Evening star., 1942-01-20
u. ). Tanker, Attacked
Without Warning,
Reaches Port
Malay SheIIed and
Torpedoed;; Five Of "a
Aboard Killed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Jan. 20.
-Shelled and torpedoed by a
lurking Axis submarine of the
North Carolina coast where the
tanker Allan Jackson was sunk
Sunday, the 8,206-ton tanker
Malay reached port under her
own power late last night with
story Of attack without warning
in Mondays pre-dawn darkness.
The crash Of a shell on the bridge
was the first alarm for the crew
of "a aboard the unarmed vessel.
Crewmen said the Malay changed
her course Immediately and sought
to turn her stern toward the unseen
submarine. Another shell ripped
through the port wing of the bridge
and three others struck aft.
Two Hour Attack.
When the tanker kept afloat the
U-boat apparently maneuvered for
the kill, but torpedo which struck
amidships failed to deliver death
blow. The submersible withdrew
after a two-hour attack
The Malay, empty and in ballast,
was proceeding south. Had she
been loaded with oil she might have
suffered the same fate as the Allan
Jackson, believed to have lost %
of her crew of 35 in f1ame-covered
waters where she sank.
Adams J. Hay, 45-year-old second
cook of the Malay from Burlington.
N. Y, was killed by a splinter from
a shell which pierced the bulkhead
above his bunk and four others lost
their lives when lifeboat capsized
in being launched from the Malay.
They were Clifford E. Ashby, %,
fireman, of Port Arthur, Tex: Man
uel Derosa, chief cook, Jersey City:
Andrew Anderson, oiler, and Will
liam L. Miller, mess boy. for whom
no addresses were available.
Nearby Ships Not Attacked.
BoatsWain Walter Bruce Of Staun-
ton, Ill. said five or six other ships
near the Malay were not attacked.
A Swedish ship stood by and put
over boat to ask If assistance were
needed.
Il was on the bridge when the
shelling began" said Second Mate
William Arthur Greene of New Lon
don. Conn. II did not see the sub
marine, but I did see the wake of
the torpedo before it struck"
Others Of the crew said they did
not see the attacker.
Nobody was panicky,' Mr. Bruce
said in describing the attack. but
the catwalk did a big business as
the men moved toward lifeboats."
Capt John M. Dodge. SO. of Balti-
more is master of the tanker. Crew
members included Philip Cauthorn
of Tappahannock. Va.
Six Hours in Open Boat.
Meanwhile. of the 13 men known
TO have survived the sinking of the
6,635ton Standard Oil tanker Allan
Jackson, sunk in a torpedo attack
off the North Carolina coast Sun
day, were brought 10 Norfolk The
seven men had spent six hours in
an open boat.
The desperate struggle against
suction waters and flames was told
by Rolf Clausen. boatswain, who was
in charge of the only lifeboat which
managed to clear the blazing tanker.
Il ran out on deck" he related,
"and then there was another ex-
plosion, the ship seemed to be part
ing in the middle and there was
fire everywhere
The No 3 lifeboat in the stern
was being lowered I jumped in and
We managed to get her down after
some little trouble.
Peril From Propeller.
Then We had a scare that was
real scare The propeller was
still turning and We had to battle
desperately to keep from being
sucked in. Several times 1 thought
that we would be pulled into the
blades and ground to death, but
every one aboard realized the danger
and we were strong with the
strength born Of the knowledge of
certain death if We failed"
we had another battle on avoid
ing the fire on the water.
1T seemed that the flames were
everywhere and in short time the
sea was lighted for miles in every
direction"
Mr.. Clausen related that the
party set a westward course and
named lookouts for passing vessels.
About four hours after the tor
pedoing we sighted a vessel" he said.
AT first we didn't signal her for