The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-04
Rescued Americans in Tales OF
Remarkable Exploits BY "Subs'

LONDON, May 8, ITO p. m.-Amcri-
can citizens landed during the past ic"
days from vessels sunk by German sup
marines tell remarkable tales OF the
strenuous exploits or the C-boats. IN
one case three uNdcrSca boats appeared
simultaneously alongside the ship. one
being q submarine cruiser 300 leet long
and the others old-fashionrd submarines
with n length of about 120 feet.
In another case n German submarine
wore an elaborate disguise OF II fishing
boat. This submarine carried qua
which had a range OF nearly I'VE miles;
In at least TWO cnses the crews or
vessels sunk by submarines Were
rescued from open boats by a passing
shin only TO suffer n repetition oil the
disaster when the ship on which they
had taken refuge fell prey TO an under
\ seaman from Pensacola. who was
n member of the crew oil u SeulSH Sail
Ing vessel said
I'VE were almost within sight or land
late in the afternoon when we observed
: Il Norwegian sailing vessel IN an en-
counter with = submarine eight miles
away Apprehcnding that our turn
would come next we prepared III
boat. \ 300 foot submarine came up 10
us in due course and fired. 3 warning
shots from its heavy gun. w
I'VE pulled our boat over TO the nte
hoat from the Norwegian ship previous
Il al
picked up by "A British steamer. We nail
only a brief stay on the British boat
! us she was torpcdnGd the same morning.
After few hours in the boats "" We're
! found by British patro! and landed.
Baltimore seaman from Dahisn
, sailing vessel said:
We abandoned ship in response 10
three shots from n submarine; 1heI"
upon the submarine fired - shols In.o
the hull Of the ship. sinking her we
,1r hr
ruandcr but hc told Us he was IN Il
hurry, as he had to attend To Nor
wcgian bark which was waiting q short
distance off.
we pulled for the nearest land and
all our - men got ashore Sale'i hod a.,
smashed up in The surf rs We were
Bleaching them
| 4 phila lclphian described the manner
! in which his steamer escaped being
sunk: We were attacked by n submarine
! disguised rs fishing vessel. he said.
! She opened fire on US 1T five miles
sending IS shots ut us and smashing
. our wireless. She pursued us for an
+; hour. We did not use our gun. FINALLY
Il British patrol boat appeared. me
submarine submerged, disguise and all.
presenting a ludl,ous sight rs tn" care
/ fully prepared equipment Stimulating u
fishing boat sank beneath the waves
The captain Of an American sailing
submarines arc lying along the sea
lanes in regular nests. They keep we'll
under the water most Of the time. COM
ing UP now and then for periscopic OBJ
serrationS. or on hearing the approach
of merchant craft, which often can he
identified readily by the sound of the
engines by thus conserving fuel. the
submarines are able 70 remain away
from their base 4 long time and also
they find means of renewing their stores
from ships which they sink
THE C-boat which sunk US had
been out six weeks. She had one Brit
ish captain on board. She renewed all
her supplies from our boat and took all
the nautical instruments. The Submn-
rinc gave us a sharp signal to halt. with
Il shell from distance Of two miles.
IT WAS good craftsmanship. The shot
hit the ship squarrly but caused no
casualties. We stnT ed and took to the
boats. The submarine came up in lcis-
urely fashion, sank the ship with bombs