The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-18
Cradock,s Squadron Had
No Chance With Germans
Victory eff Chilean Coast November Was Easy for
Won Specs Flcet-Biiish Ships Unsteady,
GunneIy Poor


we've able to use their s and inch guns.
! ~" MorWouth and the glasgow were
! hTNtins acne Heain"t .four ldvc' ries,
who were less Inconvenience 10y the h'gh
SEA because nf their construction The
| damaged O'ranto had nut out t. sea.s
Tive Two Ce"mau armo. ed cruisers Inn
! we fIt"'y corc"r' r"t,d their twelve ?
! 'TgU gun on 'r' N'umou'' -Four bell,
[ truck tive { rrc'. \ s''nn1 hro" hide -
! twelve shots ~irpei through re B"iush
! chr. The vessel a6re and t"ribl; buf.
/ '"f"' 10y he fO"Ce Of the sea. Wen dowH
! stu I've forward gunre~s on the Scharn-
host son. two more shots, which COM
! rl"'si her run.
Tho aim a. the R"t'sh ships was poor,
! partly heCIuS, Of the had condition Of he
1 p"oicrtiles and rtly because Of lack or
| SKIN or the part OF TIVE eunners, but
'~.nc'rfly because Of tho storm. The
| p"'tsN sNips nod en'ered the Hyht with
! -" "'r pa ticc In colin sea. but were
I rrt Va se1vo"'hy Ccr'tt'ou ana the storm
! disturbed hem II king a steady deck
/ the sNofs fall zoo flr ~ too SHOT
/ II e. had been pos 'ible to nrNt the
4 h1t.'a ~ u snp"'ar r. 0rA the inch guns
; could have taken pa't hw Won Spee the
/ re'ruau Atm'"li. t!u'ci 1--we eng ~rr,-nt
/ rvo.'lv ~ % rrrd sd" uSolNS the enemy
, shius rcfo~, they C1r't -ov1" near cuou"h
/ - ,'pI.- 'N.'r -, o~1 pee r,'0e Of 80 vice
/ to No"m~u;h wa pn'' to 49, ono Inv
. sN,' vhcN s'~vrs h.'Veap ~" two .
: ueN fa~w ~ rui.4 Of h. CN 'ssnau An
. u'.. :, sr,'1 s'om ~. Nor0,,r'r 80 >ou-
s',7"1hla dput~e. rrur''at'r- % inter or
'o"'".'' went AVID hu"N'ng ''e.lf without
ev"'"''iur. NJ tive "''uute when the Npu-
wouth sank The d's,arca between he
fees was tu0 n,e'e... T'N'l tnyr thu
Ce'r' ~ Admiral VA hoen o. -Ur.ed w
60 t-'rr urs~ tNl Br.'~r y. sSal~ ir orts
50 make sure the pim. and he decla~sd
- tNkI1gap s441ps "a fvNvN Tho
start 20 r,'r~ai . u-e ths TOM lo"s
~" believed he hll mostercd the si;ui-
20" WIth the guns alone
IN. Monmouth hav'ng sunk the Ger
r00s cord give theIr attention 20 ~
Good Hope and the GLASGOW TNcy
ard 20" that r.2son tn" route was pWcs'N
chang. d and they h.~a" - MOVE r"
toward tha COST always kten'n" nm me
f~nc Tn GLASGOW much dana O. 4.
Ned GU, to sea. ard 80 coed Wow. ''t"r
fay.rE ~','Vei ADD to"a' b-o1fs q =.
b'vaa 70 burn r,-crN. \ b. e>pl-s'on
vas heard. and The vcsScl tooN rout"
q the Nost. II was Is =. VI and n.
t.s'ru>r "a. $500 meters.
II WIS nearly night and the Gnod
rorc d'ser1oa"'d u"1er cover ot the
dark. bpt ~. Gsrma0 sa''crs felt sure
trit the Hrits1 cruiser ";'h.r had not
been abi. - put out the tr. and make
hsr tsr1p. or had sunk from the ere
Of the expos on Adm.ral Won SH'e drS-
PATCHED M >uruherg - t-e place wAsre
th= Good I'ope Ead dis 'pp' arcd The
cruiser cirttu'ly covered the g~opnt. hut
q 4 not encounter ether the British ship
or any signs o. IND cat'o-. ~ 'he wrecn
pur.nS IN" @. the Germans vera
TIM intercepted radi grapric drsNtt hes
from t'e q tsgow. which was calling 10
r,r compavicu Good Hope. whoa did not
rrp'y. rs soon A. q wts l's't the searcN