Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-15
Guarded With Rcvolvers
When They Went ON Deck
to Smoke a Cigar.
HEARD SHOTS FIRED
Commander Was Finally
Placed Aboard Steamer
and Set Ashore.

CORRONNA, Spain. Nov. (via
Paris. 2:43 p. mD.-Capt. Frederick
Curtis Of the American steamer CO.
lumhian, who arrived here with the
rescued crew OF this steamship, de-
clarcd TO representative of the As
sociated Press today that he was a
/ prisoner on board the German sub
marine U-49 for six days after the de-
strnction of his vessel
! Capt. Arthur Patterson of the Brit
ish steamer Seatonia says that no also
was a prisoner on board the U-49 for
eight days, during which time he
heard the guns of the submarine in
action and also heard distinctly the
explosion OF the torpedo which he
learned later blew up the Norwegian
ship BALTIC, soon after which Captain
| Nclugsen of the Norwegian ship For
! dalcn joined him in the narrow prison
on board the submarine. whore they
were ioincd on the following day by
| Captain Curtis
my ship registered at New York" "
| said GO aptain Curtis to the correspond
cut, carried a cargo of about nine
| thcraaud tons and crew of l09 all
of whom were saved. | stopped on the
command of the submarine, whose
: Coumander ordered me to abondOn
s.'n with the crew Immediately, which
| "e did without further baggage than
two satchels with documents and
/ money.
Taken Prisoner.
submarine U-49 fired at once two
totpcd1cs at the Columbian. which
Immediately sank. The crew was left
h. ifehoats while | was taken on
heard bn,a,ipp uhi,h ,1npuo1
Immediately after | was taken into the
small quartermasters cabin where ]
found the captain of the Seatonia and
the BALTIC. After me came Captain
Ncmgsen of the Fordalen.
rhc cabin was very small. IL cAn-
tanned 4 little folding table. folding
chair and three hunks. Everything
was pormeatod with tho odor of ben
zinc. There was no communication
with the exterior and the cabin was
absolutely dark. night and day
we were fed i'm the morning with
a few morsels of black bread cup OF
cocoa and n small portion of bad hut
ter. ri noon with a stew of canned
mcat and soup. and at supper at 1C
o'clock with coffee or tea and black
bread with butter or marmalade. The
hours spent in this narrow prison were
INc"N long and disagrcea hle."
The captain OF the submarine, Cap
tain Curtis said, was about sc year!
of age, Will" his crew of forty sailor!
were all very young. All were attireC
Iir clothing Of glossy leather.
Captains Curtis and Patterson. re
latlns their experiences, said that they
were allowed at intervals between tn,
operations of the submarine to go OF
deck t. smoke. They were watched
On lock hV members of the crew
armed with revolvers. but when they
went below the crew nut aside theiI
woauons. There was only one chaiI
ir the cabin which the captains useC
in tIrr; otherwise they had to lie oi
tho hunls.
Were Put Ashore.
The mhmarine signallod the Swed
ish steamer Naring IS miles off tn,
, Spanish port of Camariues toward
noon Of November g. The steamer
stopped and was ordered to tax,
aboard the captains and land them
She was also ordered TO take aboarC
the crows of the Columbian and Nor
werian steamers. Alhwc welcomed
,d aboard the NariuS The suhmarin,
watched the operation and then or
4dcrCd the Naring to make for the coas
, six miles from Camarincs The Varinl
WIS directed to set out lifeboats ant
embark the shipwrecked men in them
This WAS n long and difficult opera
ton ard an American from the Co