The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-22
RAIDER SHELLS
UNARMED SHIPS
RIGHT0N COAST
TugbOat and Four Barges
Not Warned and Shrapnel
Wounds Fleeing Crews.
8 TORPEDOES FAIL TO HIT
PrOjectiles Fall on Shore
Aircraft Bomb Marau-
der, Which Escapes.

ORLEANS, Mass. July Ala German
submarine attacked the tug Perth Amboy
Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and her
four barges three miles Off this town on
the southeastern elbow Of Cape Cod at
lasted one hour and a half. The tug
was burned to the waters edge. while
the barges, Lansford, No. 1855. No. 4o3
and No 7lo were sunk by gunfire
The attack took place In the Atlantic
just north Of Chatham. which Is at the
southeastern extremity Of the Cape Cod
Peninsula, and three miles south OF the
Orleans Coast Guard Station. midway
between Chatham. at the elbow Of the
peninsula and Highland Light, at the
extreme tip Of the cape.
OF the forty-one persons. including
three women and fve children. on
board three men we're wounded.
WOUNDED.
AINsLEE. CHARLES. captain OF the
Lansford: wounded in both arms by
shrapnel: treated at the summer home
BoLovicH. JOHN. Austrian. " member MEMBER of
the Perth Amboy's crew; arm badly
wounded and probably will lose It; sent
to Massachusetts, General Hospital. Bos-
vITz. JOHN, Austrian. member of the
Perth Amboy's crew: one hand blown on
sent to Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston.
The attack was witnessed by large
crowds of natives and summer visitors.
who had fiocked to the Cape for the week
end. seeking relief from the heat wave.
All accounts agree that the submarines
shooting was very bad. Her torpedo
Ainslie of the Lansford. She launched
three torpedoes at the tug and all went
wild
Raider Bombed. but Escapes.
The attack occurred only a few miles
from tie Naval Aviation Station at
Chatham. Three seaplanes attacked the
raider with bombs. according TO Rear
Admiral Spencer S. Wood, commander
Of the First Naval District. The fire
was returned. keeping the planes high.
Finally. however. the U-boat submerged
and was last observed heading south.
Tonight the tug was still afloat and
it was thought she could be saved. The
net result of the raid from a military
point of view was not important and 1t
torpedoes which 1t Is estimated cost the
German Government $4,000, besides the
ammunition used. The barges were
bound from Gloucester to New York.
Three were empty and the fourth car
ried a cargo of stone.
The appearance OF the raider so near
the tracherous shoals and tide rips OF
the Cape and her subsequent actions
caused amazement to the thousands Of
eye witnesses rather than CONSERVATION.
The natives OF the Cape could not under
stand why the sea wolf should waste
shells 'on a fleet OF unarmed barges.
1t was reported, however that the
real prey sought by the undersea boat
was a large collier northbound Two
collers, the Arlington and the ]. B.
King, passed Orleans just before the
Perth Amboy was fired upon, but both
passed through the danger zone in
safety.
Fog Hides Sea Wolf From Prey.
A fog bank lying four miles off shore
hid the U-boat when she was approach
ing her victims. The Perth Amboy,
steaming leisurely through the calm
summer sea, was unaware of the pres
ence of danger until a deckhand sighted
a streak in the water shooting by the
stern. Before 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
flash from the fog and shell crashed
through the wheel house. frag-
ment OF the flying steel took off the hand