Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-09-22 | Page 9 | Koenigsberg Easily Bests British Cruiser in Battle

KOENIGSBERG EASILY BESTS BRITISH CRUISER IN BATTlE BAffLE CAPETOWN Union Union of oC South Africa Sept 22 Further Further details have been ob obtained obtained obtained ob- ob here of ot tho the naval action In the tho harbor of Zanzibar last Sunda Sunday morning when tho the British cruiser Pe Pegasus aus under unde command of oC Capt John A. A h was attacked and put out of action by br tho the German cruiser Koenigsberg erg It seems that tho the Koenigsberg ap approached approached ap- ap Zanzibar harbor at full tull speed at C ti a n. n m. m Sunday She disabled a a. patrol bolt bO boat t with three shots and then opened fro fire on the tho Pegasus Her lIer shooting wa waver was ver very accurate She commenced filing at yards closing In to The Pegasus replied with all her ller guns un but her artillery was disabled 1 In fifteen fifteen fir fir- teen minutes When hen hen her fire ceased there thero came a n lull of ot five after aCter which the Koenigsberg again opened fire for an another another an- an other quarter of or an nn hour The Pegasus was unable to reply Nearly all the fas- fas on board the British boat occurred at It her guns and on oa her ber upper deck She was badly injured on the water waterline waterline line and listed h heavily Her flag was shot away awny twice but each time it was raised again and antI held up by her ma ma- rines Apparently little or no damage lama e was sustained sustained sustaIned sus sus- b by tho the Koenigsberg