FRIGHTFUL CARNAGE IN THE NORTH SEA FIGHT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2373, 1 February 1915, Page 5

FRIGHTFUL CARNAGE IN THE NORTH SEA FIGHT

GERMAN SAILORS HORRIFIED

ENEMY'S SHIPS SWEPT BY BRITISH SHELLS (Rec. January 31, 3 p.m.) London, January 30. The Germans who wore rescued from the North Sea fight represent every one of tho large ships, and most of thesmaller ones comprising tho _ raiding squadron. They were horrified at tho carnage on board their respective vessels, and scores of them leapt overboard. They preferred drowning instead of what they regarded as certain death on hoard. They state that practically every ship that was swept by the British shells took fire, and was unfit to do more than trust the engines to take them out of The loss of life is very great. Some of those who were rescued had gone of the Blucher's petty-officers, describing the North Sea fight, exclaimed sadly: "Ours is a young navy; yours is more experienced."—(' Times and Sydney "Sun" Services.) GERMANY'S BATTERED FIGHTIN G SHIPS LAID UP. (Rec. January 31, 3 p.m.) Amsterdam, January 30. Over two hundred wounded bluejackets from the North Sea fight have traversed Hamburg. , ■ ■ n x. n j j The Seydlitz and Moltke are lying in Cuxhaven, greatly damaged. Wolff's Agency denies the sinking of the Kolberg. _ . The Dorfflinger is being repaired at Hamburg, bhe was seriously damaged. " FEROCIOUS COMMENT IN GERMAN PRESS. London, January 29. The "Daily News" says:—"The desperate ferocity of the German account of tho North Sea, fight is plain evidence of the severity of the naval blow inflicted on Germany, whose people cannot be allowed to know the truth.

ECHO OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS FIGHT

A NOTE-BOOK FROM THE GNEISENAU.

(Rec. January 30, 5.15 p.m.) ' London, January 30. An entry in the note-book of a German officer on board the Gneisenau just "before' she was sunk in the Falkland Islands battle reads :— 510p in • Hit—hit; 5.12 p.m.: Hit; 5.10 p.m.: Hit—hit—hit again; 5.20 p.m.: after turret gone; 5.40 p.m.: Hit-hit-On firo everywhere; 541 pm • Hit— hit-Burniug everywhere, and sinking; 5.45 p.m.: Hit—Men dying everywhere; 5.46 p.m.: Hit—hit—hit.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) THE TRAGEDY OF THE JVIKNOR.(ffee. January 31, 3 p.m.) tendon, January 30. A total of 276 men, including twenty-five Newfoundland naval reservists, were' lost in the armed steam yacht Viknor, sunk either' in a gale or by a minea few days ago.

GERMAN SUBMARINE'S EXPLOITS

TAKES TOLL OF PEACEFUL SHIPPING

(Rec. February 1, 0.25 a.m.) London, January 31. The steamer Graphic, from Belfast has arrived at Liverpool. She' reports sighting the wreckage of a vessel; also that another vessel had foundered wliilo a German submarine was alongside.

LATER PARTICULARS,

(Rec. February 1, 1.5 a.m.) London, January 30.

Submarino U2l torpedoed the coastal steamer Ben Cruachan early on Saturday morning, twenty-one miles from the mouth of the Lime. The crew were given ten minutes to talco to the boats, and then the Ben Cruachan was blown up. A smock later picked up the crow. The submarine intercepted the Linda Blanche, bound from Liverpool to Belfast, at Jioon, and hoisted the German Hag. The officers, speaking English, boarded the vessel and ordered two small boats to bo lowered, and the crew to embark. The Germans fixed a mine on the Linda Blanche's bridge, and another on the forecastle. The vessel was a complete wreck in live minutes. Tlio Germans told the crew that o trawler was near, in a certain direction, and she duly picked up the crew. It is reported that a third vessel w as blown up two hours later. Tim "Grinihic" slut's Unit u British submarine olmscfl her, hut tho lat.Ur. turning to radwarde, and putting on spoed, c^cajoeds