Show MANY HEROIC DEEDS IN STORM TOSSED SEAS B By E. E G. G Fitz SIr Service Staff Corr Correspondent nt v i L LONDON T ONDON Dec 14 lIow H.-lIow How little HUlo tho the JJ world learns of ot tho many heroisms of or tho the great British navy in this war Hero here aro are throe three brief tales of oC tho the sea that come como from an unimpeachable source and told In tho the unvarnished straightforward ard style of ot tho the seasoned officer of oC tho the royal navy nav An explosion occurred recently on board Loard II M M. 1 motor launch 64 Commodore Com Oam- modora Sir James Starlin Immediately proceeded alongside Tho engine room of at tho the motor launch was WM burning fiercely Upon learning that the en engineer engineer en- en still was below bolow Commodore sprang down tho the hatchway without hesitation and succeeded In carrying up the tha engineer Tho The bulkhead bulkhead bulkhead bulk bulk- head between tho the engine room lOOm and the forward tanks had been blown down fire tire was vas blazing upon tho the side and at atthe tho the top toli of oC tho the forward tanks tanks' which were constructed of oC very Vory thin metal and to burst at nt any an moment Commodore showed cd the utmost gallantry and nil disregard ard for tor his per per- saCot safety Ho Ito has been awarded the tho Albert medal As 8 a collier was dropping alongside to fuel a battlo battle cruiser In open anchorage an anchorage anchorage an- an far ar enough north for or the wa water ter to be cold a s seaman aman slipped mid and fell U overboard from rom the cruiser Donke Donkey c John Allan who was standing In tho toro fore well deck of ot tho tiro collier r saw Baw tho the seaman fall tall and that ho was waa struggling In tho the water t Although Alth uSh It was clear that any man manIn manIn manin In tho the water between tho the two ships was in imminent danger langeI of at being crushed Allan Jumped overboard to tot t the he rescue Alla Allan n was wa v clad too but ho assisted tho the seaman to keep afloat When a a. rope was thrown Allan had the tine seaman hauled to safety before allowing himself to b bo rescued He also has been awarded tho time Albort Albert medal Tho The steamship on which Second P Engineer En n- n Incer Robert nobert O ulson was serving was struck by a torpedo In he stoke stoke- hole holo Tho The engine eng room filled tilled with escaping es es- os- os caping steam Coulson and tho the fourth engineer were Yero seriously scalded In Instead Instead In- In j stead Head of or making for tor saro safey Coulson In spite of oC his lIs Injuries carried the help help- l the en less fourth engineer up room ladders to tho top platform J. J out of ot Immediate danger of or steam from Crom the tho Inrush of ot water Then C son sank exhausted who had hadI rulie rU rUtho The Tho chief engineer tho lie engine room from Crom the tat i In men Injured both of C the tho lifeboat boat After being landed taken to a n. hospital both succumbs their Injuries J King Eing George Georgo In person handed Albert medal to Engineer n Coul widow j |