A SUBMARINE LOST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 119, 7 October 1912, Page 5

A SUBMARINE LOST.

SANK LIKE A STONE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, October 4. The fourth flotilla, manoeuvring six miles off the South Foreland, was accompanied by the parent ship, Forth. The Amerika passed during the evolutions. At dawn the flotilla's first hint of a disaster was received. The look-out Of 816 reported a body floating. Pulleyne, second in command of 82, was hauled aboard the Amerika. She was then seen throwing rockets. She was merely scratched. She launched two lifeboats, but was unable to do anything. Pulleyne was picked up a mile from the disaster, and was carried to the Forth. Recovering partially, he narrated that the submarine sank immediately, and he was carried down with her. He was then unable to continue the story. The flotilla is now grappling for the 82, which lies in deep water. Fifteen of her crew are dead.

The Amerika's officers state that the weather was clear. The submarine crossed the liner's bows at ten miles an hour, and the liner was doing sixteen knots. Only the conning tower was visible. A collision was unavoidable. The submarine sank like a stone. A LONG SWIM. Received 6, 5.5 p.m. London, October 4. The submarine was steaming on the surface, with her lights burning. Lieutenant Pulleyne and the coxswain were on deck. Lieutenant Pulleyne swam for three-quarters of an hour, but did not see the coxswain after the collision. Divers have attached chains to the submarine. BROKEN LIKE A MATCH. London, October 5. The purser of the Amerika states that the submarine crossed sixty feet ahead of the liner, which was put full speed astern. The submarine broke in two like a match.