The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-10-13


Nantucket lightship Sunday was the
work of one submarine, according to
rerorts of american naval officers.
Rear Admiral Albert Gleayes, com
manding the torpedo boat destroyer
fotilla which did such remarkably
speedy rescue work yesterday. said
tonight the reptrts of all his officers
agreed that to the best of their observ-
alton one raider only was concerned.
This boat presumably was the German
submarine U-53, which called at New
part Saturday.
Admiral Gleaves said he could easily
understand the positive statements OF
the captain of the Nantucket lightsh12
and of sailors of the torpedoed yes
sells that more than one submarine
was concerned. The U-boat, he said,
was very fast and appeared to have
been handled cleverly. 1t was easy ne
pointed out, for her to disappear on
the side of ship and then show up
UNEXPECTEDLY at another spot. DOUBT
less, he believed, she had submerged
and reappeared often enough to mis-
lead any but keen professional oo-
server and to create the impression
that more than one sea terror was
operating.
This opinion would seem to be borne
out by the statements of many OF the
refugees that the submarine had more
business on hand than she could take
care of at once and was obliged to
request one steamer to wait her turn
while another was being put out OF
commission. Lieut.. Commander Mil
Ter Of the destroyer Ericsson, who wit
messed the destruction of the Steph-
ano. said he was positive that only
one submarine was in the vicinity at
the time. Today the raiding had
ceased, at least for the moment.
Six Known Victims.
The known list of the victims Of the
U-boat's Sunday exploits remains at
six. Notwithstanding reports from the
Nantucket lightship that three other
ships, the identity of which could not
be learned, were sent to the bottom.
There was also rumor, without verl-
6cation. that British cruiser, one OF
the allied patrol fleet sent to the sub
marine zone, had been attacked.
Ten more refugees were landed here
tonight by the Melville, tender OF the
DESTROYER Flotilla, which picked up III
Chinese members of the crew of the
steamer Strathdene. They were sent
to the training station to be held until
immigration inspectors can pass upon
their cases.
Destroyers swept the waters OF
wide area today in vain search for
the crew of the steamer Kingstonlan'
who were seen by members of the
steamer Strathdene to take to their
ooats before their vessel was sunk.
Rear Admiral Knight, commander OF
the Narragansett Bay naval defense
district, did not appear to be alarmed
at the lack of success in finding the
missing men, and saw no reason TO
change the previous reports that the
raid so destructive to property was
accomplished without loss Of life. 1t
was the commanders opinion that the
Kinestonian's crew had been picked
1,p by an eastbound steamer which did
not care to divulge her position to
lurking submarines by reporting the
fact by wireless.
Fear for Future
notwithstanding the lull in submar-
inc activities today shipping men
were DIV no ulSduS I01SSOA W. - o~'
one raider were concerned she might
be waiting only to replenish her sup
plies, they believed. This gave rise
to renewal of reports that elaborate
methods Of supplying foreign subma-
rines from American bases had been
perfected.
In order to dispose as far as pos
sible of claims of this sort as applied
to the Narragansett Bay district,
tWdlliam H. Walcott, deputy collector
of customs, made careful investiga-
ton today to learn if any merchant
boat or yatch had cleared from New
port Saturday or Sunday which might
have carried supplies. The inVestlga
ton. it is understood, was made on
Mr. Wc9 l.