Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-06
German Officers Arriving In Port Make Statement Of Battle Off Chilean Coast Where England Lost Several BattleShipS
Wireless Call From Glasgow
 Last Word Of Squadron-Be-
 Iieved She FoundeTed After Escaping PurSuerS. In Battle

VALPARAISO, Nov. 5.--A wireless cry from the British cruiser Glas- gow intercepted by the German vic- tors was the last word received from Rear Admiral Cradocks squadron fol. lowing an engagement of the Chilean coast Sunday when Germans saw the Monmouth sink ana hearc an eIplo- sion aboard the GooCaope that they
 believed sent the crippled flagship to the bottom.
 All that night the German cruiser N.nberg searched the seas unsuccess- fully for the Goodhope They picked up a radiogram directed to the flag ship by the Glasgow but there was no reply.
 There were about 650 men on the Monmouth when she disappeared. C1adock had nine hundred with him on board the Goodhope but whether the Glasgow and the transport Or tspto. which escaped destruction sur yved the damage suffered is not lnown.
 The whereabouts also Of the Ger man cruisers Leipzeg and Bremen re, mains in doubt Further details of the first really important naval battle of the war became known from state ments made by German officers. The latter did not hesitate 10 commend the bravery of the Britishers, and in- timated the efforts to save lives would have been made if the weather had permitted The engagement was fought in the teeth of a mortimer that assumed almost hurricane propor- tions. Small boats could not live in the sea. Heavy weather initiated against the larger ships and the Good hope found her guns almost useless because Of the ships roll.
 The German China fleet. the cruis- CTS Scharnhorst, Gneisnau and Nurn- berg, had joined the cruisers Leipzig and Bremen which latter had been detached to patrol the coast north of Valparaiso The Unit proceeded southward apparently well aware of the rendezvous of the British of Con- ception Bay and al the same time the British cruisers Monmouth and Glas- gow accompanied by the transport Ouanto, moved north to meet the flagship Goodhope
 The Bhitishers evidently were not aware of the proximity of the Ger mans and they met off Coronel. It was o'clock Sunday when the Ger mans sighted the three British ships. The latter attempted 10 alter their course, evidently with the intention of an approach to the coast to gain ! territorial waters, so as to avoid an unequal match.
 1 The Germans, however. headed | them off and forced battle. At the moment the German guns were trained the Goodhope was seen coming at full speed, and through good seamanship she managed to join the other British ships. The Britishers had come about and the two squndrons sailed south In parallel lines. the Germans nearer the coast. Gradually the two lines drew closer together. and the Scharn-
 horst and Gneisneu simultaneously let go their twelve and eight.inch guns which were concentrated on the GoodhOpe.
 The firing continued several min. utes without damage. The smaller cruisers were far out of range Slow " the fighters drew in nearer and when the two units were but 5000 yards apart the Goodhope fired two
 nine-inch guns. She was unable to use the eight and sixIneh guns which were on the sun deck SO near the water line that as the vessel rolled the were almost awash.
 The terrible broadside from the
 scharnhorst and Gnelsneu crippled
 the British flagship, and her engines
 stopped. The Monmouth. recogniz- ing the distress of her companion.
 made a dash to cover the Goodhope.
 but by that time the distance separ-
 ating the squadrons was reduced to
 5000 yards and the Germans were
 able to bring all ships into action
 and use all her guns. The action was
 then furious until darkness stopped the fighting and enabled the disabi lcruisers to escape