The Archive · 1908

A Mishap in a Submarine

Another lesson in the dangers to which our tars are exposed to-day is afforded by the news which reaches the public this morning of " horrible fate from which the crew of Submarine A. 8 have been saved by the gallantry and presence of mind of their officers. They were unconscious to a man through an escape of gasoline, Lieatenant Groves, who was in charge of the subm succeeded in reaching the engines, but he too was foond unconscious when the reseners from the parent ship arrived just in time to take the helpless men off ant gradually restore them to consciousness. It is stated that a similar accident of a less serious character occurred on the same submarine month ago.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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