New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
WARRIOR FOUGHT
UNTIL HELPLESS
British Cruiser Only Bat
tered Hulk When Res
cued by Warspite.

Davenport, England, June Ga sur
viving officer Of the British armored
cruiser Warrior, sunk in the Jutland
sea fight, tells an interesting story OF
the engagement Of the British armored
cruisers with the German battle-cruis-
ers and light cruisers and subsequent
duel fought between the Warrior and
big German ships. The first German
shin sighted by the Warrior was a
light cruiser with three tunnels, the
Warrior picking her up at range OF
1856 yards.
THE first two shells having given US
the range" said the officer, "the star
board gun foreturret Numbered out and
a shell crumpled up the hindermost OF
the Germans three tunnels. Our arm
ored cruisers Defence and Duke of
Edinburgh were left 10 deal with two
other German light cruisers that were
sighted.
"All at once a fountain of water rose
twenty yards ahead of US and we knew
that we had to deal with something
bigger than light cruisers. Three
shells of at at least 12-inch calibre
fell ahead of the Defence, and three
seconds later q salvo cut her In two
amidsbips and she crumpled up and
sank. The Black Prince was the next
to 90. Two great shells carried away
her tunnels and fore turret. Then a
.alvo hit her In the magazine and she
blew up.
Battered by the Enemy.
"Our turn was to come, for far away
on the horizon we could see three trl-
pod masts. By this time the enemy
light cruisers were burning fiercely and
had ceased to fire, but one after an
other l2-inch shells dropped on either
beam of us. At last the enemy found
the mark. The first shell smashed the
motor boat hoist into splinters. The
second hit the starboard side in line
with the turret. The third hit the
quarterback just abaft the bulkhead
door. plunged downward and wrecked
the dynamo. The gun turrets, too
were almost useless, as the ammunition
hoist had gone. Another shot put the
port and starboard engine rooms out
Of action.
"By $3.50 o'clock we were a hopelessly
battered hulk and waiting for the
shells that would finish us, when the
Warspite appeared and passed between
us and the enemy, engaging the fore
most battle-cruiser with deadly effect
1.-THE first shot from the Warspite
lopped off the foremost of the leading
enemy bsttle-cruiser. The next over.
turned both the fore gun turrets, and
in five minutes the enemy vessel was
ablaze from end 10 end, enveloped in a
cloud of dense smoke.
"The second battle-cruiser, which had
been concentrating her fire on the War
spite. turned to starboard, smoke belch'
mp from her tunnels, endeavoring
TO pick up her main squadron. But II
was not 20 be. Two shells from the
Warspite blew every funnel she had TO
pieces. The third made a great rent in
her stern. The fourth ploughed up her
deck and burst against the foremost,
bringing II down.
Victory Of the Warspite.
Two minutes afterwerd this vessel
also was on fire and heelng over, with
the Warspite still pounding her and
ripping great gashes in her starboard
sids and bottom. The last we saw OF
her was nothing more than a broken
hulk"
The Warrior was towed for ten hours
and then sank.
Admiral Thomas, in addressing the
men on the Warspite, complimented
them on the important part they played
in the battle.