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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
18
Air patrols and navy units battled a fierce storm along Gang Island shores while seeking raiders. Patrol aircraft with hydroplane features and patrol ships rode out thunder squalls, maintaining formation and avoiding bottoming in Tow Weather. No losses or accidents were reported by nightfall.
The crew of the Mengel, latest U boat victim, arrived in New York after the vessel was sunk 120 miles from the Atlantic coast. Captain Henann reported six ships were sunk or damaged before the Mengel went down and the crew were rescued after rowing in a lifeboat.
Eyewitness diary details the U-boat attack on the steamer Carolina and the perilous open-boat evacuation. Survivors describe sinking, drifting at sea, and swift Red Cross relief efforts aiding passengers, crew, and families with listed names and rescue outcomes.
Navy men questioned Carolina passenger of Hungarian birth amid a ship search after a Bermuda bound liner was halted off Cape Henlopen. Von Jenny, a Jamaica Long Island resident, survived with 289 Amberwt Avenue address listed. he claimed disloyalty fears but said he left for home as authorities inspected the vessel. The incident follows a Torpedoed tanker escorted to safety after oil pumped out, with Chaplain Landrey and Lt. Commander David overseeing.
Eleven mines were recovered by U S Navy sweepers along the coast with two exploding after being towed to the harbor area. Authorities discussed origin with some leaning toward American forces and others uncertain. Patrols by avengers and hydro-planes continued to search for mine remnants and possible detonations.
A wartime rumor claimed a U-boat was seen near Cape May Lightship but officials deny any confirmation. Captured rumors tied the sighting to a reported arrival of a submarine escort at Philadelphia headquarters.
Amid a stormy sea 250 Carolina survivors describe a U boat attack on the Carolin with crew and passengers landing in Brooklyn. They recount the ship’s torpedo strikes, lifeboat escapes, night watches, chaotic deck scenes, and a rapid rescue by the World War I era fleet and civilian volunteers.
The New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company said 304 of 323 souls on the Carolina were saved, 25 missing or dead. Ten names appeared on the passenger list, with one more unaccounted for. others not listed in passenger or news reports.
Three more ships were added to the U boat toll off the American coast as the Norwegian steamer was sunk at 4 o clock yesterday afternoon about forty miles off Virginia. The crew was rescued by a navy supply ship. The German raiders moved steadily south from the New Jersey coast while mines and torpedoes damaged several vessels, including the tanker Pratt and the French tanker Radipleine.
Reports detail German submarine activity near the Virginia Capes and in the North Atlantic. Naval actions include a Norwegian steamer Pisfold sunk, and pursuit of raiders by American forces. wrecks and missing vessels prompt heightened vigilance and debate over wartime rules of engagement.
A foggy morning off Barnegat Light New Jersey saw cannonading and distant gunfire as ships and cargo boats moved along the coastline. The unidentified clash occurred between ten o'clock and noon with ships skimming the shore and one or more vessels reportedly taking distress actions.
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