Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-10
ANNAPOLIS BOY TELLS OF
GERMAN FLEET SURRENDER
Ewood Brady Draws Dramatic Picture of That Historical
Moment When Great Fleet of Conquered Enemy
Steamed Through Line of Victors

NSignlf1cant smile was the nrSt answer.
II can't tell you that he said.
There seemed to be no end to them
Behind the battleships were the light
er vssels. and in their proper station,
the destroyers. torpedo boats and sub
marines. ready to do their work at the
least hint of treachery."
But nothing untoward happened on
that eleventh day of November, as
history has already recorded. Eleven
great German battleships. three inn
mense armored cruisers, fifty destroy
ers and one hundred and fifty subma-
rines steamed through the lane and
, into English harbors. The feelings of
the Germans were spared to some ex-
tent. Their colors were permitted to
| fly until evening, but by orders form
their captors they were not raised the
next morning, and in this way the
sign of their control passed to those
more worthy to have it.
Witnessed Air Raid on London
Two other experiences which befeIl
this young sailor are worthy of note
One was when he was on furlough and
visiting London that the city was twice
attacked by a German air fotilla
consisting of ten or eleven airplanes
and zeppelin. The other was when
the Florida. conveying a fiotilla of
merchant ships between Scotland and
Norway, was attacked by about a
dozen U-boats.
The air alarm was sounded about
one in the morning, and most of Lon
don began to seek shelter, though some
went into the streets to see what could
pc seen. The English airplanes went
aloft to give battle and the pit-pat of
machine guns could be heard several
thousands of yards above while every
now and then some machine would get
in the lane of the search-light rays
which were being thrown in all direc-
tions.
In half an hour, the invaders were
driven off.~~but about half past two
they returned, and their first act was
to drop a bomb which killed fourteen
people After another fight, of twenty
minutes, they were again driven of,
this time for good. Brady saw one
which did not return, however One
of the German planes took fire, and
came crashing to earth like blazing
comet
Attacked by Ten Subs
One OF the first exciting incidents
in which the young man took part was
when the Florida was engaged in con-
voying merchant ships between Scot
land and Norway. Near Norway, at
least ten submarines attacked the
Florida. The battleship fired to some
extent, but the main battle was left
to the destroyers, who drove the at
tackers off, and were supposed to have
sunk one
The Florida and other battleships
were engaged in duty Of this character
most of the time, but every member of
the ships company knew that they
were in touch with the high command,
so that at any time they would be
ready to bear a hand IL the German
high-seas feet essayed venture
Needless to say, every American sailor
joined with their English brethren I'm
the hope that they would, a wish that
did not end until the German ships
were safe in English harbors.
Enlisted at Sixteen
A personal word may be s aid about
young Brady and his two brothers,
Bernard and Theodore Brady, nom
commissioned officers in the 115th in
fantry, and former members OF the
Annapolis companies of the First reg
fment, Maryland National Guard. The
sailor brother was only sixteen when
his country entered the war, and he
saw his gallant brothers march away
to fight for their country and the
cause of humanity He could not
bear to stay home and, recognizing
his feelings, his parents finally con-
sented to his enlistment i'm the navy.
Word has come that his older broth
ers have carried themselves splen-
didly across the way Bernard, the
young brother, who left his position
at the Farmers National bank to
take his place in the ranks Of his
country's soldiers, is sergeant in the
Machine Gun company and a worthy
member of that splendid organization.
Theodore, the older brother, Is a
sergeant in NJ company, and there
have been references in letters which
his comrades have been writing home
to this quiet modest soldier who fought
like lion in every fight the company
has entered. 1t is known that he has
won high place where every man
was hero
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