Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-03


allied warships to block the progress
OF the submarine. In less than fifteen
minutes. or shortly before o'clock.
she sienalled the Deutschland that she
had a clear path. and the submarine
quickly hastcned to sea On her way
She signaled briefly with the light at
tached to the periscopo to the Tim
minis. The signalling completed, the
light disappeared and with IT the
Deutschland.
The trip Of the submarine and tho
conveying tug away from Baltimore
late yesterday afternoon was started
under ideal conditions. Not cloud
was in sigh. as the submersihie In
creased her speed to nineteen knots
AN hour soon after clearing Baltimore
harbor. Tho tug fell IN behind I'M
mcdiately and by dark was 500 yards
10 the stern.
TUG HAS HARD TIME
KEEPING UP WITH SUBMARINE
The tug apparently had great diff
Guilty in keeping up with the Deutsch-
land. After dark, iiames spurted from
her funnel again and again. showing
that the stokers aboard were Keeping
al the steam possible in her boilers.
Then the wind freshcncd. and dark
ION Soon the tug was pitching and
rolling on the choppy sea, her running
lights dipping up and down and the
spray dying back from her bow
'rhc submarine ahead, brilliant
u,h, shining from a lamp attached to
tho top OF her periscopc, and green ana
red running lights hanging below on
the coming tower, nlowcd steadily
Through the seas on an even keel.
BAY steamers passing up and down.
VII had their attention attracted to
The submarine by the hrilliancc ef her
lights. especially the one on the peri
,rouc They cast tho rays OF their
.carchlights on the submcrsiblc. look
ing her over from stem to stern. AS
cr:ch Of the vessels recognized the SUBJ
marine. a salute OF three whistle blasts
we're blown. The submarine answered
each salute with her own whistle.
In the rays Of tho searchliGhts the
members Of the crew could be plainly
rccn walking TIP and down the after
deck. In the coming tower could be
seen the small figure of Captain Paul
Noenig, master OF the vessel. AT his
side stood the pilot The first and
second officers were not observed.
Soon before midnight the seas he,
came still heavier. Under the glare
Of scarChlights il was seen that waves
were breaking over the bow OF tho
vessel. and washing the entire forward
part. Occasionally the coming tower
and the light on the periscope would
he envelopea.f in = shower Of salt spray.
LAST Observation-Disclosures
PASSED ST IIALF-rASp ONE
At 1890 o'clock this. morning, while
passing Solomon's Island. the last OF
the vessels with searchlieh,s was pa ss-
ed Ey that time all the me mbtrs OF
he crew except Two had disappeared
from the deck ono Of .hc.e men was
standing well forward, dead line for
sounding in his hand. and the other
was AZ the stern. Captain !<ocn!g still
WAS ia tic coming tower, CARRIED in
those waterproof! garments which. on
the sen, are known as Slckers
From that time on, the Deutschland
and her convoy We're not nolested by
the glare Of inquisitive searchlisht..
Eut The tug uid use its own light to
pick UP buoys every now and then.
Each time the light was flashed up
toward the clouds. dropped to the rough
surface Of the bay. and then swung
back and forth for second or TWO until
TIL" buoy was located. The light would
PLAY oh the marker just long enough
for the suhmar!n. 10 locate il and
then fade out
Those aboard the submarine and the
tug apparently were worried by the
presence of newspaper yacht, n
speedy Graf, which kept up with the
vessel without difficulty.
The tug, especially. Kept close watch
or the yacht and was quick to take
NJ position between 1t and the sun
marine whenever the opportunity pre-
sIutcd itself
J.; was not long before daylight when
the yacht rqet with an accident which
forced her 10 lay up into the wind and
the seas Soon two white horizontal
lights on the stern OF tie tug and the
Eingie brilliant light on the subma-
rinc were far away
CAPTAIN OF TIMMISS
IN JUBILhNT MOOD
Instead # going 10 Baltimore. to-
ward which she headed upon leaving
the Deutschland. The Tmmins came
IN mere tonight Captain Hinsch. In
Jubilant MOOD. told how the suh-
marine submerged abou; a mile from
shore, and declared that one Of INC
last acts Of the crew was TO give
three cheers for America aud the
American people.
We'll, she's OF and woll on her wsy
back 70 the old country" he OK
claimed. just as she started out ~
sea- said the captain, Captain Koe,ir
and the crew Of the Deutschland came
on deck and gave three rous!ng cheers
Tor America and tho American people :.
."as" ana inc spray was
sp!ashing nigh. but the hearty cheers
OF the men Of the Deutschland Ting
clearly over The waves Captain zoe
mig yelled something 10 nc In Are
well hit The suimariun WAS pullinc
out rapidly. and tho distance lc,woe,,
US waS too great for me to hear VIVA,
nc said.
$g For about miles the Deu,chland
piowed boldly through the blllows OF
tho Atlantic. We. could see her lixbts
slowly disappearing as she submerged"