The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-02

III ErsiuEs son or 1NNn tshNlhks Nla
= Republican st-tolled and suffer.
"A when the British steamship Gal.
way Castle was sunk by German
.uhrnarine. while GA the way 10
south Africa. Is told in a dramatic
l.tter Just received here. lie was
. captain in the british army med.
,e.l service. having enlisted before
America entered the war and was
saSscd in France, lie visited hts
parents hero last April.
The letter follows;
1T was ESQ a. m The steward
brought me tea and told me We were
Iii alone except for the escort. The
torpedo hoats and convoy had left
during the night AZ a IN. the
tath steward came and said. Your
hath Is ready, 50 l got up. took off
my wrist watch. and then-crash,
Electric lights were instantly put
ont the ceiling falling and the port
holes h~akinE. said 20 the $. NJ.
q IN the next berth. We've got Il.
Rea, a.
Il ran out on the deck IN my pa.
an,as and slippers and looked after
he loadlng OF the boats. seeing that
All we're in their proper places
lacked for tho U-hoat. hut couldn't
see H. II never showed itself and
there was very heavy sea. II had
been blowing hard all night Two
bats on the starhoard side saw
capsiEed before they landed In the
water. The high seas would down
one end and pull the rope out OF
the mems hands Two ON the port
side went the same way They were
filed with women and children. An
ether started 10 be lowered. when a
man asked me II he could get In.
as his wife was In IL. | said. Yes.
20 ahead and look after her. IL was
lowered In safety. but the waves
dashed il into pieces ard all were
swept away. The cries Of the chill
drcn lasted but five minutes and
then all was quiet again.
lie Helped Women
When I FIRST came on deck and
started getting a boat over. there
was another tremendous crash and
thought the pirate Hun had fired
another into us. As the splinters
flew into the air and the back %
the ship was broken Il doubled up
Ike a jack-knife Then came a
sound like shrapnel fire and l duck.
"a behind a cabin and looked thru
the doorway toward the starboard
side for the submarine. but as
couldn't sec Il realized Il must be-
the riye.s giving away. SO hustled
the more 90 get tho boats over as
the women and children were very
badly frightened
AS there was difficulty In get.
ting some OF the boats over took
some men and went around the
decks and threw everything that
would float overheard. 40 as 20
form a raft for those In tho water.
one boat was fun OF Tomnics. just
going over. ordered them out and
placed women and children IN Il.
The other two Officers. military cross
men. had gotten away In the first
boats. 40 I was left alone with the
ships officers. The chief officer. a
Tornrnie. and myself turned one
crank az the davits while three Tom
mics were at the opposite one. II
IS hard word lifting up a boat load
Of people. 20 after lifting over five
boats the Kas symptoms started 10
get me and had 20 Quit. The las;
boat tried three times To get over.
but the tackle was jammed. / called
to some OF the sailors and stewards.
but we could not remedy u. 80
told them to cut II loose. jump into
the boat and take their chances when
the ship went down.
Girl Was Brave
II remember one wealthy man and
his daughter coming TO me and ask.
ing II could do anything FOR them.
The man was badly frightened. but
his daughter. a beautiful girl. was
very brave. ! encouraged her. say.
Ing that she was a brave girl and
for her not 10 worry as there was
still life raft at the stern and for
them 10 get on IL until / could get
some men TO throw Il overheard.
They went away. the man very sos-
rowfully. I never saw them again.
Finally the captain and first Of
ficer came 20 the port side and rig
ged up a new tackle and together
We got the boat over. II was the
last boat. After u was safely In
the water slid down a rope and
Eot into Il. Others of the ship'g
crew and officers got in also. We
we're packed in like sardines. As !
was In charge Of this boat gave
the man the count az they got their
cars out and we pulled away from
the ship. When a sailor waved TO
IA rrorn the abGn rvc yus bark and