The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-04
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kRIs, aiay the stors ~ the
eh Schooner Leontine i tale
81 acdern NH INV ana murder which
sIrals any ~ the nnaufhenticatesi
1 hlntory III eaptaln Kidd Hers Iii
mi happened o. the high seas dur
inE ths r1orntng of March ss, 1911
The schooner I1eontine. carrying
1 mn tons al miae stakes left
Frxnce. 81 March IS at Z o'clock.
/ Tx0 days later the Lcontine vas
stopped by f0ns range shot from
Sernsari snbma rine The crew
eight persons III All. prepared to
itave the ship as the captain rushed
beiOw for the schooner paper.
1nS submarine approached and Ray
s1N metres away. her commander
mia crrw watching III that was hsp-
I psniug aboard the LeontiHe. In
stead 81 allowing the unarmed naen
t< save themselves the submarine
Kent IN ste.dy fire. delaging the
litflo ship With fortF rounds Of
xlsapnel. The first few shots killed
four of the crew and Wounded tie
four others three seriously. The
Lecnsine Vas chnrnel hoIse 20 far
III tsse human material aboard could
make II Her captain. slightly
0undesi as lie attempted 10 mount
me bridge. returned 10 the deck and
runrageoasiy carried Two Of the vic
Tins to shelter forward
The Leontine was no ~riddied like
sieve but did not sink. The Ger
mans then fired ineendiars shells
which started fire III the stern. The
blaxe. however. as II fac had inter
vened. did not spread. Immediately
boat left The submarine and par
III came aboard To sink the Leonflne
with bombs. Seeing tSsst all the crew
vac either killed or wounded, ths
boarding party placed bombs and
prepared to leave. On the deck. the
first mate and cabin boy. the latter
d child OF tender years. fearing the
explosions. appealed 10 the enemy
Revolver shots answered their APP
nvals Aboard the submarine, the
cisew which crowded its deck APP
psanded this act with laughter and
shouts.
Shortly before the first boInf, OK
Isloded aboard the Lecntine the sub
marine tnrned and steamed to safer
place. The explosion tore gaping
hoie IN the vessels side The first
Kate. Who survived his double in
jury. faintsY called to the captain
that another horse was about TO OK
plode This tonb was hanging over
the side ly eara and the captain
ent the cord. The first bomb had
done Its work. Water Was tapping
the decks. The little ship wallowed
III the waves ard sudden gnst OF
wind threw hel strongly TO port and
she capsized Immediately
The survivors. four IN mum bcr-
captain. first mate. cabin boy and q
sailor whom the captain aided tol
hide himsel forward were thrown
into the sea but managed 10 keep
afioat on wfeckage which surround |
ea their battered ship. BY super
hpman efforts tiey detached one OF /
the Leontiness BEATS and crawled i'm
10 IT.
T'ae boat battered by shrapncl, |
Gu naizea BY this time the mate
aud cabin boy had sucenmbed TO i
their wounds. The two others /
efawled atop the eapsized boat while /
the captain, summoning all his
strength, appealed by signals to the 1
Submarine which lay some distance
away watching III, show. The an
ssser 10 this was the training OF the
ti-boase deck gun on the two help I
less men. No shot was fired. the
enemy probably being content To let +
the victims die q slower death. The /
submarine then cruised heartlessly [
out Of sight
-Four hours or intense suffering /
passed before the survivors were
signalied and picked up by passing