The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-06
NO HOPE
(continusd From FIRST PaSs.)

German officers. The latter did not
hesitate TO commend the bravery OF
the Britishers in the uneven combat
and intimated that an effort to save
lives would have been made II the
weather had permitted.
The engagement was fought in a
northerner that assumed almost hur-
ricane proportions. Small boats could
not live in the sea. The heavy wealth
er initiated against the larger ships,
and the Good Hope found her guns al
most useless because of the ships
roll
Came Together Unawares.
The German-China fleet. the cruiser
Scharnhorst. Gneisenau and the Nurn-
berg. had rejoined the cruisers Leip-
sic and Bremen. which later had been
detached to patrol the coast north of
valparaiso. The unit proceeded south
ward, apparently well aware OF the
rendezvous of the British on Concep-
cion Bay. At the same time the Brit
lsh cruisers Monmouth and Glasgow,
accompanied by the transport Otran-
10. moved north TO meet the flagship
Good Hope. The Britishers evidently
were not aware of the proximity of
the Germans, and they met OF Co
ronel.
IL was s o'clock Sunday night when
the Germans sighted the three Brit
ish ships. The latter attempted to
alter their course. evidently with an
intention To approach the coast and
gain territorial waters. and so avoid
an unequal match.
The Germans. however, headed
them of and forced the battle.
At the moment that the German
guns were trained the Good Hope was
seen coming at full speed and through
good seamanship she managed to Join
the other British ships The British
ers had come about. and the two
squadrons sailed southwark in paral.
lei lines. the Germans being nearer
the coast. Gradually the two lines
came nearer TO each other. and the
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau simultane-
ously let go their twelve Sinch guns.
which they concentrated on the Good
Hope. The firing continued for sew.
eral minutes without damage. The
German shots fell short. and the
Good Hope had such a roll that she
could not reply. The smaller cruisers
were far out OF range.
Flagship Injured.
Slowly the set fighters drew in
nearer and when the two units were
but 5000 yards apart the Good Hope
fred her two nine-inch guns. She was
still unable to use her eight-inch guns
which. on the gun deck. were so near
the water line that. as the vessel
rolled they we're almost awash.
terrible broadside from the Scharn-
horst and Gneisenau crippled the Brit.
lsn nagship and her engines stopped
i ne Monmouth. recognizing the dis
tTess OF her companion. made a dash
10 cover the Good Houe but by that
tlme the distance separating the Two
squadrons had been reduced TO 1000
yards and the Germans were abic 40
bring all their ships into action and
10 use all the guns OF the Eve vesse;.
These we're directed first against tbo
Monmouth. Glasgow and Otrtapto
me OtrantO. badly damaged. eecsped
In the gathering darkness and soop
nterward was followed BY the Glas-I
gov which also had been put out of
action but continued apparently sea.
Tie i've German ships confined
their attack on the Monmouth and
Good Hope until In few minutes tbe
former sunk. BY this time only 4 so9
yards separated the fghterq
The Good Hope. badly damaged
hung on until an explosion occurred
on board her. She Withdrew ~ tbeI
westward ~ 1870 O'Clock "A she al.
appeared flames were seen ON hoard
her. Whether hcr crew was abto IN
stop the IRE. or N the explosion final
" sunk her BE- not known Tho aamcs