Item 03: Norman Thomas Gilroy war diary, 18 May-18 July 1915 - Page 47
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us, and three other steamers which were a little ahead of us. A few minutes later he came up to us & asked for particulars of destination etc. At 4.10 being on watch I was sitting down in office chair quietly reading an novel and at the same time turning the variable condenser around with my left hand when I heard a station quite near us sending out SOS, I immediately dropped my book, got the best adjustment & stood by. I had not long to wait. It was the SS City of Edinburgh, & reported that a submarine was chasing them and shelling them at the same time. Four men were killed. He gave us his lat & long which was 40 miles behind us, and right where we would have passed had we taken our original course. Warships were immediately apprised of the happening & proceeded to the spot immediately. He was still