The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-18

Three 6 Inch Guns on Sub
marine Shower Shells
and Shrapnel.
ONLY ONE MAN IS HURT
Perfect ManTuvring OFF
Ireland Helps to Save
American Vessel.
CHASES ANOTHER FOE
Attack Is Given Up by Ger
mans When Yankee Gun
ners Get Busy.
cHAsEs ANOTHER FOE

one of the newest and most formida-
Sc o. German submarine providers, with
ne unusual equipment Of three six inch
.rrs. was sunk Off the Irish coast on
March by our alert naval gunners
,ooard a maryellousiy camouAaged tank
Steamship that arrived at an American
port yesterday with the graphic yarn.
,pun BY the mate verbally and set down
IN vigorous Manhattanese by the tanks
able sagaman. William J. Lynch. whose
home ashore is 295 West 147th street.
I, ls forbidden to put in print just
rrv The name of the tank--one Of the
Vacuum Oil Company sand her skip
p.r. but he is native American of the
traditional type whose genius and
sacrity are Reinforced by GOODNESS al
-iost nonchalant. lie said that he be-
lGed the naval gunners had made a
ht and that the 900 foot submarine
went TO Davy Jones nose first after a
shell had landed dead ahead OF her.
within a few feet OF her bow. A naval
cuNner who helped in the duel with the
gisn; rboat said he felt pretty sure
that she was knocked out.
!, was a jubilant ships company that
assisted in the garnshing Of the tale.
nearly every mothers son being a native
o. these States or a citizen effervescing
with patriotism. They united in declar-
ing tina; Fritz got his this trip.
Mate Is Proud Of His Crew.
The mate was particularly proud Of
his men and they appreciated his own
coolness. the sagaman writing thus of
him
While the battle was at its highest
Ns came down to the messroom to eat
what he called his last supper on the
Old boat He said that Fritz would not
taxi. a meal from him II ne could help
4 so he filled hts stomach with another
q Mr.. Hoover's meals, which do not
make hit with seafartng men,"
The tank was the last ship to leave
convoy bound from British ports to
several harbors OF the world. She is
Nnipped with naval guns not Of so heavy
cabre as those Of the submarine. but
she had gunners who believe they are
biz better than the Germans. and
Proved it.
The skipper was on the bridge when
10 sighted more than four miles of dead
ahead with his glasses what appeared
We "ee ouo.. '"e sumner
'ae' " ."e.i ",'ne an. pai ,
:, ..,e "a W ~ nano'
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sp,oi sr ,',o ouo.'. 'o!e., snet s',uch
~ ..u.'u' GU .ee. o,t '"e eA''N W"
wa" 'Aa"''s d" e"o'' u
gel the range.
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Is1Hssn ne anu as ne
for,,, ' "a ~, VI.
..an. 49, ."I
800. a. s"e saoa, .'.. ~" sen 10 oe
v,,, "p'"' 'e''' "''"s az "e' '''ee
Sees . 400 Font suhm.r,ne.
.' 'nale' VINO had peeh uhder smell
ron, submarine oeiore' said ne got
s'ou .ooN a. the enemy ana that she
~ eas. 'oo teet long oigser 'han
10y % ner tEpe !hat ne haa ever seen.
.'a' un'ihe 'he oiesest ne nao read
arr'eo three insteao OF tne usual
'"'" su"s' oura"sNns .nese Oh
ian"e" sheiis d'd not reacn the
nn'Ih haa swiftly Iouhd the
n'a III tess 'nan minute ai'er the
,So.r5 an". ne'e nas hn' man
'N-d n the success of his country's blue
.alkers that hs forgot to be frightened
was iot unit. the hail OF shrapnel had
.saseI 70 fall resoundingly on the tanks
sN ntcks and superstructure that any
w.. 'e' sure ths' he mad been In real
"s"han lyhchs own narrative be-
s"" WIN tAe departure OF the tank from
ro'' OF tAe United Kingdom Tor an
sc port While between ports. at
1' A. VI. on February rs. the lookout
ra submarine, not the big one that
'aN sIhk, on the port bow.
III" the sagaman writes, mad
~ hrst ard let one OF his tin fishes
"a" The wake oc the TOW and at once or
da,,t, ne helm hard aport. which no
nnao NaFe' the ship Our gunners at
. "A at