STRUCK THE MAGAZINE.
LIFE-SAVING IMPOSSIBLE. LONDON, October 18. Survivors from the Hawke state "that the torpedo must have struck the magazine. Fittings were sent flying by the explosion, which crumpled up the two decks. The Ilawke heeled over on her beam ends, and the lowering of rafts and boats was almost impossible, most of the boats being stove in as they were swung overboard. The captain was on the bridge when the ship was struck. His orders were promptly obeyed, and there was no sign of confusion. The weather was bitterly cold. After the disaster the periscope of the submarine was again s'eeu, indicating that a look-out was being kept for any cruisers coming to the Hawke's assistance. The rafts freed from the ship gradually drifted apart. A survivor from the engine room says: "The explosion sent us flying. One cylinder was wrecked, and the steam was escaping in scalding clouds. Bugles sounded the summons for everyone to remain at his post. The order to abandon ship quickly fojjowed."
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 218, 19 October 1914, Page 7
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169STRUCK THE MAGAZINE. Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 218, 19 October 1914, Page 7
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