EMDEN'S LAST DAY.
HER CAPTAIN'S REPORT. THE CASUALTY LIST. (Keceived November 28, 8,55 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, November 27. Captain von Muller, lately of the Emden, has cabled to Berlin as follows: .. <' Our marksmanship at first was good, but soon the Sydney's heavy guns gained the upper hand, inflicting heavy losses. We ran short of ammunition, and "were obliged to cease firing. Though our steering gear was damaged, we tried to get within torpedo range, but failed. Our funnels' were destroyed, greatly influencing our speed, and therefore we went full speed on to the reef. Six officers, four warrant officers, and 93 men were killed, and one non-commissioned officer and seven men were seriously wounded.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 253, 28 November 1914, Page 9
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113EMDEN'S LAST DAY. Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 253, 28 November 1914, Page 9
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