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Show GERMAN CRUISER KARLSRUHE SUNK Eye-Witness of Naval Engagement Engage-ment Off Grenada, Tells of Naval Battle. BUOY FLOATS ASHORE Mark "S. M. S. Karlsruhe" and "Kaiser Light" on Wreckage Wreck-age Confirms Belief of Disaster. Montreal, Quebec, an. 12. A detailed de-tailed description of a naal battle off Grenada, British West Indies, is given in a letter received here from an eye-witness, who asserts that, in his opinion, the German cruiser Karlsruhe took part and was sunk. The letter was dated Grenada. December De-cember and the writer asserts that after the battle a life buoy cam ashore marked "S. M. S Karlsruhe," together with wreckage and bam I-and I-and foodstuffs. He further writes that fishermen had brought the news that they had seen dead bodies floating' float-ing' in the vicinity of the battle numbers num-bers of candles marked "Kaiser Light." hoots with feet in them, helmets hel-mets and other wreck..-' The letter was made public by the Montreal Gazette and was received by a member of the Gazette staff from one of his friends at Grenada. The letter suvs: Witnessed Naval Engagement. "While at my house on a ridge overlooking over-looking the sea sorth of Grenada. I witnessed a naval engagement, which was undoubtedly carried on between more than two warships. The action lasted as far as I observed from 7 o'clock p. m.. to 11 p. m. As the darkness increased. It was quite apparent ap-parent when broadsides of projectiles exploded within seconds of each other on either side, within a range of four to six miles. I did uot hear the implosion im-plosion oi-tlre shells, as the fight was too far away Nobody In St Patricks appeared to bav noticed what bad happened. Whether tie-government tie-government knew of the engagement or not, they certainly censored all news as regards it. "Six days afterwards I was confirmed con-firmed in my opinion by the fact Lhs Sauteurs Hhennen, fishing In tii Carriacon channel, brought in newe that they had found dead bodies floating float-ing In tbe water together with numberless num-berless candles marked "Kaiser light" (a sample of which I send you as B Christmas card also boots with feel in them, helmets, pieces of wreckage, wreck-age, etc. , Life Buoy Floats Ashore. "On my portion of an island called Isle of Iihondre a life buoy C8 ) ashore marked "8 M S. Karlsruhe," and besides wreckage and barrels of foodntuffs. I am the lucky possessor of an officer's sword, which came ashore wrapped carefully In oilcloth. "All this confirms by conviction that not only did an engagement occur, oc-cur, but that the dreaded Karlsruhe i has been sunk." The Karlsruhe last was d Nnitelj heard from on October when she captured the Lamjwrt and Holt lini r VanDyck. The VanDyck was the seventeenth vessel that had been caught by the German cruiser. No vessels, so far as Is known, have been captured by the Karlsruhe since October Octo-ber 28 The British admiralty has made an announcement concerning the reported report-ed sinking of the Karlsruhe. Heretofore Here-tofore the admiralty has been prompt to announce any disaster to German warships. |