Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-05
LEWES STIRRED

CArsI7Ep TWENTY TIMES.


here fell into the sea twenty times
GIVEN 80 MINUTES TO LEAVE.
| Survivors who could speak English
| told thrilling stories
I'VE heard the first shot about g. Is
o'clock Sunday night. said George
| Howard. steward Three warning shots
were fired while we were nj supper
| Passengers and crew crowded to the
! Cardinals rails, and the submcrsiblc
| probably go or 300 feet long came near
| We were given 30 minutes to leave the
| doomed vessel, and 10 lifeboats were
lowered and manned Tho Germans
permitted boat To return for a fireman
| who had been left behind. Next the
subncrsihlc circlcd the Carolina, firing
| into her waist and fore parts Before
the last shot was fired the Carolina was
IN flames. and soon she settled down by
the head When darkness came we were
heading toward land Storm broke at
30 O'Clock Monday morning. Our
boat capsized when the motor stalled.
There after we had 10 use oars. We baile,i
with out hands
TURBULENT SEA
Walter II Morton, secretary Of the
Porto Rico Fruit Co. made the following
statement.
The Carolina was 100 miles south of
Scotland Light when attacked Six
inch guns were fore and Aft on the sub
mcrslhle \ hfcboat that went near
the German craft was gwen a message
hv mrgaphonc The submersihlc fired
seven shots while circIing the Carolina
| saw the Carolina catch firc in six places
Her boilers exploded an hour later and
She went down
VIVID LIGHTNING
Our motorboat contained - persons
until we transferred from another boat
Deck Engineer Christian Nelson and an
assistant engineer We took in tow a
boar containing 81 persons which we
lost soon after 30 q clock Monday morn
ing, when the storm broke Between that
time and davbrcak our boat capSizcd
frequently. but VIVID lightning aided us
ID finding he craft from which we fell into
the turbulent sea We held onto the boat
until We rIghtcd her and were hauled
aboard one NJ time. meanwhile haIlIng
with oar hands Seven members Of our
party, two women and 1--WE men. were
drowned When our boat capeized VIC
lost our biscuits, but found three tins Of
crackers and box of signal lights afioat
DISTRESS SIGNALS ANSWERED
After daybrcak NC steered toward
the sun AZ o'clock Monday afternoon
we holStcd a shirt on a boat hoo as
signal Of distress and burned signal lights
hoping the smoke thercfor1n would
attract attention The Appleby rescued
us n , 30 o'clock and We were treated
like princes and Processes aboard that
vessel The plotboat Philadelphia met
the ApplebN Al the brcakwatcr and 1rought
us from that place 70 the naval station
SWEPT ny SEA
Andres Sanchez said il was difficult
to haul persons from the water into the
motorboat Every time the boat cap
sized We would lose control Of somebody
4 man would tear loose someone's hold.
or someone would get caught under
the boat The sea swept over us when
We were in the boat, and the wind blew
with great force
SWAN EIGHT HOURS
Belmont G Won Jenney, a Hungarian.
who was en- route to his home. AT Jamaica,
~ y from Brazil. where he has rubber
concessions, stated that with the aid Of
life belt he SWAIN constantly for eight
hours despite the fact he Is 55 vears old
"A man "a years Of age. who chung 10 an
told him the Applcby was near and W
would be rescued. and he retained his
grip Won Jennev sand
CHILDREN CRIED
Women ordered from the Carolina
acted bravclv. but children cried, he
continued Fifteen children ranging
IN age from 4 months 70 y years, were
aboard the steamship. One woman had
five children with her. and another had
two. A naval officer was accompanied
by two yourg sons.
Won TenDey stated he lost considerable
money and valuable jewelry and all
the passengers lost nearly all their per
sonal effects.
OPPONENT OF GERMAN
He claimed to be a grandson OF the
late Count Batynl. who was prominent
IN the hcssuth revolution and fed TO
England. Won Jenney also said be was
a member of the late Emperor Francis
Josephs bodyguard and came TO the
United States 10 reside at the age of "a
years.
+ am bitterly opposed 70 Germany. -
be declared and will spend the next u
months touring the United States at my
own expense and for the benefit of the
Red Cross
Christian Nelson has served as engineer
Do two vessels torpedoed by Germans -
the GulIfIght and the Carolina The |
former was sunk In European waters
CAROLINA UNARMED
The Carolina carried no guns according /
TO the survivors interviewed here They |
said no resistance could be offered The |
sui mersI1le fred Deliberately. and the |
passengers and crew Of the doomed ship |
were sent out IN the darkness TO battle IN !
small boats with an angry sea and a !
terrific storm. When relating their ex-
perIences the survivors spoke calmly. but
YEARLY. On arrival al the Queen Anne /
pier they were too near exhaustion 70
speak readily
Women residing in Iewes provided
garments for Miss Virula and Miss
Moves, who proceeded 70 New York
yesterday afternoon Men and bows in
The party also were given clothing
Although deeply stirred by the extra
events Of the last two DAYS.
Lewes is not neglectlng affairs OF lesser
Importance, A large audience attended
lie High Schools commencement last
night, when the student body had inter
estIng exercises.
OFFICIAL REPORT BY NAVY
DEPARTMENT. |