The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-01-27
England Is Overjoyed At
the Victory.
762 SAILORS l0ST...l23 SAVED
Cruiser Was Part Of An Ia
vading fleet-OtherS Es.
capped In Flight.
OFFICIAL Btl'ORT OF BATTLE

a German cruiser squadron To re-
peat the attack recently made on
Scarborough. thc Hartlepools and
other British coast towns. was frus-
trated to-day by the British PATROL
ing squadron. and in running fight
the German armored cruiser Blue
cher was sunk and two German bat
tie cruisers were seriously damaged.
The British ships suffered only
slight injury. So far as is known
only 1913 of the Bluecher's crew Of
SIS were saved.
A battle also occurred betwND
the light cruisers and destroND
accompanying the bigger ships. bE
the result OF this engagement has
not yet reached the Admiralty.
The British we're superior in
ships engaged. weight of armament
and speed, and the flight Of the
German ships into the mine and
submarine infested field possibly
saved them from further losses.
The Bluecher was cruiser of
1850 tons displacement. and al
though commissioned in 1905. was
completely re-rigged last year. She
was not classed as a battle cruiser,
but was in the next class TO those
formidable fighters. With her were
the DerGinger. Germany's latest bat
tie cruisers Seydlitz and Moltke. the
latter a sister ship Of the Goeben,
formerly of the German. but now of
the Turkish feet, which was recent
ly reported damaged by thu Rus
SLAMS in the Black Sea.
The British squadron. command
ed by Vice Admiral Sir David Beat
ty, who also was in command ut the
battle OF Helgoland last August.
consisted OF the battle cruisers I'll
ger. Lion. Princess Royal, New Zen
land and IndOmitable. The first
three OF these cruisers mount eight
l3.5-inch guns each, and even the
new Zealand and lndomitable carry
l2-inch guns, which are equal to
those Of the Oerilinger. the only one
of the German ships that had better
than t1-inch guns.
Official Report of Battle.
The Official report isued by the
Press Bureau gives the following ac-
count OF the engagement:
Early this morning Il British pa
trolling squadron of battle cruisers
and light cruisers. under Vice Nd
miral Sir David Beatty, with 4 de
stroyer Hotilla, under Commodore
Tyrwhiit. sighted four German bat
tie cruisers and several light cruis-
trs and number OF destrOyers
steering westward and apparently
making tor ;he English coast.
The enemy AZ once made for
home at high speed. They were at
once pursued. and ~ about 9:3O a.
~. action MAS joined between the
battle cruisers Lion, Tiger. Princess
Royal. New Zealand and lndomita-
BILE. on the one hand and the Der
dinSer. Seyalitz. Moltke and Bluech-
or on the other. A well-contested
running fight ensued Shortly af-
ter O'Clock the Bluecher. which
had previously fallen out OF line.
capsized and sank.
ADMIRAL Beatty reports that iva
other battle cruisers Were seriously
damaged. They were. however. able
20 continue their hight and reached
an area where dangers from Ger
man submarines and tsines prevent
cd further pursuit.
mo British ships have been lost
and our casualties in personnel as at
present reuoried are slight. the
Lion, which led the line having one
eleven wounded and none killed.
"Ono hundred Fnd itwenty-three
survivors heve been rescued from
the Hiuechers crew OF s35, aad IL
Is possible that others have been
saved by some OF oar destroyers.
No reports % any DESTROYER or light
crr'ser Gght'ng have yet been re
celved 4 tho Admiralty. though
some hiss - reotly taken ol"'e.
Their Erd~hips have expressed
their se''sfne'5a to vice Admiral
"a n. -. n--..-s