Evening journal., 1918-06-05

tween England and India and Australia
why shouldn't l ship again9" said
this fair-halred. smiling young Nor
wegian.
please be sure to put in your story
how finely teh crew OF the Applebv
treated us" he urged the reporters.
They gave US clothes and did every
thing possible" He continued:
AT $50 o'clock on Sunday night. we
heard three shots. A submarine fying
the German flag came up TO within 200
yards Of us, and hoisted a signal for us
to stop and leave the ship. There was
no panic on board the Carolina
I'VE got into boats, and went a mile
and half away from the liner. The
submarine then went up the starboard
side and circled around the ship, firing
six or seven shells, and torpedo which
struck amidships. She sank in 20 min
utes after the first shot, going over
sideways
I'VE tried to get to shore in the
boats II got dark. We were about 100
miles off Scotland light, | was trans
ferred from No boat to run the mo-
torboat. which after that towed No. 5
There were twepty-six people in my
boat. The towline broke and we were
separated from No boat A heavy
rain aud blow came up. We turned
turtle repeatedly: we were all in the
water and climbing Up on the boat a
dozen times.
Saw Corpses Floating.
when daylight came there were ff-
teen people left out OF the twenty-six.
We saw five or six corpses floating.
II hailed out the boat with my cap.
and the one girl passenger helped me
to bail. We heard shouts for help. and
found three men and girl, with life
belts on, olinging s. two cars We took
them on our boat. The girls were Porto
Ricans.
I'VE rowed about and saw the Ap-
pleby about 230 O'Clock Monday after
noon. lit two flare signals and hoist
ed a shirt on a pole to attract her at
tention. She picked us up and brought
US straight 10 Lewes Tuesday morning
'The two girls were very brave.
"The Carolina was first named the
Grand Duchess, and was built at
Cramps Philadelphia, several years
ago We were four days out from
Porto Rico with a cargo OF sugar and
fruit.
"The lifebelts were in excellent con
dtion." said Christian Nielsen.
Carolina Was Unarmed
Members OF the crew said that Cap
tain Barbour, commanding the Caro-
lima, was a lieutenant in the Naval Re
serve. but that the ship was absolutely
unarmed.
II suspected something when ] heard
the order given to light no lights that
evening, so was not totally taken by
surprise" commented Engineer Nielsen. I
Walter II. Morton, a passenger from
Bayaman, Porto Rico. told OF his ex-
periences.
"The Carolina carried 2i7 passengers /
and us crew." he said I'VE left san
Juan at O'Clock the afternoon OF May
30. bound for New York. At $50 o'clock
on Sunday evening we heard three
shots We were t1tn 100 miles south
west Of Scotland light. When the sub
marine was first seen, il was from one
to two miles away, but came up to
200 yards. ] was 275 feet long. car
ried two six-inch guns and a crew Of
thirty. to judge by the men on It's
deck
Didn't Shell LifebOats.
"Obeying the signals OF the sub
marine, we lowered our boats, ten in 4
all. The boats were supplied with I
biscuits and water The commander
" the submarine shouted a message
through a megaphone to the nearest
ife-boat. The Lewes survivors did not
lear the message, and do not know
whether that boat was saved. The sub
marine did not shell the life-boats. nor
lid It shell the ship when passengers
we're omit.
"The submarine circled the Carolina.
md fired seven shots into her. | doubt
whether they torpedOed the ship.
Jaw the deck on fire in six places. and
he boilers exploded. She went down
low first, with the national flag the
asst object visible above water.
II got into No. 4 boat. a mOiorboat.
There were 81 Of us, including four wo-
nen. We could not start the motor,
md took Christian Nielsen, chief deck
and his assistant from No, .
,oat TO work the motor. We lowed NO.
, boat. The towline separated twice.
about II o'clock al night a heavy
itorm and high seas came up. At t.3O
,'clock the boat was swamped
Here Morton and Nielsen exhibited
wo watches, stopped at t.3O o'clock,
With brown sea-water between face
md crystak
"Wo hung on the boat until morn
ng." Morton added "'Three Of the ,
women were drowned, and some OF
he men. we picked up woman and
hree men. When the seas fllled the
,oat we jumped out. During the night
We managed 20 right the boat by the
continuous Lightning flashes.
We steered by the sun until l O'CLOCK,
Monday afternoon, when we saw the
moke Of the Appleby.
"The crew Of that ship treated US
plendidly. The pilot boat Philadelphia
net the Appleby and took us into
ewes"
An assistant Of A. Mitchell Palmer Of
enemy property custod-
an. was one OF the Carolina passengers.
The secretary. a man over 10 years old,
vas sick when the attack occurred. He ,
vas laid carefully in a lifeboat, but the
ewes survivors did not know whether
.e lived through the experience, In his ,
weak condition. lie had been in Porto
.ico, taking over German concessions
or the United States government.
The Carolina survivors We're at first
ept at the naval base. but later were :
llowed TO come into the town Of
ewes. Many Of them. including The
wo Porto Rican girls, spoke Spanish.
With only a few words Of broken Eng
sh. One Of the girls had badly
ruised face from her struggles in the
oaf and In the kNatcr
exves bankers held a meeting last