Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-11-24
u, S. PROBE into
U-LINER VICTIMS
Deutschland viii be Held Until
Report is Made
FIVE LIVES LOST WITH TUG
Submersibe Has Hole Stove III oo"'
Stem Twisted and Three
Damaged in Crash.

Stem twisted anu
Damaged in Crash.
A federal investigation was la"noI
ed at New London, Conn., int-
the collision between the departins
German subsea freighter Deutschlanu
and her accompanying tug L. a
Scott, Jr.
The entire crew of five on the Tug
were lost. The Deutschland retu-n neu
to her slip at New London.
The inquiry was set in motion Dy
CAPTAIN William E. Whitney, Uni. .ea
States steamboat inspector FOR th's
district.
The engineer of the Deutscnlsno
and the lookout who was on duty "heh
the vessels came together, and mem
bers of the crew of the tug Gas -le'
also will be heard before the supma
rine starts again on her return trip
It will be several days before the In
ouiry is completed and nothing as 10
its progress will be made public IN
advance of the official findings, the
inspector said.
CAPTAIN Withey and H. NJ. Rankin
federal boiler inspector, visited the
Deutschland's pier, but were not a.
lowed to go aboard the submarine
according to Inspector Withey. They
were unable to say. for this reason ne
explained, whether the Deutschlands
machinery was affected by the COLI
sion. Captain Withey said: 81 found
her stem twisted to starboard sllg t!y
and three plates were damaged some
what. The injuries were all above the
light waterline, and they should be
easy to repair"
Captain Koenig said, before going
into the federal inquiry, that no mem
ber of his crew had been injured.
An "eddy" caused the accident, ac'
cording to Captain Harry Baker, of the
tug Cassie, the other convoyer of the
submarine The Cassie was traVe ing
about half mile astern of the
Deutschland while the Scott and the
submarine were moving about abreast
The sea was calm, Captain Baker said
and conditions were normal. The Scott
carried the usual lights; but the
Deutschland had only her headlight
and two side lights.
The tide was running almost full
and when about seven miles west o.
Race Rock they struck an Teddy"
which twisted them about and out Of
control. Shortly afterward they came
together. He heard the crash.
The night was clear, he said, ana
there were no boats other than the
two tugs and the submarine Deutsch-
land in the vicinity. He gave no ere
dence to reports that hostile motor
boat was approaching the submarine
at the time of the accident.
CAPTAIN Baker said that when the
collision occurred he at once headed
for the spot. On arriving there he
saw Captain Hinsch, of the interned
steamer Nectar, in the water and took
him on board the Cassie. He was the
only person aboard the tug that escap'
ed death.
l.. "The accident happened all in 2
minute" according to a membe" oF
the Deutschland's crew, who ia ked
briefly about 1t. The tug, he said, go
in front OF the submarine and the
Deutschland struck it in the stem,
lifting 1t so far out of the water THAI
the tugs nose went under.
An explosion Of the boiler of tn
tug followed Immediately. Captain
Hinsch caught hold of guv rope an
was carried down with the tug. Wren
he reappeared on the surface he man
aged to seize the life preserver thrown
out from the Cassie.
President Hillen, Of the Eastern
Forwarding company, said that so far
as he knew, the only damage the
Deutschland suffered was a tvs ed
stem. 1t was learned later. however
that the unGersea boat has in her bow
at least one hole about twenty inch"
square. A portable forge was taken
down to the pier and the hole is being