The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-11
German Sea Raider Is Run
Ashore. Aflamc, After
Short Fight.
REPORT COMMANDER
HAS ESCAPED DEATH
Vessel Is Aground on Coast
of COcOs Island. in In
dian Ocean.
! DESTROYED SCORE OF
SHIPS OF ALLIES
Caused Damage Estimated
at $40. 100000 in Her
3 Months Career.

Special cable Despatch 10 THT SuS
LONDON. Nov 10.--The Admiralty an
nounced to-day that the career Of the
German cruiser Emden, which has de-
stroyed twenty-four merchant and war
ships of the Allies since the opening
of hostilities, has been brought to an
end. The "Scourge of the pacihc,' as
she has been called. was driven ashore
in flames yesterday by the Australian
cruiser Sydney on an island of the
Cocos or Keeling group, in the Indian
Ocean, southwest Of Java. Three men
were killed and fifteen wounded Oh the
sydney, while the losses ON the Emd'n
apn reported to be heavy. Her com
mander. Capt. Karl Won Muller, has
probably been saved
/ \ despatch to the Central News from
Melbourne gives details of the SINKING
of the Emden. 1t says:
THE Emden appeared off Coos
Island early in the morning and landed
"A party of forty-three men, VINO
smashed the wireless instruments.
They were returning To the snip whch
the sydney appeared. The Emdcn took
To flight at once, leaving the landing
party behind.
The gunnery on the Linden was
good at first but detcriorated later.
She lost two tunnels and took ire
astern. within an hour the sydney
had scarcely been touched, whereas the
Linden was ashore and in flames. The
sydney assisted the wounded The
Emdens landing party Communicated
two months supplies but treated the
ISLANDERS well"
II was also announced here that
the German light cruiser nigsberg
had been cOrnered by the Chatham,
cruiser of about the same class as the
Sydney, in the Ruff River, opposite
D Malta Island. German East Africa.
! Golfers have been sunk in the only
: channel of the river, SO she cannot pos
t sbly escape and can be destroyed or
. captured at leisure
e Emden Forced to Fight.
The Admiralty announcement as re-
CARDS the Emden follows:
: Another large combined opera
ton by the fast cruisers against
: the German cruiser Emdcn has
. been for some time in progress. In
this search, which has covered an
= immense area the British cruisers
!
. sian and japanese vessels. working
d i'm harmony The Australian war
a ships Melbourne and sydney were
also included in these movements.
Yesterday morning news was re-
ceived that the Emden, which had
been completely lost sight OF after
her action with the Russian cruiser
y Jemtchug, had arrived t Keeling
) or CoCos Island, and landed an
armed party to destroy the wire
less station. Here she was caught
d and forced to fight by the Austria
1t Ian cruiser Sydney, Capt. John
II Glossop.
5 A sharp action took place, in
which the sydney suffered the loss
'r of three men killed and fifteen
'e wounded The E,mdons losses in
- personnel are reported as heavy.
50 All possible assistance r. being
,r given to the survivors by the vari-
Gus ships which have been des-
f. patched to the scene.
Up with the exception of the Ger
n man squadron now off the coast
te of Chile the Pacific and Indian
:. oceans are now wholly tfee OF inc
~, onemy's warships.
The First Lord OF the Admiralty
a Winston S. Churchill has sent the fol
lg lowing message to the sydney and L
h. the Navy Board of the Australian Com
20 monwealth
o. Warmest congratulations on the
", brilliant entry Of the Australian
ad navy into the war and the signal
ns service rendered to the allied cause
tie and to peaceful commerce by the
by destruction of the Emden.
ge
KoenigsberG Corncrcd.
. or the trapping of the Koenlgsber9
not so much feared, but still grea
:. menace to commerce of the allied ma
tions. the Admiralty had this to say
'st After the whereabouts OF the
Koenigsberg had been indicated by
the attack on the Pegasus ON the
18th of September, concentration
ie- of fast cruisers was arranged by
ice the Admiralty in East African
The waters and "A thorough and pro-
er, longed search by these vessels in
the combination was made.
ny, The search resulted on October
30 in the Koenigsberg being dis
covered by IL. NJ. S. Chatham hid
g's ing in shoal water up the Ruhjl
River, opposite Malta Island in
German Fast Africa. Owing to a
ON greater draught the Chatham could
the not reach the Koenigsberg, which
the probably Is aground except at high
ter water. Part of the crew of the
MS Koenigsberg mas been landed and