Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16


lone man was missing. lie was the
officer In command, The men had
not chung long to the upturned lie
boat when another boat came bound
Ing by and picked them up.
Officers Direct Work
~ was ilnn piece az work, 4
beautiful pickup on the deck OF the
Audnclous the officers directed the
work Of sending on the crew. Men
we're picked FOR each post and told
to lump on orders There were about
500 on the Audaclons, but only 2hv
we're tnkcn 10 The Olympic. About 400
were transferred to other war ciafs
by the Oigmplc'a fourteen life bohts'
some az the small boats made
three trips between hatilcehlps and
mofchnnlman. About 200 men were
ifft on board the Audaeious to assist
~ tho handling nf lines and cables,
While The olympic made her futile
efforts 20 take The Audncious in tow.
Later these lnfn we're taken or 20
tho fivcrpool Ia the olympict lite
boats. when Il WIS decided thnt The
Audacioue should be blown up ana
suule"
Vessel T. Blown TIP.
Tie olympic dropped anchor OF
Tough Swilly al y. ~. An hour later
icamcs and Grifflfhs. who were be-
low. mlid tremendous flash lighted
up the entire ahlp. They rushed % the
deck and could see for fully twenty
seconds nftorwafd burning fragments
Shooting upward from the plnee
where they had lcft the Audacioua.
Then came "a roar II sounded. they
said. az II some mammoth boiler
were lctiing OF stciln. n stopped
suddenly as Il came.
That WIS the cud Of the Audaclous.
Everyone on board had been taken
OFF aud the Liverpool had put The
touches 20 the havoc that
"a mine bad begun In the forenoon Of
that day. the musicians said
IIopcIcssls Damaged.
As reason for destroying the Au-
dacious II was said that the battle
nhlp was hopclcEfly damaged and
that IL not blown np she would he
come menace to navigation.
one OF the new features OF the loss
Of the Audaciuus, according TO state
menis made on the New York, was
that the battlcship WAS stcamlng with
"a squadron when hit by the mine.
and that Immediately her companions
81 the superdreadnaught class,
steamed away IN conformity with the
orders.
The impression was that she had
been torpedoed. II was said, and the
other biz war craft sought Ia escape
"a similar fate by getting out Of the
dnngor zone nR quickly AK possible.
Only The Liverpool WAS standing by
when the Olympic came along, but
about the time the White Star liners
life boats were Ia Tho water q half
dozen deatrOyers aud trawlcrs came
ont from Tough Swilly.
MancnycrS OF the Olympic.
The mancuvers OF the Olympic In
making fast 10 the hudacious ana
trying 10 tow her to the shoals were
Interestingly described. Tho destroyer
Fury came by the Olympic'a stern Al
high speed and hcaving line was
thrown 20 her. In this fashion a
atouter line was carried out and final
IN four big Manila hawsers and two
steel cables from the Olympic were
taken over and made fast TO the Au-
daclous. Slowly the Olympic got un-
der way and the lines drew taut.
Hardly had the merchantmen be-
gun 10 tow her heavy charge when
the dreadnaught'a bow plunged down
under terrific sea, lust AS the liners
own stern was lifted up on wave.
The strain was too great even for the
steel hawser, and All lines snapped as
the Olympic steamed off.
Could Not BE Saved.
The liners propollers were reverse
and she came 70 a stop. finally going