The Washington herald., 1916-07-07
JELLICOE TELLS HOW FLEET
BATTLED WAY TO VICTORY

Petard, Narissa, Turbulent and Terma-
CANT also pressed home an attack on
the enemy battle cruisers. firing tor
pedoes after engagements with enemy
destroyers. The Petard reports that
all of her torpedoes must have crossed
the enemy's line. while the Narissa
states that one torpedoed appeared 10
strike a rear ship. Our fire began TO
tell. the accuracy and rapidity of the
enemy depreciating considerably.
At 4:ls the third enemy ship was
seen afire. The visibility to the north
eastward had become considerable re-
duced and the outlines of the ships was
very indistinct.
The Southampton closed to within 1900
yards OF the enemy battle fleet and came
under very heavy. but ineffective fire.
Al p. m. the weather was unfavora-
aide. Our ships were silhouetted against
the horizon to the westward, while the
enemy. for the most part, was obscured
by mist, only showing up clearly at in
tervals. These conditions prevailed until
about p. m. Between and p. m. the
action continued at a range of about 14,ooO
yards. During this the enemy received
very severe punishment One of their
battle cruisers quilted the line consider
ably damaged. Other enemy ships also
showed signs of increasing injury,
At $40 p. m. the Moresby fred a tor
pedo at the leading enemy ship. Eight
minutes later she observed a hit with a
torpedo on what she judged to be the
sixth ship in the line. In corroboration
the Fearless reports having seen an
enemy ship heavily ahre about $40 and
shortly afterward a huge cloud of smoke
and steam
AT 5.S n ~, tb spar,Iy 1yas o,. .a,auy
hauling eastward. receiving severe pun
ishment at the head of his line, probably
acting on information from his light
cruisers which sighted and engaged with
the third battle cruiser squadron. Pos
sioiy Zeppelins were present also.
Battle Cruisers Appear.
At $50 p. m. British battle cruisers
we're sighted on the port bow and at
300 p. m. the leading battleships OF the
battle fleet, bearing north five miles. I
thereupon altered my course to the east,
proceeding with the utmost speed. This
brought the range OF the enemy down
TO 1900 yards. Only three enemy battle
cruisers were visible, being closely fol-
lowed by battleships OF the Koenig class
About SOS p. m. the Onslow sighted an
enemy light cruiser at a distance Of 5000
yards, apparently endeavoring to attack
"AhiA AOl pcOOtb lie OntlOW at once
closed and engaged. firing fifty-eight
rounds at a range OF from 1900 to 1000
yards and scoring a number Of hits. The
Onslow then closed on the enemy battle
cruisers and orders were given that all
the torpedoes be fired. At this moment
she was struck amidehips by a heavy
shell with the result that only one tor
pedo was fired. Thinking all his tor
pedoes were gone, the commanding off,
still had three torpedoes, he closed with
the light cruiser previously engaged and
torpedoed her. The enemy's battle feet
then was sighted and the remaining tor
pedoes fred must have crossed the enc
my's track. Her damage then caused the
Onslow to stop.
Defender and OnsIov Close,
At 7:l5 p m. the Defender, whose speed
had been reduced to ten knots by a shell
which had damaged her foremost boiler
closed with the Onslow. taking her in
tow. Shells fell all around them during
this operation, which was successfully
accomplished. During the heavy weather
of the ensuing night the two parted twice
but were resecured. The two struggled
on together until p. m. on June /, when
the Onslow was transferred to tugs ]
consider the performances of these De-
stroyers gallant in the extreme.
The third battle cruiser squadron, COM
manded by Admiral Hood. which in ad-
vance OF the battle fleet, was ordered to
reinforce Beatty. The Chester engaged
three or four enemy light cruisers. The
engagement lasted about twenty minutes
after which the Chester reioined the
'rd battle cruiser squadron.
From the report Of Admiral T, D.
Napier. the third light cruiser squadron
attacked with torpedo at SIS p. M The
Falmouth and the Yarmouth fired
torpedoes at the leading enemy battle
cruisers and it is believed a torpedo hit.
a heavy underwater explosion was
observed. The third light cruiser SQUAD
ron then gallantly attacked the heavy
ships with gunfire.
At p. m, the Canterbury which was
in company with the third battle cruiser
squadron had engaged enemy light
cruisers which were firing heavily on
the destroyers Shark. Acaste and
Christopher. As a result of this engage
ment the Shark was sunk.
At p. m. vessels afterwards seen to
be our battle cruisers were sighted by
the Marlborough bearing before the star
board beam of the battle fleet.
The divisions of the battle fleet were
led by the commander-in-chief.
warspite Rudder Faulty.
At 6:l6 p m. the Defense and Warrior
we're observed passing down between the
British and German battle fleets under
very heavy fire. The Defense disappear
ed; the Warrior passed TO the rear dis.
abled. 1t is not known when the BLACK