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Koepfler Visits Friends at Shore—Was Rescued by Hydro-Aeroplane.tind being picked up by a hydro-A tier floating for throe hours piano, Frank Koepfler, one of the survivors of the United States cruiser San Diego which was sunk off the coast of Fire Island on July 3 rj, related some of his experiences to friends at the Sundvali cottage at Walnut beach where he was stopping for the week-end.“When the German torpedo struck the boat it trembled like a canoe when it rock?/’ lie said. Instead of the sailors and officers becoming panic stricken they were very calm despite the fact that some could not swim. They stood by the life boats and took their turn in getting in.•'in the excitement the life preservers wore tied on so tightly that they had to be cut off l'roin the bodies of the men.•T had a lire preserver lied to nie, and 1 had been floating for over three hours wInn J was puked up by a hydroplane, just as I was almost bey sr. mug \»j give up hope of ever i;.- a gain/'Koepfler is now stationed at Pelham Kay. He has m n. Unifod .States service* about six months and has made two tr;-..-a CTO.-*:.On one trip Kocplier was w:1liifi a few miles of land on the «d,.er sVlc. He had been on the water for nine days and in P-.-s than one more »*oi;!d is.* v*• landed butJr.;’'■•ad bad to turn buck.Some or the lee*.- wanted to v*lt; \ laud so h.idlw i: orby for a few .* :«d w* •o disappointed they cried/' lie said.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Wed, Aug 14, 1918
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