Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-03

e'ticut from tie vaiuahlls HHnd O..
the deserted uaaf III 'ail wl'-h was
now fceiug te ihe Taylor
Toward tt o. tAs oud dal /
Of the chase lAe,iaiald Cf Forma+a was
sighted. aud Wicker aam brr4u ia foai
that his pfcg nauid ce'.t hlm rs ln I
ting into some iHiesffu9u e. f /
along the laIsaosln coast The eo .
manJcr OF tie fugitive vessel rn p Z
within fc ai'es OF shore bui did /
not put in. evlaeliiy waiting for dark /
In order thai bis rursuee miehi not he /
able to sec !i.. wien h2 LETT the open
water 10 ever reaching conyeu |
lent point Tor hiding, be rn iato IL 1
while there was stlii sufficient Hight foi l
wickcrsham to see him
TIE fact Of his doing so set thc lieu
tenant tiinkine Might She aot have I
paused in her dielt wien size could /
have kept on. for a purposc. Tie iac' /
that so mauy vessels lad diapqoarcd /
suggested tiat the pirate had SOME |
uewfanglcd devise Tor wrecklns lleM
Might she not come out during th'
night and practice Il on tie Taylori /
As soon rs IL was dark. taking po-
sitiOn OF where tho pirate had put b. /
Wickcrsham Dropped his anchor md
ordered every Eight Oh The ship put
out. lie wonll not even permit lamp
to be left burning iheugli covered Tic
resolved to remain awake during the
night, ready for any emerss ssucy
However, about millught becoming
drowsy, be went 10 sleep in a ham
mock, hatifs given orders 70 Ge cailei
should anyti.ihg unusuai occur Abou.
2 O'Clock lie WIS awakened aud tod
that voices had liccu heard near ilc
gunhoat. sFlH -ms up. he vi or
deck and listened us hearing WIS
very acute ana he was sure ;-t he
heard soEnd OF cars witch had
been imperiectly muiiieA He ierea
a gun to be ioaGed on edcli aa tA- ouf
quarters, ready 70 be fred some OF
his subOrlhiates wondered what he
expected tn shoot at. while ihe more
superstitious OF the crew Losaii 60 ieai
that there was something supernatural
about
But the lieutenant ordered every
man to keep perfectly silent and re
mained on watch himself, V Nhca ihe
first ray OF lght came he deserted
boat pullina directly toward the Tay-
lor. II wa d mile away, and a cables
length behind il the water seemed
disturbed, as though some obstacle
was moving through IT, Then sudden
ly the lieutenant rushed to the gun
that pointed toward the coming boat
and stood with the lanyard in his
hand peering into the breaking dark
ness Others on the deck were able to
descry the moving boat, but not the
object disturbing the water behind it.
Nevertheless in few minutes all
could see something that caused a cold
chill to run down their spines 1t was
the periscopa Of submarine. From
it every eye was turacl to their com
mander, who was carefully sighting
the piece near which he stood Call
ing to his next in command to come
to him, without taking his exc Oh the
periscOpe. lie resigned the lanyard 10
him, with orders to pull it when he
gave the order Whea the periscope
came within a hundred yards Of the
Taylor it slowed down and began tc
settle in the water
"Firer'
There was an cxplo. ion. and the peri
scope earecned. showing evidence OF
being wrecked. then dlsaWeafed l.
Il few minutes tAe surface Of the watcl
was covered BY OIL Wickersham gave
sigh of relief, which was rc-eehoed bg
every man on the Taylor.
The men in the boat turned and wero
! pulling away Justify when a well aimed
| shot from another gun sent her to the
bottom, leaving her crew. some Gead
some wounded and some unhart. iloat-
/ ing on the water.
Man a boatr cried Wickersham.
A boat was soon pulling TO The mer
struggling in the water They wert
picked up ard brought on 20 the Taylor
( One Of them was Dixon This was his
story.
4 He had been using the vessel be han
bought to carry plunder which was Sc.
cured BY means Of submarine h.
kept with him. He would put a tor
pedo into a vessel. then while she was
! sinking board her and seizure what val
uables he could find. His boarding
party was well armed. but seldom
needed TO use their weapons. After
gathering the plumber he would leaye
/ the vessel and her crew to co down to