The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
VESSEL HAD NO
 WARNING OF SUB
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 They believed that only three members of the crew still were miss- ing. All the crew lsst the I. c. white before she went down, they said.
 The vessel became an inferno a short while after sine was hit, they said. Fire followed the single Sx- plosicn, setting the tAIiker's oil ablaze. Pillows of smoke and flames shot into the sky.
 The informants asked that their names be withheld because they had not yet given their accounts officially.
 one had been on watch on the starboard wing of the bridge when the attack occurred. He said the tanker was about $50 miles south- east of Pernambuco when it' sank.
 The ships t1iascots-- two dogs were the only casualties, he said. Apparently they perished in the fire.
 The attacking vessel appeared only as q vague shadow on the dark water, he said, and only two lights were visible.
 We were moving along nicely in the Inurky night when c couple of minutes past midnight Sept. 27 there was c terrific explosion on the starboard side between the six and seven tanks" he said. 'There was only one explosion.
 Although 1 had been straining my eyes, l hadn't seen c single thing. But right after the explosion l saw two lights low on the water on the starboard side.
 "The ship seemed to buckle in the middle from the force of the explo. sion, which apparently was caused by c single torpedo. Fire ifnHne- diateiy followed the explsoiogl on the starboard side between tanks six and seven but water which was taken in exAnguished 1t fairly quickly.
 However, fire broke out aft, ap- parently caused by flaming oil flung by the explosion. There was no panic although the men naturally were greatly shocked. and some were dazed by the explosion.
 "There were no further explosions from the attackers which 1t was iin- possible to see an account of condi- tions--although the very fact that 1t was almost invisible indicates that 1t was c submarine rather than Q surface raider.
 we abandoned ship aS soon as possible, but we lost ell our belong. ings in doing 50.
 "1t certainly looks like our at- tacker knew our precise route, to catch up with us in the South At- lantic at midnight, although he may have been trailing us previous. H.
 T believe can say my shipmates are feeling pretty good physically now, considering their experience, but naturally we are anxious about the fate of the missing men and we regret losing our ship under Us and our two dogs.
 ''None of the crew was injured by the explosion, but the ships mas. cots, two dogs, were not seen after the explosion. We believe they perished in the flames.
 "The attacker never once hailed tis or gave us any sign whatsoever, but she iurked nearby--two lights could be seen ct intervals-almoSt until the I. Q. White sank by the bow
 we didn't see the raider actual. iy disappear and don't know what direction she took.
 The journey In the hfeboat was not too rough but we were surely glad to be picked up by the Del Norte and we're glad to see dry land again. Right after the explo. sion, I guess none of us would have given much for our chances of get. ting on land again."
 The rescue ship moved into the bay at $50 .. m. Ofncials of the United States embassy went aboard immediately with stenographerS to make dispositions.
 United Press representatives in. terviewed the survivors from c launch alongside the ship. Thirty-four survivors were rescued by the Del Norte and the West Nia Jus, another American ship. Except for one Canadian, ell were Amer. jeans.
 The West Nilus is expected to dock at 2 ?. m.
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