The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-06-03
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ships papers. When I came up the
German first officer pointed to west
ward and said. There's where land
lles It's not far
Then we abandoned the schooner
The German boat put back 10 the
sub and returned--f suppose with
bombs. We saw the Germans busy
on the deck OF the schooner for a
time. then they pulled away. There
was a succession OF loud roars and
the Edwprd H. Cole. broke In two and
sank az pnces %. ... .
Just fheai the smoke OF another
ship Appeared on the horizon and the
German tsboat which had been hov:
ering In. the offing put after the
smoke. running at a high rate of
speed on, the surface. The Graf,
which had held us.up submerged.
The whole business did not occupy
more than n half hour, and we were
alone on tho sea. schooner gone nnd
nothing but a big daze In the mind.
We were picked up at s o'clock last
night by the Bristol" :.
The last Capt. Newcomb saw OF the
other steamer she was making on a.
full speed.
The members OF the crew OF the
Edward II. Cole were: II. q. New
comb, captain. Boston; Robert Lathl-
gee. FIRST mate. No. ~ Neptune Road,
East Boston: William Jones, second
mate, No. ~ jackson Avenue. Ever
cit. Mass; y. Giro. cook. No. SO La
fayette Street, Portland, Me-; w. J.
Harker. engineer. No. 1907 North 26th
Street. Camden, N. j., and the fol-
lowing seRmen; Karl w. Teikka, No.
i76 East i22d Street. New York: John
Kumister. No. rs South Street. New
York; otto J. Laitlnen, same address;
John Olsen. same address: r.. Is.
Samuelson. same address. and Karl
V. Korlsson, same address.
WORD OF v BOATS FLASHED TO
A BIG LINER.
Word OF the activity OF the German
submarines of the coast was flashed
by wireless to n big liner which
reached an Atlantic port to-day. nc
cording to L. K Torbet. OF Chicago,
who Is returning from a special Y. NJ.
c. A. mission abroad lie said:
AT o'clock last night the nifty
two cabin passengers were giving a
little dinner to the Captain and Of
fcers OF the ship. In the midst OF
the festivities the Marconi man came
In and spoke a hurried word to the
Captain. who Immediately went on
deck. Soon he sent back word for
every deck offlcer to report TO him,
and we noticed that the speed OF the
ship was materially increased.
, soon word spread through the pas
sengers that submarines were work.
Ing havoc somewhere between our
position and the coast and there wns
great deal OF excitement All night
the ship raced at top speed. changing
hor course every few minutes. But
we heard nothing definite until we
reached port to-day"
Capt. Arthur Hart OF the Bristol,
which picked up the survivors OF the
schooner Cole. said to-day he owed
the escape of his steamer to can
vas awning over his stern.
AT $40 o'clock last night. Just
after had picked up the captain and
crew OF the Cole" he said, "the con-
ming tower OF subma rine came up
not far on my port bow. | got one
good look nj II and expected to feel
the torpedo hit us, when the sub
divcd instantly. | believe a tarpaulln
which was hung over the stern OF
my boat made the Germans think
gun was concealed there and for that
reason they were quick to dive out
Of sight.
''Seven different times yesterday
afternoon before We picked up the
Coles crew we heard the noise Of
firing at sea. I believe this was the
sound OF attacks upon other ships"