The sun., 1918-07-24
TRADER SINKS
FISH SCHOONER
ON MAINECOAST
Bomb Is Used to Destroy
Vessel About 100 Miles
North of Cape Cod.
SUBMARINE SAILS SOUTH
Crew of the Robert and Rich
ard Take to Boats When
Shell Screams.

tkENNEBuNKPoRr. Me-. July 23-Ger-
man submarines have struck again of
the New England coast. This time an
undcrsea raider sank with a bomb the
crack knockabout Gloucester fishing
schooner Robert and Richard. near
Cashe Bank. si.ty-fve miles east by
southeast OF Cape Porpose, ON the south
eastern coast Of Maine. at 10 80 O'Clock
yesterday morning. The crew Of twenty
two escaped In dories.
Cape Porpoise is twenty-four miles
south southwest of Portland and is
headquarters for part Of the Maine
fishing industries. This would indicate
that the sinking occurred about seventy
five miles south OF Portland.
This point Is approximately 100 miles
north of the spot where a U-boat sank
four coal barges Off Orleans. Cape Cod,
Sunday morning. and the time was al
most twenty-four hours later to the min
ute than the opening of the Cape Cod
foray.
The first dory from the Robert and
Richard. containing three men. landed
at this port at o'clock tonight. The
men reported the others not far behind
and motor boats were sent out to search
for them.
stopped hy a Warming shot.
Tho first dorymen to land said tho
submarine emerged on their port bow
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and
fired warning shot across their bow.
The man at the wheel promptly threw
the schooncs up into the wind. Men
from the submarine boarded the
schooner. took the ships papers. placed
bomb aboard and at 10 80 o'clock
sharp explosion sent the trim little
schooner to the bottom
There were no other ships In sight
The last the fishermen saw Of the subma-
rine she appeared to be resting on the
surface with her nose pointed south.
The party that boarded the little 140
ton fisherman was in command Of her
second officer, This man asked for the
ships papers, took the ships flag and
ordered the crew into their dories. As
they were still piling over the side he
placed the bomb and rowed back to the
submarine, which made of at a safe
distance to await the explosion.
The weather was calm and fortu-
natcly remained so for the more than
thrifty hours the men were adrift The
dories were equipped with small sails
as well as oars and taking advantage
Of the light puffs of the southerly
winds the little fleet headed for the
Maine coast. keeping together until 0
o'clock last night. Small supplies of
biscuit and water had been placed In
the doIles.
Tw0 DOries Reach Portland.
In addition to the dory that reached
here tonight two arrived at Portland
The three brought to land fourteen Of
the crew. The men landed here are
James Z. Mckenzie, Fred Martel and
Nicholas Fernald.
The schooner had just stocked up
10000 pounds Of halibut and 10000
pounds OF mixed fish. All her dories
had been recalled and she was headed
s7r Boston when 'the submarine inter
cepted her Just as she left Cashe bank
WASHINGTON. July 23.--No advlces
had been received by the Navy Depart
ment up to a late hour tonight indicat-
ing the presence OF a German submarine
on the Maine coast. Other reports in
dicated that the German undersea craft
which attacked a barge and tow off the
Massachusetts coast Sunday had trans
rerred its operations further to the
north.