New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-17
BRITISH LOST ship
IN NAVAL BATTLEl
German Minister to Chill
Tells of Falkland
Islands Fight.
CRUISER DEFENCE
REPORTED AGROUND
The Glasgow Leaves pu7ta Ara
ans Hot on the Heels of
the Dresden.

Washington, Dec. l6.-Dispatche, :.
the German Embassy to-day from ~.
German Minister at SANTIAGO chm
announced that the British fee, wb,,n
sank the German armored crui,...
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and ~.
protected cruiser Leipzig, off the FAN
land Islands recently, was badly dam
aged, and that one of the British .bir,
apparently was sunk. A statemen, i.
sued tonight at the embassy said:
According TO information rece,v.a
by the German Embassy from Chill
the battle off the Falkland Island.
lasted from 9 o'clock in the morriDr
until 7 o'clock in the evening.
"0n the British side, the Invinc;h,.
lnfieXible, Campus, Carnaryon. C"rn'
wall, Kent, Glasgow and Bristol wa.
engaged; many German officers ana
men were saved, but lack of boats mrs.
vented the number from being large,
The British cruiser Defence did NJ,
take part, and has been seen aground
at Port Stanley. ''"u
only seven English cruisers left n.
scene of battle, so that one must bsrs
been sunk. The others were badlv
damaged" N'
Two British warships are pursni,,
the German cruiser Dresden, the onls
one of the kalser's feet TO escans ~
the battle of the Falkland Island.
which left Punta Arenas on Sunds,
according to an Official telegram "a
ceived to-day from the American En-.
bassy at Santiago, Chill.
Santiago, Chill. Dec. i6.-The Bri,,,h
cruiser Glasgow arrived at Punt,
Arenas last night. She departed
quickly.
Valparaiso, Chill, Dec. l6.-Advics,
received here from Punta Arenas arc
that when The German cruiser Dresden
lett that port on Sunday evening war.
ships OF the British squadron were
waiting on both sides Of the Strait Of
Magellan. ~ u
he German converted cruiser prin,
( Eltel Friedrich is understood 10 hs
patrolling the coast of Northern Chill;
on the lookout for the British steam,
ship Orcoma, which left Liyerpool in
October for Callao, Peru.
Montevideo, Dec l6.-It is announced
that the British feet which recently
defeated the German ermored cruisers
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the
protected cruisers Leipzig and Nurn-
berg off the Falkland Islands, will az
rive here next Sunday. The German
survivors of the battle will not be
landed.
San Francisco, Dec. 16.-The last ex.
plofG of the German cruiser Leipzig,
now at the bottom of the Atlantic. was
told here to-day by +. l.. Rattle, third
officer of the British freighter Bank.
fields, the last prize the Leipzig Is
known to have captured Rattle arrived
here to-day from Callao on the British
steamer Mexico City.
While off the coast Of Ecuador last
September Captain lngham Of the
Bankfelds sighted smoke on the hori-
Zon and put on full steam. The Lelp-
zig had sighted him, however, and came
racing at a speed that soon overlook
him. He refused TO lie to at the signal,
but a she'll through his funnel brought
obedience.
Three launches filed with armed ma
rines put Off from the cruiser and car
ried back the Bankfeld's crew. They
were permitted to take with them their
clothing. but no money or iewelry.
Five shells finished the Bankhelds,
and her crew watched her 90 down BY
the stern. They were later transferred
20 the German merchantmen Marie and
landed at Callao.