Evening star., 1937-12-15
Trio Asserts Flags
Plainly Marked
CunbOat.
GUNS BLAZED
AS SHE SANK
12BOmbsLaunched
by Low-Flying
Planes.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 15.-Three
American survivors of the Panay
bombing arriving here today de-
clared the United States gunboat
vigorously returned the Japanese
aircraft fire and that the Panay
was plainly marked with Amer
lean flags.
The survivors, two Of them badly
wounded and the third suffering from
shock, were brought here by a Japa-
nese plane from Wuhu.
Their condition caused fears that
many of the refugees en- route from
the scene of the bombing on Amer
lean and British gun boats might be
suffering similarly from shock and ex-
posure
Kept Guns Blazing"
Jim Marshall, Far Eastern cor
respondent for Golfers magazine, as
serted the Panay opened fire on the
Japanese planes at the beginning of
the attack and kept her guns blaz-
ing until the last minute"<
Mr.. Marshall was wounded by
thrapnel in the neck, stomach,
shoulder and chest.
F. Hayden Vines of Roanoke, Va,
also wounded said both the Panay
and the three Standard Oil vessels
attacked with her were we'll marked
and there could be no doubt that
they (the Japanese) saw the Ameri-
can flags waving from the ships and
painted on their decks"
Japanese statements said the
attacking flyers reported they
could see no flags or other mark
tngs to show the vessels were not
Chinese)
Hodge Sent to Hospital.
The third American survivor to
reach here. John L. Hodge, Panay
fireman, was sent to a hospital i'm
mediately.
The three men were accompanied by
Flag Capt. O'Donnell Of the British
gunboat Ladybird Capt. ODonnell
suffered shell-splintered arm when
the Ladybird was bombed Sunday.
THE japanese firing was disgrace
fully poor, otherwise they would have
sunk U.s." he said
Meanwhile, the United States gun
boat Oahu and the Ladybird, accom-
panied by Japanese mine-sweepers,
arrived just below Nanking with addi-
tional survivors of the Panay bombing
and anchored until dawn. The Oahu
reported they expected to arrive in
Shanghai Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Marshall had made his way to
Wuhu after the attack which destroyed
the Panay and damaged three Stand
ard Oil Co. ships Sunday.
THE Japanese planes dropped IL
bombs around the Panay and the
Standard Oil vessels" the writer re-
lated.
They came so low it was impos-
sible for them not to know the Panay
was foreign ship.
THE visibility was excellent.
THE first bomb hit the forecastle.
When the ship began sinking the cap
tain ordered her abandoned
"All passengers and crew members
jumped oversize.
II landed on the deck of the Meian
Gone Of the Standard Oil vessels) and
helped the captain pull up anchor to
get under way.
II was on the Meian when I was
struck in the shoulder by shrapnel.
Anders Critically Wounded.
AFTER the gun crew fired until the
last, Anders CIT Arthur F. Anders),
who was wounded and unable to talk,
took piece of white chalk and scrib-
bled on the side of the ship: Take
to boats. Stay as close to shore as
possible. Then swim and send boats
back
When the Meian was sunk, I
struggled ashore Hodge helped me.
We walked with Vines 20 miles before
we were picked up.
THE first night We slept in Chinese
farm house, where we were royalty
treated. The second night we slept in
the quarters Of Capt. Yone Masuda,
Japanese artillery officer at TAPPING,
who provided us with a truck for
Wuru."
Flags Everywhere on Ships.
Mr.. Vines, who was on board the
Standard Oil steamer Meian when the
attack occurred, gave a vivid account
Of the bombing.
THE Standard Oil Co.'S ships and
The Panay were clustered together,
(See SHANGHAI, Page A-4)