New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-16
CRUISER DRESDEN SUNK
BY BRITISH FLEET
German I. So s. SuITendeTS After
Brief Fight Grew Saved.

London, March 16.-The British
admiralty announced last night that
the German cruiser Dresden, sister
ship of the famous Emden, was sunk
Sunday off Chile by the British fleet
All of the crew were saved and landed
at Valparaiso. Fifteen were injured.
The announcement OF the sinking
Of the Dresden came after nightfall,
but the news spread quickly through
the theaters and restaurants and
there was much rejoicing that this
commerce raider, whose whereabouts
has been a mystery since her escape
after the Falkland Islands engage
ment in December had at last, been
sent to the bottom. t..r
The fact that all the crew of the
Dresden were saved sets a new record
for rescue after an action aI sea, and
a naval battle of five minutes dura-
ton is probably another record. The
details furnished by the admiralty are
scant, but apparently the British ships
were not even hit, for no damage Is
recorded.
Admiralty Statement.
The sinking or the Dresden was
announced by the British admiralty
last night in the following statement:
ION the 18th of March, at a. M,
III. M. S. Glasgow, Captain John Luce,
Il. ~; H. NJ. auxiliary cruiser Drama,
Captain John r. Segrave, r. NJ; and
II. M. S. Kent, Captain Jonn D. Allen,
G. B. r. N, caught the Dresden near.
Juan Fernandez Island. --
"An action ensued and after five
minutes lighting 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 badly
wounded. The Germans are being
landed at Valparaiso.
There were no British casualties
and no damage to the ships"
Escaped in December Battle.
The Dresden was a member of the
German squadron which was defeated
by the British squadron off the Falk-
land Islands in December. She was
the only one Of the five German war
ships to escape. She was said to have
fled westward but there have been
no definite reports as to ner where
abouts since that time She was re-
ported unofficially to have been seen
in the Straits Of Magellan, and later
to be in hiding in one or the bays on
the Chinean coast
The Dresden was a sister ship Of
the famous Emden, which was sunk
off Cocos Island in the Indian Ocean
by the Australian cruiser Sydney after
an adventurous career. The sinking
of the Dresden leaves at large on the
high seas, SO far as is known, only
the cruiser Karlsruhe, last reported
as operating in the West Indies, and
the auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Will
helm, which is still raiding commerce
in the South Atlantic.
At the outbreak Of the war the
Dresden was assigned to the West
Indian station, and just prior to the
beginning Of hostilities she took Vic
provisional president Of Mexico, from
Puerto Mexico, to Jamaica. Little
was heard /of her until the battle off
the Falkland Islands. Late in August
she sank the British steamer Hyades
off the coast of Brazil
No Match for British Cruisers.
The Dresden, vessel or $500 tons,
was no match for the battle cruisers
in the fleet of Vice Admiral Sir Fred
erick Sturdee in the battle off the
Falkland Islands, and after the de-
struction of the Scharnhorst, Gniese-
nau, Leipzig and Nurnberg she
steamed away and escaped her pur-
suers in the darkness.
Since that time both British and