Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-18
SURVIVORS Of
BRITISH CRUISER
REACH SCOTLAND
Without Warning Torpedo
From German Submarine
Strikes Vessel and All Is
Over in Five Minutes,

NNtlueen, scotland IVA lonuen,
Oct II, 1925 y. mD-'fhe attack on
the British cruiser Hawke. which was
sunk Yesterday by "A German suhma-
rine came as a great surprise 10 those
aboard the cruiser according Ia
the survivors who have arrived here.
Nothing was seen 20 indicate the
presence Of submarine until after
the explosion when the pcriscope of
The boat was detected moving away
at some distance The Hawke sank in
tive minutes and hundreds of men,
some of them in cork Jackets and
others hanging to pieces OF wreckage.
We're scattered in the water
story of survivor.
II Was on the forward deck on
watch" said one OF the stoktrs. and
We were enjoying ourselves. Some one
VAS singing and the others had join
ed TN the chorus when the Hawke
was struck. The ship ytbrated VIC
lently and Immediately started to list.
When ! reached the deck the captain
was calling. It's everybody for him
self. jumped overheard and man
aged to keep afloat. although the
water was bitterly cold, until picked
up by the only boat that there was
time to launch. For time we rowed
around picking up men, hut the boat
was soon 0vercrowded and beyond
throwing life belts to the men in the
water, we could do no more. \ Nor
wegian steamer came up and picked
up a few men. but for the large ma
iorltv. she was too late.
The man evidently was suffering Sc
Nerely and kept repeating
"All my pals are gone.
Another survivor said.
Torpedo Struck Magazine.
The torpedo must have struck the
magazine, for there vas "A terrific eN-
plosion and the ship rose as II she
mad gone on a rock Everything was
dust and the fittings went flying
everywhere. Boats and RATS We're
RENDERED useless even II there had
been time to launch them. The sub
marine hung around for some time.
probably expecting that there might
be q repetition of the Aboukir, Cres-
~. Hogue affair, but there was moth
ing Of the kind possible great
number of men must have been KILL
ed by the explosion"
Two members of the engine room
staff of the Hawke said that the tor
pedo found its mark between the
| two tunnels. close to the magazine
The explosion was terrible. The ship
listed Immediately. They had never
seen vessel so well equipped with
| life saving apparatus, but the way
1 the Hawke heeled over made il al
most impossible to get the small boats
cut
A small cutter was launched but
was nearly drawn in hy the suction
4 small steam pinnace and raft
prepared for such emergency. floalcd
off when the Hawke sank, but the
men crowded it so the pinnace went
down while those on the raft could
not possibly survive owing TO the Sc
we're colt I'VE never saw the sub
marine said one man, until after
the explosion. when something Ike a
hroomstick appeared above the wa
ter.
The crew was composed for the
most part Of Itishmen, owing TO the
fact that the Hawke was stationed at
Queenstown at the outbreak Of the
war,
Sell another survivor said II was
impossible TO man the guns owing To
the heavy list, though an attempt
was made TO do so. The captain, the
commander and midshipman were
on the bridge giving orders as calm
~ as if in fleet manedvers They dis
appeared when the ship made the IL
nal ulunQe