The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30
l||l!l ! COOK WAS
fI SHIP IN HURRY
- Schooner Edward Fl. Cole,
g.! - Hun U-Boat-Two Min
Il ufea Was a Plenty.

syyEfsk NteD Wha u TicutJ'
enfel Giro was the colored cook
hev schooner Edward II. Cole,
was sent to the bottom by a
~ s0n the Jersey coast: out
~ be no sons of sea cooks in
1ir0 family--not IL Daniel Giro
y 4. and Daniels 'gwine ter
fab from de oshun TO
nlM has gone to Maine. the
|o%Af his ancestors. Not on the
c0Rst do Daniel and has family
He comes not from a family
~ - He comes from a family
o0ks and has always lived in the
tor. Daniel went TO the barge Of
IN ut hts discharge after he, with
Hoqt Of the crew. had told his
- the United States authorities.
~ TO = reporter:
- what am de best way to
~ A4aine7 Nah folks don all live
ind deg may have heard about
e0c3dent and be worried"
nv. by way of Boston" was the
wsx
uro, / know dat. but what am
oek way ter get to Boston,"
"a on one of the Fall river
oWti" And a greenish hue over
<6 the bronze of the Giro front
-. Did yo' say howt. boss?
N no bOwt, no mo- for muh.
~ cook gazed rehectively out of
N0doW toward Battery Park.
ro = squad of naval reserve sail
Ntre drilling, A new light came
HIS eye.
IN dem sailors" he asked. Over
IN de park III neyah see sail
iou tho oshun any mo. Dem sailors
sAsw sumpin. Aim gwine to
I'm same way dey so. I'm gwine
M cabs"
What we're you doing when the
|oat hove in sight, Daniel -
Twas on Sunday aft'noon,
lot to O'clock. boss. an an was
dinner ready for de crew,
- NIL TO- Chickens and / was
IN 10 have fried chicken TO de
)1ls De stove In de galley was
bot An de cap'n put his face
m IN the companyun way. and seq
NH 'Yo' done got ten minutes ter
n A powt.'
~ cap'n done used to Kid me
n hut when done look ur dey
! no lie on dat face in de do.
AZ cAp'n he amt kiddin' muh
time, an ! clum on deck. Suah
h ho&g, der was de U-hoat right
our bow. an little rowhoat a
Nm Tor US. l just don couldn' ber-
n muh eyes, dat'F all. / dun run
IN Dc ladder quick again and All
\ my eyes and pu; muh finger on
r2d hot stove.
ia up the compsnyun way to de
\, and den de rowhowt came
G1fde and de cap'n he jumped on
and says 10 muh in English Just
coed al ! spoke Yer done get
minutes ter get OFF de bowt.' and
hNld up his ten Anglers.
All want is two. nistah" All
y tole him, an | held UP two
'erU. Den de sailors came over de
i and dey all he'd bonms. Dey
/ muh ter so down an the fo-castle
ret nah buds. I looked at dem
ans, and / done tole sem An he'd
~ close ! needed right dere on de
! din't 20 IN de fo-eastie no
You can just imagine. boss.
NJ mtxht ahappen ter muh ( one
4em fool German sailors LET one
HIN bomnas fall in de fo-castle
~ All was down below, Aid
"a a1e de folks In Maine no mo.
~, sub, I done get right In de
o6af Wild de cap'n. and de German
Drn put de bomms down on de
1.-TWO in de front of de schoonah
gtwo IN de back We WAS right
moen de schoonsh and de T. howt.
/. 6oss, dcan let en- tole 20 dose
loafg am little. Dat t'-howt was
I the biggest thing All ever saw
NJ life. / nevah pulled no Yale
NAH hfe We doan hah no Yale
Il AAr60ard crews up In Maine;
- suttingly did row dat bowt.
~ Do U-howt went dis way, We
e dat way: an when she went
NAy re went dis.
Ne was of de schoonah bout Ave
lnf1A when de bomrns went of and
:Dchoonah. wit all her sails up.
"a right to de bottom of de oshun.
f~M0 knowed we was gwine ter
Ia max. but we Jess KEEP pullin'
~ 0ah4. DEN we see smoke on de
Eoon. and T-bowt. he seen IL.
- Dc fust time we felt safe.
u-6owt put right 70 de smoke.
S4omty minutes later, by de
xNofch, we saw de steamer