beer and Mrs Henry s.
Reer)
In further corroboration OF the fact,
that the captain saw the torpedo
coming toward the vessel. is the
sworn statement of the engineers on
duty that the order 20 port the helm
and 10 stop the starboard engine was
received and obeyed CReport Of Ad-
miral GrasseD. No reasonable ex-
planation can be given for this un-
usual order other than the captain
saw something which caused him to
change his course sharply 10 star
board.
IN addition 10 this evidence which
would IN Itself appear 10 he conclu-
sive that the agent Of destruction was
a torpedo is that OF Lieutenant Smith,
United States Navy attached to the
American embassy az Paris. who. ac-
companied by Major Logan. United
States Army. Of the embassy. went TO
Boulogne. inspected the hull Of the
Sussex and personally found beneath
the mass OF watersOaked debris OF the
wreck Fifteen pieces Of metal, which
they retained In their possession as
they did not believe the pieces formed
part OF the vessel The inspection Of
the hull disclosed that the vessel was
wrecked by an external explosion the
boilers being intact, and that a short
distance forward OF the bridge was
large dent showing that the vessel had
received a heavy blow, direction Of Inn
pact being from abnft the beam along
q limo at an acute angle with the keel
Of The vessel. (Report OF Lieutenant
Smith cahlcd April -. This evidence
coincldes With and corroborates the
statement that the vessel was swing
ing 70 siarhoard and away from the
torpedo when struck.
Pieces Of Metal Collected.
The pieces Of metal. which the
American officers had collected. were
compared by Lieutenant Smith. Lieu
tenant Commander sayres. and Ma
for Logan with mines and plans oil
mines in possession Of the French
naval authorities az Roulogne. Roche
fort and Toulon and British naval
authorities ar Portsmouth. These Of
fcers are positice In their opinion that
these pieces OF metal were not part
OF a mine. (RepOrt Of Lieutenant
Smith. cabled April 2 and 81.
Among these fifteen pieces Of metal
were two screw-bolts showing the
effects OF an explosion. which we're
stamped with "K' and "56" on faces
at the head Of one. and TX" and "5S"I
on faces OF the head Of the other
Examining German torpedo In the
possession of the French naval au-
thorities at Portsmouth the American
officers found that Identical screws
with the letter "S" and a number
were employed to fasten the "war"
head (Kopn TO the air chamber
1leutenant Smiths reports. cabled
April .. 5 and 49,
The screws used in French and
English torpedoes have no markings
and OF a slightly different size (same
reportsl. Furthermore. the American
officers we're able by comparison and
close examination TO positively lden-
tify and locate all the remaining thir-
teen pieces Of metal as parts Of a
German torpedo. as follows:
Fragment 3. part OF inner seat of
water relief valve Of engine valve
Fragments and 8, punto bands of
engine room casing.
Fragments 6 70 10. inclusive, and 12.
parts OF engine cylinders.
Fragments II, 13. IA. 15. parts OF
steel war head still bearing the dis
tinctive red paint common 10 Ger
man torpedo war heads CReport OF