600 DEAD BEFORE
GNEISENAU SANK
British Shelis Tore Gorman
Cruiser to Pieces
INVINCIBLE HIT REPEATEDLY
English Officer, Describing Battle Off
Falkland Islands, Has Praise For
Marksmanship of res Gnstsenau
So Hot Before She Went Down Crew
Couldn't Stand on Her.
A detailed description of the battle
off the Falkland islands, in which the
German squadron under Admiral yon
Spee was destroyed by the British
force-, under Admiral Sturdee, has been
received by A. It. MaeMuilen of Dixie,
Out., in a letter from his son, Lieuten
ant A. P. Mac Mullen.
The young man, who was on board
the Invincible, Admiral Sturdee's flag
ship, during tlie light, writes that the
British squadron made the trip from
Plymouth to the Falkland islands in
twenty-seven days, arriving there on
Dec 7. The battle occurred the next
day.
His letter, dated Dec. 11, says:
"Next morning (Dec. 8) we started
coaling at 0 o'clock. There were the
Invincible, Inflexible, Carnarvon, Kent.
Cornwall, Bristol, Glasgow and the I
armed P. and O. liner Macedonia in j
the harbor. At 8:30, while we were at j
breakfast, the Canopus shore station
reported a four funneled cruiser in
sight. We got orders to raise steam
for full speed at once.
"The enemy consisted of the Scharn
horst, Gneisenau, Leipzig, Nurnberg
and Dresden, with three transports.
Germans Went to Prayers.
"When the Germans saw four tripod
masts they got a bit of a shock, but
thought they were dummies at first:
then that they were Japanese, as some
Japanese light ships have tripods, but
when they discovered we were British,
one of their officers told us. they went
to prayers.
"We got within range, 15.000 yards,
about 1 p. m. We first fired a few
rounds at the Nurnberg and hit her
stern, I believe, after which we left
the three smaller ones to our lighter
ships and then, with the Inflexible, en
gaged the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.
opening fire at about seven sea miles.
We, being the flagship, came in for the
gTeater part of both ships' fire for five
hours.
"Although their gunnery was marvel
ous, we did not give them much
chance, as we had the advantage of
■peed and chose the range. The
Scharnhorst sank about 4 p. in., but
we could not stop to pick up the sur
vivors, as the Gneisenau was still In
action. At about 0 o'clock p. m., bow
ever, the Gneisenau sank, and we
steamed to the spot. I came to the
deck for the first time and shall never
forget the sight. The water was thick
with men and wreckage all around us,
and the wailing noise was terrible. We
lowered all the boats that would float
and threw lines to others, but the men
were all absolutely numb, although
only fifteen minutes In the water. The
temperature of the water was 38 de
grees. We managed to save over 100,
but twenty died from shock. In all
about 180 were picked up by our ships
from the Gneisenau's crew.
"The Glasgow had the consolation of
■lnking the Leipzig. The Kent sank
the Nu"*L)er&. The Dresden got away,
but \i~ethtc damaged or not we don't
know yet.
Six Hundred Men Killsd.
"The German doctor on the Gneise
nau—we have seven officers aboard
told us that 000 had been killed before
she sank and that our shells tore the
whole side and upper deck away when
they burst. He said the ship was so
hot that they could not stand on her.
no they opened a torpedo tube to sink
her more quickly at the end.
"I should think we were hit about
thirty times above armor, and, al
though nothing vital was hit, we were
a good deal damaged abopt the upper
works. The wardroom was complete
ly wrecked and an enormous hole
pierced in the deck. It was like a pee
per pot, all the bulkheads being fid
dled by fragments of shell. The wore
one sees the greater marvel it is that
there is not a single casualty in this
ship except the commander, whose
foot Is very slightly damaged. In all
about twelve were killed in the fleet
and not many more wounded.
