The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-05
SUBMARINE VICTIMS tell thrilling STORY
CAROLINA PASSENGERS SING
"STAR-SPANCLED BANNER" AS
PRUSSIANS BLOW UP STEAMER

came down In torrents and women
began weeping In high. hyHtericnl
notea. II was hard work TO keep the
boata from being swamped. When
morning came the storm subsidized
and IL was seen that the little fleet
had been scattered for miles.
Later the Douglas came In sight
Capt iauro of the Douglas said he
had heard gun fire Sunday night OFF
the Delaware capes. no kept "A sharp
lookout. and In the morning he spot
ted the life boats. They were gath
cred In. and after putting into Barne-
gat to send message. he proceeded
up tho coast TO Scotland Light. 80
corted by the "6oT"
Many Iiumors lily
Near the light a sea going tug took
the schooner In tow. There were
many rumorH current among the
rescued people when they arrived at
New York. one was that "a Hun,
garian. who bad been arrested for
espionage In Porto Rico. and later
released. divcd overheard when the
submarine frat appeared and swan
to IL. where he was welcomed by the
Germans
Another had 70 do with mysterious
wireless messages In an unkno~ n
code which were heard about the
time OF the attack
Among the uniformed men aboard
the Carolina were a number from
tho san Juan officers training camp
Survivors at Iewos. Del. told Of
the horrors OF Sunday nights storm.
The 10 who reached there. including
two women. were all that were left ~
- who embarked IN one boat and
had become separated from the rcst
Motor Bcat Wvek~d
II was "A motor-boat that overturn-
cd. For time the motor boat buck
cd the rising waves Then It's en-
gine baked. Men worked with Il In
vain. They called 60 No 5 boat for
help. by great effort No. was
brought alongside. and Christian
Nelson. an engineer. crossed TO tho
crippled Graf, and tried "a start tho
motor. nu, the seas ROSE. tho boat
waiiowcd deeper. and siraily cap
sized
Struggling for llfe. screaming.
fighting TO &c, a grip on the slippery
sides. the men and women only sue.
cr-ded In turning tn. boat over and
over. A fas, aa ono scrambled up
on 10. IL would rise on wave and
carcen over on those In tho water
smashing tho skulls OF those who
were caught beneath III. gunwaiea
Nelson shouted AZ them Co keep
away. 20 lay their hands lightly on
tho boa; until u could b. safely right.
ed and hal-d. when they finally got
IL on an even keel. one man climbed
In and tailed with his hands When
u was safe. another climbed aboard
and holpod him. And 20. on: by ono.
they were picked up from tho sea.
by the firs, dim daylight. bodies In
iifs pr~rrrTrra were s~en flnatinr
near by. Prom among a cluster OF
corrssr. Miss Edith Nirola. OF Porto
Rico. and three men stsli alive. were
saved. MiHa virola was erased. For
hours nhs had been clinging TO her
flance. At firs, hc helped her 10
keep on the surfac~. but during th.
storm he died. and IN tho morning
sho found herself cllnxinx TO hts
body.
Two ships have ben afded n the
liz, of those destroyed by the subrna.
rinrs Tho crew OF tho schooner
Samuel G. MenEci arrived h~rr today.
Tn. vessel was sunk iTs miles off
New York last Sunday. Tho Ameri-
can schooner Edward II Baird was
found sinking Off the Maryland coast.
after having h~~n bombed.