The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-12-05

"a Saw n. M. 8. Goliath Get IL"
hardly any sleep, no water, sometimes
no food. They made mark there at
Gallipoli that the world will have to
go some to beat.
Our boys were on the job, 100. We
he'd our part of the works until the
time came for everybody to quit. and
ii w9S 40 picnic. The French should
be very proud of rhe work their navy
dldethere in the Dardanelles.
On our sixth trip ] saw ii. NJ. $.
Goliath get it. Shn was struck three
times b" tOrpedCeS and then Shcllcd.
The men were flOundering around in
the water, with shrapnel cutting the
waves all around them. Only hun
dred odd of her crew were saved.
One day, off Cape Helles, during
our seventh trick at the Dardanelles,
we sighted sub periscope Just about
dinner time. The Prince George and
destroyer sighted the sub ut the same
time, and the Prince George let 60
two rounds before the pcriScope dis
appeared, but did not hit the mark.
Transports. battleshlps and cruisers
were thick around there. all at anchor,
and 1t was a great place for q sub
to be.
In no time ut all the destroyers
brcezed out with their tails in the
air, throwing q smoke screen around
the larger ships. They hunted high
and low, all over the spot where she
had been sighted and all around It,
thinking to ram 1t or bring 1t to the
surface, so we could take crack at
1T. All the rest of the hcct--bnttle-
ships and ransports-weighed anchor
ut once and steamed ahead ut full
speed.
1t was great sight. Any new ship
coming up would have thought the
British and French navies had gone
crazy. We did not have any fixed
course, but were steaming rs fast as
we could in circles und half circles,
and daShing mudly from port to star
board. We were not going to allow
that sub to get straight shot mt us,
but we almost rammed ourselves
doing 1t. 1t was case Of chase-tail
Aoi every SIllp Ill tHe lleet.
But the sub did not show itself
again that day, and we anchored
again. That night, while the destroy
ers were around the ships, we slipped
our cables and patrolled the coast
along the Australian position at Gaba
Tepe, but we did not anchor.
The following day the Albion went
ashore in the fog, south of Gaba Tepe,
and as soon as the fog lifted the Turks
let loose and gave 1t to her hot. A
Turkish ship came up and, with any
kind of gunnery, could have raked her
fore and aft, but the Turks must
have been pretty shy Of gun sense.
for they only got In one hit before
they were driven Off by II. NJ. S. Can
opus, which has made such fine
record In this war.
Then the Canopus pulled in close to
the Albion, got wire hawser aboard,
and attempted to tow her out under
a heavy fire, but as soon as she started
pulling, the cable snapped. The crew
OF the Albion were ordered aft and
jumped up on the quarter deck to
try and shift the bow off the bank.
At the same time the fore turret and
the fore six-inch guns opened up n
hot fire on the Turkish positions to
lighter the ship and shift her by the
conclusions OF the guns. For long
time they could not bulge her. Then
the Canopus got another hawser
aboard and, with guns going and the
crew jumping and the Canopus pulling,
the old Albion finally slid off and both
ships backed into deep water with
little harm done to either. Then they
returned to their old anchorages.
At Cape Helles every one was wide
awake. We were all on the lookout
for subs and you could not find one
man mapping. Anything at all passed
for periscOpe-tinS, barrels, spurs.
Dead horses generally float in the
water with one foot sticking up, and
we gave the alarm many time when
1t was only some old nag on his way to
Davy's locker.
On the Cassard the Old Man posted
a reward of so francs for the first man
who sighted periscOpe. This was II
good idea, but believe me he would
have had trouble making the award
for every man on the ship would be
sure to see 1t at the same time. Each
man felt sure he would be the man to
get the reward. The 1I-pOunders were
loaded and ready for action on Il sec
Ond's notice. But the reward was
never claimed.
:, During our eighth trick off Cape
Hellcs 1 was amidships in the galley
when I heard our two 14-pounders go
off almost at the same time. Every
body ran for his station. Going up
the main deck to my turret man told
me 1t was sub on the port bow, but
l only caught glimpse OF the little
whirlpool where her periscope sub
merged. 1 do not know why she did
not let loose a torpedo at us. The
officers said she was trying to make
the entrance to the Dardanelles and
came up blind among our ships and
WAS scared off hy nur ttns hrt I