Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-20
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 one of these planes. in a crippled con dition was seen being lowed across the Great South bay by patrol boat. No information was available as tQ how it met its mishap.
 The colors of the San Diego were rescued by one of the sailors who land ed here. The flag had been lashed to a bit of driftwood and was being held afloat in the boat when 1t came ashore. The jackie who saved the en- sign climbed up the mast to get it anu then dived into the water.
 None of those who came here neel- ed medical attention and it was be- lieved that if there was any loss of life it was in the engine room and was caused by the explosion of the boil CTS.
 The sailors told of the heroic death of a quartermaster who had been or dered to stand on the bridge while the men were being sent to the boats. He remained at his post, the sailors said, until it was too late to save him. self or be saved. Just as the San Diego sank, they said, the quartermaster turned until he faced the shore where hundreds of his comrades were float ing about and calmly saluted. Then he went down with the ship.
 NEW YORK, July 19.-German sub- marines appear to have renewed op- erations off the American coast. The armOured cruiser San Diego was sunk not far from the entrance of New York harbor today. Circumstantial reports reaching here indicated that she was torpedoed.
 There were also reports tonight, though not confirmed, that other ships had been attacked, one being described as a coastwise passenger steamer.
 Whether there had been a toll of lives taken on the San Diego was not known up to the late evening hours. Not more than 335 had been accounted for out Of a crew of 1144 men aboard the warship of which some 300 reached New York on a tank steamship at 10 o'clock tonight Thirty-two, lieuten- ant. an ensign and thirty sailors were landed in life boats this afternoon on the Long Island shore.
 Survivors were reported to have been picked up by other ships, how ever. and to be on their way to New York.
 The San Diego was sunk at 11.30 a. m.. about ten miles southeast of Fire Island light. which is off the Long Island shore about fifty miles east of the entrance to New York harbor and on the marine highway of trans Atlantic ships bound in and out of the port
 Although the navy department an nounced that the cause of the loss of the san Diego had not been deter mined. information received from re- liable sources this afternoon indicated submarines had been operating off the coast and that she had been torpedOed. There were rumors that the cruiser had been in collision, also that she had struck a mine, but reports current where survivors landed on the Long Island shore bore out the indications that a German submarine had been responsible for the loss.
 Inhabitants of Bay Shore and Baby lon said they heard gun fire and eX- pIosions at sea shortly before noon. The thirty-twO officers and sailors came ashore in three boats, between 8 and D. m. at Point of Woods, which is a remote sand spit. They were held at the coast guard station where m- quiries were barred.
 The firing continued during the at- ternon and in the evening, the will agers reported. The reason for it could only be cOnjectured. Fleets of sub marine chasers, it is known, but out from New York and other coast ports upon receipt of the news of the dis aster and destroyers were also rushed to the scene.
 Seven merchant steamers were re- ported to have responded to $. O. $. calls of the San Diego and shore wire less stations and to have stood by picking up survivors.
 Crews of the Fire Island and Oak Island coast guard stations left for the scene of the disaster and had not returned at 10:3O o'clock tonight. Details of the San Diego's destrIc- ton remained yelled tonight except for a story told by an unidentified