Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-25
MINIATUnI. ALMANAC.

pcrsors. to use later with suck good
effect that when they were trars!iip-
ped ia the dcstroyer's boats TO tho big
ger ship the Hun was fain to perform
the "kanterad" stunt in his turn.
Then the desiroyer's new comma der
kent mis- CAPTURED craft hanging around
Till the tide rose. mitchell hawser
to his own submarine and towed her
off. finally bringing that inuuisitivc
Hun bird home with his owr craft in
attendance.
Eat a thrill which even the subna-
rine service refers to with bated brcat II
Was that experienced ny Il certain Of
iicer whose boat. rammed m the bows.
suddenly lost all her stability, and foil
headlonE to the "ca-bcd with all her
crew. Though only damaged across
the torpedo tunes, and though the wa
ter was pouring into her but slowly
She refused TO rise. and hcr crew knew
that unless they moved exceedingly
smartiy they must shortly die from S-;f-
location or drowning.
the commander made his men puy on
their lfc-saving helmets. then hood
ing the boat with compressed air, he
shot Them enc By one in a e;rartic
bubble TO the surface. At last all haH
gone and only he mained-remaincd
without any means of getting to the
surface. lie was in despair but he
mad strong objections to dying IN such
Il tame fashion when there was so
rmuch thrilling work to be done in re
word ~her the first real war Of CEN
turtles was being waged. So he made
great Eight for life.
lie emptied every comprcssod at,
nask IN the boat, but failed TO rct
pressure enough TO work the conninn
tower door. When he tried the hand
lear Il defect in the lever manifested
itself, and it snapped off like a rotten
/
/ the great rcsoivc--to stake all on n
last cast OF the dice. lie would LOT
me sea water into the boat NOR.
rapidly. knowing that as the water got
hisher and higher in tho hull the air
above II would become sufficiently COM
preset To enable him to omen the
torpedo hatch. which would keen the
pressure OF the sea at bay till he could
get out
Minute after minute he stood there
win the water rising. slowly risin., 70
his ankles. his knees his waist. his
chest. his chin He decided that VI.
had got sufficient pressure, and made
ms FIRST attempt TO open the hatch
IL gave three inches only, and almost
All his precious air escaped in useless
buhric3
1; was enough TO make any ono
give up-but not our commando
Again he waitcd-u-aitcd with the
compressed air scorchinE his lungs
with ten thousand little rcd devils
hammertnE at his head and his heart
heating: like great steam pump. No.,
nc had TO climb on the top of his con
troll stool to keep mis- head abov,.
wHter-thcrc were only six inches OF
space between the surface OF the water
AMI the roof OF the boat
AZ last he could stand the torture
no longer. and made another attcmp,
to lift the hatch. 1t gave. it liftca,
then it fell back suddenly and crushed
his fingers between itself and it's sill
The sudden pain added to the tormen.
he was arcady undergoing. drove him
momcntarily insane: with n swift up
ward maddcncd hcavc he thrust up
wards-and III. hatch gave, And ten
seconds later. in the center OF big
bubble. there hoatcd up into Gods own
sunshine Il man.
After spell in hospital that COM
mandcr and crew went back in another
E-boat TO work with tho navy trade"
and TO gain thrilling Incidents in the
ordinary everyday course of their lives.