Evening journal., 1918-08-16
Find U-BOAT Mine
near CAPE MAY
Submarine Which Sank
Dorothy Barrett Still
lowering Around
MINE SWEEPERS
COMB THE COAST

AOIllD Ii IL AOF1Ol
CAPE MAY. Aug. i6.--The German
submarine which sank the schooner
Dorothy Barrett twenty miles of Cape
May Wednesday. is believed to be near
here.
Evidence OF the U-boats work was
uncovered yesterday when a mine
sweeper found a floating mine few
miles Off the Delaware Brsakwater.
Mysterious rs o s" calls from sea
gave rise 10 rumors that another YES
sci had fallen a victim 10 the RAIDER
O6lcers at the Cape May naval station
denied knowledge Of additional attacks,
and refused 10 admit wireless calls for
help had been received. The messages
are said to have been sent from a point
on the Maryland coast, which IS out or
the Fourth Naval district.
All available naval craft has been
rushed to patrol duty. Today the
coast Is guarded by mine sweepers,
submarine chasers and naval craft.
The Delaware channel has been
combed by two mine sweepers. No ad-
ditlonal mines were found.
Naval authorities refuse TO discuss
activities Of patrol boats. Every rumor
Of an additional attack or combat with
a submarine was "unofilciolly denied
Cape May is quiet and apparently un-
disturbed by the sinking Of the noro-
thy Barrett so close to the resort. Ru-
mors. however. MI the air. A report
which gained considerable credence last
night declared a submarine had been
sunk a few miles 10 sea by a depth
bomb from a seaplane.
Naval craft may be seen from the
beach. Patrols are moving In pairs.
other craft capable of developing great
speed are being held in readiness to
rush to any ship that may be in dis
tress.
The Dorothy Barrett was sunk by
shellnre six and a half miles OF the
Northeast End Llghtship, near Cape
May. The submarine remained partly
submerged, with three feet Of its peri
scope showing. The raider was at
least 25O feet in length. according to
Captain Merritt. commander OF the Dor
Othy Barrett.
The lrst warning the schooner had
OF a submarine being near was when
A Shell crashed across the bow. II was
fired when the U-boat was four miles
away. Captain Merritt ordered tPe
ships launch be lowered.
-Four more shells were fired by the
submarine. The submarine approach
ed closer. No torpedo was fred. The
small boat left the Dorothy Barrett
while the U-bost kept moving in
circle about the now sinking schooner.
Il continued travelling In a circle about
100 yards from the small boat, but
paid no attention TO the captain and
his crew.
In a few minutes the submarine dis
appeared.
The Dorothy Barrett burst into
flames but the captain was unable 10 de-
termlne whether the exploding shells
fired the ship or whether the U-boat
later returned and its crew started the
blaze.
The tips OF the five mssts o. the
schooner still are above the surface.
Three holes were torn in the bow OF
the bessel. One was below the water
line. II Is believed siX-lnch shells were
1red.
On the trip shoreward, the captain
and sailors In the launch soon met a
patrol boat, which took the captain
al oard and returned TO the scene OF
the raiders attack, while the crew con-
turned to Cape May where they landed.
No trace OF the U-boat was found
when the patrol returned 10 the
Dorothy Barrett.
Several depth bombs were discharged
by the patrol boat az what was be-
lieved 10 be the submerged submarine,
but apparently no damage was done.
NANTUCKET. Mass, Aug i6.-The
killing Of the engineer and the wound
ing OF four fremen on the British
steamship Pemistone were reported by
nine survivors OF the vessel, who were
brought here by a tug.
The commander OF the Pemistone was
Captain David Evans and the engineer
killed by the explosion was Cavivor
Howells. The fact was definitely es-
tabllshed by naval authorities. II was
stated, that Captain Evans still was
aboard the U-boat.
The Pemistone left New York Friday
with forty men. comprising officers and
crew. Twenty-nine Of these were land
ed at Provincetown, nine were brought
here, and, with Howells dead, the only
man not accounted for was the COM
mander. Davies and the eight others
brought here were picked up by tug
early so utterly exhausted that they
could not speak clearly and intelli-
gently.
The torpedo was discharged at close
range and tore a gTestho in the side
OF the ship. Captain Evans ordered his
men into the small boats, and they
stood close by watching the work Of
the U-boat Captain Evans and eleven
volunteers started aboard to save the
shlp's papers and the personal effects
OF the men. But the whole outfit was
captured. The men were ordered back
TO their boat, and Captain Evans was
taken aboard the submarine. while its
German crew expressed its delight in
cheering. Then the U-boat commander
had four bombs placed on the Pem-
stone, and she went down exactly an
hour and half after being struck by
the torpedo.