"One of our guns, whio* wn
manned, was shot right Th Wo. Fires
were promptly dealt with by the s to
kers' Are brigade. Owing to the gjmt
range, none of their shells pierced our
armor and only just made a mark op
JL I was in the boiler room all Uhe
time, and the men worked splendidly,
although we heard shells hitting tha
aide of the bunkers."
A Guide's Escape.
First Guide—How was your life
aaved? Second Guide —He mistook a
oow for me.—New York Bun.
French Cruiser Joins British at Havana
Havana, Feb. 10. —A French ar
mored cruiser, apparently the Cauda,
arrived off the port of Havana. There
•he joined the British cruiser Bristol,
which for some weeks has been niter
Bating with the British cruiser Ben
wftok In watching the port and crnls
iH Ultitde Cuban territorial waters.
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blasts and pirn . . .■ i.iv Geor
gia C ISt.
The wife *. :•!;!; t. Cjj !. G.
W. Waideas?!r. and h.. n: c-. .
Larroek <>j 1 - j,. v.-s-.v a sin.i's
company of thirteen all told that drift
ed six days lashed or grasping life lines
on a raft and the detached deckhouse
of the barkentine. Sharks swartned
around them at times, and the more
vigorous of tlie castaways for diversion
batted the big fellows over the snout
whenever the.v came near enough to
disturb the serenity of the women.
Cargo Lashed to Deck.
The Boynton sailed from Mobile for
Genoa on Dec. 20 with a full cargo of
lumber, a large part lashed on deck.
Off the Florida coast ou Jan. 11 a
heavy southeasterly gale dashed up tali
seas and forced the lumber ship to
heave to under storm trysail. The gale
Increased to a hurricane, and. fearing
she might pound out her bow in the
crashing combers, the skipper turned
tail to the blast and ran miles to the
northward under bare poles.
The deck load shifted in the flight
down the wind, and the old ship began
to leak. All hands were on deck, the
starboard watch at the pumps and the
port watch trying to jettison the deck
load, which imperiled the lives of all
hands. The women were safe from
the tumult in the after deck house.
The deck cargo, relieved of its lash
ings, went by the board on the morn
ing of Jan. 12. The Boynton was then
waterlogged, her main deck almost
awash, and floundering in the trough
of the waves.
Hit by Huge Wave.
A monster sea. which the mate call
ed a "tidal wave" but which doubtless
was a cumulative wave, or two or
more waves rolled into one, rose forty
feet above the vessel and descended on
the deck thunderously.
At 2:30 o'clock the next morning a
wave almost as big as the giant board
ed the wreck and swept the forward
house into the tumult. The men cut
away the main and mizzen masts at
daylight The foremast later jammed
Itself through the bottom of the ship.
The yawl had escaped the smashing
seas, and an effort was made to launch
it The drifting lumber stove it in,
and finally it was broken to match
wood. The cargo below the main deck,
forced up by the water, lifted the deck
from the after house to the place where
the forward house had been, and the
big section went sailing off by itself
and was soon out of view to leeward.
The released beams and boards leaped
and rolled out of the barkentine from
both sides.
The skipper and the lusty mate, with
the crew, attacked the after deck
house and with axes and naked hands
got off the top to use as a raft. All
hands got aboard, and the seas launch
ed it
The next morning, the mate says, he
did something that no castaway in his
memory of wrecks ever did—that is, as
he said smilingly, 'we sighted the main
deck.' which had drifted back in a
shift of the gale.
Rafts Lashed Together.
The smaller raft felt as if It might
soon go to pieces, and it was decided
to board the main deck. Two hours
of hard paddling with broken oars
brought the little raft to the big one,
and after lashing the two. the sea hav
ing gone down somewhat, all hands
made the transfer, the men assisting
the women. At the end of several
days the main deck began to break
up. and the castaways, with life lines
around them, made their way back to
the smaller raft- The women lay down
and were lashed, and the men held to
life lines.
