The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-04
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WITH HAND DRILL TO
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Williams
Undsr-hIr niRnHl
T',o I"r,l r,.",d ,,." ''ri',I" twin
.nn said bod -, % u".rlI h"l" 'h'"rrh
the huh md h'i "iu'l Though " I'''"
90 ~hlrh ~Dr nyi"r au ""'l''7h'' Ih"
AilRnihur ~'r uuHhl" ;" t'."."" "a"
crew 49, rhr hnh -" nrr"'"i"T f"r '"'
ting Through ~. -uh,"nfl"' % h"ll Ih'
crow ~ DO N'lnn'hu~. h"~'yr' h"H""
humping ~ lhr"uTh tho r"nIl h"l"
rnado Icy IL" u"'i'r-"N ''nfi " rev
II M about % Inri ulrh'. nr
taIn pviu,nu -rli "wh'n ~" rlrh'"d
lnr Nllrrrlur ryIuE hlrlr"nN HiE"nln
Ah"ut f"riy mllrr r,~I ~ ia" flv" VA
Ihn,,, IlghI hnunr NO drcw up along
rido and found h"r mnho fnrI !" lh"
bow Of tho rrIhruntln~ hy 'HhI" 'hiH
rabIc wan oul. >" keep h"r from dtlI' o.
ing away ~ ihn ruh'nnrln" wn- per
foctly hu"ynut IIoT nfter tanks w"r"
run nud her forward tanks 'nr'v. ="
that she W. - i"r :" ia" wr'"r ~ mn
nngIs or rIvIy d,-ror... with thirty foot
"T hull nh0r" water
MosEaHsR RclAysd
'.TL. N,I,,,Ibu, g., pIriur1 tho sub
marine pIlght and Naih ah" was un-
able ~ give any uid. other than punt
ing AIR through ~" rwnl hole. Tn"
htianthus had n radio ""tu'. but no op-
over 70 her Ey n.rln"k. M"WilliRmF
and four Other men wer" standing on
tho submarines hull drilling Tor at
their might. win only on" hand rhckc'
drill. The htlarthuS' radio was only
good Tor a twenty milo range. n" W"
relayrd their message with our Outht.
7 sant messages I" cape MAY. fhiIadcI =
phia, Norfolk and New York telling or
tho submarines plight and calling Tor
aid. a. didn't think ~" would be able
10 cut through the hun with our own
llttlc drlll
AT 9l6 IN" NtIanihus flashed ~
that Grace had n number 81 holes drii-
ted through and then men greatly re
,ivrd 4 scat out the meAsazas. but
mi called for hsII.
Later the hunI. bu oil tanker. ar
rived after pl'huE up oar ""'saAe
Shr had al electric dTill hut 10 f"n"h
N was u-"IrsS Hhr stood ny several
houra and nunIiv lor. nndlnH she
could nrrsr nn nHHlsIau,U
BaVsd by oSaos and A"Wiiiisms
In the n~antlurr '.tn'" Hni Nc WI
TIn,us wCru tai IuH Iutur with TIA" hand
dTlIi and nnalIY ~ ~ ~ nfloT
hnura oT IA" hNid'rl hind "f ~"fh. y
hnIo was "uI ihr"uFh lntE" enough Tor
tho mon q" cnunp'
Tho nrzl ,uam 49, taken "uI ~ "a
nod by 1" tho Inv' man. ii"ut NJ
Commando 'hnrl"- VI '."''k" u 'lIr"h
sd through N" h'l"
Tho u~n fr"ur tho nuhrnnrI"~ r~rif
cd quickly hfI"r h"iuT Uui nh"nrh ID"
AIIsnthua whore they wcrc give" hot
soup and pat Io bed Many w"r" bleed
ing nj tho mouth oud n"u". th"ir fnr"r
were rWoiIrn M ard ih"lr "Ecr blood .
shot, hut they AtilI bad rl"uiy "f spirit.
An credit for ~" r"H"u" h"l"nRr To
Grace aud M"WillIrur tr "v'r mon
were heroes. they were
Tho submsrln" crow NJ. later trRus-
ferrrd 10 the hnltl",hIp OH" md th"
AtIarhhu- steamed toward %"rfolk.
The Grurrnl Go"thHIT owned hv tho
Panama RAilrond St"AmEhlp COMPANY
WI. on her ,yny from 'hrist"hnI. VIZ
Uavti 10 Scw York when ia" accident
L. tho ruhIuRrin" NHS discovered