The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
O-BQATS kNELL OF U-BOATS

Meanwhile the % so" fred her little
stern gun Intentionally low.
Soon tho submarine began 70 over
haul % 50" and began Smelling. Some
Of the shells were now dropping upon
the deck. Hands were being killed and
wounded
% 50'' kept steadily on. and then
gradually slackened speed first to
seven and then down to six knots. She
then made q signal in plain nglish. sub
marine following me-" and still kept
on her course. the submarine still over
| hauling. Then again another signal.
Submarine Smelling me- And still an
other and final Am about to abandon
| ship Help! Hclp!"
Men Jump Overheard.
The captain OF the U boat by this
time began to think he had an easy
prey. He watched panic take place
among the "collieTS crew. and q party
leave her in the small boat A very.
very undisdplinary lot OF fellows they
we're, these "uerchantmen.' Then still
few more left the ship. one even talk
tng with him a pet parrot
Just then she'll from tho q boat
struck the poop OF % So" blowing I'D
the little gun and tho guns crew. Other
shells hit her. The poop was on fire.
The captain. who remained on board
secreted with other members of tho
crew. knew that as the first approached
II the magazine would explode. They
stuck TO their posts.
Again at this time more OF the men
jumped overheard trusting to luck to
be picked UP by the small boat
At last! The L boat now came alone.
It gradually got nearer very. very
CT, hY,k ~ l.
poop now interfered with the range Of
@ sos guns-the real guns.
Shells Pail All About
Shells again fell all about the ship
This time an explosion took place and
the @ SOS" aft gun, together with the
plucky guns crew. were blown up. and
then last Of all, the fire had reached
the magazine.
\ terrific explosion took place. and
the second aft gun went hurting
through the air This was indeed
misfortune" the captain wrote in his
report. -as the submarine had only to
steer another two hundred yards and 7
should have had three guns bearin on
her at four hundred yards range.
o so by this time was blazing and
sinking. The stern waS raging with
fire. 1t was quite clca tenow that tho
ship and. quickly subrrcrsinE. .Hrcd tor
pedo after torpedo.
The captain Instantly gave the order
abandon shipr' and b!uejackctS once
again scrambled over the side into tho
water. getting on to 4 raft as best they
could.
! Loud explosions were taking place
as the fire spread. but the U-hoat. which
had come up again. was still suspicious
that there were men on board. so again
more OF the crew Of 20 So" took the
water. and then the. enemy came on
nearer towards % So. She got forard.
obltterate U-Eoat.
In q fash the for-ard gun was IN
J muzzlcd. Shell after she'll was dis
charged. One took away. with 1t the
U-boat's coming tower. another hit her
broadside. She was gonc-like many OF
her kind.
! The fight lasted from II n m. untu
D. m. Warshps lying in wait benina
| the horizon picked up the crew or y
! 40" which had done its work and was
! lcr, abandoned in the grip Of fire. am
| rnuni,i0u exploding.
! The energy now know Of this raSr ntIu
| ,bcrc is no need of further secrecy. put
| and nv friend and colleague. Aorn'rai
Sims, have moro ways than that "h4cn
w.. can employ to trap submarines.