Evening journal., 1918-06-06
mines IN BAY HALT
RIVER SHIPPING
Vessels Allowed TO Leave
Phila. Only Under Strict
Government Regulations
CAPTAIN TELLS OF
EDNA's CAPTURE

EDNA'S CAPTURE
Because Of the floating mines scat.
tered about by the German submarines
the departures Of vessels from Phila-
delphia will be permitted only wher
government requirements are compiled
with Information concerning existlne
regulations may be obtained by apply
ing at the Office Of the Fourth Naval
District.
In accordance with government regu-
lstlons vessels may proceed as far as
the Brandywine Light and anchor there
for the night. They VIII be permitted
10 proceed after daylight unless CON
dltions render II unsafe 10 do so, in
which case a patrol boat viii be sent
from Lewes TO notify the captains TO
remain at anchor until further notice.
! The submarine which has been sink
ing vessels of the coast IS the U-i5l
according 10 the crew OF the schooner
Edna which arrived IN Philadelphia
yesterday after spending eight days on
the German war craft. The submar-
Inc attacked the Edna on May "a when
20 miles southeast Of Winter Quarter
Shoal Lightshlp.
Il was standing by the man at the
wheel, said Captain Gilmore, when a.
she'll exploded on the lea side OF the
vessel. Thinking Il was a spent shot
/ from an American warshlp, I paid little
/ attention to H. / went below TO light
my pipe and second shot struck near
by Then knew II meant me. look
ed around and saw the submarine two
miles away Code flags A and B were
shown, which, being put into English,
meant TO stop at once which | did.
THE submarine came up night along
side the Edna. A small boat was low
cred and soon afterward n lieutenant
and several men came on board. While
was telling the men TO get the boats
clear the lieutenant said DO not get
excited. Take your time, as we will
be around here for several hours.
"Some OF the stores were taken to
the submarine and we were kept on
board eight days, with prisoners from
the Hattie Dunn and other sunken ves7
sells. Finally we were put in lifeboats
Of the Dutch steamer Texel also tOr-
pedoed and sunk, and were picked up
! by the steamer San Saba"
The submarine was 400 feet long
and carried crew OF 7s men. She
carried two six-inch guns. % feet long,
one forward and the other aft. The
! chief engineer was formerly an assist
ant engineer on the North German
Lloyd liner President Washineton. She
left Kel May 10, the officers stated,
and Her hold was full OF mines and tor
/ psddes.
I when the abandoned schooner Edna
was located and picked up by The tug
Arabian. or Winter Quarter Shoal
Light, the movements OF Captain Will
lard Collins, Of the tug, were clearly
. visible TO The commander Of the sub
! marine through the periscope, as the
wsrship lay uhder the water only a
{. mile distant. The commander said 20
the prisoners! "How little he knows
Of the danger he is in. Since I have
been watching him he has lighted, and
teligiitsd his pipe i've times I have
iib room FOR any more prsohers. sd. let
| bin 90 ahead and tow his prize into
| port ne deserves what he gets in
this case for salvage;"
! ,Adolphtis Lewis, one 0f the crew,
stated last night that The Germans
gave them only one meal, beef stew,
d day In the morning they were given
a cup Of coffee and in the evening a
cup Of tea. The cigarettes they paid
for IN their own money and he was
keeplng some German paper money
which he received in change as relics
OF the most remarkable experienes he
had eeet h5d.
II has been discovered that the steam
ship Herbert H. Pratt collided with a
mine Instead Of having been fired bn by
a Submarines The entire, cargo Bf Z
millions gallons Of oil in bulk Remains
intact In the vessels hold. which is
divided into many compartments, When
she struck the mine the forward part
filed with water, causing The bow to
Settle. rhe barsd forward will be
bttfibed into lighters today which Will
/ eauss her ID rest on an even keel after
which she will proceed to Point Breeze
where the remainder Of her cargo will
be discharged and repairs made.
Eleven mines and torpedo have
been discovered near the mouth Of Del
aware Bay. ThPes Of the mines yverb
exploded by rife ire from d mine
sweeper and the other eight with
/ torpedo, have been landed 1T bewes.
| Experts say the sea raider recently
! of ti,e coast scattered the mines
arouna tho sea IN the paths bf navlgs-
! ton everywhere, The commander Of
! the submarine told his prisoners he was
near enough "a L6wes 20 see the natives
walking Blong the shore.