The New York herald., 1922-08-06

| for our drift from the position re-
| ported by radio from the other ship
that he practically ran on top OF
us in our boats. a mere speck on
the ocean, in the middle of a black
night. And We had drifted fifteen
miles from the reported position.
The Song of Songs.
At daylight on June l we searched
| the vicinity for other survivors and.
| finding none We began the return
trip to Brest About l L. NJ. another
suspicious looking sail was sighted
and the destroyer Smith rushed to
the spot. but the sail" was an enemy
submarine and she dropped twenty
| two depth charges in the hope that
| she might get the U-boat. There
/ was no further evidence of the sun
and we were left 10 conjecture as
to whether this sail had been a
sub. and il so whether our shipmate.
Lieut.. Isaacs. was on board. We
were not TO know the answer unit,
five months later when Lieut.. Isaacs
escaped from the German prison
camp after performing one OF the
most thrilling individual exploits OF
the war Isaacs then established the
fact that the Smith had attacked
the J-90 and that the sub narrowly
escaped d-destruction. The captain OF
the submarine had sighted the APP
preaching destroyer and promptly
dived TO a considerable depth The
men at the hydrophones reported the
sound of the destroyer's propellers
and then they heard the depth bombs
explode. followed by others closer TO
the sub one was so close as to
violently shake the boat and Isaacs
thought the seams or the boat would
open. Then the explosions appeared
70 be further away and the danger
was over.
In the early morning OF June .
another destroyer from Brest joined
Us. bringing supplies Of food and fuel
oil for the Warrington. as her supply
was nearing exhaustion.
We arrived at Brest about noon Of
that day. where We received warm
welcome from Admiral Wilson and
our friends who had 50 recently
wished us good luck" for our VOYAGE
to America.
Our sister ship. the Z. :. :. Presi-
dent Grant. was there, and she sailed
a few days later. and We gave her
our hearty cheers as she quietly put
70 sea to take her chances through
/ the war zone. and we wondered v vhat
fortune was awaiting her beyond the
headlands OF Brest.
have spoken OF the loyalty and
devotion OF the officers and men OF
the ship during the hours when none
knew what would befall them: the
following incidents AZ reported to me
serve well to illustrate:
Chief Petty officer oulette told
me that he was on the RATS with d
number of men and that Chapiain
Whimsett was there also and that
the chaplain encouraged the men "a
bear up braveiy under their diff
culties. and very promptly made
prayers 10 the Almighty asking for
safe deliverance. But Ouiette alsS
said that he feared the men might
become downhearted and thought III
would sing a song to cheer them az
/ asked him what they sang, and HI
said they sang many songs. but the
one they liked best was Where ID,
We Go From Here?"
An example of courage and devo
tion which / shall always remembel
with affectionate pride was that o
my steward. a colored boy named
Brown. / was told that Brown wa!
last seen with his company OF meI
on the after deck and that he tool
great care to help others adjust theil
life saving jackets. &c. and that a.
these men went over the side OF tn,