Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-21
CHAPTER Xl-contlnued.

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During our eighth trick OF Cape
-s1eues I was amidships in the galley
when I heard our two ~14-pounders 50
or almost at the same time. Every
Nody ran for his station. Going up
sse u,ain deck to my turret a mar told
me It wal a sub on the port bow, but
Z a1ly caught a glimpse Of the little
wAtrlpoel where her periscope sub
merged. I do not know why she did
, nct let loose a torpedo at US. The
officers said she was trying to make
tie entrance to the Dardanelles and
sxaae up blind among our ships and
, ~ss scared of by our guns. but
asought We had just escaped by the
sksn Of our teeth. Later on our de-
atxoyers claimed to have sighted her
~ Gaba Tepe.
At noon We were at mess when n
of the boys yelled. "She's hit" and We
eli rushed on deck. There was the
British ship, Triumph. torpedoed and
gsseing away over to starboard. She
vas ready to turn over in a few min
utee. One battleship is not supposed
to 60 to the assistance OF another one
stat has been torpedoed. because the
chances are the sub is still in the
aelghborhood laying for the second
chip with another torpedo. But one
IT the British trawlers went to the
,aasistance Of the Triumph to pick up
The crew.
We could see the crew jumping into
the water. Then we breezed out
toward the horizon. full speed ahead.
ill about the Triumph was a cloud OF
black smoke, but when we looked
through the glass We could see she was
going down. Then our guns began to
$ombard the Turkish positions and l
had to get busy. When l saw the
Extumph again she wal bottom up.
HE must have foated upside down
for almost half an hour, then she went
down as though there was somebody
on tie bottom pulling her.
When she went our Old Man banged
III telephone on the bridge rail and
swore at the Huns and Turks ant
hToke his telescope lens to bits. Abou'
hfty from the Triumph were lost
n was decided that the place wa
tpe hot for US with that sub runninl
1oese, and when they reported tina
afternoon that she was making he
wy south from Gaba Tepe to Cap
Helles all of the feet but the Majesti
ut under way, and the Majestic wa
,she only ship left OF the cape.
They said the Majestic was then tn
oldest OF the ships In that campaigl
Int she was the pride Of the BIRTHS
deet Just the same. She was torpedoe
- Cape Helles later on, when thel
were n number Of men-of-war of Il
cape. The sea was crowded with me
swimming and drowning. I saw a III
sbeat crowded with men and other mi
IN the water hanging onto her. al
here were SO many hanging on tn
they started to pull her under.
tAeir own accord the men In the wat
1t 60 to save those In the boat Nc
~ them were drowned.
The Majestic listed 80 that the m
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Vere covered with men hanging
u ropes and not knowing whett
- Jump into the sea or not. We Ia
cred all our lifeboats and STE
launches. and 80 did the other shi
We clicked up a number Of the CT
and were pretty close to the Mates
when she went down like a rock.
,sae went down she turned ove {
. garby ron along her side to the :
q her bow and got ON 1t without e.
1sing wet. A boat picked him up
- ram. which stuck out Of the VIC
after the ship had ceased to settle
-Hhe had torpedo nets on her 81,
end many Of the crew were unable
Ost clear Of the nets and went d,
'N1th her. Quite q lot were cav
sbslow decks and had no posa
seAaaee to escape. There was Q
.uplosion a. she went under-probI
s0e boilers bursting. Thousands
,egacps on shore and thousands
0ilors on the ships saw the
lpasage, and Il was . sight to rem
~. When the ship started to 30.
Ia Man rushed back 70 bis Il
.0sG the signal book md destroye
~. hs SAVED the Lives u twa d
,man.
W gavs dry clothes and brandy
eos1ee 10 the Limeys We rescued.
soAADush thsy had Just come thr
-ssasth'ns prstts tough, thsJ