At 10:30 that morning, Jan. 18. the
Manzanilio hove in sight The mate,
being the tallest in the party, waved
as a signal of distress the only bunt
ing saved, the international code sig
nal R, a square flag with a yellow
cross on a red ground, which had been
made fast to an end of a long piece of
board.
Most of the shipwrecked were car
ried aboard the Manzanillo from her
lifeboat. They were cared for gener
ously aboard and taken to a hospital
at Santiago. The skipper and his wife
and niece went to Mobile. Mate Olsen
and ths swt of the crew went to New
York oc the Monterey.
1812 Penny Feund In Log.
While spliting wood on his farm near
Newton, N. J., Amzi Cosner saw a
piece of copper fall from one of the
logs. He found that it was a penny,
dated 1812. The coin was in a remark
able state of preservation, the
on it being as easily distinguished as
Chose ob a imwif minted coim -
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD COUNCIL.
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Loft t<> rivht around the table: James B. Forgan. president: M. H. Grim, secretary; J. P. Morgan. W. S It >we,
(, ~ : V. Archibald Kains, Daniel G. Wing. Charles A. Lyerly, J. Howard Arduey, L. L. Rue. vice president,
and Ilolla Wells.
Gcoa Cooks !n Dertiana.
"I've had my daughters learn to cook
so that they might get better bus
bands."
"And did they?"
"No, they feel above marrying now."
—Boston Transcript.
PAW UK AM A OF PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION.
KAISER SETS EXAMPLE
OF THE SIMPLE LIFE.
Cakes, White Bread and Luxuries Ban
ished From His Table.
The kaiser and kaiserin are cutting
down the expenses of the imperial
household and teaching the German
people a lesson in frugality. The stand
ard of meals at court appears to be no
higher than that of many private fami
lies in the west end of Berlin. This,
at any rate, is the statement published
in the German papers and given out
officially.
The kaiser's chef has had no oppor
tunity of displaying his inventive
genius for new dishes since the out
break of the war. Very few guests
have been entertained at the palace,
and the kaiserin has placed a ban on
table delicacies. The kaiser ordered a
trial meal with "war bread" last No
vember, and since then he has ordered
that it be eaten at every meal. A few
weeks ago it was placed on the menu
at great headquarters, where it is said
it was greatly appreciated by the kai
aer himself.
The use of white bread for the im
perial breakfast table was stopped si
multaneously with the prohibition in
Berlin of all kinds of night baking. No
fresh loaves are baked overnight at the
palace, but every morning the court
baker delivers a quantity of war bread
sufficient for the next day's meals.
This is warmed up for the empress and
the members of the court at each meal.
The kaiser's breakfast, when he eats
it in Berlin, is simple, consisting of
an egg, tea or coffee and war bread.
Soup is served at 1 o'clock, and this is
followed by a plate of meat or vege
tables, but nothing else. The evening
meal is less frugal. Potatoes are serv
ed in their skins, which are also eaten,
says the Vossische Zeitung, and the
kaiser permits both meat and vegeta
bles to be taken at this meal. The
OUT OF WORK IN_NEW YORK.
Photo by American Press Association.
This picture was made at night on a ferryboat taking unemployed men to EUla island, where they are per
mitted to sleep la quarter* uaaally eecupted by immigrants. j
He. Mean Srotrer.
She — Ahne's twin brother annoys her
dreadfully. lie—How? She —You see.
everybody knows they are twins, aud
poor Aline can't pass for only twenty
four because he tells people he's thir
ty!— Exchange.
kaiserin's choice is generally a slice of
cold meat.
Both at the front and in the palace
in Berlin the kaiser lives with Spartan
simplicity. His choice is restricted to
thick soup containing chopped meat.
