THE LOST SUBMARINE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 38, 8 October 1912, Page 6

THE LOST SUBMARINE.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

(United Press Association.) London, October 7

Four destroyers are engaged in sweeping operations for the lost submarine. So far their efforts have been without result. Operations will be continued to-night.

Lieutenant Pullcyne states that ho was carried to the bottom with the submarine, but a terrific rush of escaping air inflated his oilskins and carried him to the surface. Ho managed to wriggle out of the oilskins.

Naval circles attribute the disaster to suction. B2 LOCATED. (Received 11.-10 a.m.) London, October 7. The -submarine B2 has been located. It was not cut in half as supposed. Divers are now operating. FIFTEEN LOST IN EIGHT YEARS. Here is a list of submarine disasters from the beginning, with the number of lives lost in each case:— Lives lost. 1904, March 27—A1 (British), collison off Plymouth H 1904, Juno 29—Delfine (Russian), sunk at Cronstadt dock ... 23 1905, February 10—A5 (British), explosion of gasoline ... 6 1905,' Juno B—AS (British), sunk in Plymouth Sound ... 15 1905, Juiy 6—Farfadet (French), sunk off Tunis ... W 1906, October 16—Lutin (French), sunk off Tunis ... _ L 5 1909, April 26—Foca (Italian), damaged by explosion ... 0 1909, Juno 12—Kambala (Russian) sunk in collision ... ••• 3 1969,, July 16—Cll (British) sunk in collision ... ••• 13 1910, April 16—No. 6 (Japanese), sunk .in Hiroshima Bay ... 1° 1910, May 25—Pluviose (French) sunk in collision ... ••• 2/ 1911, January 17—U3 (German),

sunk at Kiel ... ••• J 1912, February 12—A3 (British), sunk in collision with warship y 1-1 1912, June. 8— Vendemiario (French) sunk in collision with warship 26 1912, October 4—82 (British), sunk in collision with liner Amerika ... T®