The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-05

M. stockwell, New York. the ship
A number OF the crew were Port
Ricans.
Operators Story.
This was what occurred as related
by Vogel-"Sparks" Vogel--the nick
name commonly given wireless opera
tors. who stuck to his kew sending ou
appeals for help until ordered into
lifeboat by his captain:
II was awakened at b:35 O'Clock
Sunday evening. as usual for supper
The other fellow assistant Operator
Werner), came running in while
was dressing and yelled, Come W
here quick I rushed into the wire
less room and there was an IS. O. =.
regarding the schooner Isabel y
Wiley. g. o. g.. Isabel II. Wiley be-
ing shelled by armed German subma-
rine: latitude SS.07 longitude 1910
"I told Capt. Barbour he better
make quick headway. for Judging by
the strength of the signals the sub
must be right on ton OF us
you're right. Sparks the skip
per said. and he bawls out to change
our position and we began TO zigzaR
and speed up.
Heard Something Smack.
at about o'clock was down FOR
supper when ! heard something smack
alongside. / went on deck without at -
tracing anv more attention than pos
sible and hurried un TO tho wireless
house and sent the other operator &c
get our position. lie returned SAYING
some one eIse was figuring out where
nxHhi i 81 at nt,i
our first s. q. s.
IS. O. S.--Steamship Carolina be-
ing gunncd by German submarine |
sent to couple of times. Within two
minutes Capo MAY station had picked
MS and up inquired for location, But
lust then our German visitor thc
submarine operntor). butted In and
saws. You don't use wirelcss--we
don't shoot
Il could tell from the falntness Of
the vibrations that the Hun sender
was gearcd to be heard not over n
half mile away.
"On order then from nv captain. I
replied that we were LAYING TO,
but | followed that by repeating
the S. O. S. call
Il forgot to saw TINT the nrst shot
went right across our bow. When J
repeated the call for hcl, the Huns
sent over another which whlzzed some
distance over our top. A third went
TO tho rear and the fourth md last
fell short. II seemed as though n
was designed to do so. ! guess they
intended only TO scare us.
nv this time every ono hnd rushed
from tho dining room and was try
ing to find shelter
Destroyed Secret Code.
'r listened In again and caught re-
ncated calls from Cape NAV and ono
from the BROOKLYN navy ward asking
where we were. I hadn't our bcnr-
ing from above vet. but know approx
imntelv whore We were Just when I
was rigging m TO give this, Capt. Bar
bour ordered mo-
81 went out Of the wirolcas room
and vwatchcd the passengers and crow
getting into the boats. thon went hnck
to the operating room and tore M n
secret nnvv code book which the Huns
might have found useful All other
papers Of anv importHucc 7 tore IN
and nut in n silver water pitcher and
threw overheard
Then tho cantain came IN and with
him took TO a boat-ovorv one else
had LETT"
Red Cross Give. Aid.
Tho survivors were met nj the dock
by n detachment Of Rcd Cross work
crs and were driven in ambulnncos
and automobiles to hotels and board
ing houses.
Eighteen other survivors from The
Carolina arrived today In Now York
bv train from Lewis. Dcl In the
party were ten passengers and eight
Of tho crew All had been supplied
with clothing by the Rcd Cross and
Dor" no resemblance 20 a Froup OF
They would have pnsacd
unnOticcd except for the fact that na
val officers ACCOMPANIED them and
fiIotrd thrm 10 mn M town hotel.
whore they retired Immediately
But Ten Passenger. Missing.
All but ten Of tho 21s pnsscn
gers aboard the New York and
Porto RICO liner Carolina sunk hy