Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-09
HOW BRITISH TARS
ENTERED HARBORS
Great Naval Attack on Subma-
rine Bases on Coast
of Flanders.
DO GLORIOUS WORK IN RAID
Captains and Other Survivors
Own Story of Feat That Has
Thrilled World.
DO GLORIOUS WORK IN RAID
ny SIR HENRI. GREEN.

Eng gland vas the signal for the fight
sent out By the vice admiral at Dover.
And back came the answer: May We
give the Dragons tail a damned good
twist,
Vice Admiral Reyes. in the destroyer
Warwick. commanded the operation.
There had been two previous attempts
At the attack. capable OF being pushed
hcmc IL weather and other conditions
had served.
Monday night offered nearly all the
required conditions. and At hftcen
miles off Zeebrugre the ships took up
their formation for the attack. VIM
dictivc. which had been towing Iris
and DaHodil. cast them off To follow
under their own steam: intrepid.
lphigenia and Thc,is slowed down To
give tho first three time 10 &c; along
side the Mole; Sirius and Brilliant
shifted their course for Ostcnd; and
the great swarm of destroycrs and
motor craft sowed themselves abroad
OF their nlultifarious particular duties
NlADICTINE FITTED WITH
HIGH FAKE DECK
Nindictivc was fitted along the port
side OF the Zeebrugge Mole with a
high false deck. whence ran the eigh-
teen brows, or gangways, by which the
storming and demolition parties were
10 land The men were gathered in
readiness on the main and lower decks.
while Colonel Elliott, who was TO lead
the marines. waited on the false deck
just abaft the bridge. and Captain II.
g Halahan, who commanded the blue
jackets, was amidships
The Sangways were lowered and
scraped and rebounded upon the high
parapet of the Mole as Vi,dictiye
rolled: and tho word for the assault
had not yet been given when both
/ leaders were killed. Colonel Elliott by.
shell and Captain Halahan by the
machine-gun fire which swept the
decks The same shell that killed
Colonel Elliott also did fearful execu-
ton in the forward Stokes mortar bat,
terry.
The men were magnificent" Every
ofhcer bears the same testimony. The
mere landing on the Mole was a peril
Gus business, il involved passare
across the crashing. splnterinG gang
ways. Srop over the parapet into he
neld OF fire of the German machine
guns. which swept it's length, and a
further drop OF some sixteen feet TO
the surface Of the Mole itself
Many were killed, and more were
wounded. as they crowded IN to Tho
gangwaEs. but nothing hindered The
orderly ana speedy landing nv ever,.
gangW.ay. Lieutenant IT. T. c. Wake
mad his arm carried away BY q shall
on the upper deck, and Law in tho
darkness while the storming parties
trod him under. He was rccorn;z.d
and dragged aside by the commando
| ne raised his remaining arm in greer
.inns,,~ Good. luck to YOU" he called
| as:.,ths rest OF The s,ormcrs has,enod
b. Good luck"
! me lower deck was shambles ne
me commando: made the rounds OF his
! snip Yet these wounded and dri,,
i"'seo themselves 10 cheer as he made
! MS tour The crew OF the howi,zer
/ winch was mounted forward had Al,
] oeen KILLED; a. second crew was d.
serosed likewise; and even then a tbir,,
crew was taking over the gun.
| IN the stern cabin a frework exnert
VINO MAD never been TO sea before
| one OF Captain Brooks employees-was
seeao iy firing great ILLUMINATING
| .oehets out OF scuttle to show mn
'he lighthouses on the end of the Mole
" the niocksnipS and their, escort
me aaHodil. after aiding 10 berth
NiHoictiVe, should have proceeded 10
iaho her own men. but now Commando
| carpentcr ordered her to remain .,
sue was with her bows against Vim.
! uNtNes quarter, pressing the latter
snip INTO tho Mole. Her casualties
o"h'S 10 her position during the frb,
"clc shail-one man killed and e;ph,
"o"hoed--among them her commando
lieutenant Ii. Campbell. who "a.
struck IN the right eye BY > sbou
splinter.
IT'S mad troubles OF her own No..
hrst attempts to make fast to IN. no,o
ahead OF Findictive failed. ,s hor
sfapneis were not large enou.h -
! span the parapct. Two officers Iion
'ehaht-commandcr Bradfort and Iio,,
tenant Hawkins, climbed asbora -,
sat astride the parapct irving - -.
the grapnels fast, till each wss Lii,
and fell down between. Tho chit,
tho wall. Commander yajen,ino c.,, az"
| had both legs shot away ami a., lbs
morning. Lieutenant spencer 49, N'
"ouhoea' took command, and refusa.,
| TO be relieved. uScu
HEAVY CASUALTIES SUFFERED
ny MEN ON IRIS
IRIS was Obliged at last to change
| ner position and fall in asterp or va,
uict've' and suffered very heavily rra,,,
e hre' single big shell nJunp.d
W oush the upper deck and burst 10
| ~" 60 point where nfty-six marinos
F.! were waiting the order 10 RI - -,
sang"ays. Forty-n were ku,a,,
ana the remaining seven woundoa
smother she'll in the wardroom ,.,,ts,
aa serVine as sick bay. killed four
officers and twcnty-six men. Her 49,,
easuait'es ~ere eight officers and 1o2
men wounded.
| !. me storming and demolition parties
L Ipol. the Mole met with no resistance