Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-29
CAMFANA FOUGHT GAMELY.
Surrendered Only When All Ammu.
milton Was Exhausted.

gunners were taken prisoners by
German submarine on August 9Th,
surrendered to the U-boat, hut only
because she had not another shot to
fire. The Campana's ammunition.
after firing $50 shots, became ex-
hausted
This was the story told by J. II.
Bruce. third mate OF the Campana.
who, with 40 other members of the
Campana's crew and eight gunners,
arrived here to-day on French
steamship. The battle began at p.
IN. and was waged for four hours at
a range Of between 1900 and $500
yards
U-Boat Fired 100 Shots.
The u-boat fired 400 shots, only
two Of which hit the mark. The
Campana nevertheless was outrang-
ed by the two guns--one finch, the
other 2-inch--with which the sub
marine was armed. The U-boat also
was fully as speedy as the American
vessel.
After the Campana hoisted the iii
ternational signal for surrender, her
last shell gone, the submarine never
theless continued to fire. Bruce said.
and all hands took to the boats.
The U-boat commander first ap-
preached the boat commanded by
Bruce, which had aboard the Cam
pana's 13 naval gunners, and order
ed 1t alongside. He then went TO the
lifeboat occupied by Capt. oliver, of
the Campana, and took him prisoner.
Having room enough only for six
additional men aboard his craft, the
German skipper made only five of the
gunners prisoners, Bruce said. These
included the chief gunner and two
petty officers. One Of the gunners,
whose name was Miller, was includ-
ed because he could speak German.
Sent Down by Bombs.
The submarine was the U-2. Bruce
did not learn the commanders name.
The German told him, he said, that
he had first fired torpedo at the
Campana. but had missed, the pro-
jectile apparently passing under the
steamship.
The Campana was sent to the bot
tom by bombs after her crew had
been allowed to return and get their
personal effects. Directions we're
zen to Bruce by the submarine
"~~~Nrdnr how 70 reach tho nearest
ior. He tO't tun at tue same time
thai rs lai heard wirHlGas MESSAGES
exchanged hy Two i'rencH war vcs.
sells ~ Tie Vicinity and warned n'm
not to allow nlmseiI TO De picked up
by them. 81 am going to sink
Them" he said.
Bruce and his men nevertheless
LOOK the chance, cncountering a
French warship after floating about
in small boats until 6 o'clock that
night. The warship took them
aboard and landed them in France.
Bruce said he was told By an officer
of the war vessel that he had heard
wireless message from another
French cruiser, saying that it had
sunk German submarir,. in the
vicinity Of the place where the Cam
pana had been sunk. Bruce said
1t was only a matter Of conjecture as
to whether this was the submarine
that attacked his vessel but If true
he feared that it meant that Capt.
Oliver and his gunners had perished.
When Capt. oliver and the other
prisoners went below on the subma-
rine," said Bruce, they bid us good
bye and the U-boat captain assured
me they would be treated as prison.
ers of war and landed in a few days
at German base, where the captain
said they would be given every op-
portunity to send word home to their
families. I was allowed to take a
personal message from Capt. Oliver
to be delivered to his wife.
THE captain said his instructions
were to take all American gunners
and captains Of armed ships prison.
ers. He said, however, he was sorry
the United States was in the war
because he hated to fight Americans,
as he had always found them friend
ly and good sports. Americans, he
said. will always fight TO a finish. He
had no use for the French or Eng
lish, though, especially the English.
The names Of the gunners taken
prisoner are: Jas. Delaney, chief
gunner's mate; Wm. Miller. sea-
man; Fred Jacobs, seaman; Ray
Roop, boatsWain's mate second class,