Show CREWS CRAZED BY SUFFERING U boat victims lick boats for moisture and seek death in sea DEEDS heroic acts of officers and men be longing to all branches of sea services naval and mercantile london much has been written about the hardships endured by the crews of vessels sunk by german sub marines here are some particulars dealing with the plucky deeds performed by officers and men belonging to all branches of the sea services naval and mercantile the first case Is that of a passenger steamer which bad been torpedoed on a monday without warning as usual in the atlantic miles from land the chief officer took charge of no 2 lifeboat which bad on board 31 per sons including two women and a baby four months old bad weather prevailed all that day and throughout the night increasing the plight of the miserable people pro visions too were scarce but what ex sted was taken charge of by the chief officer who doled out halt a dipper half pint of water to each person night and morning they had been barely twenty four hours in the boat when the horrors ot the situation were added to by mad ness on alie tuesday the cook lost ills reason and on the wednesday be died that night witnessed the ity of the storekeeper who had to be lashed down on thursday be too died on friday an A B expired water begins to get low the water was now beginning to give out and the boats company suffered from intense thirst A fireman was found dead in the bottom of the boat on saturday morn in g and the third class pantry boy died during the day on sunday the cattleman tried to jump overboard three times and succeeded ut the fourth attempt the sur v ivors were in too feeble a state to save him although they turned the boat round and searched tor him the water gave out on sunday there were occasional show era of rain but everything was saturated with salt and the little water they got was they licked the wood worl hoping to gather up the raindrops then they broke up the water leg and licked the inside which they found with moisture and delicious at 3 p in on monday land was sighted but it was a long way off an 1 bi the time they drew near anil a heavy northerly swell made a landing impossible they lay to and during a squall their mast carried away at als heel but that did not matter much for it acted as a sea anchor af daylight on tuesday they were sighted by a couple of fishing boats which towed them into port the baby lh ed for some time after being landed the linen keeper died as he was being lifted from the boat TV 0 of the crew refused to leave the boat having gone mad A trimmer died from gangrene two weeks later the chief officer 1 I would like to testify to the excellent behavior of the boat s crew throughout our period of eight days hardship and ex e x kosure |