Show DEUTSCHlAND IN COLliSION WITH GO I I I Undersea Liner Returns to Port After l Ramming Tug Which Goes to Bottom I With Crew of Five Men J WILL TILL MAKE J ANOTHER START IN FEW FE DAYS Accident Caused by Swift J 4 Currents Off Race Rock and Darkness Which Was T as asto to Be Medium l of Safety ONE MAN IAN IS SAVED N NEr EW LONDON Conn Nov Noy 17 Five Fi I lives cs were lost when the ci German erman submarine 1 which left port port early today for Bremen rammed and sent to the bottom bottom bot bot- tom torn with its crew of five fi the tug T. T A A. Scott Jr one of its two convoying convoying convoy convoy- ing illg tugs After the acci accident ent the returned to port lort Th The dead arc firc Capt John Gurney Gurncy William A. A Caton engineer Edward EdwardStone EdwardStone Stone fireman Clarence B B. Davison cook cool and Eugene Duzant deckhand The collision was the subject of ot federal federal fedral fed fed- eral ral investigation this afternoon The United cd States I Inspectors of sels aels headed beaded by Capt JV V. V E. E y h ard through o of the the-eo the o dl al- al under which the submarine slipping slipping slip sUp ping out of ot the harbor In th the thc rk darkness ess so that she might submerge In neutral waters before daybreak lIa break ran down the thc tu tug which was acting as her protector off Just outside this port lOrt The testimony o came from Capt Paul Pau Koenig of the tho from F. F W W. V. V Krapohl his chief f officer and from flOm corn Hans HaBS l his chief engineer ong J It was given g In itt secret soeret but It became known through statements outside tho thu chamber that the collision was an nn ac ac- ac- ac Due In o 0 Swift S Currents Current Survivors who would discuss the tIme matter wore that It was due I to n a combination of swift swirl currents which carried the Ute tug off ocr Its course and acro across s the bow of ot the submarine an and to the itile serul which was Con Continued on n Page lago 2 E TUG EBY IS RAMMED BY SUBMARINE Deutschland Returns to Port After Collision in ira Which Tf Five Men Lost Lives Continued From Page 1 L to be tho the Deutschland's medium of at safet safety but hut which Instead prevented rend ready observation atlon of oC tho ho danger ahead d Captain Koenig would sa say only to to questioners questioners- 4 I Its a n terrible thing to loso those good men I feel teel It deeply You must I excuse me Before Defore the inspectors h fix blame for forthe or the tho loss laMs of ot the Scott and her crew tho they will hear henr the tho testimony of at Capt Frederick Fred Fred- erick crick Hinsch an art official of or the Fred I Easters l' l Hast East astl ast- ast l ers orn rn Forwarding company compan who wa was the only survivor or on the true tug C Captain Hinsch was thrown from the deckhouse deckhouse deckhouse deck deck- house of ot the tug tug- on which he W was 5 standing Into the rushing rushing- water of ot the theRace theRace theRace Race where ho was rescued almost exhausted to by by- bythe the thc crew crt of tho the tu tug Cassle following behind Captain ch was unconscious elo after tho the accident accident ac ac- and tonight t still was waa so ex ex- ex hausted that It ml might ht b be bus several se days das before he will be ho able obe to testify Capt Harry Baker of oe the Cassle Cassie and some of ot his hla crow also will be called to tell of their observations Slight I The Tho Deutschland's return will be de delayed de- de delayed on only a A. few Cow days s estimated variously vari varl- aril l I from two days to n n. week b bythe by bythe the damages which she sho sustained s and not at nil all b by the fact tact that Inquiry is Js belll being made malIc I Inot Examination of or her bow today showed that three plates had been stove In to a degree described b by some as ns a Ua a hole and nd others as a n a dent Her Hor tem stern was waK twisted to starboard but the general structure of ot the tho submarine was said to be firmly In place notwithstanding notwithstanding standing standing- tho the force of at tho ho Impact which sent tint the t tug J to tho the bottom within a afew afew few tew minutes The men mon of ot the Scott had no chance chanco for or their lIe lives They went down imprisoned Imprisoned Im Im- In to the lie pilot hou house e engine room or gallery KaUer and undoubtedly were drowned at their posts It is doubtful if It their bodies ever will bo be r recovered coverd although h the T. T A. A Scott Wrecking comp company n which owned tho the tug tUH was considering tonight nn an effort to raise r the craft to obtain tho the bodies Thu Tho Deutschland had moved quietly out of ot her prot protected pier early arly this morning and slipped down tho the Thames river to the sound under double conoy convoy convoy con con- voy oy of or tugs tuSs She carried a cargo es estimated estimated es- es at nt about composed principally of at rubber and nd metals which Germany needs In tho tino making of at munitions munitions munitions mu mu- of oC war To starboard was the T T. A A. A Scott Jr slightly advanced and acting as asI I pilot The Thc submarine moving mo on the surface at a speed of at about ten knots was about GOO yards behind and a I. I half halt halfa I a n. mile milu astern the tug Casslo Cassle followed as 08 additional protection Reaching tho lie thoRace Race naco the several eC vessels slowed down downto to cro cross tho the eddying currents of or the passage at slower speed The tide runs rusts swiftly through theRace the theRace Race naco and ancl one of dt the rips apparently I caught the tug lug unawares This appeared ap sp- ap- ap to be t so o to Captain Koenig who with Chief Officer Krapohl w was T s on the tho Deutschland's deck dock In the darkness the Scott was forced Into the submarino submarino's submarines submarine's rine's rines s course The Tune collision resulted without discovery discover by any one of ot Its imminence and the tug tur sank almost at once The was able to return to her dock unassisted and In fact I could have continued her voyage without without with with- without out great reat danger dander according to one of official or- or tidal who saw her hor toda today as net ner damage damage dam dam- age did not extend below the thc water lino IIno Her llor and her stay In port are surrounded b by tho the amo samo secrecy that marked the unloading of ot her car cargo o from Germany and the loading of or the I cargo carSo which she Is to take b back ick It ItI I was learned authoritatively ly today that tho the former was y valued In n excess of at the tho set let b by Captain I- I I This amount It was said would barely barch cover cr the value of ot the securities which sho she carried Contrary tp reports tho Deutschland will nill take no gold to Ger Get Getman man many Captain tonight admitted haying having learned that Captain Hinsch from tram his position on the deckhouse o of tho the Scott had ll been giving orders to the Deutschland by hy ml i |