The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-18
G1ve a Detailed Account
of Falkland Islands Fight
Officers of British Squadron Describe Germans Defeat
Enemy's Ships, Sinking Refused to Surrender-Two
Sons Died With Vice-Admi Won Spec


could be noticed that the Scharnhorst was
lesserng her fire and was settling forward.
The Nice-Admiral asked II they would
surrender and received an answer In the
NEGATIVE. \ minute aftorward shell
from the Invlncible FASTENED the sinking
Of the German ship, which disappeared
from sight, Keeping up fire until the last
minute. In the moment Of sinking the
= Scharnhorst was seen TO have her crew
formed above the deck rail
The Gneisenau continued defending her
, self desperately. but the shells from the
lntlexible struck her again and again,
flling her as fun " holes as n sieve. An
hour later she went down, refusing to
the last to surrender
When the two German cruisers had
disappeared from sight the British
| FASTENED % launch boats to save tho
sailors who We're struggling in the water
ana were able 90 rescue one hundred,
! among whom were several officers
Meanwhile he light continued between
the cruisers Glasgow and L's9zlg The
/ latter defended herself valiantly. She
gave her pursuer several slight injuries
and caused number Of casualties iu the
. crew
Ia nifty minutes the Glasgow had sunk
her adversary amid wild cheers from the
crew ~ the British cruiser At she sar nc
time the cruiser Kent after six hours OF
|
sank her The Glasgow was able 70 save
-he sailors OF the Leipzig
At =. VI. The battle ended ~ the
iiNc German vessels only one remained.
All the vessels OF the British squadron
except tho Bristol. which was chasing
the Dresden at great speed, returned TO
assemble IN Port Stanley
Nicc-Admlrtl Won Spec IN, -wo sons
IN To" German hoct, one Of them his ad-
juthnt on the S,hlruhors'. the other an
officer on the Leipzig Both died with
their father
The officer Who gave mo .he FOREGOING
information said TOO that when Vice
Admiral Sturdee received word that the
German squadron had been sighted while
the British cruisers We're coaling he Very
/ calmly ordered the work stopped While
| the ships We're getting under way tire
! crews washed, changed their clothing and
ate breakfast. During che pursuit lunch
was served At the usual hour and tho
FORMAL routine continued ~ 90 the mo-
| 'neut Of going into action.
The German coal ships which refused 70
surrender we're sunk hy the cruiser car
uarvon. ON the cruiser luviuoih,e there
are twenty m.dslipmen. one OF whom took
part ia TIVE fight on Holgoland ON the
British cruiser Greasy and was saved
after the ship had been sunk by u Ger
man submarine The German. Dho were
lands are now on their way TO England I'm
I the Macedonia, ono Of the coal ships winch
accompanied the British squadron.
Admiral Sturdce. speaking before the
British committee. SAID: ~ am proud TO
see now splendidly our men, with those 81
! France and Russia, are holding their
: own against superior odds
In o.den days We did better than At
present. Tor were able To capture
/ ships. Now We had 10 sink them and all
: their crews Of hundreds OF souls IN
/ this fight We had only eight men killed
and fourteen wounded. The ercmy's
shl?s fnught calamity and went down
with their col0rs flying
At the start uur squadron divided in
q certain way and tine pursuit began, Tor
/ the enemy had discovered what they were
( up against and made off. We steamed at
/ twenty knots and in six hours had them
. within range When they saw there vas
/ to be no escape they turned and accepted
| the inevitable The first ship. the flag
/ ship. was sunk az I o'c'ons after five
/ hours hgntiug The Glasgow sank the
/ Leipzig The Nurnherg and Dresden
/ got away. but the forTer was followed
! by a swift cruiser and sunk. We saved
, some ~ Tho men.
And So" said Sir Frederick, eve have
! done our little biz and are ready 10 do
/ more when required