The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-16
DRESDEN TRAPPED
AND IS QUICKLY
SENT TO BOTTOM
Raise White Flag ard Crew Is
Saved Before She Plunges
Beneath Waves
Last Survivor of
Pacific Squadron
She Took Part In Great Battle
in Which Sir Admiral Grad
dock Lost His Life and His
Flagship

London, March 15.-The adj
miralty announced tonight that
the German cruiser Dresden was
sunk yesterday morning near
Juan Fernandez Island, in the
South Pacific, off the coast of
Chill. Thus the sole survivor of
the fleet that routed Sir Admiral
Craddock, and was in turn routed
by Stnrlee, WAS destroyed, and on
all the waters of the world, save
OF Germany itself, there now re-
main ut liber~y but three of tho
katscr's war vessels--thc Kari
ruhe. the Prinz EiteI Friedrich
and the Kronprinz Wilhelm. And
of these only one. the Karlsruhe.
was built to fight. the others be-
ing converted merchantmen.
Three British cruisers comprised ths
squadron that finally caught tho
elusive German raider after a chase
that has lasted up and down the veg.
coast OF South America in the Strata
OF Magellan. and on the Pacific, since
December g. when the vessel got away
from Admiral Sturdee's fleet only by
showing her heels IT, the Glasgow.
which finally helped to corner her
Once caught there was no escape, for
her speed had vanished in months n
cruising, and her guns were no match
for those OF her pursuers. The Gias-
gov alone could have sunk her AMI
with the powerful Kent. carrying
fourteen six-inch guns. on hand. the
argument was short and decisive.
Trapped BY Three.
The British cruisers Glasgow. Drama
and Kent trapped the Dresden and
closed in upon her. After five minutes
of action during which heavy damage
was inflicted on the German cruiser.
she hauled down her colors and ran
IA ~
Dresden was aflame. however. when the
white flag was run up.
A magazine had exploded and the
Dresden's upper works were aflre. Her
crew was quickly taken of by boats
from the British warshtps. Flames
spread rapidly. and with successive
explosions the Dresden quickly went
to the bottom.
Fifteen wounded men of the crew OF
the Dresden were landed at Valparaiso.
There were no English casualties. the
Admiralty announced.
The British Admiralty's Official state.
ruent rs as follows
Official Statement.
ION the i4th OF March. at A. NJ.
Fl. NJ s Glasgow. Captain John Luce.
r n. H. AZ auxiliary cruiser oranrs.
Captain John r, Segrave. r. n. and
H NJ S Kent, Captain John r. Allen,
Juan Fernandez Island, An action en-
sued and after Ave minutes fighting the
Dresden hauled down her colors and
displayed the white flag. She was
much damaged and set on fire. and
after she had been burning for some
time her magazine exploded and she
sank. The crew was saved. fifteen OF
them being badly wounded. The Ger
mans are being landed at Valparaiso.
There were no British casualties ana
no damage TO the ships
This is the frst time In the presene
var that German warship has struck
Ter colors. The Gneisenau, the
Scharnhorst. Leipzig Emden, the
Nurnherg. and the Biuecher went
down fighting.
The Juan Fernandez islands are fans
GUS as the scene OF Robinson Crisoe'A
adventures.
The Dresden was a sister ship OF tho
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