SINKING OF THE DELPHIC.
FOUR MEN KILLED. AUCKLAND, April 1
Mr John Caldorwood, chief engineer on the White Star steamer Cufic, which arrived in Auckland this morning from St. John, is one of the survivors of the steamer Dolphic, which was torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay nearly two years ago. He related an interesting story of the disaster. He states that on the afternoon of August 16, 1917, they were about 120 miles south of St. Mary, near the Bay _of Biscay, and shortly after 3 o'olock a violent explosion took place in the engine-room and the stokehold. This was the first information that a submarine was in the vicinity. The vessel immediately filled up over the engine room, and the crew were obliged to take to the boats. The following were killed in the engino room:—The third engineer, a greaser, and two firemen. Wireless Qalls for help were immediately sent out by the wireless operator on the Delphic, and shortly afterwards a torpedo boat arrived on the scene. She immediately fired a depth charge, but no sign of the submarine could be seen. The Delphic continued to float until Friday, when she turned over and sank.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3395, 9 April 1919, Page 24
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