For hours Capt.  Voorham of the Flora and Capt.  Berkhout of the Titan, caring nothing for risks of mines and submarines, cruised over the scene of the disaster, and the gallant Dutch seamen were rewarded by the rescue of 400 survivors.

Capt.  Voorham, who landed all the survivors at Muiden, says: 

“We left Rotterdam early Tuesday.  In the North Sea we saw a warship, which proved to be the Cressy.  Not long afterward I saw her keel over, break in two and disappear.  Our only thought then was to save as many survivors as possible.  When we got to the spot where she disappeared boats approached us and we began to get the men in them aboard.  It was a very difficult undertaking, as the survivors were exhausted and we were rolling heavily.

“We also lowered our own boats and picked up many from the wreckage.  All were practically naked and some were so exhausted that they had to be hauled aboard with tackle.  Each as he recovered at once turned to help my small crew to save others.  Later I saw the Titan approaching and signaled for help.

“One man was brought aboard with his legs broken.  It was touching to see how tenderly his mates handled him.

“Presently the British destroyers approached.  A survivor on my ship signaled with his arms that he was on a friendly ship, and the warships passed on.

“Among those saved were two doctors, who worked hard to help the exhausted men.  One man died after they had tried artificial respiration for an hour.

“My men collected all the clothes and blankets on board and gave them to the survivors, and the cook was busy getting hot coffee and other food for my large party of guests.

“By 11:30 we had picked up all the survivors we could see.  Soon after we saw German submarines, and, thinking it best to get to the nearest port, called here.”

Remember that Capt.  Voorham had only a comparatively small ship and a crew of only seventeen and realize the splendid work he did.

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German Story of the Heligoland Fight

[Special Correspondence of THE NEW YORK TIMES.]

LONDON, Sept. 8.—­Copies of the Berliner Tageblatt have been received here containing the German account of the recent naval battle off Heligoland between British and German vessels.

“Regarding the sinking of torpedo boat V-187,” says the Tageblatt account, “an eyewitness says the small craft fought heroically to the bitter end against overwhelming odds.  Quite unexpectedly the V-187 was attacked by a flotilla of English destroyers coming from the north.  Hardly had the first shot been fired when more hostile destroyers, also submarines, arrived and surrounded the German craft.

“The V-187, on which, in addition to the commander, was the flotilla chief, Capt.  Wallis, defended itself to the utmost, but the steering gear was put out of business by several shots, and thus it was impossible to withdraw from the enemy.  When the commander saw there was no further hope, the vessel was blown up so as not to fall into the enemy’s hands.  But even while she sank the guns not put out of action continued to be worked by the crew till the ship was swallowed up in the waves.  The flotilla commander, as well as Commander Lechler, was lost, besides many of the crew.