The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
5000 sailors kUIcdt

Other wireless dispatches from Ber-
lin assert that 5000 sailors on the An
glo-French vessels were killed IN Thurs
days lighting. according TO Constanti-
nOple dispatches. and that at least $50
guns on the vessels were silenced In ad-
dition to the Irresistible, Ocean and Bou-
vet. which were sunk, and the French
battleship Gaulois and the battle cruiser
lnhexible. which were damaged. the
Turkish report says that the British
srmored cruiser E~uryalus, sister ship
Of the Greasy. Aboukir and Ho.Ic. SUI
fered heavily. a shell wrecking her en-
gine room. killing the entire engine crew
and putting the cruiser out of the aC-
lion. No confirmation of this has been
received from other sources Ambas-
sador Morgenthau. the statement CON
with a number OF other prominent OBJ
erNers and has found them intact.
The TrtbUn1 OF Rome hears from it,
Salonica correspondent that trenches
nave been dug on all sides of Coustan-
tinople in expectation OF a land attack.
and that 10000 men have been added to
the garrison. A despatch from sofia
says that II Is reported In the Turkish
capital that preparations are under way
for the landing OF troops 10 aid the
Meet II that the news has created a
sensation.
Sor some days. the despatch SAYS.
SIC Turkish Government has been rom
apSting negotiations through the Ameri-
oh Embassy in an effort to save the
city Of Constsntinople from bomba I'd
ment after the feet has forced the
Dardanelles The proposal Includes q
provision that the fleet. II the capital is
spared bombardment. will not I've hred
on once IL has arrived off the city.
The appearance OF the Russian Black
Sea fleet of the Bosporus has caused IA
great panic in the Turkish capital, ac-
cording To Reuters correspondent At
Petrograd.
Outside Of the work OF the avistors
there was little activity in the allied
feet to-day Many bodies Of the dead
of the BouVet were picked up by boats
from the feet at the entrance to the
strait, and these received burial with
naval honors. the vessels on the Island
OF Tenedos drawing up In q circle dur
ing the ceremonies.
ouN~t Survivors. a..
An official statement issued by the
French Ministry of Marine placed the
number Of survivors Of the Bouvet at
sixty-four. The statement says:
French hattleships had the honor Of
attacking the forts in the narrows OF
the bdrudnelleS AT snort range ~ MdrCl
IL. They accomplished this task with
vigor and were highly praised 10y the
British sailors. Rear Admiral Gueprette
telegraphs that the honor Of the French
rag has been fully sustained. although
dearly bought by the loss OF the Rouvet.
The numbe OF survivors is now
known to be sixty-four. Tn number
killed and wounded on the other - ps
Of the division Is small"
Athens advices say that nearly hsif
the bodies Of the French sailors we're
horribly mangled. indicating either that
the mine or torpedo which destroyed the
vessel was OF unusual power or that
an internal explosion OF the vessels
magazines followed the external eNplo-
sion. The latter is considered probable.
Mine sweeping operations in the bar
danelles, which were resumed at 4 \ ".
Friday. were interrupted by p shower
Of shells from the Turkish batteries.
according to the Havds Agency CORE
spondeni at Athens. The correspondent
says that the feet fired 1000 shells in
six hours OF Thursdays engagement.
He says that the bow Of the Fench
hattleship Gaulois touched a mine. hut
that the damage can he repaired within
a few days. The Gaulois has left the
strait and anchored at the Island OF
Navria.