Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-24
TORPEDO THREE
BRITISH SHIPS
England Suffers First Sea Re-
verse Of War.
GERMANS BLOW UP CRUISERS

Submarines, Presumably Operating
OH HeIigoIand Blight, Send Aboukir,
Hogne and cressy to Hottom-Tor-
pedoes Strike Two in Work of Req
cuina Crew Of Other.
London, Sept. 23.-Out of a clear
sky came the laconic announcement
late in the afternoon that the Ger
mans had struck another blow at the
British sea supremacy. Three cruis-
eTs, their value totaling twelve million
dollars and carrying complement CT
more than 2,100 men, were torpedoed
and sunk in the North sea, off the
GCrTan coast, by German submarines
essaying a raid similar to that which
sent tne scout patrol cruiser Path
finder to the bottom.
These cruisers, the Aboukir, HogUe
and Grassy, have been reported as
very active in scouting close to the
Helgoland Blight in an effort to locate
the main German war fleet. Although
the exact location of the disaster, the
greatest of the war to date from the
British stant point, is withheld, there
are evidence that 1t was not far from
where the british cruiser squadron
struck it's first real blow against the
Germans in sinking three light cruis-
ers and two destroyers.
Many of Crews Saved.
Fortunately the loss of life is not
absolute. The government says that
"considera Die number" of the crew
were picked up by destroyers and
traw1ers that hurried to the rescue.
But the exa It number Of cabualties
will not be otainable until the list Of
fcially admitted, however, that it will
be large, and among the number 1t
Is reported t lie most Of the officers Of
the three big war ships
Submarine May Be Sunk.
Whether the submarines that
caused the disaster escaped or wheth-
er, like the NE which sunk the Path
finder, they have also been sent to
the bottom in their turn is not yet
known. The bureau simply stated
that the Aboukir, while engaged in
patrol, was torpedoed by a subma-
rine; that ~e Hogue and Cressy
closed in to rescue the survivors then
struggling in the water; that they in
turn fell victims to the German sub
and that a part of the crews
had been rescued by the destroyers
and traw1ers, who, witnessing the
tragedy from afar, had hurried to the
rescue.
Abo Jkir First Sunk.
The About IT. which was patrol1irg
in the North sea, was the first to be
sunk when he was struck by a tor
pedo sent fr nm a German submarine.
The Hogue and the Cressy went to
the rescue the survivors, who were
floating in e water AS they were
lowering the r boats the submarine of
the enemv lso launched torpedoes
against the two cruisers, they also
being sum-
The cruisers were almost blown to
pieces, but fortunately there were
many destro ers and traw1ers near the
scene, and hey were rushed to the
spot, pickin up the men floating in
the water.
DescrF ption of Vessels.
The war ships Aboukir, Hogue and
Greasy are cruisers OF the same type.
Their tonne Ie, armament, etc., are
Identical These vessels had dis
&C 10000 tons, were 440
feet long ard eos feet wide, and drew
twenty-six f ct of water. Each had
a complimeIl of 755 men, including
officers and rev. These cruisers had
ornaments consisting of two 90 inch
guns, twelve 6 inch guns, twelve IL
Founders an five 3 Founders. The
Aboukir and the Cressy were built at
Govan in 1 0 and the Hogue was
III ilt AT BAR ~ in tho conoo voor