Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13


finds colleague who had been stationed the fatal section
Something strs
approaches quickly Before him lies fireman with his back entirely
torn OPEN He whnes softly The doctor gives him an injection
lie gives orders the wounded the dressing
the Twenty hands busy slowly the procession
thither More wounded follow
meantime guns have been silenced
and the other side big cruisers be sinking while
a third completely enveoped in smoke broad
side again against Iutzow short torpedo
boat which close by the Lutzow is the victim The torpedo
has disappeared Only pieces of wrecage and ship
boat cut in half are floating in its wake.
is halfpas and the enemy Gordon closer and
closer The Luzow and Seyd lying with their bows deeply
submerged Both have suffered heavily. The other cruisers
have been damaged small cruiser is sinking The lieutenant
commander Of the Luzow who standing in the crows sud
denly discovers the long expected On the horizon fresh German
feet appears Eeaven be paed! falls from his lips and with
voice he through the telephone The second
squadron is in sight north-northeast"
In the coming order follows the other
signals in all directions for it will necessary
break through with the big battle cruisers the German
fleet free view prevent being hit by their own fire. and by
clever maneuverng, notwithstanding the fact that the Luzow
again struck several times they succeeded The forward
of the ship is thoroughly fire. but quick hands and minds
already busted in eguhng the blaze Two of the heavy
coming also put of action and the gun
ports entirely desoyed but retiring is out of question
Sights on the Lutzow Horrible
Again the big guns roar the shots quick
raining against the plates Shell spnters flying
all around and what hit by them the
Luzow in the meantime have become horrible and steel nerves
to stand the misery and the
aid where possible. Hundreds lives
have sacrificed themselves on this single ship MANY others
tortured by the terrible agone lying Still the
battle The blood
in nearly all corners anged limbs and other parts of human bodies
scattered The blood emits sicknng odor
withsandng all this survivor is still standing his post
and every conemplates may be the
of his death.
The entirely crumpled up and completely sub
merged The heavy plates distorted and in places
have doubled themselves Carpenters and reen busy
to renoce the bukhead which separates the forward from
mdhps, but the of the great
volumes of water continuously rushing through gaps The
Iour Popees emerge from the water half that the
Lutzw make than eight per
speed thrtytwo knots hOur) How long will she be
keep II up Tor the battle not finished at all? The enemy
there with strongly superior forces and the retirement
additional heavy losses is not conceivable.
Now, however, when German help in sight, the fight is
renewed with fresh too much in
fighting value the Admiral decides transfer the Mole
charge the fight torpedoboat called through
flag signals and the single handhae given by Admiral to
Captain Harder express for every
vessel Captain Harder is ordered to save
the vessel with the survivors possible whereupon Admiral
with his staff leaves the damaged levahan waving last
faherly farewell to those present
About thousand yards away the Lutzow the batteshp
Pommer is sinking at remarkably fast rate Through square
hit in the munon magazines terrific explosion takes place.
and the beautiful ship goes down with all on board.
Captain Harder notices through his telescope As it is
impossible for him to render assistance he swing
the rudder around and slowly removed from the
battle line But very this retiring observed
British cruiser and the LutzOw has
she is struck by broade of four guns
which have an unbelievable effect for all four shots hit quae
The electric lights out completely The lighting
destroyed The
impact and everywhere full of pain
Here and there small electric pocket gmmer
darkness The that be this light
gas masks and most of them literally blood
sad and terrible spectacle The whole ship pervaded by the
poisonous of the enemys Shells and those who
cen of mind to make their gas doomed
to quick suffocation
all lasts about threequarers before electric
lights reinsaed Only a idea Of
the extent Of the damage by enemy broa
One of the shells had landed squaey dressing for
wounded In the different compartments of this
three doctors and fifteen service
with from hundred and eighty wounded