The kaiserin visits the kitchen every
day, giving orders and superintending
the cooking. "One cannot live sump
tuously while our brave soldiers in
the trenches are making the greatest
sacrifices," she is reported to have said. l
Cakes, whipped cream and other lux
uries are forbidden at court. WheD
the children of the crown prince and
other members of the imperial family
are invited to afternoon tea a few
crackers appear on the table, and even
if the crown princess or the Duchess
of Brunswick is a guest at dinner no
extra dish is added to the simDle meuu.
Cruiser In Suez Canal Damageo.
Constantinople, Feb. 10. —It was of
ficially announced here that a British
cruiser in the Suez canal has been
badly damaged by the fire of the Turk
ish batteries east of the waterway and
that some companies of the Turkish
troops have succeeded in crossing the
canal between Tussim and Serapeum.
The main Turkish forces are now
preparing to attack the British troops,
the official statement added.
Turkish warships have successfully
bombarded the - Russian port of
Batoum, says another report. The
Turkish campaign against Egypt is
stated to be proceeding favorably to
the Ottoman forces. Fighting is ir
progress at Ismailie and El Kant&ra
on the Suez canal.
The Turkish government called out
all reserves up to forty-five years old
to join the colors at once.
Our Flrat Sawmill.
It is said that the first sawmill in
the United States was at Jamestown,
from which sawed boards were ex
ported in June, 1607. A water power
sawmill was in us* in 1625 near the
present site of Richmond.
Different.
Seedy Chap (stopping pedestrian)—
Pardon me, sir, but you look very much
like a man I know.
Pedestrian—lndeed! Well, you look
like a man I dou't want to know. Good
day!— Boston Transcript.
PLAGUE AGAIN RAMPANT
Foot and Mouth Disease Closes Down
Many Stock Yards.
Washington, Feb. 9. —Tie discovery
ef foot and mouth disease in the
stock yards of nine cities, Chicago,
Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Louisville.
Buffalo, Cincinnati, Columbus, Jersev
City and Baltimore, which resulted In
, the closing of these yards until they
have been thoroughly disinfected, is
regarded by the department as a set
back in their campaign to eradicate
the plague.
Announcement was made by the de
partment of agriculture that it holds
that cattle purchased for slaughter
and found to be affected with foot and
mouth disease shall not be paid for
by the government, but may be con
demned under the federal meat in
spection law like any other diseased
stock.
It is said that "purchasers of cattle
for slaughter in territory where there
is reason to suspect the existence of
the disease purchase at their own
risk and there is no reason why the
government should insure them
against the possibility of loss."
Evangelist Gets 2,304 Converts.
Burgettstown, Pa., Feb. 9. —Rev. L.
K. Peacock, who had been conducting
a revival here the last five weeks, has
closed his campaign. The collection
and individual checks for the evange
list amounted to 82,800, it was an
nounced, and 2,304 persons "hit the
trail." ...
Austria Not Queried by Italy.
Rome, Feb. 11. —A report that Ita(y
has demanded an explanation of Aus
tria in regard to Austrian war prepar
ations and the massing of troops <m
the frontier is unfounded. An explan
ation would be unnecessary. Aus
tria's action is most obvious and be
sides similar war preparations have
been carried out by Italy.
WAR PSYCHOSIS
CLAIMING MANY
Horrors of Baiiiolioid Goose of
Now insani.jf.
GENERALLY QILKLY GLARED.
Victims Mostly Prey oi Wcas. Ccn-sti-
Under C- C ... .....a tc
Con.r ol i .r. -i . . -tat.. iVtfd Oy
"Kioiiruains of Corp: s."
I ihe t . i ;u.'iy.u. • e of fh<
mi> s t j \* \ .iv 5 • i
beard jHaititlv 1 n- u. s I v >. 1
turned ai : sa . ~
OHO Ot I V t
Geneva c; . ...mil
inr. sights . ur
Wo i \ <ia , , trotr
Vii una lor the . a.
