I began to swim toward our own ship which I could see faintly in the distance, it being not very dark in that latitude until late in the evening. The water was not cold, like the winter time, and I was not badly chilled, but swam and floated all night, on my back and in other positions. One of our crew, who had no life belt, kept about five yards from me for half an hour after the submarine submerged. Then he became exhausted and sank. I could hear many other cries for help, but I could not see the men. When day came, there were lots of bodies of old shipmates floating around me. Then about five o'clock, as near as I can judge, I made out the _Belgian Prince_ and four men coming over the side. They had been lowering some stuff into a boat. I cried out, "Help, help!" but they paid no attention to me. Then the submarine came to the surface and the four sailors hoisted their stuff out of the rowboat and were taken aboard. Ten minutes later the submarine submerged. Then there was a great explosion as the _Belgian Prince_ broke in two and sank. Soon I saw a vessel approaching and she passed me, but turned and came back just in time. I was all in. It was a British patrol steamer, and as soon as I came to, I made a full report to the captain of the loss of the _Belgian Prince_ and the drowning of her crew. The Russian, in his story, tells of the taking away of the life belts and the smashing of the lifeboats; of the crew of the _Belgian Prince_ being left to sink or swim after the U-boat submerged--in all of these details agreeing with the stories of the other two. And he adds: Then I swam toward the ship all night, although I had no life belt or anything to support me. About five o'clock in the morning I reached the _Belgian Prince_ and climbed on board. I stayed there about an hour and got some dry clothes and put them on. I saw the submarine come near the ship and three or four of her men climbed on board. I hid and they did not notice me. They had come to put bombs in the ship, so I jumped overboard from the poop with a life belt on. The submarine fired two shells into the ship to make her hurry up and sink. Then the Germans steamed away. I climbed into our little boat which had been left adrift and stayed there until a British patrol ship came along and picked me up. Do you wonder that the members of the British Seamen's Union have taken a pledge, "No peace until the sea is free from Hun outrages"; and that they have declared a boycott on all German ships, cargoes, and sailors for seven years after the war? Sailors of other nations are joining with the British in this boycott. * * * * *