The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-09


was permitted after shutdown About
daylight sunday morning was on tho
quarterback standing submarine guard
and noticed that during the night we
had bccn Joined by five torpedo boat
destroycrs. which formed kind of
circle around us Sometime they
would bc quite near not more than
two hundred yards. at other times they
would speed up and sn0op around tho
horizon ! w8s relieved 40 eight O'Clock
and wont to breakfast. aud came back
ou dook a. about eleven we sighted
"a low rVci.y coast. Hnd nt one O'Clock
we sailed into faifax Hafbor. Nova
Scotia. Canndu That was whore thay
had The terrible explosion anmotlmo
ago the effects Of which $50 saw af
once There were acres aud acres II
wrecked hulldings
"Wr eiuYed at urnfiA over q week.
Went on shuto "a number Of times and
madc several hikes over thc country
which $50 enjoyed great deal The
country was beautiful and have never
seem prnttior trees and woods va
visited several fonts most OF which co..
curry Important rlHcna lu Nurth Amer.
can history The thr1ief was OPENED
iu ua and WE raw rood SHOW Dur
lug Our stiy There nrw supplies were
taien aholfd tho coal hunkofa roe
rlenished water tank fitted aud on
fhe fourth of July 30 h.i5 b. Doe. $50
once mure put Go sea aH thot say ln
books urnin in convoy uf fourteen
Troop ships with ono h4itler nnd eight
dcHfr0Nrfa SO wf watched fnr coast
fade from Wow. cold. wet wind was
blowing Tine cruiser accompanied us
1li thn wuv HcrusH hui the destroyer,
turned beck during the FIRST might
"'rhr ncNt dlN ana fOr several days
following tine weather wns grand Tho
apys were llinht ANA crisp ana tho
nights wcrr beyond compare 80 thit
stare $50 could see fhc Northern Lirhti
the Aurora norcliiH nnd I avn not
surprised fhnt many men fali under tho
spell 90 thc uorihhud Wc sighted g
number of Whales which wc invurlab-
lt thought were submarines. and n'
one 90 which Goo sIy-lnch rlflo on oui
after. deck took shot Then we knew
Il was anhmariuc We were allowed
ta he ou dock practically Hii tho time
and thoroughly enjoyed every min.
utc.
ION che igth. ! think i WIS. wc rn-
ceiypd orders 30 kcDr Onr o1ntncus fiil'
GA with water nf All times and kcrl
them in tHo cauieon CARRIER un uu'
belts Durlur thc entire voyage w'
had hoen oblieod to wotr life prcscrv
ere day and uigh' under court mar.
tai penalty Most of ua didn't nee,
amy ordria on fnnf pomt The ssv was
0nco more grnN, und Do was often very
very furgy
~ sHtd wc cnioNcd ever minute
This was pattl} mistake "a forts
minute mlstnho At tix O'Clock ON 40,
evening of the l1in was washing a.,
mess kit having lunt finished supper
~ We ,a}lod ii uf "ies" les. The Enr
lieh shpa crow called i The ho
water trough uf tllr Second rHilorV yti
right ncar q stairway Headline 60 th'
main deck suddenly there WINS "a hig
mufflci explosion, lnd the ship seem
"a io hesitate ond ara narii, out at th'
winter several other Hnidlnrs Wou
standing near. and we know nt nuc'
that we had boon "Ftnck" AZ ass
same time the siren ON thc hHtiloshiy
commenced tu Hcrorfn We ut uncl
went Goa dock ana ip tho stations thu
had hcrn designated in Gfni udiustinf
pur lfc prcscfyots as we went Sol
dicrr were pouring 900 from below drti
Through every hutchvpy. 49, : wna go.
INK up the stairway the FIRST explosion
and consequent mrch ~ the sldP WA
followed Boa quick succeHsiUn hy acc-
ona nnd s third My station WINS nl
Life loat $50. 0n the quarter dock