The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
THREE OF CREW
 REPORTED LOST FROM TRANSPORT
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(Continued from Page One.) mfrab1e manner. They were the bet ter able to do this because they had spent most of their time aboard the ship in military drills and daily and nightly lifeboat drills. Every man knew his station and duties as if by instinct.
 Destroyers were sent immediately to the rescue and all the lifeboats were picked up within half an hour. The vessel was struck anlddships while proceeding in a large convoy under the protection of several de stroyers. It was proceeding at about 10 knots, in bright moonlight, when struck. S There was an immediate heavy list, and three minutes later the boilers blew up, extinguishing the lights throughout the ship.
 The submarine was not seen at the time the vessel was torpedoed, but several of the survivors told a story of a periscope appearing for a mo- | ment in the midst of the lifeboats. Ut was said that the periscope was 1 seen from nearby torpedo boats which however, did not dare fire for fear of | hitting the lifeboats," said the Rev. | Charles Vickery of Salina, Kansas. If theP eriscope did appear it was only for a brief moment. While the lifeboats were being picked up one American and one British destroyer circled the spot, dropping several depth bombs."
 | The Americans behaved like vet erans and were of the greatest assist ance in launching the lifeboats and handling them," said one of the off cers of the ship.
 Two of the members of the crew who lost their lives were caught be- low and went down with the ship. The third man was the ships baker, who after reaching his life boat station went back for ihis money belt.
 The discipline on board the ship
 was excellent. Although the time was brief, all the boats were launch ed successfully. Most of the Ameri- cans had little clothing and no bag gage. Several of them lost their pass ports and all their money.
 Gale Zeeman of Los Angeles, and D. c. Pullen of New York state had narrow escapes in getting into life boats. Each caught his feet in one of the ropes with which his boat was loWerad MT. Zeeman was thrown into the water head downward with his feet tangled, but was saved by Robert Peclham of Springfield, Mass. who cut the rope and dragged MT Zeeman into the lifeboat. MT. Pullen was able to get clear of the rope by his own efforts.
 Among the other passengers MT dan Mrs. Thomas Thring had the mos
 exciting experience. MT. Thring is ar
 Australian who was invalided from
 the British army several months ago
 The torpedo struck just beneath the
 cabin. MT. and Mrs. Thring were
 thrown from their berth and injured
 severely. The stateroom door wa
 damned so that it could not be open
 ed. MT. Thring broke the partition ! 1 and carried his unconscious wife t.
 the deck, where he, too, fell uncon
 scious. Both were carried to a life boat by Arthur Toggne, a Y. M. c. A man from Chicago.
 After being taken aboard the de stroyers the survivors had a trip o : five hours to port, where crowd gath cred at the pier to meet them Among the crowd was Viscoun French, commander of the home de lenses, who happened to be in port , :There was a long delay in get
 ting our destroyer into her berth, said the Rev. H. S. Madison of Flint } Mich. 'I suggested to the men tha we gather at the bow and show W . were in good spirits by singing. w : sang the Star Spangled Banner, Go !; Save the King and Onward Christia ; Soldier, and the crowd on shor . cheered."