Bur this was a s: case. flu
cries came trotn a sturdy man lu p;k
gray field uniform, who had forced hi#
body almost through the narrow win
dow of the vehicle. His head wu#
bandaged. He aud his fellows in th#
ambulance had evidently just arrived
at the northern station from the front
in l'olaud and were being taken U
one of the many reserve hospitals.
Meanwhile tlie driver and his assist
ant had entered tlie ambulance ant!
had pulled the wounded soldier back
and calmed him for a moment.
"War psychosis." said a man next
to me ou the sidewalk.
"War psychosisV" i asked.
v "Yes." replied my neighbor. "That'#
the technical term for it. It's a fori*
of dementia for which the war is re
sponsible, or, rutlier, to be more exact
the sights and experiences of the bat
tlefield. it is by no meatus an uueom
mon thing. If you are Interested gt
out to Steinhof and you'll learn ul
about it."
Visit to Insane Asylum.
Yesterday 1 made an excursion tc
Steinhof and did ieami all about it
Steiufiof is the model iusaue asylun
erected by this city and the province
of Lower Austria at at cost of about
$7,000,000. Every American physician:
Visiting Vieuuat is sure to inspect It.
One of the assistant physicians, I>r
Waldnieyer. was made my guide.
"In most cases the ailment termi
nates as quickly ats it began.' said uiy
informant. "As ai general! thing this
. mental disease is due to ai softness ot
disposition and to ai feeble will unable
to throw off the horrible impressions o!
the battlefield of today. The patient
may be in robust health, very strong
j physically, and ail that
"One of them told me he could not
sleep because his mind was constantly
dwelling ou 'mountains of corpses.' II
seems his regiment, after taking one ot
the Russian trenches, had to literally
walk ovr the torn, bleeding aud dis
figured bodies lying there.
"This man was a woodcutter, used
to hard work. He was in perfect phys
leal condition and naturally ruthei
rough and uncouth. But the scenes is
that battle and the storm!ug of those
trenches completely unnerved him
made him hysterical and unbalanced
his mind for the time. In other cases
there is a bias toward paralysis or hal
lucinations; but. as 1 said, in most in
stances the trouble is cured quickly,
and the man returns to the front ap
parently as good as before.
"While In this demented condition
however. It is best to send him home
for a rest cure, so to speak. As a rule,
the moment he arrives here there la
Improvement."
A Tyrolese from the Eisack valley
twenty-eight, of more than medium
build, had served in a regiment of the
Kaiserjaeger and later had been pul
in a field battery. He was a good shot
like most men of the Tyrol, had pluck
enough and became a corporal. He
married, took a small farm on the
mountainside on annual payments and
saved money.
Unnerved by Battle Sight*.
When the war broke out Mazl an
swered the call. The field post wax
slow and irregular aud left bim with
out uews from home. His battery took
part in a number of battles with the
Russians at Krasnik, Komaroff and
Lemberg. with Dankl and Von Hin
denburg near Warsaw and lastly at
Lodz. He became moody and melan
choly when he saw all this never end
ing slaughter. One of his comrades
was Tony, with whom as a boy be bad
gone bird nesting and who was hit
best friend.
Mazi's battery bad been in constant
action since early morning. Tony was
Just bringing new ammunition when a
shell burst in the midst of the battery,
tore off the captain's bead and killed
or wounded ntserlfV every one of th
men. Tony was one of the victims.
For an Instant Mazi was dazed. He
too, was seriously wounded. Then ths
horror of it all flashed over his simple,
plain mind. He rau shrieking out ct
the emplacement right toward the en
emy, bat was stopped on the way and
was sent home on an ambulance train,
traveling for days, his wound being
looked after just once, until be finally
nached the Steinhof. He was insane
at that time. The picture of his
frtend's death would not vanish from
his rtew waking or sleeping.
Bat within a fortnight Mazi has been
alsaost completely cared, and wit hid
•Bother week be will rejoin his bat
t*T m to Mt H It j
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