New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
Jaw Shattered, Eye Filled
with Brass When Boat
Was Hit
REVIEWS CHARGES
OF BRITISH CRUELTY
Declares Patrol Boat Flew
American Flag During
Engagement

Berlin. Jan. 10 by wireless to say
vile).-.The ofieisl report Of Lieute"'
ant CrOmpton, survivor Of the Ger
man submarine U-A1. sunk by the BRIT
ish on September "a, 1915, the case OF
which the German government mas
characterized as a second Baralong IN
cident. was made public to-day and IS
published in the newspapers.
Lieutenant Crompton, after oeins
wounded and q prisoner in England
WAS interned in Switzerland, whence
his report was received. Previous
statements by the German Admiralty
lave charged that the account he gave
Of the circumstances of the sinking
and the after treatment O.. the two sur
,ivors showed q deliberate attempt "
90 away with the only eyewitness on
fbe German side The destruction oil
tbo I-s4l is alleged TO have been car
ricd out by 2 British pauol'shlp whiSn
few the American flag throughout the
engagement.
Tells of Attack
Lieutenant Crompton's report READS
in part, as follows; ooo
when the vessels were aoouI oyo.
metres apsrt the steamer. sndoenE
opened = violent fire. first with rifes
long Inc whole railing. then from 10
centimetre guns hidden oehlnd inc
aims side at the bow and stern.
The submarine had received several
hits BY shells shortly before the con-
ming tower was submerged.
As we went under the water and me
submarine went to the bottom, was
living unconscious IN the tower IN con
sequence Of wound. When ! re-
turned 70 consciousness ! was SWIM
minc Neither the submarine nor the
steamer was visible. After having
swsu for some time ] was passed oy
the steamer al 2 distance oil about slN'E
metres. / called and raised my arms
but was sneercd and spit at by sailors
After long time ! saw an empty llleI
boat Of the steamer Urblno. W hen l
had climbed into it ] heard the helms
man calling for me and took him in.
after some time we saw the steamer
acain. We stood upright in the boat
and waved our hands. The steamer
changed her course and approached us
~ high speed. Soon we observed man
.tandinr i'm the bow who directed the
course OF the boat and menaced US with
his fist from time TO time. As the
steamer did not reduce her speed there
was no doubt that she intended to ram
us. Finally they threw rope and TOOK
as on board.
Placed in Hospital
con Scptember 26 / was taken on
land and conveyed 10 military hos
pltal being first lodged in room
,.i+b rour British officers. The next
cay. bv order Of the captain OF the
uorr. was lodged in barracks
he was then confined in the military
barracks at nevonport, describing his
experience thus;
AFTER repeated requests, ! obtained
he'd. The rations were those OF con
yicts. and could not eat them IN
consequence OF my broken Jaw. The
medical assistance was absolutely IN
sufficient As / was in danger OF be-
coming blind in the right eye, also,
was taken on October II to the mill
tarv hospital at Davenport The bro
ken Jaw was treated again and Tor
eign substance detected. On October
IS 7 was operated upon and brass
screw which had been driven IN ny
shell explosion was removed AT
the place where the jaw was broken
from within and without serious an
scesses had formed meanwhile. Several
brsss splinters were shortly afterward
removed from my left eye. the las'
ono in January, 1916. The treatment
was generally good, but frequently the
attendants stole food.