The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21

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destroycrs Having fired III" t"rrcdnes
the submarine divrd 10 avoid being de-
tectcd. but n loud explosion told with
out doubt that IN" Of th' torpcdn"S had
reached it's mark. Eight minutes later
the destroyer was srcn sinking ny ;hs
stern. fifteen feet of her bows still
standing vertically out "f the water
The other destroyer was seen sirnm-
ing ut varying speeds and distances
around The wreck. Elatrd nj the sue
cess tho $uhmnrin" thirStra Ia put her
down tor, bur as TWO NOR" drstroy"rs
had arrived on III" scene and w"r" sys-
tcmallcally .;sar"ing. il WAS not ""nSid-
cred fcasihl" To cnu;inu" tho attack.
ION nnoihsr occasion two armed auX-
iliarics were sighted in the Hclignland
Eight and the leader. the largest of tho
Two. was attacked and lurrrducd. and
WAS sccn To be- sinking 10y the stern.
1T frequently happens that suhmn-
rim" docs mt actually So" her Ti"tim
n
faction OF hearing the explosion If tho
turnc,lu gets homo.
This was .hr experience or i surma-
rlnc which ratrolinG ono morning off
the Ems. sighted nm enemy destroyer
and fired both tubes ~ n range Of "3n
Yards As tho suhmn rinc div"d on fir
inG tho result Was M; seen. hut after
tho lapse IF few seconds thor" was m
4. I. ~.
distinctly heard 81 miles away.
~ quick sw"rr around with tho peri
srnr" two or three minutes later reveal
I'd no sign If tho destroyer wh'"h had
boon fircrl At hat Ann yards nsurrn was
another vessel "f The sam" kind.
"As tho destroyer WIS not actually
seen 10 h" hit nj first it appeared likely
tn i Il reality Ircr" WAS only on. rn"IIy
V"S"cl. hut after thr hca rings and dis
tan"cs had h""n carefully worked OUT
this did rot seem t" hav" been possible.
In view Of tho vinl"nc" nj tho explosion
it is rrolmhl" that tn" magazine blew
up and that would account for III" rapid
dtSappcaranc" of the ship.
Yet another Instance ri III" total
diSa prca rance nf thr shin may ~ cited
One of our submarines l"ratct! AL cncrny
submarine ahead OF her and giving rha So
rchtI""h tn" range to Am yards The
t"rr"dncS were fired and one was seen
l." hit. When IN" srnnk" cleared away
thor" WIS not tho TcstiEc of the hostile
vessel To be Sn.n
These arc hut = fnw lf III" many in.
stances which could h." quoted showing
III" silent and STEALTH. work IT Iha
$TlI;r:a zinc.
For submarine ~" ratinne to sue
coed X is necessary - :aEe tho .ncu,v
hy surprise arh far ,ha: reason Their
work is hidden mystery and ,h"ir
movements wrapped, in rHscuTity. Tho
following extracts from an officiai 70
port Of operations in the lIcliEnlanI
Right iii fpr ! moment tho vril Of S..
cree" pT'' afford II glimpse into tho
If" nf enc o. lh"$" craft
When Il snbm3rinr is submerged
'.rr r9i''ai; al"2e Is adj" /" s"'. what
=, taxing place. II" sacc"Ss nf ihr "n.
tcrY"iEI and "a" safety - III" vessel de-
p"ud nn lis Skill anu rarvr. and III"
rr1ruTt. precise execution nj his orders
hy The nffir.rs and mru under his conn.,
rranG
"'tu~ submarines have h"rn riDnn"rs
in wH:rr whrh hav" l".rn Irr"d. They
HAY" h""n subjected 10 skillfml and we'll
thought "ui nrri->ut,ina"in" tactics by
n highly tr;rurd and determined "unmy.
atIarkrh 10y 2unfirr and t"rp"d". driven
To- lie ut n great d' nth I" preserve bat
terry power. hunted fer hours nj Il lime
lay the ho&iil.. lnrp"'l" craft. and ~
times forced J." div" under our own
warshirN tn.av"td interfering with their
movements.
Sudden ali,-ai."ns "r rnur.." and
y,
and The ,nnruSsi"n ii bursting shells.
rivr An indication Ia Tia" crew uf III"
risks Ia which they arc being exposed.
and /; SncnkS we'll for tho morals IF
these Young officers AMI m"n. arl ;h'i
gallant faith. in their captains than they
have invariably carried cut their du-
Ties quietly. k""nly and confidently All
der conditions that might VOL nav"
tried tn" MOST hardened veteran.
"'Thr ha rd:hirs und"rG"n" during
stormy weather mr." i"rrlhlr. i'NrlhE
the winter months westerly gales were
frruu"nily experienced In IN" hieht anu
thrSr gales wrr' inNirlahiE "''',
n,nicd h" high. ,st".r seas which made
!, ir,nnss,hIr 10 open TN" coming tow
ar hoIrh. Visions WAS limited I" ina;
,hrnurh tn" prrisr"I". and WAS only ;,
,I,Ic ar two between IN" seas Whic''
continually hr"k" over them.
"..rhrr, waE M rest at tn" huttnih.
even y, -" faihuns. rs III" Vessels F'"i""
and bumped dangerously. Ih"F were
consequently. compelled I" Keep uhu"r
WAY al u depth clear "f IN" k""'s III
,ns~ihlr ships. When battery power n'-
.a,uo low the suhmnrtn" Ia" r"rt"r'H
f., ,nuI. 10 the surface !" f"'harEr.
While IN tho surfnr" IT. Was rSS"h'ih'
10 run ihr engines In order l" kc"P
head to sea. mrh through inc N'"','i
which with the engines running.
rus. necessarily he kept nrcn--mhch
water was shipped.
Tho Srancu got very litt!" Sl'cH
ewing Ia cold. With these words inc
CAPTAIN Of submarine concl"des MS
report on a cruise in the North Sea. IL
is characteristic Of the srrric" that ne
should mako no reference |" IN" lact
that while the crew had got very III