The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-13
HOW DESTROYERS l SIM! lI-R0ATS
New York Soldier Gives Graphic Description After
 Passing Danger Zone.

In the following letter, which is published in the New York Times, is most graphic description of the manner by which U-boats are sent to the bottom by units of the British destroyer fleet.
 The epistle was written by a New York boy who had just passed through the danger zone on a trans port which encountered the Hun sub marines It is as follows:
 June 6, 1918.
 "" I am willing to take my hat off for the British warships any day. The escort we met as we struck the danger zone was efficiency with a capital ''E."
 They saved our lives twice. Only their vigilance, craftsmanship, and skillful manoeuvering saved this con- voy. I wouldn't take all the money in the world for that trip and the thrills that it offered. Only we couldn't see how they could do all that without having the American flag on their masts to inspire them.
 Those ,destroyers can charge on a sub with the speed of the most pow erful racing car, suddenly swerve to | the side, discharging a depth bomb, and escape the mountain of water | that rises straight up in the air with | lightning rapidity. If I didn't see with my own eyes what happened I would never believe it. And if the English can do it, the Americans surely can do it. No wonder the sub l ir | the United States from sending troops across. I have never had as much faith in our winning this war as
 have now, after seeing the utter fu- tility of the sub
 Just imagine it is Sunday, June 2, l 6:2O p. m. Signal for "sub in sight had just been given by a transport. | Instantly two destroyers are seen
 bearing down on three dark objects
 about a half mile away with slight
 ming speed, sirens screeching, and
 guns shooting. Suddenly, within 8
 short distance of the. dark objects
 that are subs, they swing to one side
 dropping depth bombs, and just es,
 caping the mountain of water ani
 crash by inches. Those depth charges |
 convoy, did the trick. Do you blame us for cheering? ?
 ''The subs were making a big tr! !, for us that evening. An hour late
 the transport alongside of us suddenl!
 screeched out the warning: Sub il } sight" Can you believe it7 Ate the lesson they were taught just al } hour ago they were still looking fo more. But this sun-of-o-gun wa! , prepared for business. One look il the periscope showed the front par l. of the transport that spied her first l Poor target. One slight turn, and tn t whole side of the transport I was oI :. was exposed to her. Very temptin . target. Rose slightly, and the whit 3 line preceding torpedo was see ] emerging from her. But all this tim
 a destroyer was bearing down on hel l As we noticed the long foaming line . we also saw something flash from tn r side of the destroyer. A shock tha \ made every boat quiver like a lea.
 and mountain of water straight III e was all. that could be seen of the tor S pedo and sub. Oh. yes, the destroye = was seen disappearing in the mis = shaking it's sides like a dag after e bath. And through all this the othe t destroyers cruise around in their ow d allotted territory, not going out ( = their way the least bit, knowing flu l well that the one nearest the point S danger can fully handle the sttuatio f herself. Now do you blame me fc
 taking my hat off to the Britis n nayy?"