Arizona republican., 1918-06-04
SURVIVORS TELL
 STORY OF BEING
 SUB. PRISONERS

Continued from Page One) etween New York and Bremen before ne war; Captain c. M. Gilmore of the schoon- r Edna, bound with cargo of oil rom Philadelphia to Santiago. Cuba, aid that his vessel was IS to 20 miles outheast of Winter Quarters light hip at p. m., May 25 when shel Xploded under lee.
 Knew it Meant Him
 Thinking it was some American -arshi-, did not pay much attention, ut went down below and lit my pipe. second shell struck nearby and new it meant me. Then for the first inc l noticed a big submarine. about wo miles away.
 When a German lieutenant later oarded the Edna the lieutenant said: Don't get excited. captain. Take your ime. We'll be around here an hour and half
 50 I picked up everything I could hink of that belonged to me, and vhen I got over to the submarine. I ound l had left my silk umbrella. After they blew up the schooner, the iermans rowed back to the submarine nd I found that beside the few things hey had pickel up for themselves, they lad brought me my umbrella.
 Take Cases of Oil
 They took only a few cases of the il. as they had electric lights on the 
 We captains had plenty to eat and hey told us we might go where we Dleased on the submarine and into any oom except when we were submerg- ng. At that time we had to stay in whatever compartment we found our elves.
 Tt seems to me this submarine was tt least 300 feet long. There were 7e nen in the crew and there were two six nch guns mounted, one forward and )ne aft.
 Wants No Prisoners
 "Of course we prisoners, although we were treated well, made a pretty big ships company. and the commander said he was looking for a sailing vessel 10 put us on board, as he did not want 10 take us to Germany.
 Although we were below Sunday when the Submarine over ieAGAC0 tLO " AIillCNOllll0s we hIleW once when she was sunk and 26 men set adrift, that something would have to be done with us. They could not keep us all on board, and after the steamer was sunk we went into her boats while Captain Sweeney and his crew set out in launches belonging to the Isabel Wiley, which was sunk a few minutes before the Winneconne.
 Sails Into Hun Trap
 The Winneconne sailed into a fine German trap on Sunday morning, ac- cording to Henry Walsh of San Fran cisco. first officer Walsh said the steamer was on her way to Providence R. I, with a cargo of 2,S0O tons oi coal, loaded at Norfolk, Va.
 Third Mate Brewer called me up tc the bridge about 10 o'clock Sunday morning." said Walsh. He told me that he had heard shots somewhere ahead.
 At that time we were about 50 miles east of Cape May, and, looking ahead saw three masted schooner with all sails set, lying nearly becalmed There was enough wind 10 fill her sail: and l thought it strange that she lay there doing nothing.
 ANl I oelN W lidL lOOhtu llhS d ue- stroyer come out from behind her When we got about two miles away l could see it was a submarine anC that the men on deck were not dressed in white, as they would be at this tim. of the year on an American vessel.
 Ordered from Ship
 Then I saw the German flag ant the submarine sent a solid shot acros our bow They lowered a small boa and a lieutenant came with some of tn, crew alongside, telling us to get int the boats and to row over and la, alongside the submarine.
 Just about the time we were leav ing our boat, the men on what prove, to be the Isabel Wiley were going owe the side into their gasoline yawl. O course we obeyed and all went to tn side of the submarine and the German crew first sunk the Winneconne an then the Isabel Wiley with smal bombs. The Winneconne went dow in five minutes. They gave us officer time enough to save most of our thing and so l brought along my typewriter
 When we bade goodbye to the sub marine captain at o'clock Sunda afternoon the weather was fine and tn sea smooth" said NJ. B. Brewer c Boothbay Harbor. Maine, third office of the Winneconne, in describing hi experiences after he and his men lei the submarine in small boats. Are Treated Decently "1 must say that the German skippe treated us decently, for he sent a sur | ply of water for the boats and als some cans of black bread. He sai | the bread was baked in April and I di not eat it, because we had plenty ( our own from our ship. "The three boats of the Winneconr and the gasoline launch of the Vile got together Sunday night, because had light in my boat. There wei thirty men in my boat, which was u biggest. With the men at the oar we struck a course for Absecon inl on the Jersey coast.
 Are Nearly Drowned
 About II o'clock in the night we ha a northeast thunder squall, whiC kicked up a nasty sea for half 2 hour. Had it lasted another half hol we all would have drowned. Our boa were deep with the weight of the mt and their dunnage, and continual shipped water during the squall.
 At daylight Captain Sweeney of Il Hauppaug and Captain Thomassen
 the Wiley said they would go on wi
 the gasoline launch and make for tl Jersey shore. Of course, they cou
 make two miles to our one and we so, lost sight of them and I do not unde
 stand why they have not been hea
 from.
 Vessels Were Small Ones