New Britain herald., 1918-06-05
SKIPPER SILENCED
WIRELESS APPEAL
Commander of SubmersibIe Promised
Immunity From Attack If Operator
Stopped Flashing S o S-Auxiliary
ia Miles Off New York, Refugees
Report.

New York, June 5.-All but 10 of
the 21S passengers aboard the New
York and Porto Rico liner Carolina,
sunk by a submarine, have been ac-
counted for, officers of the line an
nounced this morning.
These figures were arrived at by
checking up the names of the pas
sengers who arrived here today on a
schooner and those who reached
Lewes, Del, and Atlantic City, N. j.,
yesterday with a list of passengers,
furnished by Captain Barbour, COM
nlander of the vessel The names of
the missing, it was said, would be
given out later. Names of the crew
are also being checked up.
New Submarine Victim.
The American auxiliary schooner
Samuel c. Mengel is another victim
Of submarine attack. She was sunk
Sunday AFTERNOON, ITS miles off New
York, and IL men of her crew were
brought here today by a Danish
steamship
The Mengel, according to the crew,
was on her way to New York with
cargo from the West African coast.
IulC NSooSI was Suilk Dy DOIQDS aILGT
the men had taken to the boats at
the command of the U-boat COM
mander.
The Samuel c. Mengel was a vessel
of 915 gross tons and was built in
1916 at Bath, Maine, her owners of
record being the AKIN Transportation
Co.
U-Boat Hunts a Bargain.
Don't use your wireless and we
won't Shoot" is the newest made in
Germany war slogan under which
the emperor's submarine commanders
are carrying their campaign of
frightfulness into American waters,
according to persons among $50 sur
vivors Of the steamship Carolina who
were brought to this port aboard a
coastwise schooner early today.
Stories told by passengers and crew
of the sunken vessel indicated that
Edwin w. Voge1 Of New York City,
. the ships 10 year old chief wireless
operator, played spectacular part
in the dramatic raiding Of the Caro-
! lima. When the submarine messaged
the use no wireless-we won't
shoot" Vogel def1antly repeated his
| S o S signals, which he had already
begun flashing and was on the verge
| Of answering queries from Cape May
and Brooklyn navy yard stations for
the Carolina's position when Captain
| T. r. D. Barbour, Vogers commander
| ordered him to quit his key and see
whether the Germans would keeE
! their pledge, passengers declared.
| Captain Barbour said he decided
! to accept the proposition laid down
! by the U-boat skipper because he
| believed dissent would have meant
| forfeiture of the lives Of the women
| and children aboard the waylaid ves-
| sci.
Sang ''Star Spangled Banner"
| After abandoning ship, survivors
reaching here said someone in life
boat began whistling 'The Star
| Spangled Banner and it was instantly
| taken up by those in other boats
[ the men joining in the whistling and
| many of the women singing the words
| of the national anthem.
| Veteran mariners who superintend-
I ed the allOtting of lifebOats to those
| on the Carolina declared the cool
| ness and expedition with which the
| task was accomplished was remark
able. Few women became hysterical
they declared, and most of these col.
lected their wits under the rebukes
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