The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-31

events proved stronger than eyer hi''
ind"m,lahl" spirit. Tw" NOR" shells
hurs, inside Il" '""r ~ n"irk SN, rS
sion. and few moments lar"r d"n>',
clouds as smoke M! flames niS'I"S''i
tho di$uurtjn: ia". that TIA" after iar'
ii tn" ship WAS il"aNIi y On fire.
From his customary plar" az ~" 'h''
nf the bridge. pr"rin% through Sits ~
his armnr.d c"iru =! observation. rn'
captain watched them submarine urn
and com" slowly past III" ship H"p
Yards away. tn" next moment HS ~
was about to open fire on nm easy III :
thu confederation AMI blew j.! Ike
curtain across his vision. Thr an
tain was confronted with Nv" aI''rha
tivrS. On" was IL "r"n iirr th"r" am
then on 4 partial iy "h>cur',u III; t,,,,n NJ
wait until In" SuhmIr;r" should round
the stern and rom" past III" weather
side. where III" smok" did not MFR
fcrn with tn" accuracy al inc Sh"", '"h.
At the same tim" h" vas conscious
that the fire raging aft must very
only b. matter If moments h"t"r"
the margarine blow MP. and with II the
masked gun and it's rev.
Ships Decks Red Hot.
Nothing hu! utter confl1"n"% IN IN"
devotion Of that Guns rT,, r,. ne r- .r,-
i,y they would remain ""nc"al'd ana
rnoriunl"sS ruahlrd ~" captain |"
choose In" latter Of tbs" Tvs" alter,
natives VII nc chess. It. determined
=, all costs to max" SUR" "f his quar-
r.. and while b. waited thr deck on
which this guns crew w"r" 'r"u'H'u
grew slowly red hot. g" that ihry were
compelled In clinE 10 IN" n0un, ing w ~,
,h. gun and 10 hold th" cartridges III
their arms The ordeal cNd'd aS me
submarine was rounding the stern tn"
ma game and tvs" NOR" depth charE"S
blow up with 4 deaf"ninE roar. hurl'nE
# TIsI
0gr and uncNplnd"d SHELLS high IN the
air. ono member Of tn" crew icil mo
the water. wh"r" n" was r!rkrh up u!
tho panic marty; tn" .r%main!"ri IN
,.ludinE The depth charE" k""rcr. land
I'd N the we'll deck. with III" gun.
The conclusion nf tn" explosion had.
however, started the electrically CON
trnlled fire Eongs ut tn" remaining gun
fIutr~rsl automatically up t" IN" mast
head. and one Eun--thc only on" thAt
would btar--npcn"d an unaEaIling flr'
ON the enemy. VIII" had begun I" GlH"
nlacr The rule had failed. and every
man on hoard realized tn III" instant
maj what must. follow was Ia hr the
supreme tcsI TIL" Wounded wer" re-
moved out Of sight with all Sn""u,
Hnscs were turned IN tn tn" burning
,art Of tho ship and wireless signals
scnt OUT warning all m"r-"f war /" H.
vert traffic for IL radius "f thirty lnii"S;
that nothing should interrupt The last
phase Of this savage duel.
inr rnan-of-war should scar" away ms
shy adversary. md. furth"rm"r". may
no merchant steamship by Shaping
course within rang" OF h" p"ris""p"S
from renewing III" attack on her VI
tim. TO borrow n phrH;" from sport
ing rarlanr". th"y ensured that h" ring
was kept. hui IN so doing they deprived
themselves nf any hop" OF su"r"r from
IN. s;tvarry Of lhr enemy. should the
ship SINK and l";LN" them al The sub
marines 50 ni'rC$. la thus r"ni"rlahle
refl"cti"G- T7'rr:"r". thy settled down
and aw;llIcdl tn" in"ylahl" torpedo.
Ship Sheuel with vIndictive Fury.
1t mus L. r"mrmb"r,t! :iIai n" snip
was now openly a man-rf-war. flying
! he white "u~I@n. with guns uimhSk'".
At 10 y. IN. w" hours aud twenty
minutes after f!rs' sighting tho sun
marine, Il torpedo .struc; thr ship
abreast tn" rnEIu" room. hurting hla"-
INK wrr~kaES and water IN all d!r"c-
ions. With far-sc"Ins th"rcuEhnc%S "t
r organization this iunin"u: had been nh
ic!paicd sooner ar later for months
past. Accordingly. AT tn" order "Aban-
don ship tn" men previously! detail
I launched thr remaining boat ana Z
raft and padded "lcHr Of IN" doomed
vessel. The captain and crews ur wv"
guns and both torpedo tubes. tn" ma
gator. assistant paymaS;"r and quar-
,crmas,cr remained ON board For III"
.uSuing eighty minutes, whliN III" fire
in the poop continued T." blaze frr!-
,uSly. and the anrnunitl"n in the "
Unity d"innat"d Ike u $u"r"SsInu 81
chinese crackers IN" p"riS'"ro
'irrI"d su&pici"uSly round Ia" Shtr "nd
,uaiS At 80 the Suhnrr!nr r"S" !"
he surfa"" IN Il position on whi'h n"n',
Il the guns ON board would hear ana
began once NOR" Sh"IlinE the ship anu
ruaiS with y'ndic,iyr fury.
For twenty minutes III" remnant on
,uard endured this ordeal. lying lh'h
lnwnwar,!S and mnti"nl"Ss "n ~" spin
cred plaHkiur. II * recorded hat duf-
mr. m" hptt"sI Of IN" fir" on" "f III"
foremost guns crews requested In
Inrs,. whisper Ia II" allowed t0 tax" MS
,nu,S off 'Th. officer in his Et"in'lT
inquired The 'roHs"n for thts $iranE"
r"Iu"%r TO which III" man r"riiN! that
h" didn't think h" h"' min,h Longer J."
prefer not a. iii" with his h""tS IN. rrr
subsequently, rNrlain"d TINT II" cam" OF
, r"%p"r'ahl" family
Rv means nf tn" V"r'"-pirc ""nn""-
ing him with III" guns control. ~"
.artain ..h""r"d and encouraged ms
nrn through that long agony. small
v"ud,r rh"l loved m officer VIII. ~
1nrt.G them IN such . pass to Keep
perry. ana bright: "h" TE"i"d I'alrhS-
at her - IN" h"yiSh .uFfir"r III ""n'r"l
MS head C'if ynu nn"w II h"ii %lri
90 ia ivy. who. when h" w"'Inh"d
IaviraInr hlln'l"d with blood at thr
,puusIfr end "f tn" hr'dr", "all"d may
We was done. replied "Y"u'r" ~, r'fht;
IarIs OF. eos we've GO, him cold, and
'm,In,J Tim. - steady IN" guns crows
nth "E"mrmh"r III" Y. G. tho King has
given the ship ladS.
The Last Chance.
NJ $50 r. m. the submarine ahEupliF