Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-09
SUBMARINE SUNK
BY GUNF|RE FROM
u. S. DESTROYER
Such Is Report Upon Which
Navy Department Re-
fuses to Comment.
JACKIES AT NORFOLK
SHOW GREAT ELATlON
Declare They Know Number of
U-Boat Reported in
Conflict.
TWO CHASE LINERS UP NORTH
Passengers of West Indian Vessel
Tell Story OF Fast Run to
Escape Raider.
TWO CHASE LINERS UP NORTH
Passengers OF West Indian Vessel
Tell Story OF Fast Run to
Escape Raider.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. June s.-Un-
official reports, regarding which naval
officials silent. reached here to-daY
telling OF an encounter during yest.r-
day off the coast between ii United
States destroyer and a German sub
marine. Details vary as to the rcsu!,
of the chase. one report being TO the
effect tina, the submersiblc was sunk
and another that the craft was scri-
ously damaged by gunfrc from the
destroyer and was forced TO surrender
the U-boat being towcd into haven
a third report il To the effect that
the crew OF the crippled submarine
unable 10 submerge. took advantage
OF approaching darkness to abandon
their craft. and that they escaped In
small boat. The report that an
ocean resort was searched last night
for, party landing in a small boat;
lends color TO the last report These
reports tonight are in general circu-
latinn among enlisted men on short
leave from the ship and naval station,
and arc being told with great elation
by the jack!cs at Norfolk. That an
American destroyer had at least a
brush at with one OF the sea
wolves, seems certain. 1t is also said
that the craft was positively identified
by number. All efforts TO secure an
affirmation or denial or these stories
failed.
According 10 residents OF Virginia
Beach. thorough search was made
there last night for party of unknown
civilians who arc declared TO hive
landed on the coast outside the Vir-
Ulnta rafIes from "A
boat.
That German U-boats infes, the
North Atlantic coast is the rcpor,
brought, 10 this port to-day BY two
ocean liners. one was chased BY q
submarine for SIX hours and escaped in
the darkness only TO encounter ano;acr
submarine the next morning and have
thrilling escape from destruction.
Another liner to reach port had raced
500 miles for safety when she received
wireless calls for help from the Anchor
liner Tarentia that she was being
chased by a German t-boat.
The steamer Westcrner. Of tho
United States Shipping Board. escaped
two submarines on her trip across the
Atlantic. Her second adventure was
when she was 100 miles cas-; OF Nam
tucket lightship Thursday. The
I-pO came np but IL itw HunGrtu
yards ahead of tho liner Captain
Parker turned his course and sent out
calls for help. y United States patrol
appeared on tho horizon and the sub
marine hurricdly submerged.
PASSENGERS RELATE
THRILLING CHASE At SEA
Racing a. full speed for nearly a
week to escape German submarines. AN
American steamship arrived here to-
day from the West Indies with fifty
nine passengers, more than half OF
whom were women and children. With
the first inkline that U-boats were AT
work, the capt:in took drastic steps
to protect his SKIP and the lives of his
passengers. Taking zigzag course,
he ordered the engineers TO get up
every pound Of steam possible and
then ran far off the route usually fol-
lowed by steamers engaged in the
West Indian trade. Lifeboats were
prepared for instant lowering and
passengers warned that if they ap-
peared on deck they would be thrown
into irons.
Officers and men obtained no sleep
for the last scvcnty-two hours, keep
ing a constant lookout for submarines
floatins mines lifcboats from tho
raiders victims. The wireless opera
tor picked up an o S call from the
IIarpathian.
Both crew and passengers showed
the tension under which they had been
~ j. Danyon. Philadelphia banker.
and Frank Il. Gilroy, II mining engineer
from Denver, in relating their expert
cnces paid tribute to the work of Of
ticers and men and to the courage of
the women passengers.
IL don't know when the captain first
heard about the U-boat,' said Danyon.
1--WE did not hear until Wednesday.
THAT evening. the women and chill
dren were holding 4 concert in the
music room. All of the male passen-
gers except few who were asleep
were in the smoking-room.
suddenly every light aboard went
out Most OF MS thought something had
happened to the ships dynamo, but
several minutes went by and there
was no Improvement.
"A few of us went out on deck and
asked a deckhand what was the trouble
I'm not sure he said, but l think
it's submarines
THAT was jolt. but 1t was not any
thing like the jolt we got n few sec
onds later when the captain appeared
on deck.
ORDERED FROM DECK
ny SHIPS MASTER
Throw those cigars overheard, and
get inside, all of you he ordered, and
few minutes later rejoined us.
don't want to be HARSH he said,
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