The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1921-06-24

nayy coaesr Cyetass an.il fss DAYS
before sac pat TO sa GA Noyssv
fresa wkseh size never ~iusned. sAsa
that vixen he wsGt On the collier
oFlna ever tho Cyclops's coarse he
lsarned enough frem neA,ins oettrss
and Inquiries naas ln Brazilian ports
to satisfy himself as 10 the ia'e
Of The ralsSlng collier and her crvw.
Fron the bridge Of the urtoa. ca
which be also was navigating eiteef.
be saw a buoy and what appeared 10
Re q life-rrf, such AS the eyrsSrs
carried The buoy was NJ latitude
1871 north and longItaAe hs.gT wesi.
or about 10 miles noStheaEt 81 Ber>
ntnts.
M 'as4Aan aea.st. t,s@ s81onA-s 3sAas,
the Ctelops ~rs l,saesi stsA lsJ.o
tots Il manganese o<e for the Beth
lvhem Steel company, The~@ were
cay tive Stationary cranes 30 load
tho ore @lth aud they wew 80 feet
apart. So T.cDJ tons Of the ore were
loaded forward la tho collier and u
go tons af,.
His esneisslon may lie dvulgvnce
OF the secret u one u the deepest sea
mysarss~s II al Ikpes. WHICH sailor
men have said was guarded BY the
Southern Cross. The southern Crhss
loaRs w al night down where Po-
isris. the North star, which Il often
used by mariners for adjusting corn.
passes, .dlsappeats from view,
-Ns Mystsry In My'Mlncs
There Is no mystefy In my mind
a. to tbs fate Of tho cyclors and her
crew" Lieut. Hays said ! believe
that perhaps Ola calm and sunny
day when the sailors on watch werv
aozIng or perhaps a, midnight When
ell were asleep except the mea ON
watch. the grvat ship without warn.
Is,sl- rnaSied ,auiidShiIr. splitting her
asrials tshe seat 10 w1rSiess ras's assxS
sank from sight
The cvrrrn, Lorth u barbados
runs strong II any objects foated
free from her they woald have been
carried seward. perhaps thousands
Of mites from where stie sank. II IL
plausible that they were carried
arrpSs the Atlantic. where navy
wreckaga from the war WAS 80 com.
rfca Il was not ali picked up As .
matter Of fact, II was avoided by YES
sells rs warning of the proximity OF
saltna rlneS"
Just Escaped ths Tragic Trip.
Lieut.. Hays remained ia ,ha navy
after the war. OILY having the service
"a March ~ laSt. From the orion he
weut 20 England and was uu cargo
transports that crossed the English
channel. After the war be- was 90
mine sweeping duty In the North ses
lie went into the navy In the reserve
fn~rw ms "gna, m t'irtstGrg That
ass at MArct, Ii, IssT. fsw qsaa ys,
hefur. w entered the war. Whea aPr
VAS declared he vas assigned as a
eoxSwHlD On the destroyer Dowp-s
which was ii Philadelphia. THREE
months later ho was commissioned nh
ensign aud sent to the rcsgys on
GERS trainihg class In Annapolis
After that he went to 'ags May as
an Instructor In scaUshshlp. pna FROM
tser~, In No,~mbes, ials,. hs vas a.
signed TO ths Cyaicps as lieutenant.
Junior grade. The Cyclops was at
Norfolk. L'vrternn, fiays vas Do
tailed ~ navigating osccr.
"On Christmas dsy bad lunch with
the, oGircatsoa ihe ,nriiop, Which, WAS ,
lying In the ssme decs," Lieutenant
HAYS HM, "ller officers asked bow
lIsei the Cyciors, said did MT
Ike the atmosphere On the ship, They
sSked me Why did not Try for
transfer 20 the oviv dM. and II
Was arranged through Captain B~eSch
81 the 0rlou Nev,ng took nay place
On the Cyclors
"'iseSrsfa @as Lime sccrccy, every
one IN Norfolk knew the Cycsers was
e. take 81 q cargo for ssu,h America.
"Op January |, Yals. StDc.t en- the
orioas quarter d~es. rear the stern
rail. watching The Cyct9frx set ea her
lines and cirsr tire dock under tho
oricn, stern They 'Iei 81 forward
on the Cyc|ops. sud tire cgrreal cur.
r'%d hPr hsw ont III the river. They
Get 81 sSt Tfse cry Ah gore, SIR
rnnS out ard The Cyciogs swuug OUT
sato the ar"am
E't,n Arrti | w~ wsa' 10 iasr1txy.'e
TcAnt Hsmpton ruass. 20 ina6 1000
tcns ~ cnal. saa froFa there ~ the
Norfolk rAvy yarr to lead stcel ydas.~
gasoline drums ard depth char yes
nil II which gave Us 2aH soGs Of
cargo OFT top az raeI. Tt~ DIET.
cns;ors es the fapth charges we
hung n the rigging for safety. %
April = | reported ,a the skipa~r thar
We were @carp sor SEA. We were
xnirs 70 South Aserca.
List ~aA Al Aanas-
That aktesn2.so young ensTn
cMrl~ down srsm tire baresa as nGvt.
sx,ion 20 Washington NTH ssrne GOA.
naenssl cvsse sooss tie he delivered
to SHIPS tn Sc1tE Aa%vicsR psa~+s lie
zr.ert Az htsr In tf% rwrysmse.-1 rrf.sr