Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-13
BRITISH RIVER MONITORS
WRECK GERMAN CRUISER
The konigsberg, Which Took Refuge
in River Ruff, Totally
Destroyed.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY ADMIRALTY
Vessel, After Short Career rs Com
MERGE Raider. During Which She
Got Only One Victim. Then Hides
in River and Is Bottled Up.

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch ]
LONDON. July 1.-THE German
cruiser Konigshers. which took refuge
in the Ruff River, German East Africa
las; October. after a brief career as a
commerce raider, has been totally de-
siroyed by British war vessels.
| light cruiser. a small sunhoat. two
river monitors and neroplancs cncom-
i'aSscd the ruin of the German vessel.
! The admiralty made the following
announcement tonight:
! "on July the British river monitors
severn and Mersey entered the River
EufJ in German Eas, Africa and
ompty;ns into the Indian Ocean. and
opened fire on the German cruiser
Nouic sherc. which has been sheltered
; there since last October.
The Konicsherg replied and the
Msrsoy was hit twice. The konissherg
was hit sin times. After six hours our
aero1lancs reported that the Kon:cs-
hercs nasis we're still STANDING The
Nonisshers then was set afro between
the mas;s ~ Salvo from our ships
!
Internationally until il was silsnced
although not totally destroyed. this
action probably ircapacitatcd her
II. ". : Weymouth. in support Of.
The monitors, and II. " s Pioneer en-
earcd the suns a. The mouth OF the
river.
ON TIly II , further attack resulted
II the NoniEshere being made total
wreck
"!n the ms; attack four Rri,!shers
we're KILLED and -FOUR wounded by one
she'll on .hs Msrssy In the second AZ
tack two were wounded OF the Aiersey
Ire commander II chief reports
that re iasis II ~ monitors MAS ex-
;rs;ns!y difficult. owing 70 The density
a Tic 5Guc.= and The 6iHiou!tiss q. ac-
ours:c SEh;snc
TA= Hon:ss5s-e. 5gr:.s her career IS
: raider. o7s-a-sG - the Indian Ocean
and destroyed only one vessel. TIE Ci;y
@: Winchester. 30 val2s % which TO-
Ee:he- ~l;h h%- cargo. Was si.S75.o00
Fo;'o~l1e ;he destruction o. me
Winchester. : Castle Lire steamer had
: narrow escape h4; managed u elude
~ No- rshe~E a-6 ~; into Durham
The stsag,e, Pegasus later was dis
Rh.+t :; 1a-.-ihs-. and soon afte-wa-i
'tsss-s from 80 British EaS, Indian
sr- Es5.;.--E-ssa sQua6roas were sen;
= '1rs--, .: 80 German sa:p.
.t:=- ssE:-s ~ No-issee-c was
lrea.%d = t-= v!cl-i:y @. 3.a@a Island
7-s morning 80 vessel SoraN which
10 bean Ecco-7aay.-E ;h@ Eor.s.-
as"r. Uis sse- - :. leaving ,Ae mouth
G: - !G1:- S,ve- -As NoaiEsbe-r
500 .t-s- YES lo-zte6 : t=w miles M
,-e --vt- Shells we're -z!7@d O. both
v.ss--s. I'D ;.e So:nzl: Vas Sc, ~ IRE
H-1 SUI - -i6-.aa-sl me Eo-.rs
s.t-E vo-Es6 -e- va .sE:ae- ~ ne
::ytr 80 7u- ~ -eaca Q: ;h= naval
l1-s
Tasz !; VS. ae>id+: - slo-A TIE IN
rance = go ~iys- and bottle W ,hs
German -'-ser 70. :l5s purpose he
a--:-sa steiner Nevt-ttc+. CARVING
-arro 9: 500 IONS O: ccz, was vt!.-
go .tt:s- -=r --sw had been re-
moved, sae ~zs -1E-3e5 5y ,sva: men
znd Started = 80 r.ve.. TIE Germans
sE=.!ed t-e vessel as soon = she came
within Fang ~: OILY ore nan was
injured W.er re T4wa-idre had
T'o-.ed 80 wEv INTO r-st.5n three
charges - Eu--c;'cr. we .r-!5ded in
her holds e-i sH4 sa-2; ro-rplet.ly.
blocking TIE -lrer mouth
Wien re naval crew :oeK - the
boats just prior 20 ,ra .x7!osio- the
Germans ope7ed Il. o. ;rt--. and IN.
co&sr.., q one q. NJ .auachAs vas
struck and died zi-aos, instantly. The
coHs@a:1 ot arorre-> launch also was
killed Others were wounded hu, no,
seriously. Later another yessel was
sunk rear .he S-wc.tSs+