New Britain herald., 1918-06-05
ALL EXCEPT 10 ON
CAROLINA CHECKED
promptly accorded by other women of
stouter courage.
New IT, s Officers IGNORED

SCCuter courage.
New U. S. Officers Ignored.
Those who reached here after es-
Gaping the triple menace of German
gunfire, drowning and starvation
were unable to understand why the
commander of the '"U-boat chose to
leave unnolested ten newly commits
stoned heutenants from the second
United States army officers training
camp at San Juan. 1t was manifest
ly impossible for these men to escape
notice of the Hun captain, it was said,
but he evidenced no more interest in
them seemingly, than any other
aboard.
The officers, all Of whom reached
here safely, are:
First Lieut.. J. P. O'Toole, Clinton,
Mass; First Lieut.. F. D. Carpenter,
Maplewood, N. j.; First Lieut.. r. J.
Boyd, Syracuse, New York: Second
Lieut.. G. Goldsmith, Pittsburgh;
Second Lieut.. Bernard O. Weitz,
New York City; Second Lieut.. M.
Ortiz, New York City; First Lieut..
G. Nadal, San Juan, P. r.; First
Lieut.. Leslie w. Arthur, Boston; Sec
ond Lieut.. William Redding, Meshan-
ticut, r. l.; First Lieut.. William M.
Sides, Philadelphia.
Captain Robert K. Wright and
Paymaster D. c. Crowen, of the
United States navy also appeared on
deck of the submarine marked vessel
without drawing comment from the
Teuton undersea men.
While varying in detail, the stories
narrated by the refugees accorded in
all important incidents regarding the
submersible's sudden "nosing up"
through the ocean at the starboard
side of the Carolina; announcement
of it's presence by the firing of a shell
over the bow of it's quarry; the leisure
with which the U-boat set about to
sink the vessel, and the lonely 1S
hour vigil kept in the storm tossed,
wind driven boats which ended in the
rescue by the coasting schooner.
"sparks" vogel Tells His Story.
This was what occurred as related
by "sparks" vogel, the nick
name commonly given wireless opera
tors-who stuck to his key sending
out appeals for help until ordered in
to a Iifeboat by his captain.
IT was awakened at 5:35 o'clock
Sunday evening, as usual for supper.
The other fellow (Assitant Operator
Werner) came running in while +
was dressing and yelled Come up
here quick. l rushed into the wire
less room and there was an O S re-
gardng the schooner Isabel B. Wiley.
] clamped the receivers to my ear and
heard it myself
"'S O S-Isabel B. Wiley being sheled
by armed German submarine-lati-
tude 3S.07--longitude 75.10-thats
what the sounder said,
Il told Capt. Barbour he better
make quick Roadway, for judging by
the strength of the signals the SUB
marine must be right on top of us.
You're right Sparks the skipper
said and he bawls out to change our
position and we began to zig gag and
speed up,
AT about O'Clock, I was down for
supper and had just ordered my meal
when | heard something smack
alongside. I had a bunch what was
going on, but ] went on the deck
without attra citing any more attention
than possible I hurried up to the
wireless house and sent the other
operator up top to get our posltloh'
He returned shortly saying some one
else was figuring out where we were
and meanwhile I was setting up and
forthwith shot out our first S.
"No Wireless, No Shoot"
IS o S-Steamship Carolina being
eunned by German submarine I sent