Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-31
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STEAMER BATTLES WITH SUB
Limps Into French Port Crippled, But
Game to Last.

A French Seaport, Oct. 24.-Esca D.
ing from a German submarine after
n bitter fight lasting nearly four
: hours, and with seven Of her crew
wounded, two Of them seriously. an
American steamer arrived here this
| morning from an American port. The
timely intervention Of an American
torpedo boat alone saved the ship
from being sent to the bottom.
few hours after the vessel had
! entered the danger zone a lookout
sighted a submarine on the port bow,
but before he had time to report it's
! presence the submarine fired shot
which missed the stern of the ship by
only a few yards. The captain i1nme-
diately sent out a wireless call for as
sistance, as the position Of the sub
; marine was such that escape was
nearly impossible.
Shots Fell Short.
THE gun crews of the submarine
and the steamer then began to ex-
! change shots. The chief gunner Of
the steamer opened fire at a range of
5000 yards, but all the shots fell
short. The submarine kept manoeu-
vering to keep out of the range Of the
steamers guns, at the same time
, maintaining running fire in an ef-
| fort to disable them. The merchant
ship, after altering her course, start
ed at full speed in an attempt to es-
| cape.
The stubbornness of the battle Is
indicated by the fact that the subma-
rine fred 234 shots at the steamer,
which responded with more than $50
shots.
After the fight had continued for
about two hours and several shots
| had struck the ship, wounding four
! men, one shell hit the vessel and ex-
ploded in the engine room, putting
the engines out of commission and
rendering the ship helpless The Ger
man commander then approached
nearer and the submarine continued
to rain shells upon the disabled craft.
A high sea was running at the time
and there seemed little hope Of saving
the ship, when low streak Of black
smoke was sighted on the horizon. It.
! later proved to be an American de-
strol or coming at full speed, running
riShi into the sea and at times nearly
dsal pearing from view.
! Tts destroyer had heard tho calls
for aid and travelled at a speed as
high as 80 knots to come to her as.
sistance. She Immediately made for
| the submarine, which diVed and dis
appeared beneath the surface The
American warship circled about the
spot, dropping a few depth charges,
but no more signs Of the U-boat were
seen.
! The wounded were transferred to a
hospital in this city. Two of them
belong to the gun crew and five to the
ships crew. The steamer was not hit
below the water line, but her cargo
! caught fire during the engagement.
| The amount Of damage has not been
| ascertained.
One Of Lukenbach Steamers.
Washington, Oct. 25. = An an
nouncement by the Navy Department
late to-day revealed that the ship
which fought the battle with the sub
marine was one Of the American
Luclenbach steamers, and that the
| fight occurred on October / 9th.
According to the navy's advices
| nine men were wounded, seven men,
bers Of the vessels crew and two sal
lors Of the armed guard.
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