BATTLESHIP SINKS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11594, 12 January 1916, Page 1

BATTLESHIP SINKS.

END OF KING E WARD VIL EFFORTS TO SAVE VESSEL FAIL. By Telegraph-—Pre*« Association—Copyright. (Received January 13, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 11. A survivor of the battleship King Edward VII. states that the disaster occurred on Thursday at eleven in the morning. The weather.was moderate and the wind high. All doors were closed, and tho shock extinguished all lights. It was some time before other lights were going. Nevertheless, every boat was out within half an hour. Meanwhile a collier came up and

I began to to;.v the battleship. An hour I later four destroyers responded to wirei ; less appeals, and took licr in tow, but ; heavy seas sprang up. rendering towing '• difficult, and clangorous. First one I Hawser and then mother parted, until ! rsll were gone. | The captain, ;u throe o'clock, seeing | that it was hopeless to save the ship, j ordered every man to save himself, and j at the same time ordered the dostroyj ers to stand alongside. The h takers remained .at their posts until the last, keeping the dynamos going. I ! All wore'got off safely by six o'clock, j and the captain left the bridge at 7.30. i ! Ten minutes later the battleship dis- ! appeared. There was an entire .absence. i of panic, tho 1 officers setting a splendid j example.