, 1915-01-30

Captain Of the battle cruiser New Z mland',
well done Halsty'.
The "Liou" entered Leith under her own
steam, casting off the tow outside the hur-
bour. All received un ovation.
According to the ~AduirAlry's statement
1913 Germans We're rescued, bat ulIendy
$50 have been lnnded, VIII ch is creditnble,
considering that the German aircraft drop
ped bombs among the rescuers, according to
statements.
The scotsman" has published the nara
tive of Il German bluejocket from the
"BIucher". He said: 1--WE were under fire
from first to last, HE British centering their
fire on Us. Their fire was awful, our guns
were put out of action, our decks we're wtp ut
aud Our gun crews slain. One terrible shell
burst in the heart OF the ship where many
men who had collected We're killed. [ saw
five killed With one she'll next to me. | do
not know what finished the "Bluchel", but
she was fall Of holes. l heard she was struck
by a torpedo, and if SO we can thank The
torpedo for saving hundred. Of lives from
the murderous g%unfire. When the ship was
sinking l jumped clear of her into the terri
bly, cold water, which was fall Of dead men
and men with Shattered limbs CRYING for
assistance. After being rescued by tho Bri-
fish we were warmed, fed and clothed.
The following Is IL summary OF the nara
tiye5 Of other participants: For forty miles
the two fleets rnced along over the shortest
route for HrligoIand before the guns did
my real damage. Then the Lion Leading
Oven hauled the slow 'Bjucher' and in pass
ing gave her a bloadside, causing f|rightful
dnmagt. The "Lion" did not wait, but, con-
tinued the pursuit Of he fleeing 'Detf,nget"
"Seydlitz" md "MoIDke'. The "1iger"
a~ In,nI,iI11 t4> tIo d., -
as also did the 'Princess RoyuP'.
both speeding in the chnse If tine
others. 1t was already evident that the
"Blucher" had been abandoned by her
swIfter consorts md was a doomed ship.
The chase had already continued for two
hours, the German light cruisers pluckiIy
doing their best TO cover the fleeing butlle
cruisers until the task was hopeless, when
they followed the example OF the big cruisers
and devoted their entire power to escaping"
The bigger ships were now being steudily
ovelhauled and pounded by the British
cruisers, until the "Liou', which had over.
hauled and smashed the second cruiser in
the German line, saw that the fight was
likely to be prolonged right up to the Ger
man minetelds. The 'Iigel", princess
Royal and "~Indomitnble" were DOW within
range, and these large vessels wrought terrI4
bic havoc among the G'rman battle cruisers.
The fire Of the Der finger" and 'Seydlitz"
grew weaker and weaker, US the running
fight proceeded to within half an hou.'s
run OF the mined area. The "Delhing4r"
was then afre, with masses OF flames sweep
ing her forward deck and her decks strewu
with wrecknge from her shattered upper
works, and when she reached the shelle of
the mines she was no longer answering The
plojtctilts which followed her home, and
must have suffered serious loss Of lie. The
third vessel IN line was the "Seydlil u or
possibly the "Moltke" and she suffered even
worse when she came under the "Lion's"
fire, besides receiving something from the
'@Iigvf", "Priucess Royal" aud .:Indomi-
table" She was i'll a plight, one after an
other of her guns beng smashed, with great
execution among her crew, and she was a
silent ship steaming desperately for shelter
with the whole of her after deck ablaze, pre-
senting a terrible sight. The sea was Gov
cred with debris and men struggling, vet
when the British launched boals to endea-
YOUR to rescue them a monopIane few over
head and dropped bombs, not hitting anyone.
but preventing many drowning men from
being rescued.
throughout the action the British vessels
were constantly attacked by the German
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