Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-19
ANOTHER STORY
Of BRAVERY IS
ADDED TO NAVY
Survivors Of Crew of Sub
marine HI, BeaChed in
MagdaIena Bay, Relate
Tale of HeroiSm.
rsr uoss,ua .oussAl SPECIAL LEASED WIRE,

tRY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREi
Los Angeles, Calf March IS
Another tale Of matter of fact BRAY
cry in the face of death was added
to the annals of the American navy
when the survivors of the crew of
the submarine HI arrived here to-
day aboard the motor ship MaZat-
Ian.
The HI went ashore off the
coast 70 Lower California, in Mag
dalena bay, on Thursday night,
March II. The commanding Off
Ger, Lieut., Com. James II. Webb,
and three enlisted men lost their
lives in attempting to leave the yes
sci. The survivors reported that
the bodies of two, IL. 5. Delamar-
ing, seaman, and Harry w. GILES,
seaman, second class, were washed
10 the beach later and were buried
there. Commander Webb's body
and that of Seaman Joseph Kauft-
man had not been recovered Whel
the Mazatlan left, but watch wVs
being Kept for them.
No formal story Of the Bleaching
of the HI has been told here, and
it is probable that none Will be UNI
I'll the usual court of inquiry mas
heard the stories of the survivors,
but from various members of the
crew it was learned that HI amt
its sister submarine, the H., were
sailing northward, the HI in the
lead. The night of the disaster was
dark stormy and with a heavy
sea, according to the men, ana their
first warning of the trouble was
when the HI grounded. The H.
was about 400 yards behind, and
her lpokouts saw that the HI was
in tTtuble, so they promptly caused
The H. 10 change course and
avoided a like fate.
Submarines OF tho type of the
HI carry no small boats. There
tore the H. could give no aiu, and.
the Hi crew had to rely on their
own ability as Swimmers to reach
the khore of Redondo point. The
vessel was about 400 yards from
shoIes lying head TO sea and her
sterb aground, bow afloat. Tne
coming tower was opened, the
crew ,ordered out OF the submarine
and lhe men, swimrling alone or
aidipg each other, all made for the
sholts with the exception Of the
threAk enlisted men who were re-
ported to be missing when a check
was shade ashore, and who were be-
nevAd to have persisted In their eff
foTtk ito reach land.
Commander Webb was washed
overheard from the coming tower,
wheke he was directing the move
meres of the crew. The night was
SO dark that efforts to aid him
were hunavailing.
When the W enty remaining men
and 1.-The two Officers of the crew as
sembled on Redondo point they
were in little better shape than
then had been aboard the subma-
rines They had neither food nor
water, had no means of commune
cation except by flag signals in
daylight to the H-2, and were wet
through and suffering from expos
ure. They were without food or
water for tive lty-four hours, as the
ahsdnce of small boats ma he it i'm
possible for the H. to do more
than stand by, when the Mazdtlan
appeared, sent boats ashore and
tooE the men aboard. once aboard
they were soon provided with dry
clothing, food and other necessa- =
ries and by the line of their arriV-
al here none of them seemed any
the worse for their experience.
The Mazatlan passed lines to the
H-ls aided by the navy men, but
before an attempt was made to pull
the submarine off the shoals, de-
stroyers sent to relieve her arrived
and the Mazatlan left the saliva ge
proceedings to the navy vessels.