New Britain herald., 1928-01-10
FATAL MINUTE AS PAULD|NG RAMMED
 S.4 IS DESCRIBED
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by the white Feather following the periscopes on the surface.
 Visibility Was Good
 The visibility was good aa the Paulding entered the harbor. he said. At the moment preceding the colli- sion ha vas engaged in watching the Nantucket 'ishtship, which was as anchor in the harbor. to deter lnins why it was off It's station. He had just begun to pick up through his glasses . signal the lightship was flying when warning came Of the submarin ahead.
 T had my position on the star board wing of the bridge when l heard m ejaculation in the interior of the bridge" Reed said. II glanced forward over the rail and saw what appeared to me to be less than 100 feet ahead the periscopes of . submarine. They were prob- ably three feet out of the water and I just barely saw what I take to be the antenna of the submarine break iEg water."
 The witness indicated with wooden models Of the Pauidins and the S-4 the positioLs described. the vessels apparently moving on courses at a right angle.
 Made Loud Statement
 "Ou seeing this recognized it to be submarine and 50 stated" Reed added. He said he had not made a formal report. but anybody would have heard what said"
 The submarine hove a little over the port bow. Reed said. and hc could not see feather" behind the periscopes. My experience is that whenever you can sec d feather there must be calm sea. This was rot q calm sea. could not deter- mine from the glance l gave what speed the submarine was making. l did not wait to see any more but went immediately to my station at the engine room telegraph. Az reached tho door the captain passed me. He and I grasped the same tele- graph at the same time.'
 Commander Leslie E. Bratton, judge advocate, questioned tho wit ness as to his impression at the time of the speed the s-4 was making.
 Too Close For Comfort
 My impression was that it was too close for comfort, and my posi- ton was at the telegraph" he an- swered. II had no time to look around when others were observing the submarine. My momeptary im- precision was that she was under way and crossing our bow.
 The distance was 50 short I knew the helm would not answer enough to clear. My next thought was of the siren which is directly over tho telegraph. I pulled it and started for tho port wing of the bridge. Before I got out there the crash came and I had to steady myself"
 Took Bearings for Log
 Reeds next duty. he said. was to take tho bearings of the Paulding's 8 position and note them in the log.
 "As l was taking my last bearing, that on Woodend coast guard sta- ton, I rot my last views of the sub marine" he said. My instrument was directly over what I took to be the tail of the submarine. saw IF feet of the stern above the surface on the port beam. gradually sinking"
 Reed said he had not seen the clearing wires of the submarine on its propellers.
 Tho impact of the two vessels, Reed said, was not solid crash, but gave tho impression that the destroy CT was sliding up over the top of something and sliding back.
 Tho judge advocated pressed the witness as to the possibility that the propeller of the Pauldins struck the S.4 aa the latter came up again after the frst crash. The witness said he believed he would have noticed a second shock had there been one.
 Seaman Next Called
 The next witness called was Wal ter C. Reingans, seaman first class. who was auartermaster on watch on the deck of the Paulding on the day of the collision. He said he had had I'M months of sea service. all on the Paulding, and was 22 years old.
 Rsingans said he was on tho port side of the pilot house when an ob- feet appeared on the port bow 50 to {, yards ahead.
 Tt looked like two sticks, three or four feet out of the water, bronze in color." the witness said. l thought they were markers for fish ing nets or lobster pots. We had :seen dozens Of these markers be- icre."
 Reingans said the officer of the tick ordered right full" on the rudder and the object ahead kept ], .ading aslant across the destroyer's bow from the port side.
 When the captain came out of t'ie chart house and ordered full !, tern on the engines it was right Under our bow and starting to break :, ater," the witness said.
 Reingans said that at the time or ,re collision he saw part Of the coming tower of the submarine on iic port side of the destroyer's bow, nd 'a' patch of gray" which he took to be a part Of her bow. on the star board side of the Paulding.
 Later. he looked over the shoulder of the junior officer of the deck as ,he latter was taking the Pauldings bearings and saw . part ot the stern projecting from the water on tne D ,rt beam and going down. At this 1i,ne the submarine appeared to DC almost parallel with the destroyer. Tine witness said he had seen about Ia feet of the submarine sticking out of the water.