New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
First U-Boat
Shells Dropped
Oh, Soil ofU s.
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ever, that the real prey sought by the
undersea boat was large collier
northbound Two colliers passed Or
leans shortly before the Pcrth Amboy
was tired upon, but both passed
through the danger zone in safety.
fog bank lying four niles oil shore
hid the U-boat from her approaching
victims. The Perth Amboy. steaming
lelsurcly through the calm simmer sea,
was unaware of the prese ice of danger
until deckhand sighted streak in
the water shooting by the stern. Be-
fore he realized that it was a torpedo
two other missiles sped by, wide of
their mark. He shouted warning. At
the same instant there was a fash from
the fog and a she'll crashed through
the wheel house. A fra sSnent of the
flying steel took off the hand of Vit2
as he grasped the spokes Of the steer
ing wheel. In quick succession came
other shots, some of which went wild
and some of which struck home
Captain j. H. Tapley, Who was in his
cabin at the time, ran out or deck just
as tho submarine loomed out OF the
fog bank her deck gun flashing out
its storm of steel.
Tug Set on Fire
The bombardment set the tug on
fire, and the German turned his atten-
ton to the helpless barges. Shrapnel
bursting over the Laus ord, second in
the tow, struck DOM Captain Ainslie.
For more than an hour the blazing tug
and drifting barges were under fire
before the enemy succeeded in getting
home enough shots to sink them.
In the meantime the submarine crept
h0y
hundred yards. This at length proved
sufficient. The bargcs disappeared be-
meath the surface one by one, until
only the stern of the Lansiord was
visible. The tug was a burning hulk.
The crews, with the three women,
the five children and the three wound
ed, rowed ashore, while naval hydroair-
p anes came out, located the U-boat in
the haze and engaged her unsuccess-
fully
But the raider was furnished with
mannuvre had aroused. When he
U-boat appeared out of the fog little
Jack Ainslie, the eleven-s aaroid son
of Captain Ainsie, sighted it.
The boy al once ran to The cabin,
but not in fear. When he returned he
carried in his hands sma | American
flag. Leaning over the rail he waved
the colors in defiance at the Germans.
Boy Wanted to Shoot
Even his impotent exhibition Of
patriotism did not satisfy the lad. He
shouted to his father thatehe was going
to get his gun. q 22 cafrn,e r.le, and
return some of those shots which the
raider was firing. But Captain Ainslie
restrained the boy.
Shortly after this the captain was
struck down as he supcrintended the
the little hotil.a of rowboats entered
Nauset Harbor Jack Ainsie was sit
ting in the bow of the Lansford's skitf
no ding the colors proud y erect, He
was greeted with a rousing cheer from
the cottagers, who rushed down the
beach to help the refugees ashore.
No moving picture manager could
have staged q sea battle more eff
fective for the summer visitors in
thls vicinity. Bathers taking their
morning dip scurried ashore VIII n
shells splashed within a few hundred
yards of them. Many of them watched
the German exhibition of fr.ghtfulness
from the beach. Automobiles S stopped
their machines on the brow of the sand
hills and followed the Teuton;c version
of the war game play by play. Scores
of cottagers did not have to leave their
piazza chairs to see every detail of the
drama.
Some of the people took the pre-
caution of going TO cottages which had
sub tantial ee. ars. From these they
watched the firing, ready to seek
shelter should the German try his
craftsmanship on shore targets. Sew
oral iGonts repnrteJ bo l., r,I,;,,,-
on shore, but none of these stories
could be verified after The first excite
ment had died down. The nearest
shell struck, so tar as known, within
one hundred yards of the beach in
Nauset Harbor
400 Feet Long, They Say
Most of those on board the vessels
attacked and fl hermen on shore agreed
that the submarine was 400 feet ong.
DR.. James Ca lanan, a n ,mber of
the staff of the Massachusetts G,.rlal
hospital, was walking On the beach
heard the report of a gun an ! 81. IL
spla he'd in The breakers few hun
dred yards from shore. Then the doc
tor saw the submarine. Two seap.ares
came out of the mlst I short time
after the beginning OF the attack, tie
physician said. One plane rcl4d high
above the submarine. whose guns wcl g
flashing Al frequent in3ervals sud
denly the aircraft swoopei Gown.
When only short distanee above tic
submarine the pilot Of the serr'ane
quickly turned the n>se o. his ma
chime upward ard threw a bomb as
he rose. The bomb 1 Lot explode.
DR.. Cal'anan thin1s the airman
tossed out one or 'wo more bombs
but is not certain. At my rate. as
the aviator started another >woop to-
ward the submarine one Of the lat
ter's guns, which had been firing At
tie tue and barges. was swung srnnnd