Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-27
ACCOUNT OF
\ SINKING OF AUDAC|0Us
Heroic Efforts OF Olympic and Other
Vessels to Save Drcadnouglt
Proved CnavailinG.
ToRPEDoED OFF IRISH COAST
High Seas Runnnr Made 1t 1mpos-
siblc to Tow Wars!,ip. Which
Sank After AIany Hours With BiG
r Explosion.

LONDON. January 26.-rhe admiral
ty yesterday issued the following Off
ciaI statement on the sinking OF ii.
NJ. s. Audacious:
THE Second Battle Squadron was
at tarse, practice fifteen miles off
Tough Swilly a; SIZE a. NJ. October
q 81. 1914, when the signal was given
the ships 10 turn fer The nrinE course
and exercise action was sounded.
Al $50 y. Nj the Audacious' cap
tain heard dun noise afi ana the
signal yeumau reported he feared the
ship was iorpedueG This was verified
by the ship listing more than she
should after the helm was thrown
'.rae capial ,,nmrdiately ordered
the water .ghi doors closed anu ne
s,arhcard wing compartments; hoodej
also ordered the AIdHCioHs to drop
out n line aud run head on with thn
wind and seq once, ,oT, va si, Se n,s
30 IN u rect the strain
papr or ENGINE EOCM
FLOODED: RESI- TsInEtTESFD
~ few ~ ut,S he por. engine
al ire por' ing II he en i,,,.
f4aA ~ h. r.-ter engine room
yccut6 - hn stauGinn ne strain. Sut
mia5ic enriae-room.
TIC carte' 0-1rrcd arcc, course
OF the starho7ri earine ~, in the
heavy ru"riering son the snip steered
had'y and ten knots was, The. best
sns'a I was possible 10 max" Twcn-
nj. ~'r1'inr ceased
ENGlNE-ROON CREW p
STICK TO rosTs
"While the s;arNoard engine room
was darn except for the dim glirlmcr
Of oil lamps Ind the men continued
to work despite ;he i've feet OF water
nood!ns the room ard covering The
showed thc greatest cOoinCsS and en-
erEy in endcaNoring % cope with the
water anu with a fine determination
the officer in charge declared he would
keen up steam COR TWO hours.
The captain ordered the iifehoats
showed that they were. making water
rapidly. with danger of capsizing and
me me greater NUMBER sinking; AZ II
headway. and IS She vas Vas st t.4S'}:
sinking. me captain ordered a launch
sa;ins R rs and ihrso cutters
the ship was iaDoring heavily.
ALL But $50 Si.AAIEN
TANEN oET wARsuIP
al noon the warsiiio Liverpool
several des'royers and II. NJ ; Oiym-
pic, which were standing by. all sent
beats taking OF inc enstne-room
ing go sea:nen aboard
The Olympic was then asked 20
tow the -Audacious The way the
Olrnpic was hauulcd in the Heavy
sea after the tow line was passed by
II. 81. 5. turN reflects me greatest
credit or the commander and Won
the subsequent conme!.da,icn OF the
comm ander- chief OF the nec;.
Cai'iAI, GALS FOR
Noht NTr.EHs TO STAY ON BOARD
nu. "neA 81. -,uuauious sneerea
OH ~ me lace o. Inc n!rA wiuu auu
TAG 4."r p..i.cu. tne r..y .vvk the
me - Nnv I-iNrTPSo!. Iul Iou.ru one
Oh tAe L!Eri.JuO. screws. MuIc!. GU
IL IN t"u 4"en tne confer CUvnnltl
rerrNeG tnr !lAe, wnlen par.cu mn
=" asa. ...C toss o: wLl.r "c!e pour-
ms dy"H the vcntIIatOVs. auu ur!uE
a!3b't 10 prvNcn> ~ ana seeing .lt-
hia snip "~s dpOincL, Iae captain de-
Sitrd 10 transfer al nut HI,y mem
neFS o! ~ tieN $50 Cd.tcd .Ur yo!un-
tet9S, W!91Ch MG'- sen !Iuu an e&-
ira large Huinu-. m"u Ouerra 10 re-
main, nut sagvt.y a.Jcr > o c!ock ;hat
eNeniAs inc eni was near ana the
remaining oincer ana men Qult the
a, O'Clock a terrible explosion
occurred, ana the hudAcious turned
bottom up and sank stern first Her
coHliaandIn. o!iiger account Of the
creased apprcciabiy. and She had failed
TO itSoN-r from a roll OF 30 degrees,
and when she had listed $50 degrees
ana hcr ker! showed a violent ex-
piosl9n occurred win names reach
inS igO feet high. Sevcra! smaller ey-
plGSions followed while her Keel was
still in the air. ALI. thepEy is that the
explosion was .Gau!&ai by an extra
hcaNy smell dropping with the list.
ish!'!hS the cord!te in the magazine"