Show KARlSRUHE REPORTED SUNK SUM IN BATTlE BAffLE OFF GRENADA MONTREAL Quo Que Jan 12 A A detailed description on of ot a naval battie battle bat bat- tle tie off Grenada British West Indies Is given In a letter lottor received here bera today today to to- day from an eyewitness who assorts asserts that In his opinion the German cruiser ser Karlsruhe to took k part pari and was sunk The letter letter- was dated Grenada Dec December Decem m ber 3 S an and the writer THer asserts at that after the battle a u u. life lire buoy camo came ashore marked S M M. r S. S together with th go and barrels and foodstuffs He Me further t writes that t fishermen ha had 3 brought the news that they had seen dead bodies floating boating In the vicinity o 0 ol the he be battle battle bat bat- tle tie numbers of candles marked k kaiser kaUer ller light bight ht boots with feet teet In them helmets and other wreckage Tho The letter was ae mL mode made e public by the toe Montreal Gazette and was received b by a member of ot tho the Gazette staff from one of ot hit his friends at Grenada The letter latter says fays While at m my house houe on a ridge overlooking overlooking overlooking over over- looking the Ute sea north of or Grenada I 1 witnessed witnessed wit wit- a naval engagement which was as undoubtedly carried on between more mor than two warships ar The action lasted basted as asfar asfar astar far tar an as I observed from rom 7 1 to 11 p. p m. m As the darkness Increased ase It wa was quite apparent when broadsides of or projectiles exploded within seconds of ot each other otheron on either elther side within a a. range o of tour four to six miles I did not hear the explosion of ot If the shells but the tight fight was too tar far tarawa away awa- Nobody In 61 St t. t Patricks Patrick's appeared to have noticed what had happen happened Whether hether heth r tho the government knew of oC the engagement or not th they certainly censored cen cen- all all aU news aa as regards 9 It U. Six da lays days e afterwards I was Voas confirmed In m my opinion b by the fact tact that Sauteurs fishermen fishing In the channel channel chan chan- nd nel brou brought ht In news that th they y had found dead bodies floating In the water together tos-eth- tos er cr with numberless candles marked Kaiser Light a a. sample of which I f send nd you ou as a 0 Christmas card also boots with feet teet In them helmets pieces of oC wreckage wreckage wreck wreck- age etc On my portion of ot an Island called cabled Isle of ot a a. life buo buoy came ashore marked S M. M R S Karlsruhe and anS besides s wreckage and barrels of or foodstuffs I 1 Iam Iam am the lucky possessor of Qt an officers officer's sword which came camo ashore wrapped d up carefully In oilcloth All this confirms mj my conviction that not only did a an engagement occur but i that tho the dreaded Karlsruhe luis has been sunk I |