The state herald., 1919-04-18

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During our eighth trick OF Cape
aaElas I was amidshlps In the galley
wAan I heard our two 14-pounders 60
e almost at the same time. Every
hady ran for his station. Going up
~ main deck to my tuTTst q man told
~ Il was Z sub On de port bow. but
! only caught . glimpse Of the little
whirlpool where her psrscope sub
msfEsd. do not know why she did
not let loose . torpedo at u. The
okaeszs said she was trying to make
ths entrance 70 the Dardanelles and
sams up blind among our ships and
was scared az By our guns. but I
thoaGht ~ had Just escaped b. the
skA a cur tDett LAter on our de-
stzpvsE3 claimed to have sighted her
"a Gaia 1spa.
AZ noon w were at mess when one
of The boys yelled. .Shs's hit," and We
al Fnshed On deck. There was the
Briush ship. Triumph. torpsdosd and
nsting away over b starboard She
vas ready b turn ovse In fsx min
utaA One battisship b not supposed
b % b the sssistancs of another one
that hes bssn toEpsdosd hscanss the
chances are ths sub = st5ll In the
AsigAboRAood laying for ~ second
ahip wifA anoeAse torpedo. But oas
e ~ BEihah traWises wsnt b The
aGslsenAes e he Ts1anph 10 paek up
- dsw.
We eaald - ths efsw 3unpan0 tnte
shs vaAse. h0 ~ bsssssd out
toward - hag1ssa. fnll 0ssd aAsad.
An absst tAs H1nnpA vas q eioud of
black amokA -bae WAsn ~ looked
tAssaGA - gla0 ~ could ~ shs vas
Oo1Ag aoUA 1AaA our guns beGAn b
bsnhaFd ~ Tssiiah positions aAA I
- b sse ha1y. WAsn I sav ~
Tt1nmQh aGnA ~ vas botto0 10.
- nDe Aass Aoatsd upsade asWa
~ alnaa ~ a hour. thsn ~ went
ds0 - tAeasA thsfs Vas seasbody
% ~ ha1npa puIling hse.
WA0 ~ vsnt eR oad Man hanged
~ 01aUAsas . - bridge ran and
aD1ss = ~ Hans and Turn aaa
0Dho ~ talMesQs lanD b blta. AAeuA
~ 0uo ~ TsiumDA vsrs lose
n ~ 1sa1ed hat ~ place va
- Aee ~ - vatA hat sub runaine
AnoA nd vhsa tAay rsposta1 thas
oEea0eoa ut ~ Was making hae
~ sssiA hum oaha Tsps 10 Caps
UanaD an a he lest but ths Na3sstae
- unAss ~. and ~ Aa3sstic Wa
~ oaly shap Ia q - eapa.
1hsy nd tAs Aajestie was thea IL
sA0sst q ~ ships n Dat campaign,
~ ~ vas he pEsos ol the British
~ ~ ~ aama. ~ vas torpedosd
= 0Aps Hslles laiae a. when thses
V8o Q n1mAas g msn-of.war Oh In
eapa The ~ Was aowded with nsu
swimnlng and browning. cav Q life.
bost dovds1 with msn and Other men
In ~ vssof hanging onto hss. and
thers vseS % many hanging on that
thay a1nftsd 70 pull hse under. OF
thAs oan accord the men In the water
~ % b save thoss In the boat. Mos,
q tAam wers drowned.
h 1A3egtic listed % that the men
eouA nj sand % deck, and The sldel
were covered With men hanging OF
. ropes and not knowing whethsl
- Jump Into the ssa or not. We low
srsd an our ufeboats and steam
hSneAeA and - @d the other ships
We pleksd ~ = number Of the crew
end were prseS eioss 70 the Majestic
vAn ~ went down Ike q REX. A
- vent own shs turned over and
. sarby ran along her sids b he ran
af her bow and got en II without ever
belns vs. 4 boat picked him up OF
~ ran. which stuck out Of the wate,
sfts ths ship had ceased to settle.
0As had torpedo nets on her si6ea
end many Of the crew were unable b
gst dear Of the nets and went down
UtA -. ouits Q lot were caughi
e1lov dscn and had 10 poesihlt
dance b sscapa There was Q II
sxploaon a ahs went undsr-peobablJ
ths boiien bursting. Thousands d
Roope q shors and Thousands a
A0o1 oo the ships saw the ana
pauneA and it vas . sight 70 rsmsm
eG. When ths ahip started 70 20, u,
O6 Nan rushsd bsek 70 bis cabin
sot u amai book md destroyed Il
Ala - nvod Tie live Of two Of hi
We nvs DRY clothes and brandy IN,
sonss 20 the Hmsys we rescued. an
0sugh Nv had Just come throuU
sosaAng Gsstxs teNgA. they vsr'