The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-06-06


LONDON, June 5.-The quality OF
mercy is something the Hun knows
nothing about
Smelling helpless Hfeboats long has
been the favortte pastime OF German
submarine crews. and shooting down
men who are holding their hands in
the air in token OF surrender is a prac-
tice in which the Prussians have be-
come expert
Havelock Wilson. president. seaman's
and Firemens Union. Great Britain.
recently announced that Is 600 British
seamen in the mercantile service have
been murdered by the German under
sea pirates since the war started.
The British Admiralty has consented
10 make public some SPECIFIC instances
Of sea horrors it has investigated. Here
are q few. picked at random from the
Admiralty's report;
HOURS OFF AGONY.
A British passenger crew. carrying
e passengers and a crew of 217 was
torpedoed without warming and al once
took list TO starboard. She was 40
miles from land. the time being IL
o'clock at night Her boats were low
cred as quickly as possible. passengers
and crew abandoning ship while the
Germans put a second torpedo into the
vessel The submarine then came to
the surface. wished the boats compa-
MES goodnight and disappeared in the
darkness one Of the lifeboats had
been damaged while being lowered. She
was considerably damaged before get
ting clear. and every wave washed ov-
er the boats company. whose sufferings
were deplorable About two hours af-
~
senger died from exposure. and his
body was washed overheard Then
lady died from exposure. but her
daughter continued TO support the dead
body. thinking her mother was still
alive. An hour later the daughter her
self passed away. a colored sailor now
succumbed; then a fireman. sitting on
a thwart. allowed his head to sink
into the water and was drowned. A
male passenger was now seen to be
dead and a lady who was his friend
became hysterical so they pretend ed
he had tainted and kept his body in the
boat. Fifteen minutes afterwards a
fireman lurched overheard and was
drowned. The boat was picked up at
o'clock the next morning.
MEN GO MAD FROM HORROR.
Horrible sufferings were endured by
some Of the survivors from another
British steamer, which had been tor
pedoed without warning 800 miles from
land The boat in question contained
81 people. including two women and a
baby Of four months. 1t was in charge
Of the steamers chief officer. The
steamer was sunk on a Monday. and
during that night the chief officers
boat lost touch with the others At
10 a. m. on Tuesday the weather COM
PEELED them to take In sail. and they
lay to keeping the boat head-on TO the
enormous seas that were running. With
a sea-anchor and the occasional use Of
oars, they proceeded in this way all day
and throughout Tuesday night. when
they lost their sea anchor. On We'd
nesday they dashed a couple OF oars
together as a substitute.
BY Wednesday the chef had gone mad
and he died during the day. That night
the strekeeper went mad and he had
70 be dashed down; he died at noon
on Thursday. and before nightfan a
passenger had also passed away. There
were heavy squalls during Thursday
night. but on Friday the weather mod
Grated Agonies OF thirst were en-
dured.
On Saturday morning a fireman was
found dead in the bottom OF the boat.
and pantry boy died in the course of