Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-04

which was reported to have left here yesterday and thought to have been in the submarine operating area is safe in port, according to officials of the line
 Proximity to the New Jersey shore saved the coal steamer Bristol, owned by the Coastwise Transportation com pany Of Boston from destruction yes ierdey. Pursued by the two U-boats. the Bristol sped toward land, attained shallow water and escaped only be- cause the submarines. dared not fol- low her farther.
 Rescues Cole Crew
 It was the Bristol which rescued the crew Of the schooner Edward II. Cole, Hfter the Coles men had been adrift in their small boats for several houIs. it is suspected that the '. boats trailed these small boats for the pur pose Of destroying any vesesl which might attempt g rescue of the sub marines lowered near after the Cole -r~w had been taken on board in the Bristol
 Captain Frederick Hart. command | ing the Bristol, said the U-boats were big felolws' which could go six knots an hour
 [ Haskell Crew Safe | The CoastVise steamship Grecian l rescued the (rew of the schooner Jacob NJ. Haskell. victim of a German 1 submarine> according to information ] received here tonight. The Grecian i is due here early tomorrow morning. r 2. SamuelsCn of the schooner Ed l T.H. I I.k.. Athiige. first mate telling the story of ! the Coles destruction paid a tribute to Fl. C. NewcOmb, the captain for his [ intrepidity in the moment when an opportunity came for the Coles crew, eleven in number to be rescued by the American collier Bristol.
 Bravery of Captain
 The Bristol sighted the Coles crew | in one open boat trying to reach shore nearly five hours after their vessel was sunk. the Bristol not noticing the submarine in the distance. Captain ! Newcomb of the Cole said to Captain Frederick Hart of the Bristol:
 Don't stop to pick us up. Beat it quick or that submarine will get you. The U-boat meanwhile was moving toward the Bristol but Captain Hart declined to depart without first rescu- ing the Coles crew.
 Six of the latter, together with the mine fireman on the Bristol, went to the Bristors fire room and coal holds and for the first time in the voyaging cf the Bristol. she is said to have made seventeen knots an hour, as com pared with her normal nine knots. Samuelson said that prior to the appearance of the U-boat about D. m., Sunday, the rcew had observed SO much floating wreckage that he was not astOnished when what he thought at first 10 be an American de stroyer proved to be Q German sub marine
 Fires on Submarine
 The Coles crew, which had been ~iven time to escape, set a sun course for New York. passed through fresh wreckage-which they took to be evt dence of other victims-and were nearly run down at dusk by an uu identified steamship which failed to observe them.
 After proceeding another five miles they saw an armed steamship open fire on the U-boat, which had not lef; the vicinity of the Coles crew. The submarine at once gave battle and this duel terminated with destruction oi the merchantmen, as the latter dis appeared in a manner to indicate she was sunk.
 The Coles crew continued to row with the U-boat still disceruibla and rrasentlv heavy firing was heard and another steamship was observed to be the object of attack. This vessel, too was believed by the Coles crew to have been sunk.