Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19
irove them of the Pearlshei would be

drove them of the Pearlsheli would be
sent on 20 tho Isle OF Wight.
We'll. that was only six hours away
so wo didn't dream that there would
BIO anything Dustin loose. But It was
on that short trip that the Motana
got hers. don't :tnow how many
men wero lost but / think they said
twenty were drowned
we started for the Isle OF Wight
with the Mo.ana and British tanker
TIC thrce boats steamed in L triangle
formation. the British tank ship being
In the middle and ahead. and the other
two ships being on the sides. The Brit
ISL ship didn't change her course
much. but the Pearlshcil and the
Motana kept changing places, so we
were each running in Il ziSzag fashion
we had been out about two hours
ana there wasn't a sign of 4 sub
marine. The Pcarlshell was to the
starboard OF the Britishcr. and after
running short ways swung acros.
ana took the place of the Motana on
the port.
The Motana had hardly got into the
place we had held in the line when
she was struck. 1t was late I'm the
afternoon. but the PcarlshcIl was only
aoout loo yards away. Gee. but those
torpedocs make d noise II wa, so
loud that some OF our men bc,ow
necks came running up To get In the
noatS. They were sure we had hccn
MT. thought so myself But then
we saw big cloud OF smoke 70 up
around the Motana. and we swung our
gun around In her direction
i don't know what orders .bcv b,vo
nov out at that time VIC were no,
"No"cd TO go to the help %. a shin
mat was nit. We tore right after rho
,.nEiish boat and then turned and fol-
love. lowed her. running in Il big circle
wireless was going to beat the
u.
rpo't' put there wasn't Il Sigu When
SNIP Is gong in 4 circle She prescott.
It iHuch smaller mark TO the submarine
"'ith can't lire unless /; is uoiu,cd
"c"h on To tho ship it is aiming A.
bueSS we circlcd around fn! :b,ut
mar an hour. The Motana dtdn', lnst
moro man minute. We didn't hc.r
~ seH,nE from her, and for all We
hhe" an the men were safe i'm tho
boats they got off
rFe'tF soon British dcs,rovc,
comes up and picks up the No,,n,.s
n.cn, ana then VIC beat IL for the IsIo
Of Wight. -
That That vas tho nearest we came TO
oclhS MT On another tr!u with ira
same ship We saw submar,nn II.
we got away. our lookout pic,od bo
up hrst She was dead ahead 49,
about 10000 yards away. was wj,i,
'hc forward gun. and we took ono .bo,
NJ anu then turned around ana
ncat IL. think our shot fell shor,-
you cant get the range on the arst
Shot very well. We all wished we
could have gone after her. but ,,,o
iahNers have orders to beat II itis,
as soon as they see anything si,s.
picious. s1"-
rs funny. though, to see the OK.
citement when tho lookouts begin TO
get In the zone where ships have been
sunk They're yelling out reports All
INC time. like Dead horse on the pnrt
DOW or Bale o. hay three points off
the starboard' 0''
Naturally. we used UP "a lot o, am
hunit'9n on porpoiscs and on s,ranrc
iookln6 wreckare. Bu; it was ali coo1
practice. and we found that {, WAS =,
cinch 10 drop the third shell just abn,,
any place we pleased. The FIRST two
are sort or place shots, YOU know. AZ
,ho"sh often the second shot will do
the business" Wv
H. !. Hyers. o. beaumont. Tex. was
hreman on the san DIEGO when .hn
aiaed In the capture of a German
C-hoat According 20 his statement
WORD was received at Brcst from nm
airpiane that submarine was wing