The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-17
Entire Crew of Tug, T. A.
Scott, Jr., Lost But Intern
ed Captain Escapes to Sub
marine.
CAUSE OF CRASH
REMAINS MYSTERY
Capt. Koenig, Shaken by Ac-
cident, Examines Sub to
Make Only Minor Repairs
Needed.

Needed.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Nov. IT,
Five lives were lost when the German
submarine Deutschland, which left
port early today for Bremen, rammed
and sent to the bottom with ito crew Of
five the tug T. A. Scott, Jr., one Of ito
two conveys. After the accident the
Deutschland returned to port.
The COLLISION occurred about a mile
inside the race and according to 4
member OF the Deutschland's crew
"came all In minute"
Tug Gets in Path.
The tug, he said, got unexoectedf<
IN front Of the Deutschland, the did.
tance being 30 slight between them
that the submersibIe had no chance Of
avoiding the accident. Her nose struck
the tug near the stern, lifting Il we'll
out OF the water and sending the
Scott's nose under. Almost immediate
ly afterwards the boilers Of the tug
exploded and the vessel sank with al
on board,
Captain Fred Hinsch, of the interned
German steamer Neekar, who was on
the tug grasped guy rope and was
drawn down with the tug. When he
rose to the surface he managed to
grasp 4 life preserver which hal been
thrown out by the Deutschland and
was taken on board the vessel by
which he was brought back to New
London.
Crew Makes Repairs.
The DeutschIand was not seriously
damaged, It was stated, and would
probably be ready to sail in q few days
when repairs had been made. Several
Of the bow plates were bent and the
rivets Ioosened but the interior Of the
submarine was not damaged. The re-
pairs will be made by members Of the
crew.
The tug and the submarine came to-
gether in a relatively smooth sea.
When it was apparent that the tug
was fatally rammed the crew jumped
overheard. Captain Hinsch swan to
life preserver thrown out by the
Deutschland's crew.
The Deutschland drew out of her
packet at the pier of the Eastern For
warding Company at 1:30 o'clock this
morning, accompanied by the tugs T.
A. Scott and the Alert OF the T. A.
Scott Wrecking Company, sub-agents
of the Eastern Forwarding Company.
She carried on her homeward dash a
cargo valued at 81, ,000, 900 and consist
ing OF nickel, rubber and silver bars.
Trip Without Incident.
A.sx> a. IA
out incident and when last seen by
newspaper launch the submarine was
ploughing through smooth sea at the
rate of twelve knots an hour, headed
for Montauk Point The newspaper
launch returned here after following
the submarine several miles At that
time the sea was smooth and the moon
in its last quarter cast its rays over
the water.
Failure of the tugs to return at an
early hour led to much speculation but
it was believed that they would ac-
company the submersible well beyond
the three-mile limit.
Although the Deutschland apparent
ly had been ready for her dash for
some days, her departure was rather
Her skipper, Paul Koenig.
spent the evening in his usual leisurely
manner about the city. He called at
two hotels and shook hands with
friends. When asked about his sail
ing, the captain merely smiled and
said he did not know.
Preparations All Made.
After leaving theatre the captain
strolled down to the state pier, stop
ping to converse with persons on the
way. In the meantime thorough pre-
parations had been made for leaving.
The machinery of the boat had been
tested days before and the craft was
First of all the lights at
the pier were extinguished and the
launch Efco of the North German
Lloyd liner Willehad scurried down
clear Then the steel net that had
protected the entrance to the pocket
was hauled up.
Farewells to the Willehad's crew
were said quietly. At 1 o'clock the
tugs Alert and T. A. Scott, Jr, Of the
T. A. Scott Wrecking Company. steam
ed up to the pier. The pOntoon, bear
ing a high fence that stood between
the Willehad and the dock was pulled
to one side and at 1880 o'clock the
slipped silently down the
Thames.
Slight Damage Done.
The damage to the Deutschland ap-
parently was slight according to offic-
ials of the North German Lloyd line
here who got into long distance tele-
phone communication with the officer
of the Eastern Forwarding company a.
New London, when they learned Of the
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