THE TORPEDOED TRANSPORT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14742, 22 October 1915, Page 6

THE TORPEDOED TRANSPORT.

FURTHER PARTICULARS. (Ter United Press Association.) AUCKLAND,, October., 2t. Further details' of tiie*.torpedoing of an Australian transport are contained in a.letter received to-day by Mr. ]{. W 1 .., Galiangher of Auckland from his son, Pr.vate Neil M, Gallaugher, despatch''rider, attached to the Headquarters .Staff N.Z.F.A.,, sth Reinforcements. "I have been through tlia event of my life since my last letter,'' says the writer. “I am not alloyed to mention names, places or dates or you would not receive this, letter. We left —s—. for —— 10 days ago and when we were within three hour?’ sail of our dest nation we were torpedoeu by a submarine. We had a large number of troops on our transport and you can quite imagine what the scene was bke when we were .hit... .The, hi at tqi-v, pedo' hit us forward and blew that part of the ship to atoms. The second one was fired -at us and missed, y.oi:y luckily for us. Wo all stood to, the lifeboats and the troops were very orderly. Our boat tipped up with all of. Ms in it as t waa . being lowered and it landed on top of us. 1 ended up underneath the boat. I am verylucky indeed to be here writing to you to-day. 1 r.m perfectly well and have quite recovered from shock and have only a few cuts and .bruises which will be well in a few days, A lot of men were killed and'dfidwhed, but I cannot tell you the exact number. I was in the sea-for over.on hour arid n quart w' and it wad only due to the fact that I could swim ..that I was saved. 1 was eventually picked dp, by a raft and after two hours more was on a Fren-ji torpedo boat destroyer. The ■ Frencn who rescued us treated us royally Of course we lost everything but what, we stood up- id.” 1