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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1918
Page
3
The U-boat attacked Perth Amboy and barges near Orleans injuring 41 aboard including Captain Charles Ainsleigh. Botovich and Vitz lost hands, were hospitalized. Hydroplanes and a Chatham air squadron fought the raider as two barges sank. the tug burned but did not sink. Witnesses described scattered fire, fog ships, and delayed relief from Provincetown and Chatham.
Three women and five children aboard the burning Lansford, plus Captain Ainsleigh, survive a naval engagement as a German U-boat shells and torches a tug and barges. Little Jack Ainsleigh alone scales the rail to wave the American flag, while U-boat attempts to return fire fail. Fireboats, planes, and local residents endure the spectacle from shore as the ship sinks and the dog is rescued from the burning hull.
Mrs Charles Ainsleigh wife of the Lansford captain told of being under fire at sea near Orleans She described shells splashing water and a submarine approaching as her husband and son Charles 14 fought to reach a motor boat Jack her other son cut down the flag then bore it aloft showing the tattered Stars and Stripes she vowed not to part with.
Amos Lefavour, lifelong Orleans resident, watched German submarines fire on unarmed barges within five miles of shore. He claimed Orleans is the first American town fired upon, noting the initial shell struck a sand bank with no harm.
Eyewitness account describes a coastal bombardment starting around 10:30 and lasting past noon. Amid the firefight residents rushed to harbor mouth as boats and vehicles headed toward danger, a flag-waving boy and local rescuers aided survivors while a two-master fishing boat and a tug burned before a dramatic, smoke-filled scene.
A preview notes The Honors of War is among features in the Sunday Post Magazine for next Sunday July 28. The piece adds to a diverse lineup highlighting war related stories and cultural pieces.
Major Clifford I. Harris of the Cape Cod State Guard reports a submarine surfaced about three miles from his cottage at 10:25. It fired on a granite loaded tow, sinking the barge after four quick shots, as the crew fled to shore. The sub then targeted the Perth Amboy, blowing off the pilot house as the crew launched lifeboats.
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