London, July 5.
A' graphic account by, Leading Stoker Walter Charles Arnold, the last of four moh to escape, of what happened when the submarine plunged to her doom, and a tribute by Mr. Justice Bucknill to the gallantry of Lieutenant F. G. Woods, were the highlights of today's session of the Thetis inquiry.
It. Woods was subjected to a series of searching questions concerning the opening of the rear door of the torpedo tube, following which water rushed in and flooded the compartment.
At the conclusion of It. Woods' evidence, Mr. Justice Bucknill expressed the appreciation of the Court on the clear way It. Woods had given his evidence. The only comment he had to make, he added, was that It. Woods had not said quite enough about the really gallant way he had behaved afterwards.
In. the course of his evidence, Arnold said that wher they got to the spot where the diving trial was to take placey~the. engines were stopped and they were told to prepare for diving.
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