The sun., 1918-07-02

boat held on its way, and forthwith two
revolvers shots were fired at or over It,
Come alongside. | will shoot with
my big gum shouted tho submarine COM
mander The boat lay alongside the
submarine and the captain tprobably the
man picked up) was ordered on board
In case he should be made prisoner and
kept on board he gave the second officer
who remained in the boat, the course 10
steer. He was then taken to the con-
ming tower of the submarine, where two
officers awaited him.
Asks for American O6Srers.
The commander asked him sharply
What ship Is that
at rs the hospital snip Erdndovery
Castle answered the captain.
'Yes-(the commander did attempt
to appear surprised) but you are
carrying eight American Night officers.
I'VE are not. replied the captain
We have seven Canadian medical Of
ficers on board. The ship was chartered
by the Canadian Government to carry
sick and wounded Canadians from Eng
land TO Canada
ITO the submarine commanders re-
iterated You have been carrying Amer
lean Night officers he added. I have
been running to Canada for six months
with wounded. / give you my word OF
honor that we have carried none ex-
cept patients, medical stan, crew and
sisters
The commander then demanded II
there were any Canadian medical ON
GERS In the boat, and he was told there
was one. He ordered him TO come
board.
Where are our other boats asked
the captain. The submarine commander
did not answer. He was watching the
Canadian medical OFFICER being roughly
hauled on board and thrust along the
deck This was done so violently and
with such plain intention to inJure the
Canadian. Major T. Lyon Of the Cana
dian Army Medical Corps, that he ac-
tually had n small bone in his foot
broken by the handling he received.
There was another German officer in
the coming tower. the second in com.
mand who had not yet spoken. In reply
to the captains question he motioned
over his shoulder with his field glasses
northward.
Eleven saved From the Sea.
THE following survivors from the
caplalnS poat are the only ones aC-
counted for up to the present Eleven
of them were picked up from the water
"R A. Sylvester, Captain: L. Chap
man, second officer; d. C. Barton. fourth
officer; r. VI. Evans, purser; Lamp Trim
nrer Davies, Painter Scott, o. 3. Hunt.
able bodied seamen Murphy, Schroeder.
Goodrich, Ward and Tredgian. Fireman
p. McVey, Fireman Mounsey, Trimmer
Heather, Deck Steward Savage. Assist
ant Steward Abraham Ward, attenda n,
OF the Canadian Army Medical Corps
The boat also contained the follow
ing: Major +: Lyon, Sergeant knight
and Orderlies Taylor, Hickman. PHO,
and Cooper
Major Lyon was interrogated after
protesting as medical officer and or
dered back into the boat. The Captain
also was allowed to go. The boat was
cast on and pulled away from the sub
marine.
The submarine began to circle around
the wreckage at full speed. Several
times it shaved the boat narrowly. once
sw!rling past within two feet OF IL: once
II stopped and again took the second
and fourth officers aboard and ques-
toned them.
BY this time the submarine command
er invented a new excuse. He stated
that there was II big explosion aft as
the vessel sank. and that therefore she
must have been carrying ammunition.
The second officer explained patiently
that this was the explosion OF the boiler
and the falling of the funnel They
were allowed TO return to the boat, which
then made sail and proceeded.
Again for WI lie the submarine cir.
cled and threatened her by swoopins
close TO her then moved off and seemed
10 come to stop. From this position
says the captains official statement, She
opened fire at an unseen target, friur
| about twelve shells.
1T Is perhaps too early vet to CUES,
"fat the unseen target may have been
POSSIBLY the other boats when they ar.
picked up can furnish evidence on this
point
The captains boat had been towet
Tor some distance while alongside the
submarine. Nothing was TO be seen OF
the oil ers. Since no wireless was sent
out there was no hope OF assistance ar,
irving from the north The CAPTAIN
therefore decided to make for tive Irish
| coast, 10 send help.
AFTER sailing and pulling for about
seventy miles they were picked up h,
the destroyer Lysander, which immedi
ately sent wireless that search should
be made for the ether survivors and
carried the occupants OF the captain.
boat into Queenstown"