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Show CREW OF TRAWLER WITNESS BATTLE FOLLOWING RAID (SrvrUI r:Mc by Arrangonwut With t.unaoii Dally Tel-stlJiph n4 International News Service.) .-rt lie,. 17. Tbe, steam trawler Cassandra arrived at Hull tonight bringing bring-ing a storv of the naval engagement which followed the raid on the east coast. The Cassandra was caught between German vessels and the pursuing British cou-id''on One of the crew said: "When' we, were thirtv miles off Scarborough Scar-borough we distinctly lieard rumblings which we took to be thunder. The sound died away and we continued our llslnng. Reiween 'if and 11 o'clock we were surmised sur-mised to see eight or nine warships ap-nroachlng ap-nroachlng at full speed. Wo heard shots lied and discovered that they were Ger- man vessels steaming southeast by east. "One of" the large battleships passed so cloe to us that we could see those on board Thev were all at the guns, which were being lired rapidly. A destroyer acting act-ing on signal from one of the larger vessels ves-sels came almost within hailing distance. Wc' thought every moment would be our lav when suddenly the destroyer. In reply to another signal from the battleship, turned and left us alone. "Shells were now dropping round a "Out and we heard the hissing of those whlcb passed 'overhead. One of them Just missed our mast. "When the vessels had got well awa the British squadron came in sight, firing as it came. The fleets were about ten miles apart. Wo heard firing for fully half an hour and later on saw some of the British vessels return. "We never had such a. terrifying experience." ex-perience." the fisherman concluded. The crew of the trawler was greatly relieved re-lieved when the skipper decided to come to Hull. |