The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF
 THE SINKING OF BRITISH E.. CRUISERS GIVEN IN REPORT

side amidships by two torpedoes at in l.
 tervsls of 10 to 20 seconds. The ship at once began to heel to starboard After ordering the men to get into the boats and take off their clothes, I went by Captain Nicholsons directions, to ascertain the damage in the engine rooms The artificer engineer informed me that the water was oyer the engine room gratings.
 "'While endeavoring to return to the bridge, the water burst open the star board entry port doors and the ship hecled rapidly. I told the men in the port batter to jump overboard, as the launch was close alongside and soon afterwards the ship 1urched heavily to starboard.
 ''I chung to a ringbolt for some time. but finally lropped on to the deck and a huge wave washed over me I climbed UP the ships side and again was washed off. I Was picked up by cutter from the Hogue Coxswain L. $. Marks which men and disehargng them to our picket boat and steam pinnace and to the Dutch steamers. Flora and Titan, and rescued
 in this way Commander Sells (of the Aboukir). Engineer Commander Stokes with legs broken, Fleet Paymaster FL dred and about 120 others.
 Finally about Il a. m. when we could iiiu iio iiioit tfilcfl III tHt Wdttft we were picked up by the Lucifer. which proceeded to the Titan and took off from her all our men except about 20 who were too i'll to be moved.
 "A Lowestoft trawler and the two Dutch ships were extraordinarily kind clothing and feeding our men. My boat g crew, consisting mainly of royal navy men, pulled and behaved remarkably well. I particularly wish to mention Petty Of ftrar Io1 ,ho 1,x- in the water near me. saved many lives.
 Lieutenant Commander Phillipps- Wolley, after hoisting out the launch, asked me if we should try to hoist out another boat, and endeavored to do so. The last I saw of him was on the after bridge
 Lieutenant Commander Tillard was picked up by launch He get up a cutters crew and saved many lives. *as cid Midshipmate .Cazalet in the cressy' s gig. Lieutenant Chester turned out the .whaler. A Dutch trawler sailed close by but went off without rendering assistance although we signalled to her from the Hogue to close after we were struck.
 The Aboukir appeared to take about 30 minutes to sink, floating bottm up for about five minutes. The Hogue turned turtle in about five minutes and floated bottom up for several minutes. The upper deck was not blown up, and only one other small explosion occurred and we heeled over.
 The Greasy heeled over to starboard slowly, dense black smoke issuing from her when she attained an angle of about 90 degrees, and she took a long time from this angle till she floated bottom up with the starboard screw slightly out of the water I consider it was 35 to 45 min- utes from the time she was struck till she was bottom up.
 All the men on the Hogue behaved extraordinarily well and I witnessed many cases of great sef-sacrifice and gallantry Farmstone able seaman of the Hogue jumped overheard from the launch to make room for others. He was in the water about half an hour.
 '" There was no panic of any sort the Ilen taking off their clothes as ordered and falling in. Captain Nicholson, in our other cutter. rescued large numbers of men. Engineer Commander Stokes, I be- heve, was in the engine room to the lust, and Engineer Lieutenant Comman- der FendiclS got steam on the boat hoist and worked 1t in five minutes.
 have the honor to submit that Il may be appointed to another ship as soon as l can get a kit"