The other riven cruisers suc-needed a tue saver in corring up with the Nurnoeg. Her captain retused to surreager, and she was speedy sent we tne bottom. Her desteacuiou, however, was the salvawou of we Dresden and the wroopsinp Prinz Eitel Fiederich, as che Briush Ciuicers stopped their pursuit long enough to jack up the survivors from the Nurnberg, and this pref respite enab.ed the Dree-den to get clear away.
Some English and French critics at Alunteviueo, while praising the British for their humanity, question whether in the future such humanity should be displayed if at the expense of major operations of the Fleet. It is pointed out that the Germans have indicated more than once that they mistake humanity under thee circumstances as an evidence of weakness, and have so far followed generally the teachings of their military writers, who have advised them to" "wage war ruthlessly, like Attila's Gnaisenau, and one after the other it guns became silent, as the crews were killed at their stations, but there was no hint of surrender.
Defiance till the Last.
With the last of their guns still blazing defiance, first one and then the other of the two cruisera heeled slowly over and went down. Admiral von Spee's flag at the main-truck of the Scharnhorst was the t seen of the cruiser.
Mearwhile the Glasgow, which vas fighting her second and more enceceaful battle with the German juadron, had overtaken the Leip:
gz. and was in process of settling the recount that had been due since the first of November 1 off Coronel.
The fight wrs not by any means 80 unequal us that between the largest ships, and it was on the Glasgow that most of the British casualties of nine killed and four wounded took plice. The ein. guns of the Claseow, however, counted for "ore then the din. uns of the Leipig. and at the end of a two-hour action the German ship, on fire and inking, hauled down her colours, and hoisted the white fag.
The Cleszow promptly ceased Srinz, and, running down close to he sinking German ship lowered her bouts to save the remnants of er crew, but as the first British boats started across the water on Another despatch from Montevideo confirms in essential details the graphic story already told, and adds: Th: Invincible, which od the attack on Admiral von Spee's flagship and was in at the death of the Gneisenau, was struck twenty times by projectiles, but sustained no serious damage. Tia vessel's casualties were slight ¢on-sidering the number of times she was hit, only fourteen members of her crew having been wounded Reserving Fire.
Wren the battle began, and while the Germans were firing ab long range, the British commanders vcserved their fire their men to bass enewering the attack.
rilish did com into action, h"wever, little signalling was done, as. each vessel commander—alraudy knew what his task was to be. As units the British war vessels acted magnificently, and their team-work Admiral von Speco the game was up, and the signals he made indicated confusion giving way to chaos.
The Scharnhorst was ablaze when che sank with all hands, including Admiral von Spee. The two sons of the Admiral, one aboard the Gneisenau and the other aboard the Leipzig, were lost.
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