October 5, 1914
And today we commemorated the 100th anniversary:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=2907
In his letters to the British Parliament, our Governor (equivalent of Canada's Governor General) said our Prime Minister was ready to sink two ships and block the Narrows to protect the city from the Dresden, and that every man, woman, and child was ready to fight should it go any further here. Basically just telling them not to worry about us, which is a cute sentiment, however unnecessary.