SINKING OF THE FORMIDABLE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2350, 5 January 1915, Page 5

SINKING OF THE FORMIDABLE

STIRIUNG DETAILS : , PLUCK AND ENDURANCE OF BLUEJACKETS London. • January 3. thf/uttt* S« Perished., The were almost exhausted, and .nine died after landing. • asleep 'in his bunk, v and was 2 m morning ! .The crew a* r X J g* ' fc *?„S.rA« t stfarg » rfev»w. go. . s > f£ Formidable fired TOcke ' 3 \. ta Uji fls ; All the ofticers were at their posts. as a passing liner. The men on& tm dropped verboar d. the ° utter f °° d ' EXPLOSION OCCURRED ABAFT. THE . MAGAZINE. !• , London, January 3. It is stated that the explosion occurred abaft the magazines. An unsignals until sh© ioiuidsredt : . - A VIVID ACCOUNT BY AN OFFICER THERE .WAS NOT THE SLIGHTEST PANIC,I V ■ (Rec. January 4, 10.15 p.m.} , s London, January 4. ... 5383 ""■'•iC2£*Ai ifSh » o".r"?.K ft.t lour bo.t. WOT. got away, each ma ordered to collect all the pieces of wood. SHE StSOt tt&ft terrible list, ana «u«r »■' _lT , w j+i l V gu, She s going. Ihe left the bridge y a id o . Hundreds climbed over the rails oil "* s """' " water. • r-iiAv he was standing on the boat deck shouting 6 men to got into the water.. . The vessel sank by. the head, ami the captain was sucked down. . CAPTAIN'S LAST 'WORDS:."BE BRITISH!'• , (Rec. 'January 5, Jwntai7 4. The' Tut words Captain Loxley was heard to utter were : "Steady, men, it is all right;. M PWjje Bntafc a# Formidable sank. . . 'I mißfnfmiLefthe mt&ine by. ten feet, entered the dynamo room, and r6M tl ?? tS'S wrapped clothes «mdtho midshipmen. It was the boys «* •v.""* **.•..

INQUEST ON THE VICTIMS,

• (Rec, January '4, 11-30 P-m-)' . . , i ' \ . London, January 4. The inoueat on the Formi'dable's victims was held at Lym§' Regis, in Dor111© lnques , from exposure tvas returned.- • ~ setshire, and averdict of P led £ was ,i n .the turret at the time