New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-21

hsbiliments. with a sprig OF evergr en-
in his Spanish coat, out of honor TOT
the season, sitting on the edge OF
table, swinging his legs and spinning
his yarn.
Just so he sat on hatch Of tho
Columbian at ll:A5 a. m. on Novcm-
Der 7. The vessel had discharged its
cargo Of horses at -. Nazaire. France.
and was now beating down the co's,
for Genoa The cattlemen were siill
with her, for there vas no other wa
to get home.
"Half of them we're eating in the
forecastle. but German had finished his
meal and was OF deck. II was storm.
in the Bay of Bscay. and the vessel
was kicking her screw out now and
again.
"And then | heard something go
crack-like a fellow clapping his hands
close to your ears. Then there came
another. and the bell rings IN the
engine room. and | see the chief en-
gineer come running hell-bent for the
bridge. He speak, TO the captain ana
then comes back.
II saws to him. Chief. that was a
submarine. and he says, 'Oh, CUES.
not but | could see he was worried.
An hour later. something rose oil
the Columbian's starboard bow, IKE "A
stumpv nagpole set in base OF steel
and louder crack came over the
choppy waves.
The U-49 did not dare risk coming
near in such weather. She ventured
to within 200 yards OF the snip. ana
then futtered a string OF signals that
on one could understand on board the
Columbian. Then she signalled for the
vessel to proceed.
Followed All Night
All that night the Columbian ham
mered her way across the bay at iu.'
speed. and all night long the O-AS ioi-
lowed the creamy trail of her wake.
great steel shark. In the morning the
sea had become so quiet that she wa
able 10 draw alongside and send on
officer aboard.
81 saw him meet the captain. IL
was a we'll set up. yellow haired fello"
a lieutenant. guess. He clicked his
heels together and stood at attention
while Captain Curtis walked toward
him and held out his hand
"The officers face turned red and he
nushed the captains hand away. Then
very clear and calm he gave the skip
ner the worst dressing down | ever
heard. He had fine flow OF English,
that fellow. If the weather mad not
interfered.' he finishes. i should have
eunk your Internal vessel last night.
Then he orders the captain on board
the submarine and gives US an hour to
pack I'D and leave the ship. We
thought Captain Curtis was going to
be shot.
The men were then transferred TO
the BALTIC. which had apparently been
taken by the submarine some days pc
fore. and later, when this was sunk, TO
the Vaeringen, another prize.
Three days thereafter they were or
dered into boats of Camirinas. port
al the northwestern corner of Spain.
This was at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing. and eighteen miles from shore.
The men Of the Columbian pulled until
1890 p. m. before they reached the
beach.
"And Just before we came TO shore
the U-49 preached like big whale
near one of our boats. and put Captain
Curtis aboard her and then sank again,
while the spiggoty soldiers in the fort
on the beach cheered their heads of
We was glad to see the skipper. We
was sure he had been shot.
"Since that time" Uncle John Cor
man concluded. with sigh. 1--WE been
wandering around in Spain. No, don't
want to talk about H. | can still taste
olive oil and fish heads, and amt it
bad enough to be reminded Of il b.
the coat I'm wearing