The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-04-25
BIRDMEN FIND
GAP IN MOLE;
oSTEND CLOSED
Berlin Official Announce
ment Says Raid Was Erus-
trated and Destroyers Sunk
(By Associated Press.)

object blocks the greater part OF the
channel In the harbor OF Ostend. &C.
cordinG 10 an official bulletin issued
BY the admiralty on the thrilling ra'd
By the British.
This, despite the Berlin official an
nouncement last night. which says
the raid was frustrated" ana tnat
three British destroyers were sunk IN
addition to the five cruisers.
Save One Sub Crew.
According to q Dover dispatch, the
crew Of one Of the British submarines
which was used to destroy the Ger
man piers at Zeebrugge were rescued
according to Z member Of the crew.
by an sscortins destroyer.
The sailor said that after the de-
styoysr slipped the submarine at the
entrance to the harbor the underwa-
ter boat made straight for the target.
4 time fuse was set and the crew
abandoned the craft . few moments
iater. The submarine struck the 90.
joetiye and blew up. The sailor SAID
the bier was blown to pieces.
Cleaned UP harbor.
when the landing party was put
ashore." q seaman landed at Dover
said. I'VE captured the German guns
an the bteakwater and turned them
apund, firing them on the uerman
fortified positions. AZ tar as we couia
tsyy importance left-we destroyed a
lot.
1--WE had to Leave many Of our land
ing parties behind. but they were TAX
en- off by motor boats. One OF our de'
stYoyeYs received = saivo OF sneils IN
her engine room and had to be beach
ed. II was blown up after the surviv'
oss had been rescued.
Motor boats DESTROYED every float
ing thing In sight, including two Ger
man destroyers and some submarines.
Those OF the landing party who re-
ruained behind to continue the work
OF smashing German guns knew they
would either lose their lives or be
taken prisoner. They were volun-
toeYs and brave lot Of fellows
Marine Tells Story.
A young marine who took part In
the fighting on the mole At Zeeburgge
describes bis experiences to q Central
News correspondent at Kentish port
as follows: q
I'VE certainly had . hot time. !
shall never forget It. 1t was all pitch
dark until We got right into the har'
Dor and then the place suddenly be-
came alight with star shells, and the
fun started.
Looming big ahead OF US was a
Gsrmsn destroyer, evidently getting
under way. We put on full speed
ahead and rammed her amidships. cut
ting her In half. As she sank we
steamed alongside the mole quickly,
put out gangways, and rushed on to
the mole. BY that time It was raining
hard.
Fsiis Giant German.
THE first thing my party encoun-
tered was G giant German who came
out Of the semi.darkness and lunged
at our nearest man. Before he could
ret In his blow our captain knocked
him on the head with his truncheon
ana be sank down dead.
Next wn saw another German de-
stroyeY. tied up on the 6ther side OF
the mole. This we destroyed. We
knocked on the head all who attempt
ed to oppose our progress. Then
came an order to charge the mole. We
rushed that. bayoneting or shooting
oil we came across
The marine said that when the Or
der came to return to the ship they re-
traced their steps along the mole,
which was Uttered with the dead and
dying. and re.embarked safely.
Used Panteus FsrrIss.
The Daffodil and the Iris, which
aided the Vind!ctive In landing the
stormlng parties on the Zeebrugge
mole. are steel twin screw cutters Of
+e6 tons, which will be remembered
BY thousands of Americans as munic'
ipal ferry boats on the MeYsey. They
are the largest and the most modern
steamers Of this class In the United
Kingdom, having q carrying capacity
OF more than 100 passengers.
They belonged to the fleet OF ferry
boats which carry 100000 passen.
gers annually between Liverpool! and
New Brighton.
Admiral Lord Heresford. in an In.
terview on the raid on German SUBJ
marine bases. while eulogizing the
Zeebrugge achievement as a splendid
thing and quite worth attempting,
wa'ns asainst disappointment II the
results do not reach the most san
yuine expectations.
t1O b6yS Su0S i've ueONNah6 VI q V~'
Dor 10 q most difficult undertaking and
II never can be certain that the OBJ
stscies have been placed just right.
Moreover. Lord Beresford xays. there
IL always tho possibility Of dredging a
channel around the obstacles or find
ing q passage between them.
Smoke Screen Genius.
Some OF the newspapers say that
the officer referred to by Admiral Sir
Erie Geddes. the first lord OF the ad-
mirslty. % having developed the fog
end smoke screen for the British raid
ers ON the Belgian coast submarine
bases and a. havins been killed in the
attack WAS Acting Wing Commander
Frank A. Brock. He was the son OF
widely known fireworks maker.
Young Brock entered the naval air
service in January. 1916. as flight
lieutenant, became flight command
Or In 1916, and received the Order Of
the British Empire this year.
UgRllN RAID VERSION.
BERLIN April 25, via London
In the British naval raid Tuesday
morning on the German submarine
bases on the Belgian coast, the Ger