The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
SUBMARINE CHASER MAKES PORT
WITH SAILS OF BED CLOTHING
Engines Of No. 20 Break Down, Despite Applications Of Salad Oil
and Butter When Lubricatng Oil Gives Out, and Craft
Is in Distress for Thirty Days-Crew
on Short Rations.

intervals from northwest to southwest.
II sighted four steamers. Of which
three were very far away and making
a course nearly parallel to nine, so
that they did not approach very near
to me. They were out of sight very
quickly and probably did not see me.
ION the 8th of February at half
past nine In the morning, / saw the
third steamer about four points to
port and crossing our course not far
away. The weather was fine, the sea
very beautiful. l at once holsted sig
nails Of distress and got out the life
boat, manned by two volunteers, and
ordered 1t to get In the path of the
steamer and speak to him, but when
he arrived at a distance of about FIVE
miles and was bearing about two
points forward of the port beam, the
steamer changed course suddenly and
put on all steam. / Immediately fired
a salvo of seven guns at intervals OF
one minute, In accordance with the
rules of distress signals, but he did not
answer me and continued to run away
AT 10 minutes past eleven he disap-
peared ver The horizon. heading about
southwest.
1.-THE conduct of the crew, was mar
velous throughout the voyage. They
retained at all times their habitual
calm. They never complained Of the
smallness of the ration which II was
necessary for me to restrict them to,
and thereby showed a grand spirit of
sacrifice and self-denial.
steered by Sails.
ION February Is, at half.past six a.
m, | saw land one point on the port
bow, bearing north So degrees east by
compass. ] headed over and took a
sounding from time to time. At eleven
a. m, as the ship was going very slow
ly because of the light breeze from the
west that prevailed and the sea was
calm. / had the lifeboat hoisted, out
and manned by three volunteers for
the purpose first of accommodating the
exact nature Of the land, and secondly
to have a tug sent out. / hoisted al
the same time the signal 'YP'-I re.
quire a tug At N p. m. / recognized
Fayal to port and Pico to ~starboard.
AT half-past two p. m. / saw a tug com.
ing from port and heading for me. Al
three p. m. 1 doused sail Zone jib, two
s%taysails and one fore-and-aft main
sally. These sails allowed us to steer
to a certain extent, and drove US about
three knots when we had a fine sea
and a good breeze. They were made
from t~ablecloths, sheets, b~edspreads
and blankets. The weather did not
permit Of their being used at all times
because they were not very strong.
At 25 minutes past three the Sin
Mac took me in tow about five miles
southwest of Fayal and brought me In
to the port of Horta. At half-past
four the Sin-Mac took in her tow line
and = patrol boat Of the port put nee
alongside the French four-mastet
bark Cape Horn.
"The coal for the galley was all ex
pended by January %. The galley
fire was made from the wood Of the
broken mess table and benches. l es
innate that l might have held out fol
20 days longer, but not more than that
because all the provisions and water
would have been gone by that time"