Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-18
GERMAN SUBSEA
STRIKES TUG and
KILLS five men
Deutschland Colides with It's
Escort Off New London
and Sends 1t to the
Bottom.
ALL OF CREW DROWNED
Merchant Submarine, Which
Had Started for Bremen,
Returns to the Dock.
BOAT is LITTLE DAMAGED
ALL OF CREW DROWNED
BOAT is LITTLE DAMAGED

New London, Conn, Nov. H.-Fiyc
lives were lost when the German sub
marine Deutschland, which left port
carly today for Bremen, rammed and
sent down to the bottom with its
crew Of FIVE, the tug, T, A. Scott, jr,
one OF its two conveying tugs, After
the accident the Deutschland returned
to port.
The dead
CAPTAIN JOHN GURNEY.
WILLIAM A. CATION, engineer
EDWARD STONE, fireman.
CLARENCE b. DAWSON. cook,
EUGENE DuzANT. deck hand.
The collision occurred about mile
inside the Race, and, according to a
member of the Deutschland's crew,
came all in minute" The tug. he
said, got in front Of the Deutschland,
the distance being so slight between
them that the submersible had no
chance of avoiding the accident. Its
nose struck the tug near the stern,
lifting it we'll out OF the water and
sending the Scotts nose under. Al
most Immediately atterward the boil
crs Of the tug exploded and the YES
sci sank with all on board.
Captain Hinsch Escapes.
Captain Fred Hinsch OF the in
termed German steamer Neckar, who
was on the tug, grasped guy rope
and was drawn down with the tug.
When he rose to the surface he man.
aged to grasp life preserver which
had been thrown out by the Deutsch-
land, was taken on board the vessel
by which he was brought back to
New London.
The Deutschland was not seriously
damaged, it was stated, and would
probably be ready to sail in few
days when repairs had been made
Several OF the bow plates were bent
and the rivets loosened, but the in-
terror Of the submarine was not dam
aged. The repairs will be made by
.mcnbess-ef tiic- c-eFewse As-sssfss
Captain Refuses to Talk.
Captain Koenig Of the Deutschland
appeared pale and shaken as he
stepped ashore from his vessel on
its return. He refused to talk about
the collision and Immediately sent
word to Service President Paul G.
Hilkcn OF the Eastern Forwarding
company, who arrived at the COM
pany's Offices shortly aftcrward and
went into consultation with him.
In the absence Of authoritative iii-
formation considerable speculation
as to the cause OF the accident was
current. Among shipping men the
opinion was expressed the steering
gear OF the submcrsiblc may have
been at fault, causing ii to run square,
ly into the conveying tug. The fact
that the tug sank almost Immediately
after being struck was taken to indi-
cate that tho blow must have been a
powerful one and must have come
with unexpected suddenness.
Captain Hinsch returned to port on
board the Deutschland.
"Thc accident happened all in a
minute according to a member OF
the Deutschland's crew, who talked
briefly about it this morning. The tug,
he said, got in front Of the submarine
and the Deutschland struck it in the
stern, lifting it so far out Of the water
that the tugs nose went under.
An explosion of the boiler of the
tug followed Immediately. Captain
Hinsch caught hold of rope and was
carried down with the tug. When he
reappeared on the surface, he man
aged to seize a life preserver which
had been thrown out from the
Deutschland and was hauled aboard
that craft.
Two Tugs Escort Ship.
The Deutschland drew out cf its
pocket at the pier Of the Eastern
Forwarding company at 1850 o'clock
this morning, accompanied by the tug
T. A. Scott, jr., and the Cassie of the
T. A. Scott Wrecking company, sub
agents of the Eastern Forwarding
company. 1t carried on its home
ward dash cargo valued at $2,000,-
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