The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-04
AL!..tD CRUISERS.
FAll<9 TO SIGHT
DEUTSCHLAND
Submarine Apparently Reached
Open Sea Without Being Observed
WANSHIPS CONTINUE PATROL
VE,i
No indications That Their Command.
ers Were Aware Submersible
Passed Out "Wednesday Night

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 4.-The allied
cruisers patroling the entrance to
Hampton Roads to prevent the de-
parture of the German submarine
merchantmen Deutschland still were
in position within sight of shore dur
ing yesterday and there was nothing
to indicate they were aware of the
passage of the Deutschland out
through the Capes Wednesday night
Marine men here believed the sub
mersible had entirely eluded the war
vessels and was safely on her way
across the Atlantic Oh her return yoy-
age to Germany.
Capt. HinSch of the war-bound Ger
man liner Neckar, who, on board the
tug Thomas +. Timmins, directed the
departure of the Deutschland, said
yesterday that the underwater freight
er passed unobserved within 100 yards
of United States destroyer on neu-
trality duty about mile off the
Capes. He also disclosed that the
submarine submerged twice on her
way down the bay to test her engines.
Capt. Hinsch said it would be un.
wise for him to disclose whether the
vessel went up or down the coast be.
fore striking out to sea, or whether
she steered an easterly course
straight out.
In response to questions regarding
the prospect of the Bremen, sister
ship to the Deutschland, arriving in
American waters, Capt. Hinsch said ::
'You can depend upon 1t that II the
Bremen was coming in the near fu-
ture, | would not be returning to
Baltimore and neither would the Tim
Minis He declined to say when the
Bremen was expected.
when we came to stop in the bay
which shall not disclose because we
shall probably have to use the place
again" Capt. Hinch continued. accord
ing to dispatch from Norfolk the
pilot aboard the submarine was taken
off to the Timmins. 1t was then
about o'clock in the morning. The
submarine was submerged, so that her
machinery and pumps could be tested
and the cargo trimmed. should that
be necessary. She went down in a
deep hole in the bay to a depth of 1876
feet remaining there for some time
| When she came to the surface
| again Capt. Koenig came up through
| the coming tower and said that
| everything was working perfectly. We
started off down the bay and when
| no traffic was in sight the Deutsch
| land took another dive while running
| She went down until only four inches
| of her periscope was showing above
the water. Then dropped behind tC
see at what distance the wake of tht
| Deutschland or the foam crest of the
| periseope could be seen. At 400 yards
with glasses | could not see a thing
| "In the afternoon we started fol
the Capes and you know how the bet
ter part of the trip was made. The
destroyer was passed in the dark. Al
soon as the men on the bridge sighted
the lights OF the Timmins they
watched us closely and looked al
around for the submarine whicl
passed them at distance of onl.
100 yards. At the time the submarin,
was submerged until her decks wer,
| awash.
Later, when reported to tn,
destroyer that the Deutschland ha,
cleared the Capes and was on her wa,
to sea the officers aboard seemed mos
surprised They had not observed he
at all. So you sc that the Britisl
and French crusiers off shore hadn'
the slightest chance of finding tn
Deutschland"