Maritime Activities

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 1 February 1915, Page 5

Maritime Activities

THE NORTH SEA tIGHT. STORIES OF THE RESCUED. TERRIBLE CARNAGE. EFFECT OF BRITISH SHELLS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 30, 3.5 p.m. London, January 30. The Germans rescued represent every large ship and most of the smaller ships comprising the raiding squadron. Thev are borrilied at the carnage aboard the respective vessels, and state that scores leapt overboard us they preferred drowning Instead of what they regarded as certain death aboard. They report that practically every ship swept by British shells took fire, being unfit to do more than trust to the engines to take them out of action. The loss of life was very great, and some of the rescued became insane. SEYDLVTZ AND MOLTTCE GREATLY DAMAGED. WOUNDED AT HAMBURG. Received 31, 3 p.m. Amsterdam, January 30. Over 200 bluejackets who participated in the North Sea fight have gone through Hainbugr. The Seydlitz and Moltko are. lying at Luxhaven, greatly damaged. THE DERFFLTNGER'S DAMAGE. Received 30, S p.lll. Amsterdam, January 29. The Derfflinger is being repaired at Hamburg. She is seriously damaged. GERMAN SUBMARINES AT WORK. THREE COASTERS DESTROYED. THE RAIDER ESCAPES. Received 1, 1.5 a.itt: 1 London, January 31.

Submarine 1/21 torpedped the coaster Ren Orcadian early ou Saturday morniiig, 21 miles from the mouth of the Lime. Th,e crew had ten minutes to take to the boats, and then the Ren C.n.'achan was blown up. A smack, later, picked up the crew. The submarine intercepted the Linda Blanche (from Liverpool to Reifast) at 1100)1, and hoisted the German flag. Officers, spcaling English, boarded her, and ordered that two small boats should be low.Ti d and the crew embark. The Ginumis lised a mine on the Linda Ulam-he's bridge, and another on the fori cr.stle, and the vessel became a complete wieck in five minutes. The Germans told the crew of the trawler to proceed in a certain direction and they would be duly picked up. The crew reported that a third vessel was blown up t" : i:o;;rs later. The Graphic states thai tiie submarine was chased, but she turned windwards, and, putting on speed, escaped. VESSELS WRECKED. Received ], 12.25 a.m. 'London, January 31. The steamer Graphic, from Belfast, has arrived at Liverpool. She reports having seen the wreckage of a vessel, also of another vessel which foundered while a German submarine was alongside. ' THE FALK.LANDS' BATTLE GRIM NOISES. Received 31, 5 p.m. London, January 30. A German officer's notebook oil the Giieiscnau, just before the vess.

reads:—"3.lo. hit, hit; 5.12, hit; 5.15, hit, hit, hit again; 5.20, after turret gone; 5.40, hit, hit, o n fire everywhere; 5.41, hit, hit, burning everywhere and sinking; 5.45. hit, men dying everywhere; 5.40, hit hit, hit." A petty officer of the ill-fated Blucher, describing the North Sea fight, explained sadly: "Ours is a young navy, yours is more experienced.*''