The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-23
WITH COUNT AT HELM
GERMAN CRUISER GAZELLE
STEAMED INTO PORT.
KAISER'S MEN ON DECK.
VESSEL WAS GAILY LIGHTED LAST
NIGHT.

All Told There Are 25o Men Aboard
GazeIIe, of Whom 100 Are Sailors
Count oriOIa Is I'm Command of
Cruiser-Omcers and Men Given
Passes TO Come Ashore and Made
Merry During EveniAg-The Ga
zeIIe Turned Around Prettily in
the River-VNiI Remain Here Until
Tomorrow.
The German armored cruiser Gazelle
arrived from Charleston late yester-
day afternoon and locked at the Sea-
boards terminals opposite the City
Exchange She was gaily lighted last
night, and to all in the harbor was
plainly a visitor not often seen here.
All told there are go men aboard the
Gazelle. of whom 120 are sailors, and
the others officers, engineers and at
taches of the vessel. Count Oriola is
in command and Lieut.. Turk is first
officer, there being six officers all told
Two engineers, a physician and sur
geon are also aboard. Another otfi-
Ger aboard of special importance to the
men is the paymaster.
AS the ship slowly steamed up the
river she attracted the attention of
everybody along the water front.
The news of her coming had gone
abroad long before she was more than
a dim outline down the river and hun
dreds gathered in the windows over
looking the river and with marine
glasses watched her progress to her
dock.
When just opposite the Cotton Ex-
change the starboard anchor was let
go and the vessel slowly swung around
with the tide giving an excellent view
10 all in the vicinity of her graceful
lines When she was in the desired po-
sition, with her head facing seward
Il boat was lowered and cables from
bow and stern carried ashore and made
fast, after which the anchor was hove
UP.
1t was a subject of comment among
the watchers and an illustration of the
care and neatness that are so marked
a feature of a warship that as the an
Choir was slowly brought in a seaman
stood by with a hose and washed off
anchor chain and anchor. and, after
ward the side of the ship where the
muddy water had dripped.
Soon after the Gazelle locked per-
mits were issued freely, and squads Of
her men came ashore to visit the city,
coming over in the ships boats, row.
boats, the ferry and such other craft
as were available. Owing to her late
arrival the cruiser was not visited by
many from the city, though it Is prob
able she will be generally viewed to-
day, as the first vessel of the German
navy to visit this port in recent years.
Lieut.. Boost and Lieut.. Won Reen-
berg, officers Characteristic of the
stalwart type to be seen aboard Ger
maR vessel were aboard and in COM
mand when the Gazelle was visited by
a Morning News man shortly after she
docked. There is hospitality aboard
in keeping with the magnificence of
the vessel She is armed with thirty
guns, including ten 6-inch rapid-fire.
ten 2-inch rapid fire, four Maxim rifles
and six torpedo guns.
The Germans have two cruisers on
the American station, one on the east
and the other on the west coast. The
Gazelle has been out from the mother
country a year and a half, and during
this time she has been cruising along
the coast and to the various islands.
She recently visited Halifax. She will
remain at her present dock until she
departs, on Wednesday, unless it is
decided in the meantime to remain
longer. From Savannah she will re-
turn to Charleston, and after a short
stay there will work her way on up
the coast to Newport News and Hamp-
ton Roads.
For the past several weeks few YES
sells have been in port, and there are
few now: There is not one flying the
German flag, though the larger foreign
steam and sail traders to Savannah are
of this class During the cotton ex-
porting season German steamships for
all the ports of Europe may be seen at
the different wharves. 1t is an incident
that the Gazelle does not find a single
vessel flying the Kaiser's flag in port
However. the large representation of
Germans in Savannah's population are
sure to find special interest in the visit
of the GaZelle, and the chances are she
will be seen to-day by hundreds.
Throughout she is lighted with cleo
tricity, and has all modern conven-
fences for the health, comfort and
training of the large number aboard.