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[Page 85]
1915
the Stokehold hands to greater efforts, was pushed through the furnace doors on to the fires & burnt. It was also said that the Captain of "Gneisnau" told his ships company that anybody could haul down the Ensign if they wished to do so, but they had little time, for they were sunk a minute afterwards. The "Glasgow" (who had also fought against these same German cruisers off Valparaiso on November 5th) in company with "Cornwall", accounted for the "Leipzic", the "Glasgow" constantly getting in the way of "Cornwall" in her anxiety to avenge the loss of "Good Hope" & "Monmouth". "Kent" sunk "Nurnberg" after a long chase, during which "Kent" had her wireless gear shot away, & was thus out of communication for many hours. German survivors stated that the British lyddite shells created terror & panic on board the German ships. Attempts were made to save many survivors by throwing ropes to them, but many were so exhausted & stiff with the cold water that they were unable to hold on. The German losses amounted to about 2000 lives lost, & the British casualties were 20 killed and 100 wounded. The Port Stanley hospital was almost unable to cope with the extraordinary demand made upon it. The German armed merchantman "Seydlitz" which escaped, was said to have 1100 Reservists on board. These were collected in South America & were interned to reinforce the German troops in German South