Evening journal., 1922-01-11
BISHOP, LIKE
PAUL, WRECKED
Tells Story of German Sub
marine Attack in Early
Part of War
MESSAGE TO WIFE
IN BIBLE VERSE

In an address at a dinner given
last night TO the members OF the Ro-
tary Club by the Mems Club OF St.
Andrews p. Z. Church. DIT. Philip
Cook, Bishop OF the Episcopal Dio-
cese OF Delaware, related the thrills
that attended the sinking OF a tramp
steamer on which he. with a num-
Der OF Y. NJ. c. A. men was sailing
for Europe. shortly after the en-
trance of the United states into the
World War A German submarine
was responsible.
An interesting incident told OF by
Bishop Cook was the manner in
which the Bible and newspaper
man were Joined in getting news OF
the sinking past the strict censor
ship over cablegrams from England
TO the United States during the war.
II was almost impossible at that
time TO get a cable message OF any
kind, let alone one telling OF a sail
ing or the sinking OF a ship. past the
censor. Bishop Cook was particular
ly anxious to let his family know OF
his rescue from the sinking shin.
and set about finding some means OF
sending a message. censor or no
censor.
Finally, he wrote his telegram.
reading Arrived safe. Well. Acts
Of Apostles. 27. 41-44. This refer
ence to the Bible told OF the saving
OF the apostle, ST. Paul. after the
sinking OF his ship. the description
being almost identical with the sink
ing OF the ship on which Bishop
Cook had sailed.
newspaper writer saw the tele-
gram, and offered to send IL
through, free OF all charge to the
! Bishop, making it a part OF his story
/ describing the sinking. Bishop Cook
turned the telegram over to him,
with the result that three Balti-
more newspapers. the Bishop then
living in Baltimore. made IL their
business to call Mrs. Cook up on the
/ telephone and tell her Of the receipt
OF the telegram.
Bishop Cook sailed with nifty
] seven OF the Y. NJ. G. A. secretaries.
who called themselves the "hfty-
seven varieties" and who. to while
away the time on their ocean trim.
/ which took seventeen lays. publish
ed small paper called the Mid
ocean Pickle" They amused them
selves in many ways. there being in
addition to the association men. a
number OF professional entertainers.
who we're going abroad TO cheer up
I the soldiers. Each night. he said.
they had a short prayer service and a
long entertainment.
He told OF the thrilling incidents
surrounding the sinking Of the tramp
on which he was sailing. The dis
aster occurred on a afbright moon
light night, following a particularly
enthusiastic entertainment. in which
the Bishop. wearing a dishpan crown
and draped in door curtains. took
the part OF Victory" An OF the
men in the Bishops party had re-
tired. and we're awakened with a
shock when the torpedo struck. The
men dressed as quickly as possible
and rushed on deck. the Bishop fee
ing in a shirt, a pair OF trousers.
which belonged to some one else. and
uniaced boots.
With the steadiness OF the deck
below them, none feared that the
ship would sink. but their optimism
cooled, when all the lights on the
ship went out. and the whistle blew
for all to- quit the ship. They
clambered into the life boats as
signed them. and we're being lowered
into the sea when suddenly one OF
the men, making a discovery, lifted
his voice to a wild pitch and cried
out: where the hell is the plug. &"
This plug was used to close a hole,
bored into the bottom OF the life
boat. TO let the water. following
rains, drain out. When the shin
was safe this was an admirable plan
the Bishop said. but when the little
B. craft was being lowered into the wa
ter il was rather embarrassing, and
quite serious. Finally the plug wa,
. found and with great difficulty IN,
. men cleared the big steamer just as 4
p went beneath the waves