The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-11
MEN ON WRECK 0F HY!jEI()Pi-|b.NE:
FIGURE IN NEARLY FATAL A|.1IXUP|


KANSAS CITY. July l3---Th" tN"
mon on lhr wrecked hyir"riune. S'rini'-
Ing their eyes Through III" dawn. saw.
instead Of :. rr&cuiut; sail. u triangular
fin in silhouette against the rcd DISK
~ the rising sun. l!uicklE other tram
gular ilns appeared Until the IuiNtrNhS
rn,h of iha sun WAS Spcrkcd by The
uIninous shapes.
The nns disappeared. rcAppcar"d, and
then began ;n slice through m" waters
toward tn. men, TA'y l"Vkcl al one
another.
sharks" exclaimed oue--and smiled.
Til" Other also smiled.
Yes. The sharks seem to smell
good meal" he added
The men wrrc Walter r. Clark. a
chief electrician Of m" IMit"i States
nav. and Frank W. Riley. an 'nS'rn
,f tn. United States naval service. Th"y
had left their base Oh tho Florida coast
Ia scout for submarines. In f"w
hours engine trouble forced them To de-
svcnd
Two days had they worked trying 10
start IN" engine. 1t wHS III vain. Mean
while they had "aien their srauty stock
OF provisions After the drinking wal"s
was gon" they drank tn" greasy water
In the engine radiator.
This supply was nearly gone now
Even worse. the l"'nt""n$ az N" piilhc
showed tendency t" sink deeper ana
deeper, Nevertheless. with IN" optimism
Of youth. they contIEu"d t" hope. Sur"'".
they thought. Il passing ship would res
cue them.
With this hope they occasionally
waved their shirts whenever they saw
the faintest ScmbGnce Of n sail. The
sail" would diSsulv" Int" II cloud.
However, the day before the sharks
came Il vessel did a-rcar. hut only 10
sail away Us rapidly as possible. Likely
the hydroplanr was mistaken for l. cam
outage submarine.
Tho night following they had used up
their stock of emergency distress rock
cas- So they used their shirts "S signals
a. the morning grew in I'll" hop: vi at
tracing attention.
few hours they told one another. church
bells would hc ringing in their nome
towns I: was Sunday. Very soon their
friends and nrighbors would b" pritGe-
fully going 70 church. l''rhApS IN
stone. ivy covered church. Il t-'"nd or
relative would be rrciting tn" prayer:
For the safety Of sailors ut SRA.
while they
4 sudden lunge and 4 CLEAN Of white.
Il glimpse Of an ugly. sli; Ink" mouth
broght them buck TO their tnlnf"dtat"
surroundings.
They're getting hungry" said on" "f
So am l." replied his companion with
IL lxugh. Then he looked "n'" moro
across thr w4tors. shouted ard began IL
wave his. shirt frantically. pn III" h"rs-
2nn. miles away. WIS an object Xix" a
sharrrncd pcncil stub below Il blur Of
smoke The mems hearts lrapcd. Tho
pencil stub" appeared 10 b" coming
toward them. II really was approach
ing. Soon the outlines Of tn" hull and
r!rginEs Developed. The signalling was
renewed.
Thinks we're n sub" muttcrrd Clark.
He looked at the ship. at the shark
! FMS and at his companion.
riiev'S face was SGT II" said nothing.
/ Suddenly both men shouted again. Tas
! ship changed its cours" AMI cam" i"'
! ward them.
; Hope once moro bounded un.i Tho v"s-
sol came SO close that the railing on IT,.
! bridge on which tho captain p"crcd
! through a telescope was plainly visible
, In u moment or two q boa; put over the
side.
! Rescue followed
, on board the ship tho captain con.
! iirmcd the theory that n" had susprN'i"'
! tho wrrckaCe to hr n submarine dis
! SiliScd hut q careful inspection through
! p powerful glass corrected tn" impress
Sion.
, Tho ca7tain took Riley and Clark :"
Z Baltimore There :hrir frs act VAS :,
notify their commander q thor arrival
, Next they began % pr"pHr" :" hun; sub
/ marines again.