The Sentinel=record., 1918-06-05

Lewes, Del, June 4.--Nineteen survivors, passengers and crew of the steamer Carolina which was sunk by submarine, were landed here today and brought a narrowing tale of the sea, the news of the loss of sixteen of them and tht remarkable rescue of a girl while they drifted helpless by on the ocean during a severe thunder storm Sunday night Ten boats left the Carolina before she was sunk by the submarine All passed through the same storm and the sur vivors said they had felt sure all were lost, They expressed joy when in- formed most of the Carollna's com , pany had been saved.
 The nineteen persons landed here were brought in by British vessel that picked them up more than g miles off the Deieware Capes. They were taken in charge by the naval officers and no one was permitted to see them, but they made full state ments to naval officers. None of them had any knowledge that the submar- inc had shelled the life boats.
 The story of the survivors did not become public until thep were taken to the railroad station late this after noon and they left for New York One of their number was detained, however. He is a German member of the crew and will be held pending an investigation,
 According to the survivors the Carolina was warned late Sunday afternoon by wireless to look out for submarines.
 The steamer was advised that a three masted schooner had pust been sunk and was cautioned not to show lights. At six o'clock Sunday even ing submarine appeared above the surface close to the Carolina. Sre was about $50 feet long, survivors said, and later was identified as the U-37.
 "The submarine signalled some thing which our captain could not make out" said one of the survivors and then the U-boat raised the Ger man flag. We were ordered to heaye to and the captain, fearing that the submarine would shell the steamer fl he did not obey the order, signalIed the engineer to reverse the engines and stop. A German officer with an armed guard came alongside and gave orders to our captain to lower all boats and leave the ship in twenty minutes. Of course it would be use- less to say that none of us was frightened, for where there are. mort than 300 persons on a ship about tc be sunk there must be some timid ones. Good order was maintained however. The sea was smooth ana there appeared to be few elements oi danger. Nobody thought of storn and the German officers appeared tC [ show consideration to the passenger as they hurried to leave the steamer
 "Ten boats were lowered ans everybody got in them. There wa little or nc confusion. All the tim' the submarine lay as close as pos sible, members of her crew standin' on her deck watching us. or busyinl themselves about the boat. After th' lifeboats had swung away from thu Carolina the German officers aboard | the abandoned ship hailed life boa
 and ordered her 10 return. Thi
 frightened the others. but afterwardi
 we found the reason for the German
 action. Tn going through the steame he found fireman who had beer | left behind and he had ordered tho
 lfeboat to return for him
 "Vnen this lest boat was clear O
 inc ship the Germans Jeff the Caro-
 lima and in few minutes the sub marine shelled her seven times 1net