New Britain herald., 1928-01-09
FORCE OF BLOW
 GREAT IN COLLISION

l GREAT IN COLLISION (continusd From First Page)
 way irrespective of the changed status of Commander Bayliss. The latter also announced that he would continue to testify as a vol untary witness as when he first took the stand.
 |. Bayliss' Story
 Taking up his story at the point where the PauIding rounded the buoys off Woodend lighthouse in ap- preaching Provincetown harbor on December IT. Commander Bayliss said he had told the officer of the deck to steer parallel course to the buoys as he intended to turn to the
 westward after examining two ves- sells anchored off the harbor. T noted bell buoy ofk Long
 Point, and . spar buoy . little far ther inshore." Commander Baylisa said. II stepped into the chart room Ito look at the chart and see if we
 had plenty of sea room. It was my intention to turn of and make for the Plymouth shore.
 "As was coming out of the room heard the officer of the deck sing out Right full Then saw coming up under our port bow what appear ed to be something resembling spars, fish stakes or markers for nets. saw we would have to back at full speed to avoid striking 1t full and possibly fouling 1t with our screws. Then the officer of the deck shouted It's submarine emerging.
 In a few seconds it was plain that the submarine was emerging rapidly under the port bow. The ship had begun to swing slowly to the right and at the time of the impact the engines were beginning to get a good grip on the water. But in spite of the backing the submarine struck us at about this time. AS near as ] could tell it was struck forward of the coming tower. At the time of the collision I could see the peri scope few feet above the coming l tower.
 Terrific Crash
 | we hit with terrible crash, giv- l ing the feeling of running up on the
 beach over rocks. There was ter rible grinding nd>ripping of metal and the destroyer seemed to come up out of the water.
 T immediately ordered the en- zines stopped. The submarine was
 not visible on the starboard side
 then. As I went over to the port side somebody told me the sub marine had just gone down in the
 wake of the port gun. They had seen it sliding under the Paulding listed at an angle of from 20 to 30 degrees.
 i Commander Bayliss said that the time of the collision the general alarm was given and the crew or dered to the stations for abandon ship" A boat was lowered man sent to investigate the damage to the destroyer. and an anchor buoy witt, weight attached was thrown over board to mark the spot as we'll as possible. An urgent HI. C." signal was hoisted to call out boat from the shore coast guard station. The PaMding remained at the scene several minutes. No survivors were seen. Oil came to the surface and seemed to pass under the de- stroyer as the vessel drifted to the eastward. The destroyer's lifeboat searched in the vicinity for suryiv- ors or marks of the identity of the submarine, as the witness said he had not known which vessel he had struck. Finally the leak in the bow of the Paulding forced him to head i for the harbor. The Paulding was sinking by the head An inch at a time and there was danger that a bulkhead might give way
 Commander Bayliss said he had at once sent messages to Rear Admiral
 Philip Andrews, commanding the :, first naval district, and to the coast guard authorities. He had learned of the identity of the s. from an
 officer who put off from the naval tug Wandank in response to signals from the Paulding.
 "We have just been in collision with that submarine and sunk it, | the witness said he had informed the 1 officer.
 The witness told of the arrival at
 tho scene of practically all the coast
 guard destroyens of division three,
 and of navy rescue craft. Because i of the inclement weather, he said, | little could be attempted. He said
 he had offered to go on board the
 navy salvage ship Falcon to discuss the collision with Rear Admiral 1 Frank H. Brumby. but the latter
 had not accepted the offer. The eN- 1tent of the injury to the Paulding was described. The keel was torn
 away at the bow and the bottom at
 that point ripped as far back as
 frame 25.' Three members of the destroyers crew were injured, the
 most serious casualty being cook
 who was burned through the burst 1 ing of a steam line in the galley. The direct examination of Con-
 mander Bayliss was concluded
 shortly after Il o'clock and his
 counsel, as well as Lieutenant Com-
 mander T. J. Doyle, representing the
 interests of the S-4 victims. waived cross examination. Before leaving the stand the witness read to the
 court the formal report of the col
 lision as made to him by the com
 mander 9f the coast guard destroy
 CT division.
 "I only wish 10 state further that feel very, deeply concerned over the serious accident as my whole 1 life has been devoted to saving life and property at sea-" the witness