German submarine warfare; a study of its methods and spirit, including the crime of the "Lusitania," a record of observations and evidence . apparent effect at all. The concussion ap-peared to squander itself impotently in the vacancyand against the stout Maine ship-timbers. Lumber-laden sailing-ships, themselves constructedout of wood, proved by no means easy to sink; andthe little pitch-pine carriers from our southern statesmust have been considered by the submarines asunmitigated nuisances. The fact that they neversought to escape or resist was more than offset by theprodigious floating cap
German submarine warfare; a study of its methods and spirit, including the crime of the "Lusitania," a record of observations and evidence . apparent effect at all. The concussion ap-peared to squander itself impotently in the vacancyand against the stout Maine ship-timbers. Lumber-laden sailing-ships, themselves constructedout of wood, proved by no means easy to sink; andthe little pitch-pine carriers from our southern statesmust have been considered by the submarines asunmitigated nuisances. The fact that they neversought to escape or resist was more than offset by theprodigious floating capacity given them by their solidcargoes and well-lashed deckloads of timber. Some-times the Germans tri^d the plan of shelling suchships at close range until they should heel over^ thenleaving them to be broken up by the action of theseas. Often, as in the case of the Heathfield, theboarding parties scatter inflammable oil or set in-cendiary bombs, and the ship may be seen burningfor two or three days by the crew in their open boats. I must not conclude the treatment of attacks uponunarmed and slow vessels without making the obser- 50. CopyrigJit hy International Fihn S^y-nce Abandonment of a sinking vessel. [Page 50] SHIP. v^HICH ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE ration that no victim has been too humble or smallto engage the attention of the submersibles. Theyhad no false pride to prevent, for example, theirdestruction of the John Hays Hammond, a GrandBanks sailboat from Gloucester, Massachusetts, ofless than one hundred tons register. This saucylittle American craft came across the Atlantic un-der cargo, and lay for some days at Queenstownwhile the Consulate was adjusting a dispute betweenher owners and her complement. She intended toproceed from England to Iceland, and it was presum-ably on the bleak voyage to Reikjavic that she wassnapped up by the omnivorous TJ-boats. The attacks by submarines against fishing-boatshave become notorious. During my stay at Queens-town, Germany was still try
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