The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-12
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feversh activity within the submarines hull
distinctly heard.
Suddenly there was dead silence. Then %
revolver shots rang out-three first, followed
by 90.
Taking into consideration all circumstances
and events" continues the account, Conclude sub
marine damaged externally, unable to start motor
after repeated attempts Unable to rise to surface
and is on bottom in the vicinity Reports of listen
ers substantiate this conclusion"
AS matter of fact, the British naval intelli-
gence department learned later that the of
a German submarine had been lost in the English
channel about this very time The report. they
obtained it. indicated that the Hun boat had been
trapped the bottom and seriously damaged
she was unable to rise.
c. S. Scott, engineer of the General Electric
company and member of the special party sent
abroad. contributes this incident which happened
in the Adratc sea:
1--WE had SO chnsers based In little bay the
island of Corfu and the barrage of boats extended
the Straits of Otranto, distance of about
40 miles The chasers were operated in units of
three, which patrol kept about mile
apart. distance of five miles was kept between
units. Conditions in the Adriatic were ideal for
hunting submarines. The water was very deep,
ranging from 400 to 600 fathoms which meant that
the submarines when hard pressed could not seek
shallow water their custom in the English
channel and the North sea. Due to less shipping
traffic In these waters there practically
sound Interference. which made for very good
listening.
MANY SUCCESSFUL attacks made in these
waters. one in particular being quite exciting.
zone of the ships in unit Heard what sounded
like submarine. In few minutes all three listen
ers had picked him up and the bearing of his
course being plotted. The middle chaser, the
flagship getting readings showing that the
submarine in direct line astern and steam
ing toward her.
,pHxu nrJ tba e,,h lo
very close. Suddenly the water began TO slap the
bottom of the ooat that everyone could feel 1t
and the next moment the observer reported that
his bearing the submarine had changed from
$50 degrees. which was dead astern, to three de-
grees, which bows. The submerged
submarine had passed directly under the center
boat All three boats Immediately got under
way and the attack delivered. After all the
depth charges had been dropped, the ships
stopped and observations again taken. A pro-
peller was heard to start up and ran for about 30
seconds; and then crunchng noise was heard
1t was quite evident that the SUBJ having been put
out of control, sank to the bottom and had col
lapsed due to the tremendous pressure ut these
depths We went back to the spot next morning
and found oil slick two miles long by 500 yards
wide on the surface of the water"
The development of the submarine detector was
the result of the foresghted vision Of the navy
department and the generous cooperation extend
ed by private manufacturers who had placed their
entire organizations at the disposal of the gov
ernment for the period of the war;
Large electrical manufacturers with exceptional
facilities for research and experimental work
were able to render invaluable assistance in crack
ing the submarine nut.
In fact 1t may be said that big business" in the
commonly accepted meaning of the term, will be
found to have contributed very large share to-
ward winning the when the whole record of
this wars inventions comes to be written.