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SWANSEA MAN DROWNED.

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SWANSEA MAN DROWNED. Sad Holiday News for His Family, j The torpedoing of the Fort Talbot trader, City uf Bremen, by a Getman j submarine on Sunday brought great sorrow to a Swa.usea. home. The second Second Engineer W. Waters, engineer was Mr. I William Walters, whose, wife and two children live at 14, Stan ley- terrace, Swansea, He was one of four members of the crew, and the only Britisher, drowned Tihen the vessel was sunk by pirates. Mrs>. Waftters and her son amI. daughter, aged 15 and 11 respectively, spent the holiday out of towti, iiiid on their return at. about 8 p.m. on Monday discovered a teiegram awaiting them. It bad arrived earlier in the day, and was from Messrs. Palgrave and N-Liirphi-, Ae owners of the City of Bremen, and' announced the death of Mr. Waters. M. Waiers fainted when she realised what the telegram conveyed, and kindly neighbours uuue in and sought to soothe her grief. The son. Bert, is engaged as a telegraph messenger at the Swansea Post Office. The vessel %vaA torpedoed without warning off the Wolf Light. In addition to Mr. Waters, three other members of the crew were drowned—H. YUeborg. Xorwegian sailor, and C. Garcia and A. Owria, Spanish liremen. One of the crew stated in an interview yosterday that it was his belief that the sub- marine followed the vessel during the night and waited until daybreak to make sure of her nationality. No warn- ing was given to the crew of the City of Bremen, and the vessel sank five minutes after being struck by the tor- pedo. The submarine disap]X'ared im- mediately. Half the crew were on deck at the time. and the vessel turned turtle, engulfing four men. The captain and twelve members of the crew were picked up after being in their boats four hours, and were landed at Penzance. The steamer was bound from Port Talbot with eoala for Bordeaux. An Appreciation.—(Contributed.) I The many friends of JJ r. Will Waiters, late of I t, Stanley-terrace, Mount Pleas- ant, Swansea, who was on the City of Bremen, which wa.s torpedoed by a Cer- man .-mbanarine without any warning last Sunday morning, will always treasure t. b memory of his heroic death. They feel proud to have known and loved him. Down below in the engine-room gladly doing his duty, with no chance to escape when. the deadly torpedo shattered his ship, he waA as greast a hero as our brave soldiers in the trenches or our joUy Jack Tars on the North Sea. Inscribed on the nation's roll of honour are no braver namec; than those of our sailors who. in this our hour of need, face the terrors of mine and submarine to bring: us food from the ends of the earth. Mr. Will Wattera wa.s a typical sailor, without fear, and with a happy knack of seeing the best in everybody, and looking on the sunny side of things. He was a great reader, and quite an authority on Dickens's works. Perhaps it was from Dickens that he learned tjut;t kumour which waA the delight of all his friends. His friprtxls will alwuys think of him as Di'bdin's Perfect Sn.ilor.M His heart was kind and soft. Faithful, below, he did his duty; But now he's gone aloft. Will never from his word departed. His virtues were so rare. His friends were many and true- hearted. Yet shall Will find pleasant weather, "When God, who all commands. Shall give, to call life's crew together. The word to pipe all hands. Thus Dea'h, who kings and tars despatches, In vain Will's life has doifed: For. though his body's under hatches His soul has gone aloft. The souls of heroes die not. Young men of Swansea: if ywi could but know and realise what sorrow this ierrilac, war has already brought into the homes of Swansea, you would rush to 1'be recruiting station. Not only your King and Country need you. but the widows and orphaned children cry out to to end this Herman devilry of I torpedoing innocent, non-combatants. Who would not fight for England:- Who would not fling a life T' the ring, to meet a. tyrant's (Jird thee with thine ancient ij3 Forth! and (;od defend the right!

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