ON A SUBMARINE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13648, 16 July 1908, Page 5

ON A SUBMARINE.

ESCAPE OF GASOLINI'

CREW'S MARVELLOUS ESCAPI-

COURAGE OF OFFICERS.

l*rcssAssociatitm-By Telegraph-Copyright Received 9.30 p.m., Ju'y 15ih.

LONDON, July 15.

Seven submarines that were proceeding from- Portland to Dover, wire oH' Folkestone, the parent ship Achilla accompanying them, when id was noticed that, sub marine A X». 9 was falling behind. Assistance Mas sent, and it was diucovcred Unit there had been an escape ol gasoline. Six of the ciew were leseticd unconscious-; live recovered consciousness, and one man is in a. critical state.

It is slated that Lieutenant Warren, who was in command, and Lieutenant Groves, second in command, woe both in the conning tower, when on noticing fumes they signalled to those be'ow. No answer was received. The lieutenant* on descending found I lie engines going at full speed, the funics overpowering and the- crew lying apparently !ifele>\ The lieutenants iesolve-1 to try to stop tlio engines, but several attempt that Here made to enter the hull failed.

. Tin- funics poured up the hatchway in volumes. A petty officer who was summoned from the lower, in trying to reach (he engines, fell unconscious. Then Lieutenants Warren and Groves enveloped their faces in we I. c'oths iind descended. 'They were rendered unconscious, but Lieutenant Gloves lintl rem bed Ibe en<;ines and turned oil' the supply of petrol, Mii'ii stopping the engines. The rescuers found him stretched across Hie engines. Thy accident was due to a spring connected with the supply Valve failing i r , act.