The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-11-13
Sea Wolf Destroyed
After BraUe Career
kOENIGSBERG Held
PRISONER in BAY
EMDEN DRIVEN ASHORE AND
BURNED AFTER BATTLE
Entrapped in Arm of Sea by Blocking
of Channel-TerrOr to British
Brought to an End.

London, Nooy 1O.-It was officially
announced in London today that the
German cruiser Emden has been
driven ashore and burned.
The losses among the officers and
crew of the Emden are reported to
have been very heavy.
The Emden was destroyed by the
Australian cruiser Sydney. She was
driven ashore on an island of the CO.
COOS, of Keeling group, southwest of
Java, in the Indian ocean.
The Sydney sighted the Emden yes
terday morning, With superior speed
she at once closed in and gave battle.
The German boat could not escape.
There was running fight, at the end
OF which the Eimden, burning from
the shells of the Australian boat, was
beached
The casualties on the Sydney are
said to have been slight.
The German cruiser Koenigsberg,
which disabled the British cruiser
Pegasus some weeks age. has been
bottled up at Malta island. on the coast
Of German East Africa. by the block
ing Of the channel TO the harbor.
The admiralty statement, which an
nounces the destruction Of the En-
den, in the Indian ocean, and the bot
ting up of the Koenigsberg on the
east coast of Africa reads in part as
follows:
AAfter the whereabouts of the
Koenigsberg had been indicated by the
the attack on the Pegasus on Septem-
Der 10, a concentration of fast cruisers
was arranged by the admiralty in
East African waters and a thorough
and a prolonged search by these YES
sells in combination was made.
'sNhis search resulted, October 20, in
the Koenigsberg's being discovered by
H. NJ. S. Chatham, Capt. Sidney R.
Drury-Lowe, hiding in shoal water
about six miles up the Ruff river, op-
posite Malta island, German East At
rica. Owing to a greater draught the
Chatham could not reach the Koen-
gisberg, w13ich probably is aground ex-
cept at highwater Part Of the crew
o: the Koenigsberg has been landed
and is intrend.ed on the banks of tie
river
"Both these intrenchments and the
Koenigsberg herself have been bonn
barde6 by the Chatham, but owing to
the dense palm groves amid which the
snip lies, it is not possible to estimate
the damage done. Pending operations
for her capture or destruction, ef-
fective steps have been taken to
block tie Koenigsberg by sinking
colliers in the only navigable channel
to the river and she now is imprls-
oned and unable to do any further
harm. The fastest vessels have been
searching for her.
another large combined operation
by fast cruisers against the German
cruiser Emden has been in progress.
In this search which covered an I'M
mense are the British cruisers Cave
been aided by Frend2, Russian and
Japanese vessels working in harmony.
The Australian warships Melbourne
and Sydney also were included in
these movements.
Yesterday morning news was re-
ceived that the Emden, w@lch had
been completely lost to sight after her
action with the cruiser Jemtchung. had
arrived at Keeling or Cocos island and
landed an armed party to destroy the
wireless station. Here Sic was caught
and forced to fight by the Australian
cruiser Sydney, Capt John Glossop. A
sharp action took place in which the
Sydney suffered the loss of t2ree men
killed and 15 wounded The Emden
was driven ashore and burned. Her
losses in personnel are reported as
heavy. All assistance is now being
given to the survivors by the various
saips which have been dispatched to
tie scene.
sNiba the exception of German
sqaardon now off the coast Of Chlle,
the whole Of the Pacific and Indian
oceans are now clear of t1e enemys
warships
'Tae first lord of the admiralty