The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-27

coEtinuous heel-clicking and So. It
ing as the officers of various 81 IS
greeted each other on con g
aboard. That the Germans We
ready for the event was apparent
from the amount and variety of the
gear they had with them, sorae
seamen staggering under the weight
of bundles bigger than themselves,
the salvage representing everything
from banjos to pet dogs. Both the
officers and men seemed very anxi-
Gus that nine Of their ships should be
saved.
One officer, who wore the iron
cross, pointed to the sinking ships
and said: ''See how the German
navy goes down with its flags fly
ing"
The prospect of salvaging few
ships is fairly hopeful, The Mail
says. None has gone down in really
deep water. The Bleaching of the
sinking ships proved difficulty,
and ct times dangerous matter.
One destroyer sank as it was being
towed ashore. British sailors on
board having scarcely time to jump
clear before the craft went down.
About twenty destroyers out of the
fifty that were interned, were
beached during the afternoon. The
German crews, who were taken to
the Victorious, were later trans
ferred to other warships.
"What was a crowded anchorage
this morning." wired a Mail CORE
spondent late on Saturday, ''is a
desolate expanse of water tonight
with here and there the masts of a
sunken German ship marking the
final resting place of once proud
mighty and high seas fleet
How Ships Went Down.
One of The Nails correspondents
who watched the sinking ships from
the air station at Houton, which
overlooks the anchorage writes:
''The battleships, as a rule, grad
ually submerged until their decks
were almost awash. Then they
turned turtle and wet quickly out
of sight, there being slight boil
ing of the sea at intervals for sew
eral hours and blush scum on the
water caused by the release of oil.
These were all that marked the spot
where the ships had gone down. The
light cruisers settled by the stern
or bows and sometimes one hun
dred feet of the hull of one Of these
ships projected into the air like
huge whales leaping from the wa
ter.
"When the last sinking battleship
disappeared, a drifter and trawler
were at work alongside and de-
stroyer was standing by, evidently
making an attempt to tow the bat
tleship into shallow water. A long
splash between the destroyer and
the ship showed that the tow line
had parted. The battle ship canted
violently, the drifter moved off and
before Photographer beside the.
writer was able to change plate in
his camera, not a single vestige of
the battleship remained.
"a number of German sailors
came to the pier at Houton this af-
ternoon, but were not permitted to
land, being directed to the flagship,
Strong patrol were landed from the
fleet and took positions along the
beach. presumably to deal with any
German swimmers that come a
shore"
Germans Rushed to Boats.
A Thurso dispatch to The Mail
says that the moment the German
flagship ran up the red flag, twen-
ty or thirty British destroyers and
trawlers were patrolling in and out
of the German lines. A rush Of
Germans to the boats followed the
signal, but the capacity of the boats
was limited, as their number was
cut down some time ago. All the
Germans wore life-belts and those
unable to enter the boats leaped in
to the sea without hesitation.
In the meantime guard ships and
several destroyers opened fire on the
boats and the Germans leaped over
board. Then the destroyers, patrol
boats and pinnaces dashed in all
directions picking up the Germans
from the water.