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

ceased Shilling, and Submerged Then.
with on! prrIscupc showing, II"
steamed uncr nL"r. past IN" ship. AS
!l. came lbcam under water. III" Brlt-
I>E captain pTHE"u oIic III ms lew re-
naming trump cards. and discouraged
Il l""irr,i", /; missed 10y inches ana
I;>SSru Lnu"I!'cd. G"inS very sI""IE'
the cnrluy them crossed the DOW, ana
came DEAN thr Starbuaru S!dr. one last
! dos rrAlr ChIIIcr remained. and the src.
| u!,u torpedo was I.rrti. In an agony VI
Su$prii$c tn'y watched the traII ~ Dut-
| hicS iilckr! coward the rcriSCups, hcid
! Their breath Irr the "Apl"sl"n ana saw
! In" lcIiia!c walk" pass i loot isirFu VI
| jnr p,rl>C"p" They had shot their b"IN'
nuI The gam" was NJ. \ wireless S'Bnai
! was immediately sent out Tor Urgent
assistance, as the wary rh,inI MA
| SIEntrd thu last iUrp"uU and promptly
ulvrd. TN snip wAS sinking last, did
Ia wait Iur another turrruu or further
Smelling wUuiI have meant The Useless
! sacrifice Of life. y United states de-
.truyrr. AN armed yacht and two Brit
| lsh t,.struyrrs THAI had been lowering
| below ihc horizon. rushed up al 1uil
! speed and took charge Of the wounded
! The ship SaEk lhlrty-Ipur hours la'cr'
| with h..l. t.olurS flying. after strenuous
! rndravUrS had. b"rE made to save hcT'
: lI,sri-.: ihc almost iIET"dinl" 1ructln6
I ~ crew had undergone. all survived thc
action. Tn officers m chsrgG u ,-n Inc
! and On" of the guns crew was selected
! by ballot for Il similar honor. The re-
niainGrr. including tn" hand told of tor
! tn" depth charges, who has since sue,
curlhrd Ia his wounds. were awarded
| The. conspicuous ga!lanlry medal
The Captains Report.
Much If the tale ptrtCrCc remains
untold. hut it is best brought 10 an all
, too brIcf conclusion in the words OF the
| official report written by the officer.
! who. as his head and shoulders appear
ed above the bridge screen nj the con
rluS;nu of tn" action. brought forth the
! following cc>latic shout from one OF tho
! .'pau:r marty" "Blm"y: there's tho
skinner StiM alive! Gawd. wouldn't them
rnri shin 'rns CIV" min" pence an inch
for i'm" This officers report concludes
II: is hardly necessary for nj" again
Ia refer Ia thu behavior Of my crow. Inc
! tactics | carried out were only l1SSihir
through the utmost confluence l had
in my ship and my crew. | would cSprc-
tally bring to your notice the extreme
bravery uf l.irul cnant Bonner. the OIL
Ger III charge. and the guns crew. Lieu.
TENANT Bonner having been blown out al
his control by III" first expulsion. crawl
I'd into the gun hatch with the crew.
They there remained NJ their posts Win
a fire raging i'll the poop below and the
deck getting rcd hot. ono man t"rc UP
his shirt IL give pieces 10 the gun Gre"
Ia slnu the fumes getting INTO their
8,
ditr off tho deck /" keep them from rS-
ploding, and all the time thty knew they
must he blown up. as the Scc"nuar! sup
nlv and magazine were immr diately be- ,
low They told IN" afterwards that COM
rnun;c;,Iion with the bridge was cut OH
and although they would BE- blown up
they also knew they would spoil the
show if they moved. ST. they remained
until actually blown up with their gun. ,
Then when aS wounded men they
were ordered Ia remain quite III various
places during the second action they had
in liz. there unattended and bleeding with
explosions continually going on aboard
and sulin;rrn from III" rnrlnyS Shrllflrc
rrnrtratinE their quarters. Lieutenant
Bonner himself wounded. hid what Nc
could for two who w"r" with nm IN inc
wardrrnm. when visited them after
the action they Thought hiil" OF their
wounds but only expressed thrlr GlS-
gust that tn. enemy had moi been SUNK I
Surely such bravery i% hard Ia equal |
The strain for IN" men WIN r'tnain"u on |
hoard after the ship had been l"rpcdord.
noon SIT ,ln fire. cordit" and shells rX-
ulodinE and then III" enemy Shclltlr" "a n
easily hr imagined. ! mh'N regret ihht
Two officers and seven mon were wound
cd and am very grateful I" VI. |. :. ;.
for taking charE" al tho w" most dam
rnro,Is cases. I--wr--rl"rply regret tho
loss Of one Of IT.. NJ. ships and sui more
thr escape Of the enemy. We did our
host not only Ia destroy tho enemy and
saIc tho ship, but also IL show ourselves
worthy If tn" Victoria Cross the KING
recently bestowed On III" ship.
"I;Dl:nON CAMPBELL.
"Chrtain, K. ~.