Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-27
Vociferous Welcome to Ad.
miral Beatty's Ships on
Return Home.
FLAGSHIP LION BUT
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
Vessel Germans Reported to Be Badly
Crippled Comes Into Port Under
Own Pows-ons othsr Ship Also
Slightly pamassd-captain Of Ger
man Cruiser elusohsr Among the
Wounded Survivors Landed. =

London, Jan. 27.-Most Oh the ""1
ships engaged in Sundays naval battle
In the North sea returned home Mon
day and during Monday night, 1t was
announced here today. The Lion, the
flagship Of Sir David Beatty, was the
last Of the cruisers to arrive. She re-
turned Tuesday morning when the
Arethusa and the Laurel, among the
tight cruisers, some of the destroyers
and the battle cruisers Tiger, Princess
ROYAL. Indomtiable and New Zealand,
were already at their moorings.
The Lion arrived at II o'clock and
was greeted with vociferous cheers by
the crews Of the anchored ships. II
was a spontaneous tribute OF affection
to Vice Admiral Beatty and his flag
ship.
eIueeher's Captain Saved.
Captain Erdmann, of the German
armored cruiser Bluecher, which was
sunk in the recent battle in the North
sea. has been placed among the
wounded, according to the Edinburgh
correspondent of the Times He IS
suffering from shock. The Lion ana
Tiger were the only British battle
cruisers that sustained material dam
age in the fight. The Lion had her
speed reduced but that soon can be
remedied. The Princess Royal, another
OF the British battle cruisers which had
almost ~ big part in the battle. IS
practically unscathed.
TIL announcement was made by the
secretary of the admiralty. whose state
ment said:
-All the British ships and torpedo
bcaf .deatroyers engaged in Sundays
action have .refrned In safety>tc port
44Che Llon. which had some OF her
forward compartments flooded by
shells below the water line ;wa1 taken
In tow by the cruiser Indomitable. The
DESTROYER Meteor. which also was dis
abled., was taken in tow by the de-
stroyer Liberty. Both vessels were
guarded by strong escorts Of destroyers.
Renairs to both vessels can be speedily
made.
"The total number of casualties
among the officers and men reported to
the admiralty is: On the Lion IL men
wounded: on the Tiger one officer and
nine men killed and three officers and
eight men wounded; on the Meteor four
men killed and one man wounded.
"It is not believed that any other
casualties occurred but II so they will
be Immediately published.
"As soon as Vice Admiral Beatty's
renort is received fuller account will
be given.
The IAon was struck by German
shell below the water line and some
of her forward compartments were
Hooded. Details of the damage sus-
tained by the Meteor were not an
nounced.
The Lion and her sister ship. the
Princess Royal, were the largest in the
British squadron. In leading the line
the Lion came in closer contact with
the Germans and did most Of the fight
ing. She was largely responsible for
the sinking of the German armored
cruiser Bluecher.
The Meteor is one Of the largest and
fastest torpedo boat destroyers afioat.
she was enc Of thirteen of her class
built under the naval estimates OF 1918.
A dozen similar boats were authorized
in the estimates Of 1914.
Two hundred additional survivors Of
the German cruiser Bluecher sunk in
the North sea Sunday by British war
ships, have been landed. They included
few petty officers.