The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-12
SINKS U-B0AT;
z MORE 'bACCED'
Captain Of Liner Describes Hit
Made by Steamer.
OTHERS DEPTH BOMBED
Attempt to Ram Submarine Failed,
and Passenger Ship Used Her Big
Buns With Telling Effect

Al Atlantic Port June l2.-Certain
destruction of one German Submarine
and the probable sinking of two more
by allied deStroyers eScorting her. was
reported by the captain of Il big pas
Seuger steamship which reached this
port.
The U-hOat surely accounted for was
sunk by guniire from the vessel after
an attempt TO ram the diver had miss
ed by bare six feet. One other sub
marine is believed to have been shat
tered by destroyer's depth charge
before the steamships victory and the
third within two hours after.
Naval regulations forbid naming the
ship which sunk the diver with her
guns. or the naming of the destroyer.
but the elated captain of the ship.
after persuasion, was permitted to tell
of the thrilling voyage.
Whe nour vessel. with several 9th
crs. left its home port for America, it
was evident trouble from T-h"ats was
expected
As we steamed ont of port, six de
sIroyers. three on each side. formed its
lines 10 guard us from attack
Nj hands were at the table the first
night ont when terrifi" boom rang
ont. The ship shivered from stem 10
stern With one impulse every pas
Senger jumped TO his feet The ships
officer simply held up his hand, saying
duetly:
It's a depth bomb; probably a de-
strOyer has got one" Then we all
sat down again.
Later we learned the rearmost de-
stroyer on the port side had sighted
the periscope. hoisted his danger sig.
nal, dashed forward over the spo:
where the submarine was seen and
dropped depth bomb of the extreme
ly effective sort, which has nearly SET
fled the submarine peril.
With the break Of the day the high
fcg was blown away, and then it was
senn our ship was alone. plungin@
steadily along thorugh a sea on which
Il dense blanket of mist lay to the
he; c;~ht of about twelve feet. High on
the bridge our captain, his mate and
'ffie lookout seanned the water through
the mist which rolled about us. AT
Just about $50 o'clock a lookout sang
out:
Something ahead, sir; two points
on the starboard bow"
Instantly every gun on the bridge
was turned on the something" Each
pair of eyes tried to make out her out
line through the fog. At first the out
line of the vessel as she lay partly
clouded by the low-lying mist suggest
ed fishing vessel, but as the big ship
swept along the coming tower and two
periScopes of the German submarine
We're discerned
1t was fight or run. Our captain
heSitated not an instant. eve will
run her down. he said, and threw his
wheel to starboard. The submarine
was seen to get under way.
Right on through the fog drove the
big ship. "We've got her." said the
captain as his bow hung over the div
er's hull But he was just second
too late AS the ship plowed by with
bridge could plainly hear the chug
chug, chug of the divers engine, and
he forecastle watch, leaning over the
rail. looked right down on the decks
Of the submarine as she swept by
along the side of the big ship.
Give her a cylinder quick" yelled
an officer who had sped down the boat
deck An instant later the roar Of the
big gun rang out and its concussion
rocked the ship as its huge depth bomb
sped on its way
Just thirty seconds later the, stern
gun fired at tbout 300 feet. The shot
was seen to strike, Just at the base of
the divers coming tower. Instantly
there was a terrific explosion, q great
burst of smoke and flame When it
cleared away the submarine was gone.
An hour later the fog having cleared
away the convoy had reaSSembled.
Once again the destrOyers were on
guard. 1t was eleven O'Clock when
the third destroyer on the port side
ran up her signal Submarine in
sight" Watchers from our ship saw
her leap ahead at racing speed.
Within Il minute there was q great
boom as she dropped her depth charge
and huge column of water shot up
towards the sky.