SUPERB COURAGE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8300, 19 November 1915, Page 5

SUPERB COURAGE.

THE BIiIKENHEAD RECALLED

THREE STEAMERS WERE SUNK

LONDON,

November 18.

The tragic loss of the Anglia in sight of land adds a bright page to tho bravo story ot the British race. Lifeo the heroes of iho Birkenheacl^ tho wounded iind the har\ vriui splendid courage, calmly av,'aited the end. The" crew of tho London collier, 1/aSi tania,, witnessed the explosion and sa?/\ the soldifi'h emerging from below and assembling ■ on dock, awaiting then turn to otiter the bo;u« as though at a quay. There was no crowding. I'ho slightly uounded gave preference to the more serious nnrt-, including 1 wounded rot ra^e*. Tho nur sos, of whom only throo aro known to have been <--aveil, worhe'l splendidly, devoting ali iheir energies to afistiiig the wounded. Tho Anglia. i hough mortally wound eJ, sur-ed forward in a vain effort to vfieh il'.-* while sounding hor siren. Tho rescuers kopt pace with her and worked under tho utmost difficuJ ties. The docks got steonor every jn<\ inent. and many men who s!ipr>od o fi wero picked un in the vr::ter. The Ao ilia's crew rescued msiny by- civniG. The end r«me with dramatic sucide-n tics-h. Tho v<^-scl on her bows for -pu instant, with wr'unded men, nursv\ doctov«. nnd >ailor-< o'.in «ivt o-. Th^v '.W dis:ipp--"-rL-d. Tlio Ln-ha^irj,, had lowered her boats and had thirties v>atod 'M tl'e rrts"nes wa«« herself inlneO soon iifti»«- AU of her crow were saved. Th 3 A^alia^ ma'-t'?. living itio 'Reel f)va-,^ wero <-ti)l visible wh«r» the British steam?: 1 Tr.neglos was cunk.