Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-04

nautical instruments. and 50 / lost
Item ali
My men only saved wha, they
stood stood =
Perhaps would have been given
more time II the commander Of th2
submarine had not seen the Haup-
paage, under FIJI, sale about four or
five miles away Like us. the Haup-
F'7age vas light and. ! understood.
bound from Portland 10 Newport
News
The destroyed capt. Swee1ey's
las mex schooner. after ordering him
and MS crew 20 take 10 their boats
ard within 2 half hour both crews
were On beard the submarine ana
both small boats had been placed or
The submarines deck and lashesi
dowa
We were kept below Cor several
fourse until the submarine picked Up
Capt. Gilmore and the Edna At
O'Clock n rhe afternoon. Then !
guess tine commander thought he ma !
done 4 good DAYS work. for ne was
IN excellent hunaur and told Us Gap
Iains that " could 60 On deck and
have 4 smoke
he did EcS extend ,berty 90 ths others
.h&s cay. but isier the. sos their chance On
4eck ~hlle
We submerged -.nE times during he
S-st tA--e days On boArd and 70 nan Ike
yseE zhe is -ei used 70 i j, ~a> ST M
peasant experience The pressure q SUB
merging resulted ,n sTnssh.r- cur boats
snith were lashe3 10 the submarine deck.
sad in few GAYS insy we're kinciln- xood
snd thrcru away.
OF coarse ~e had msrE experiences. and
shan 70: .o-eel honda. Nay =. w1sn
~e had our dinner VITA ta4 submarine ~
Ing CT he bottom In :. taihpFns q water
The commander ipid IS ], TOOK - seconds
10 s8bu4e-ss tie boat and ;Aere were times
hen could hear them using shsir r-i-e.sSs.
"0Is z!s., tie sp1ilerio- . as 80 loud i
awakened NJ. They were sending messages
eithe- to smother ship c. 70 some shore sis-
ton. Every hight he Operators l.sleaed 70
press bulletins sen: OFT from Amer 8 The
engineer tina: -sn the Die>el engine tod ne
thai he had been 81 engineer o. the raS-
seng4r steamship George Washington q The
North German 10y. lire which piied te-
tween New YORK and bremen before the
var
Captain c. " Gilmore Q: the Edna >4id
that To. submarine which sunk lis vessc.
vas a, lesss 500 Zee, loI- There we're -
men in TIE crew ard ;hsre ysre TAO eiach
rans mounted, ore forward ard one at. The
Edna ~eS carving cosi from Phiadeip1ia
70 Santiago. Cuba
The steamer Wirniecorn5e Is cosI-laden
froir Norfolk for Providence Inc he-bart
L. Pratt. With cargo Of oh vas oound
from TExIssa Tor Phi!saeI.ehia.
When we said goodbye 70 the s1brnz
rine ca plain at o'clock sunday afte--
noon tne weather was fine and Inc sea
smooth" said VI. r Brewer Of Booth
bay Ha-bor. Ne. third officer on the
W;nneconne. in describing his expert
ences after the and ms men left the
submarine in small boats.
y must say that the German skipper
treated Us decently. for lie sent 4 sup
ply Of water for the boats and also
some cans Of black bread. He said
ina, the bread was baked in April. ;
did not eat Il. because ae had plenty ot
or own from or snip.
Three boats of the Winnleconne ana
Inc gasoline launch Of the Wiley got
together Sunday night. because l had
a light in my boat There were % men
In my toa,. which was the 5igge
With the men az the o8rs we struck a
course for Absecom inlet on the Jerse>
! coast
About Il o'clock in the night We had
a northwest thunder squali which kick
eL Up nasty SEA for half an hour. Hal
il lasted another half hour He all wou
! have been drowned. our boats were
deep with the. weigh: ~ the men an !
continually ship7-g water during the
squall
: "A, daylight. Capt. sueeneY Of the
Hauppauge and Capa Thorlassen Of the
Wiley said they would 90 on with the
gasoline launch and make toward h
Jeysey shore Of course they could
make TWO miles 70 cur one and we soon
lost sight ~ them. and do not under
stand why they have not been heard
from"
I The Edna was ti-eemaste1 schoon-
or l23 feet long ard Of go tons reE's'er
cwne,l iy the A. q. Anderson Shipping
co. SHE vas built in 1879 at Columbia
Falls, Ne.