The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-01

the Moltke. He gives orders to turn
and get away from the scene of the
fight but the Lutzow has not gone a
mile before she receives a broadside
of 28-centemeter shells. The entire
ship was flaed with the poisonous
fumes of the shells. and anyone who
filled to affix his gas-mask was
doomed to be suffocated.
1T was three-quarters Of an hour
before the lighting installation was
restored. Then for the first time could
the extent Of the damage wrought by
the salvo he seen. One or the shells
had landed in the sick bay. Here
there were three doctors and Is at
tendants besides 100 to $50 wounded
OF all these only four remained alive.
These four were hurled into the next
compartment by the air pressure;
there they lay unconscious.
The Lutzow was now a, complete
wreck. Conpses drifted past. From
the bows up to the first 30-centimeter
gun turret the ship lay submerged.
The other gun turrets were completely
disabled, with the guns sticking out
in all directions On the deck lay the
bodies of the sailors in their torn unt-
forms, in the midst of the empty shell
cases.. From the masts huttered torn
flags, twisted signal lines and pieces
of wire of the wireless installation.
Had not the lookout men and the
three officers on the commander
bridge given signs OF life, the Lutzow
would have truly resembled a ship of
the dead. Below, on the battery deck
4 and in the coal bunkers, there still
! lay innunerable wounded, but there
was no longer a doctor to attend
them.
Might came on and hope was en-
tertained Of getting away without a
further encounter. But at O'Clock
in the night news of the approach OF
two British cruisers and five destroy
ers was received and just at that crit
tcal time the fore and middle bulk
heads gave way.
Orders were given to quickly carry
the wounded to the stern Then the
order rings out: All hands muster in
division order abaft.' "A tumult arises
on the lower deck, for everybody is
now bent on saving his life. 1t is
impossible in that short space of time
to bring up all the wounded, for they
are scattered everywhere. Fighter
men had the good fortune to be car
ried up, but all the rest who could no
walk or crawl had to be left behind.
The 81 men shut up in the Diese
dynamo chamfHr had heard the order
Through the speaking tube, for many
mad with anguish, screamed through
the tube for, help, and it was learned
that two of their number lay bound
because they had become insane. In
spired by their sense of duty, these
sealed-up men had continued to carr.
on their work in order to provide tn
ship with light.
THE torpedo boats now quickly tool
off the crew Of the Lutzow, and thos'
left behind were doomed to death.
} was resolved that no piece of the yes
sci should fall into the enemy's hands
An order was given and a torpedo
cleft the waters. Just then seven mel
were to be seen running like madmel
round the rear-deck. Over-fatiguet
| as they were, they had APPARENT,
dropped off to sleep and only jus
awakened. AS the torpedo exploded
| the Lutzow's bow quickly dipped, an,
the stern rose until she stood on end
Then she hee1ed over and sank, form
} ling a great whirlpool that carrie