The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-23

steamer. Suddenly very good visibility
Steamer making but little Roadway
11.30 am. Wind north northeast. There
fore submeree to twenty-four meters
and run away from steamer.
/ will so to eleven meters at l o'clock
and have n look find.
1926 P.M.--A ship with very power
ful engines Is passing over the boat
When the boat comes to eleven meters
1t turns out that the vessel which ran
over the U-2O ten minutes ago is an
| English warshp; old small cruiser
| (pelorous type with two masts, two
| tunnels. Travel after cruiser to be
able TO attack 1t when changing course.
| Tho cruiser runs zig-zag course at
high speed and by and by passes out of
sight in the direction OF Queenstown.
las P.M.--Visibiity very good.
Very hne weather. Therefore pump
out tanks; continue trip. Waiting on
the heights OF Queenstown does not
seem worth.
2 pM.--Right ahead appear four
tunnels and two masts OF steamer
with course vertical to us (she steered
from south southwest coming toward
galley-h head. She is made out to be
large passenger steamer.
2.05 i. M.--SubmerBed to eleven
meters and travelled with high speed
on converaing course toward steamer
hoping she would change course to
starboard along the Irish coast.
zoos P.M.--The steamer turns star
board, directs her course towards
Queenstown and made possible an ap-
proach for a shot. Ran at high speed
untl 3 pm. IN order to attain posi-
$40 P,M-Clean bow shot from SOW
enty meters range. GO" torpedo,
three meters depth admstmenD.
Cutting angle 90 degrees. Estimated
speed twenty-five sea miles, Shot hits
starboard side right behind bridge An
tIuIglinilN heavy 6ptODatipu fottpWe
with very strong explosion cloud
(high in air over first smoke stack
To the explosion of tho torpedo there
must have been a second explosion
structure over point struck and the
high bridge are rent asundcr, fire
breaks out and smoke cnvelops the
high bridge. The ship stops lmme-
diately and quickly heels to starhoard.
at the same time diving deep at the
bow. II has tho appearance as II II
VIII capsize very soon. Great con-
fusion arises on the ship: the boats
arc being made clear and part being
let down into the wator, In this they
must have lost their heads. many
boats, crowded full were let down bow
FIRST or stern first into the water so
that they were Immediately dashed fun
(sic). Fewer lifcboats can be made
clear on the port side than on the
starboard owing 10 the slant OF the
boat, The ship blows off I'm front APP
pears the name "Lusltania" I'm gold
letters, The stacks were painted
black: no stern flag raised. She was
running at a speed of twenty sea miles.
1925 P.M.-As 1t seems the vessel will
keep ahoat only n short time. sub
merge TO twenty-four meters and put
20 sea. | could not have fred n sec
ond torpedo into this throng OF hui
monlty attempting TO save themselves.
4:l5 p. INVENT 10 eleven meters
and took n look about. In the distance
astern, are drifting a number of life
boats. Nothing more is to he seen
OF Lusitanu. The wreck must lie
kooled ahead OF K!nsdale lighthouse
In 35S degrees Il. w fourteen sea miles
away; at depth OF about ninety
meters twenty seven miles from
Queenstown and 81 degrees, 226 north
and s.sl west The shore and light
house were TO he seen quite distinctly.
42o P,M-On observation. port
ahead, large steamer in sight with
course on Fastnct rock. Attain an
advanced position AT high speed to
get n stern shot.
sos P.M--Stcrn angle shot NJ %
degrees on 500-metcr range. Estimated
cutting angle 90 degrees. Conditions
Tor whole shot were very favorable;
a miss-out OF the question II tho
torpedo had the right course. Tor
pcdo missed, As the periscopc cut un-
der the water FOR whue after the
shot. unfortunately Il could not be de
termihcd what caused the miss. Tho
torpedo left the torpedo tube properly
and evidently did not run or went at
the wrong angle. Wrong insertion at
the tube was impossible. because the