Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-22
Hydroplanes Drive off Craft
After One Boat Sunk;
U-Boat Runs.
ONLY ONE MAN IS KILLED
All But One of Passengers
Escape; Woman Faints
as Put in Boat.

80 W III bbdls
ORLEANS. Mass. July 2l- Three
hutgos. In tow NJ the tug Perth Am.
boy was fired upon by J German Huh.
rhe crews of the tow, numbering
81. ana including three women ana
uFe children. escaped amid the shell
lire ina NE boats Several were
wounded. but only one seriously
Fnis happened 10 be John Hutoyitch.
an Austrian Of the CrcN 81 the tur
iiiH right arm near the shoulder was
torn away 10y a fragment OF shell
The nunUr injuries OF tho others
Ncre nom shell splintors
The hHrgcB we're iu tow NJ the
tux Perth Amboy owned hy the
N"hiGh Valley railroad and were
bound from Gloucester for Sew
York. one was loaded with stone
hut the others were light being ON
their return trip after bringing coal
10 New England
The attack was without warning
and only the poor uuirksmaushlp OF
The German gunuers permitted the
escape ~ tho crews
U-Doat PialnA Visible. "
The one sided light took place
three miles south OF the Orleans,
coast guard station, which be- located
midway between Chatham at the
elbow and Highland upht IL the cN.
ueme Zip OF The cape. The firing
was heard Tor miles ana brought
# thousands To the beach. from which
the flashes Of the guns and the out
line OF the I-bOat were plainly vis-
iblc. Possible danger to the on
.ookCrs was not thought Of uutil
ehel wlirryd over their heads ana
splaShtI in a pond mile inland
Three other shells buried themselves
tn the sands 0t the beach.
The 'ug 'Tcrth Amboy with her
tour b,.Ees in line was pulIlhs
along lcIsurcly just of tle shoAia
fNu miles from shore AZ II ocloch
this morning when tho J-boat OF
an estimated length al iour nun
Ired foot. .uhc suddenly ono mie
u.gward and trained Eer guns on
The tow 4 n,mcnt later ana WIN
uggNwurnIng to the crow shot
strV,k the second barge umidships.
The /onpty craft doubled up and
hilSo quickly that her crew barely
AB&ne 70 lower their small boats
NJ ,, a Lapley OF tho tug had
l. Naoed mis- whistle as soon as the
oat Wa sighted and ordered the
80. . ,Aiuoncu. a, The first shot
wac Followed by rain OF shells maj
dropped. on and all about me per,h
Afnb9y ana her barEes. A lucky
shot most sank the last barge
Meunwhil" hits on the tug mad SET
her ntire hut she stood by her tarnes
30 the finish The third barge I'm Inc
line. tie smallest OF all. proved a
landmark and the German gunners
occupied half an, hour In disposing
81 her.
BY this time the firing had
alarmed tho whole capu and
aud cries for ass stance we're sent
broadcast No American watships.
however. appeared to be IA the
NCinIty ana tne explosion of German
gUunCry went un systematically.
Then two hyd.oaoropluncs rose IRON
The station " Chatham and flying
low darted toward the enemy AS
lhough 10 attack. IL could not be
seen that they dropped any bombs.
but tho Gernans evidently anuci- .
uated an attack from the air for they
stopped firing and elevated their
guns against the hydrocarcplanua
They did not fire, however. and
moment later submerged.
The planes circled about where /
the enemy was last seen ana then I
turned their noses toward their sta I
tion. Scarcely had they reached /
shore when the D-hoUt rceppcared |
and resumed her attack en- tho tug I
and the one light barge remaining [
afloat. Both the tug and tho barge 1
cries Tor assistance Wcro sent
they were by the sunNon oArscs. one |
OF which with a load OF stone made
an effective anchor
Nhen tho firing began the crews
lost no time In abandoning the tow.
7sach pf the four ba' yes had one
small boat intended 60 carry only
nV0 persons, and all the craft were
greBl ly overloaded In addition tho
occupants were exposed 60 constant
danger from shell fire Several
merchant craft were ip the vicinity
and regardless Of the menace 20
themselves. won't 10 the rescue OF the
crow and towcd the small boats 20
shore. The men OF the Perth Amboy
who stood by their ship until II was
Ablazo from Gem TO stern, were
taken OF ny boats from tho coast
guard station Ii
hoy Waves Defiance.
The three wom,n and five Jlu.
dren d!d not suffer physical harm
ln"uEh one OF the women who had
been making her fret trp 700 sea,
''lniod after she had been placed iu
small boat. AmogE the children I
was an ll-ysar-old boy. who. uf the
hrst sign of battle, grabbed am
american Flag and shook ID defiant
y toward the U-boat The lld was
sun clinging 60 the c0lur9 held
proudly above his hcDd when ho
landed on the beach
The German comm1ndpr either
TOOK long chance or had au cN-
Nc' ch1rt Of the dangerous shoals
ana shifting sand bars of tho Onpcg
It would bc impossible for him to
suOmergo TO any great depth ana the .
t,'no OF his exploits was not one Am
when uudersea boats might Doe cN.
p'Sthd 10 operate. Tonight ne Vau
Ing hunted 10y patrol vessels and
other war craft
Trrpcdocs Cost Heavy.