The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-02

returning from Halifax with no
wounded aboard, the tale Of crime
reveals wanton deliberation on the
part Of the submarine commander
and almost suggests the hope on his
part that he would find her full of
injured and helpless men.
THE LAandoVery Castle, r. A.
Sylvester, master, was chartered by
the Canadian government to convey
their sick and wounded from Eng
land to Halifax
1.-THE Llandovery Castle had on
board total Of 25s persons, includ-
ing 80 Canadian army medical corps
men and IA female nurses One boat,
containing "a survivors, has reached
port so far.
Had Hospital Lights.
'It was during the night Of June
81, toward 1890 o'clock, that the
crime occurred. The Llandovery
Castle, steaming on her course at
some IA knots. showed the usual
navigation and regulation hospital
ship lights. Under the overcast sky
she was plain to see and could not
be mistaken for anything but what
she was-a Ship immune by every
law Of war and peace from attack
or molestation.
mo one on board saw the wake
Of the torpedo. The first intima-
ton of the presence Of submarine
was a jar and the roar Of an explos-
ion from aft. Then the lights went
out.
IAN that followed save when. a
dim light was obtained from an
emergency dynamo, just before the
ship foundered, took place in the
darkness. The engines were rung
once to stop, then full speed astern.
But from the engine room came no
answer.
THE rehearsed routine Of the
ship, however, held good. With the
German enemy, one must be pre-
pared for every emergency like this,
and along the darkened decks the
crew CROPPED to the boat stations
and stood by for orders to leave
her.
From the bridge the captains
megaphone, loud in the night, babe
them hold until way was off the
ship. The carpenter was aft MAX
ing an examination of the damage.
In the wireless cabin the Mar
conf operator was trying in vain to
transmit the ships position. His key
gave no response; the spark was
gone.
The carpenters report was that
number four hold aft was blown in
and that the ship could not remain
afloat. The order was given to low
er away the boats on both sides and
abandon the ship.
1.-THE officer commanding the
Canadian army medical corps on
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out. This is important in view Of
the fact that no boat but the cap
tain's has been picked UP.
Everyone Got Away.
"Save for any Of the ships COM
pany or the engine room crew who
may have been killed by the ex-
plosion Of the torpedo, it is clear
that everyone got away. One of the
small boats. called accident boats,
was held back for those last to leave
the ship. But when adj the others
were away the captain went to his
cabin for an electric torch, and, on
returning to deck, found that this
also had gone.
1.-THE submarine hailed the boat
in English, come alongside It or
dered. The boat was pulling down
to pick up a drowning man. The
second officer stood up and shouted
back we are picking UP a man from
the water come alongside re-
peated the brusque voice from the
submarine. The boat held on its
way and forth with two revolver
shots were fired at or over it.
Threatens To Shoot.
"'Come alongside. I will shoot
my big gum shouted the submarine
commander. The boat lay alongside
the submarine and the captain