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

| torpedo officer himself was astern The
| steamer was freighter of the Cunard
| line. one thick red stack, two masts.
no stern flag, about 1000 tons gross.
| Probably did not notice the torpedo as it
held to its course.
Schwicger deVotes his log for May l,
2, 3, 4 and to accounts of the weather
and his fights from squadrons of pa
trolling war craft He tells OF efforts
to attack merchant ships. On May A.,
he was abou TO open fire against ves-
sci which turned out to be a neutral
the Swedish ship Hibernia. On May s..
he sank the "EaH of Latham" OF
Liverpool and turned the crew adrlft In
small boats.
Continuing the log the captain-lieu-
tenant wrote:
MAY 6, 1890 am, North Atlantic
wind southeast, one swell southwest.
two, thick fog. Inflated tanks: took
look around. Visibility 80 meters. l2;40
pm. Went on at "A meters depth. 4:30
n. m. inflated tanks. Took look around.
Visibility no greater therefore went on
at "a meter depth. $40 a. m. lntermlt-
tently thicker fog. Tanks blown out as
1t has cleared up somewhat. Trip con-
tinucd above water with empty diving
tanks. A very large steamer sighted
starboard ahead. Drove at her for at
tack above surface as there was no
danger for the boat to be rammed, or
for the boat to be shot with this poor
visibility. steamer turns off hard when
sighting U-20.
Further pursuit above surface does
not seem to me to be dangerous In the
fog. Held toward the steamer and shot
at her with artillery. After we have hit
her twice she disappears for a short
time in the fog. When the target again
becomes visible shoot at her with shells.
II a. m, clean bow shot tbronze tor
pedoD two and one half meter depths
adjustment at 500 meter range. Shot
hits engine room with little effect. snip
settled somewhat astern. then remains
lying in mat position. On this account
make toward her and fire with guns nj
stern watcrlne. Thus ascertain that
the painted over name at stern Is can
dldate" of Liverpool. Now sinking
scwly. 11;A0 n. M. new steamer on horl-
zon following converging course.
steamer soon disappears in fog bank,
1910 y. m. fair visibility. Quick dive
because vessels come out of fog, square
off port. Tried with high speed TO get
bow shot position. Attack given UP.
Vessel was a passenger liner OF WHITE
star line OF about $4,000 tons. Carried
no nhE..-. las p. m, weather clears.
steamer comes into sight port ahead.
Advance to attack. 2,03 p. m. clean DOW
shot. Torpedo hit forecastle, Crew nm
modlately quits ship. ship was an Ems
lishman of about 5000 tons: name
Left People Drowning.
Ot Is curious to note that Schweger
was more concerned because one OF
his torpedoes had missed it's target than
he was over the fact that he had just
sunk great passenger liner ana had
departed from the spot leaving nun
drcds of persons struggling for their
llVCs)
"M,v 7 continued, 5I5 p. M,--sub-
rnnrppd IN twontV-f four meters and traV-
eled TO sea,
6l5 +. M.--Pumped out; loaded; trip
continued Round about are occasion
ally visible six smoke clouds IRON very
large inbound and outbound steamers.
II is remarkable that especially today
so much traffic should be found here.
although on the way before two large
vessels were sunk south OF st. Georges
channel II seems ineXplicahlc anyway
why the Lusitania was not sent through
the North channel The district south
OF Ireland from Fastnet rock up 10
Georges channel between thirty and
nfty miles from the coast will remain
one OF the best regions for the COM
mprCial war. For the vessels cannot
so past here at night II they want To
20 into the Irish sea. A convoy OF de-
strovcrS viii hardly take place at son
therefore the counter effect viii ho more
pleasant to bear here and lighter than
in the vicinity " harbors or fire ships
Il IL urgently recommended, however.
that bonts which are to operate here
he equipped only with q torpedocs. as
many large vessels are travelling here
against which a bronze torpedo would
have but lttle effect For the ships
are now always sure to have their bulk .
heads and loading hatchwRys closed
$50 y. M-Good visibility. Return |
trip continued, far distant from coast !
80 as not TO ho delayed by patrol boats. |
Tho last torpedo q stern tube. viii be |
saved for tho return trip"
Tho log for MAY s. Q, 10, II. 10 and /
n arc taken M with incidents ON the /
return OF tho U-eO to Wilhelmshavcu.
Schwieger wound mp that part Of his
diary relating to the 'E.uSitania voyage
with NAV 49, and the later entries re-
fer to another trip,
Under the heading sCcllancous"
te gavc considerable technical data
about tho voyage such as the fact that /
mo U-2O mado 5000 sea miles, OF which
$50 sen miles were made while sub
merged. Ito praised Pilot LAM for his
wide knowledge Of British ship con-
7tucticn.
n was nearly two wears after the
~ tho Lus.tsuR that SOh-
RIcgcr was decorated Then tho h'ch-
,st honor within the slit ot tho Ger
tpon him tho insignia Or pour lc
.Ntrpordunfv bravery and hcroism. /
shown uu repeated occasions. capt
scout SchwirErr WIS lost at sen in tolr.
u Nov, o. of that year he put out in
.hp t-NS pud WAS ngvrr heard ~ again.