The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-14
Steamer Bowie Reaches New
York, Tells of Escape.
1t Also Saw U-BOat Pursuing
the Ship Hellig Olav.
WAS MILE BEHIND dane
Many Passengers on Fleeing
Ship Are Americans.
Great Excitement Along Coast,
but Many Ships Leave.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE Ger
man under-sea boat, U-53, has been
sighted off the Massachusetts, coast.
apparently in full pursuit of an un-
identified Dutch steamer. The radio
station at the Charlestown Navy Yard
withheld whatever information they
had, but wireless messages from in
bound steamers made the report ap
pear authentic.
Can't Find U-bOat Base.
Newport, r. l., Oct. 14.-The Ger
man under-sea boat, U-53. which sank
five and possibly six steamships off
Nantucket Shoals last Sunday. had
not been relocated by stations here
early today despite reports from the
steamship Bowie, yesterday. that she
had sighted a submarine 'astern" 200
miles east of New York. The location
of the Teuton raider is just as much
of a mystery today as it was imme-
diately after she dropped out of sight
following here destructive raid.
No other report regarding the Ger
man submarine save that from the
Bowie is regarded as authentic and
more definite word. which is expected
when the Bowie reaches New York.
American destroyers, at least three
of them from the reserve fleet, still
patrol the heavy seas off the Atlantic
coast today No word regarding the
floating base for which they are said
to be searching has been received
here. Allied destroyers still cruised
from Cape May to Cape Ann on the
lookout for the German raider.
Witnessed U-Boat Chase.
New York, Oct. 14.-When the
n
Westward bound submarine in the At
lantic yesterday morning she was ap-
parently in pursuit of Danish pas
senger ship, the Hellig Olav, according
to observers on the deck of the Bowie
which arrived here.
The nationality of the submarine
was not Identified. The Bowie in fear
of attack because of being a freight
ship, put on full speed and headed
directly west. At the time she passed
out of sight of the other tN o vessels,
the Danish boat still seemed to be
endeavoring to escape from the sub
marine. The weather was clear and
the Heliig Olav was between two and
three miles distant at the moment she
was first observed, when he subma-
rine was about one mile to the Danes
stern. This was about $40 a. m,
when the Bowie was approximately
200 miles east of New York.
Ship Left New York Thursday.
The Hellig Olav left here Thursday
for Copenhagen and other Scandinavia
ports, carrying SO passengers in the
first cabin, 81 in the second cabin and
steerage passengers. Many of those
in the cabins are Americans
At the time she was sighted by the
Bowie, the Dane was flying no flag, but
her identity was distinguished by her
name and the Danish flag painted on
her side.
The Bowie reached port with a gun
mounted on her stern.
Many Ships Start Voyages.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE largest
fleet of steamships that has left this
port since the submarine raid off Nam
tucket last Sunday is due to sail today,
while United States destroyers are
hunting along the North Atlantic coast
for a secret base for German subma-
rineS.
Incoming and outgoing ships pur-
sued zig-zag courses far off their usual
routes to elude the U53 which for all
they knew might still be lurking off
Nantucket.