Evening journal., 1918-06-01
BY the United Press

BY the United Press.
LONDON, June THE quality O
mercy is something the Hun know
nothing about.
Smelling helpless lifeboats long ha
been the favorlte pastlme OF German
submarine crews. and shooting dow
men who are holding their hands II
the air in token OF surrender is a prac
tice in which the Prussians have b,
come expert.
Havelock Wilson, president, Seaman.
ana Flremen's union, Great Britain, re.
Gently announced that 5000 British
seamen In the mercsNtlle service have
Deen murdered by the German under
sea pirates since the war started.
Ihe British admiralty has consented
TO make public some specific instances
OF sea horrors II has investigated. Here
are a few, picked at random from the
admlralty's reports:
"A British passenger steamer. carry
ing n passengers and a crew OF 2i7
was torpedoed without warning and al
once took list to starboard. She was
t4O miles from land, the time being II
o'clock at night Her boats were low
cred as quickly as possible, passengers
and crew abandoning ship while the
Germans put a second torpedo into the
vessel. The submarine then came TO
the surface, wished the boats com
panies goodnight and disappeared in
the darkness. One Of the lifeboats had
been damaged while being lowered. She
was considerably damaged before get
ting clear, and every wave washed over
the boats company, whose sufferings
were deplorable. About two hours after
leaving the ship, a flrst-class passenger
died from exposure, and his body was
washed overheard. Then a lady died.
but her daughter continued 10 support
the dead body. thinking her mother
was still alive. An hour later the
daughter herself passed away. A coll /
bred sailor now succumbed: then a |
fireman, sitting on a thwart, allowed
his head to sink into the water and
vas drowned. A male passenger was
low seen to be dead and a lady who
vas his friend became hysterical. so
hey pretended he had tainted and kept
lis body in the boat Fifteen minutes
fterward a fireman lurched overheard
nd was drowned The hoat was picked
Ip. at 9 o'clock next morning.
Horrible sufferings were endured by
ONE of the survivors from another
british steamer. which had been tor
edoed without warning 320 miles
rom land The boat in question con-
aimed 81 people, including two women
nd a baby Of four months old. u was
J charge Of the steamers chief oflcer.
he steamer was sunk on a Monday,
nd during that night the chief on
sr's boat lost touch with the others. =
{ 30 a. m on Tuesday the weather
)mpelled them TO take in all sail, and
ley lay 10 keeping the boat head-on
the enormous seas that were run
Ing. With a sea-anchor and the oc-
islonal use Of oars, they proceeded :
this way all day and throughout
1esday night. when they lost their
a-anchor. On Wednesday they lashed
couple OF oars together as a sub
itute. :
BY Wednesday the chef had gone 8
ad, and he died during the day. That
ght the storekeeper went mad and E
Id 10 be lashed down he died at noon :
Thursday night, but on Friday the :
Gather moderated Agonies OF thirst :
ere endured.
On Saturday morning a fireman was (
und dead in the bottom OF the boat. E
Id a pantry-boy died IN the course z
the day. They drifted with sail z
wn through the night Of Saturday, s
ere being no stars 10 steer BY. On :
nday a cattleman jumped overheard, e
companions being too weak TO res =