Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-01-19 | Page 6 | Tells of Fight with the Emden

TELLS OF FIGHT WITH THE EMDEN Portland, Ore.. Jan. 18 Bearing visible marks of her recent encounter with the German cruiser Emden, since destroyed, the British steamer Cran-ley Cran-ley arrived tonight, nineteen days lrorn Mojl, Japan, to load a cargo of supplies donated by the people of Oregon for tbe relief of Belg-ium Captain Alexander Henderson her master, brought a thrilling story of his one-sided battle with the Emden and of the Emden's fight with a Russian cruiser, which was sunk. The attack occurred at the port of Pe-aang Pe-aang Straits of Malay, where the steamer was lying at anchor, with some French and Russian cruisers and torpedo boats Just at dawn the Emden. disguised by the addition of a fake funnel, steamed into port, and, circling within a hundred yards of the Cranley, fired upon her Oue shot went through the steamer's galley, gal-ley, while another pierced her hull about four feet above the water line and rlchochetted up through the deck and pilot house The craft was also hit by shrapnel. The Cranley's second engineer was wounded, but recovered. After attacking the Cranley, the Emden began firing on a Russian cruiser and soon destroyed it, although al-though the latter made some resistance. resist-ance. Captain Henderson and his crew aided in picking up the Russian sailors, twenty of whom had been wounded The Emden crossed out to sea and escaped.