Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-02

report. the only changes being that
the names of the ship are representa-
by letter and not by the real name OF
the ship, with the omission also OF
certain military information that can
not be published under naval regula-
tions. However, the only omissions
are noted Everything with reler-
ence to the attacks of the submarines
is given in the exact words OF the
official report"
Admiral GIeaves Gives Details
The report was prepared by Admlral
Gleaves while at a French port and
was submitted to Admiral Mayo, ~
command of the Atlantic meet VINO
forwarded it to the Navy Depart
ment. Its full text as made public
follows:
a. About 1915 p. M. June 22. the
first group of the eXpeditlonary' Oh
which the flagship was the leader en-
countered the enemy's submarine IN
latitude N, longitude w.
"2. At the time it was extremely
dark, the sea unusually phosphores-
cent: a fresh breeze was blowing
from the northwest, which broke the
sea into whitecaps. The condltlohs
ideal for a submarine attack.
"S. Paragraph three gives the tor-
nation and names of the vessels to-
gether with the speed they were
making and method of proceeding.
nothing else. 1t is, therefore, omit
ted for obvious reasons.)
"a. Shortly before the attack the
helm of the flagship had 1ammed' ana
| the ship took a rank sheer to star
! board: the whistle was blown to indi-
cate this sheer. In few minutes the
shin was brought back to the course
At this time the officers of the deck
and Others on the bridge saw white
| streak about fifty yards ahead OF the
| ship. crossing from starboard to port
| at right angles to our course. Inc
ship was Immediately run off ninety
degrees to starboard at full speed
| I was asleep in the charthouse at the
| time.
! az heard the officer of the deck say
'Report to the admiral a torpedo has
lust crossed our bow General alarm
| was sounded torpedo crews being
already at their guns. When 1 reached
| the bridge the A and one of the trans
ports astern had opened fire, the for
| mer's shell fitted with tracers. Otnel
| vessels of the convoy turned TO tht
right and left, in accordance WITH
| instructions. b crossed our bow a.
full speed and turned towards the
left column in the direction of the
firing.
IS, At first It was thought on board
the flagship that the wake was tha
of a torpedo, but from subsequen
reports from other ships, and in th'
opinion of Lieutenant y, who wal
on the bridge, it was probably th'
wake of the submarine boat itself
Two torpedoes passed close to star
board. one about thirty yards aheaC
of the ship and the other under he
stern, as the ship was turned to. tn
northward. Captain reports tn
incident thus:
courses, with base course seventy-tiv
degrees D, s. c.. standard speed. A
1925 sighted wake of torpedo di
rectly across our bow about thirt,
wards ahead of the ship. Change
course ninety degrees to left an
went to torpedo defense stations
Fired two one-pounder and one nve
pound shot from port battery II
alarm in addition to six blasts from
siren. Passed through two wakes
one being that from the United state
ship c in turning to northward, IN
other believed to have been from TN
passing submarine. A second torped
wake was reported at about lib
from after lookouts. After steaminl
in various courses at full speed, re
sumed course eighty-nine degree
n. s. c. at lilo for rendezvous. A
1900 set course fifty-six degree
p. s. c.
sc. The torpedo fired at the I
passed from starboard to port, abou
forty yards ahead of the ship. leav
ing a distinct wake which was Visi
BILE for about 400 or 500 yards. Colo
mel A. United States army, was on thu
starboard wing of the bridge of th'
d at the time and states: Il frs
saw a white streak in the water JUS
| off the starboard bow which moved
RAPIDLY across the bow, very Close
| aboard. When I first saw 1t it looked
| like one very wide wake and similai
| to the wake of a ship, but aftel
crossing the bow and when in linz
with 1t there appeared two distinc
and separate wakes with streak o.
blue water between them. In my
opinion they were the wakes of TIVE
separate torpedoes.'
Two U-BOats in Rear
az. The submarine which was sight
ed by the flagship was seen by the
and passed under that ship. Whel
the alarm was sounded in the
Lieutenant w was reused out of hi
sleep, and went to his station ant
found unmistakable evidence of tn
presence of a submarine. He hat
been there only a few seconds whel
the radio operator reported Sub