Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-04-16 | Page 1 | Steamer Torpedoed; Crew Left to Drown

STEAMER TORPEDOED CREW lEFT TO Z 1 tie r DROWN NN THE HAGUE via via London 11 London ondon April la le A A. A submarine sank nl the Dutch steamer Katwyk which went down yesterday near the North orth Hinder lightship according accordIng accordIng accord- accord Ing to a report of ot th the c examination of the e vessels vessel's sels sel's captain and crew published b by the department of or marine Tho The re report report report re- re port says ays The Tho captain in cast st anchor In twenty fathoms of oC water seven miles mUes north orthe ot or the tho North Hinder lightship The anchor lI light ht Immediately mme was JI lighted as well as two electric lamps 9 Illuminating tho the flags fore toro and aft art fifteen and ten feet In len length th respectively Between the flags ClaEs In big letters were ere the words Ka Katwyk Rotterdam The second mate and two sailors were bus busy with the lamps Besides the lookout standing on tho the bridge a. nobody nobody no no- body else was on deck Suddenly Sudden a n. heavy shock was waa felt fell and anel the mate observed observed ob ob- served a column of ot water on the tha port side The lamps were thrown out and fire started Imm Immediately The captain an and crew hastened on deck and took to the boats boat remaining near tho the sinking vessel for some time Suddenly Sudden they observed a submarine submarino emerging showing no 1 number and with none nono of or the crew visible The Katwyk's captain shouted a request that the submarine tow tho the boats to the lightship but no attention was paid p. to him lUJ and the tine submarine disappeared In the darkness The Katwyk disappeared disappeared beneath th the tho water In twenty minutes and ami the tle boats were rowed to th the lightship