Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-25
gave LIFE FOR HIS men
Terrible Experience Of British Sub.
marine Grew.
UNDER Water FOR NEARLY 3 DAYS

Rise-AImost Equalled Jonah's un'
dersea Reeord-commander Good
hart Lost His Life. but Saved Hii
| Crew.
4 great story may always be tolC
I simply. says a London letter. 4 few
days ago the brief official note was
published of an act OF heroism which
ever will claim leading place in that
long roll OF noble deeds Of self -shcri-
iice that has been unfolded so rapidly
Of late. II told of q naval hero, Com
mnnder Francis Goodhat. who gave
mp his life in an effort to save his
comrades imprisoned in q submarine
which had become fast on the bottom
IN thirty:eight feet OF water. Placing
in his belt a small tin cylinder with
instructions for the rescucrs. he went
| into the coming tower with the COM
| manding officer, determined to allow
himself to be shot up to the surface
| lSut the great adventure miScarried
md the hero paid the penalty with his
life. Those who had the privilege OF
knowing Commander Goodhart de-
| clare he was as modest as he was
brave. and his fellow prisoners re-
member with admiration the GOODNESS
displayed by him when he went forth
10 take the fraction of a chance OF
achieving his great purpose q living
man. His last remark to the COM
manding officer was, If l don't get
up the tin cylinder Will"
The circumstances which called
npth a, Lao
Ierrcd to now. There are displayed in
The narrative elements Of courage, re-
source and daring that grip the imagi-
nation. 4 representative Of the Daily
Telegraph, who has had an opportu-
nifty OF conversing with one OF the
rescued sailors. who owed his life to
the gallantry of the submarines COM
niandinS officer. writes:
'"I confess that II was n hard task to
break through thnt thick crust OF taci-
turnity behind which our sailors so
consistently hide their hest qualities.
The men who do most generally speak
least. | got version OF the story
from one of Its central figures in re-
luctant sentences. One had almost as
soon have squeezed water from a
stone. but the big. hard-knit man-an
indomitablc spirit cncased In frame
Of stccl-gnve me ultimately the grim
tale-one or the grimmest In the an
nails OF the sea. He told me he had
observed In long life spent afloat
that il was the unexpected thing that
always 'bulgcd the biggest
Three Days and Nights.
and surely" he added. this affair
was the most unexpected and the big
gest that ever fate forced meto have
Il hand in. What exactly happened to
our craft (a submarine) I'm not going
to stay to tell you, for the simple rea-
son that | don't know myself. We
were goodly company on board that
mechanical whale-a handsome fish,
can assure you-and no man Of US
even dreamt of the trick she was TO
Is. ~s She made us FyePsisr, ys. ,5a and. IN, u
'3ha1r..,- -..s,,..ss -,r-.sshs ny ia :
thoms deep. as, indeed. fhe s,,rn,it,o i
tend to do; but where t. ...Xs
and u appointment came In were In
the fact that she elected to remain al
the bottom far beyond her proper
time. The Book tells us that Jonah
--hc was alone, too. poor fellow-was
in the belly of the fish three days and
three nights. We did not exceed his
record. but ran 1t close. We were in
the belly of our whale, lying fathOms
deep, part OF three days and part Of
three nights"
Then the smile on the mariners face
vanished.
such three days and three nights
have never passed over my head he
FORE" he said. slowly and rcflectivcly
They aged myself and my fellow
prisoners by years, | reckon. I'm told
that | was about the last to abandon
hope. I've always been n good clingcr
in that respect. It's q small ray that
does not get about my heart-but this
time II was pretty pitch dark. When
he first night of imprisonment pass
cd. and II appeared from our watches
We had artificial light enough to sec
the timc-that the dawn Of new da!
had come with no sign Of release
some of the company threatened tC
chuck hope. But others Of us put rs
bright face on black outlook rs We
could. and gave them such cheer as
n waterless and breadless situation
would allow. or course. too. we hat
to remember that our air supply was
running out.
Speak of dropping sovereign:
down well! Every tick Of my watch
| knew was as a lost sovereign, so fal
M air was concerned. But those of u.
who were blessed with big battcrie:
Of optimism did our best TO distribute
the current, and so the time dragged
on. Then n great thing happened
Two heroes came forward and Offered
to risk all in an attempt to win to thu
surface. All honor to them! How
| they did II and at what n cost may bt
told later on. but the thing was done
and the outer world was thus made
aware OF our terrible plights. Tha
much we realized when we knew o
the presence Of divers about our craft
What relief! We had been located
practical measures were being taker
for our salvage, and that splendid
prospect made us take In draught O
new life. Artificial light was fas
failing. but hope was burning bright
ly. 80 what did II matter?
Our ordeal as 1t turned out was bu
n young thing as yet, however. W.
had still n long way to go. The da!
dragged through. and when we enter
cd on the silence and uncertainty o
| the night we were n forlorn enough
lot, | can assure you. The nerve o
the toughest Of us was wearing thin
My fear that II might snap suddenl!
all round was not realized. however
for we were given further indications
which our practical ears were no
slow to catch. that the great work o
rescue was well in hand. The constan
t:ppinE OF the divers outside was {
cheering sound, and brought hope t.
those OF MS who. in the steadily in
crcasirtg st:nc OF the atmosphere. wer'
now breathing laId to live.
But rescue was long delayed ant
in the early hours Of the following
day most Of us wrote our last fare
we'll to our loved ones-short. tende
messages scrawled in pencil-ant
eome of us made our wills. Then, a!
IL by a miracle. three strong strand
in the ladder of escape came to u!
from above. Exactly in what name
this was made possible cannot tel
YOU. We got mir. water and food II
only the smallest quantities., but jus
enough to stir us into new life. Tha
was n godsend as welcome as 1t wa
unexpected. And we had not to wal
long for the opening Of our prisol
door. When the details Of that libera
tion are given It will cause surpris
and congratulation everywhere.
verges on the miraculous. When W
scrambled into freedom we were
dazed and shaken lot Of men. but
warrant you our hearts went full o
| Gratitude IN Cod for aayinP mprcieS