New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-05
GOLD ship SPED
in THICKEST FOG
TheKronprinzessin Cecilie
Makes Bar Harbor At
ter Long Run.
REpAINTED TUNNELS
TO AVOID DETECTION
Passengers Ignorant Of Destina'
tIon Several Days After Cap
tain Changes Course.

Bar Hsrbor, Me, Aug. 4.-The North
German Lloyd steamer kronprinfess'h
Ceeilie, carrying sll,5oO,oOo in Soid'
and for whose safety her owners hao
feared ever since she sailed from New
York for Bremen last Tuesday, arrived
in the harbor here carly to-day.
The vessel dropped anchor here AZ o
o'clock this morning after forced run
Of four days. With her cargo OF goIG
and silver, consigned 20 French ano
English bankers, the KronprlnzesS,lh
Cecilie has constituted probably the
finest sea prize ever open 20 capture
As she crept along the Name cosss
and into the harbor under the cover or
night every portfolio was oiAhAe'eS
with canvas, so that not CLEAN OF
light BETRAYED her whereabouts, while
her four stout tunnels had been tipped
with black so that she resembied an
English steamship.
CAPTAIN Charles Polsck reported that
on Sunday he had intercepted wire
less message from one French vessel
20 another giving warning Of the Cecl-
lies proximity, but under the protec-
ton Of q providentisl fog the liner es-
capped. III -.
The hronprinzesSin Ceceine ieic
New York on Tuesday, July 70. bouho
for Bremen via Plymouth snd Cher,,
boure, with $50 first class, 40 SECOND
class and 736 steeragc passengers
About a third of the first class are
Germans, who sailed TO anticipate the
war crisis whose sudden precipitation
drove them back TO America. Most OF
the others are Americans.
Changed Course Friday.
Friday night. while q dance was in
progress, one of the passengers noticed
that the position Of the moon had un..
sceoun.ably shifted 20 the port side OF
the shin. Before the significance OF
this was realized the captain called the
men into the smoking room.
gentlemen" he said, war has been
declared between England, France, Ter
many and Austria; we are gong PACK
10 America. We have enough coal ior
cur return. and it is my earnest nope
that VIC shall not be intercepted py lor-
eign war vessels"
There was nervous laughter, sp-
plause, osths. congratulations protests'
which gave way to q grave state Oh APP
nrobension "a the seriousness of the
situation became apparent. ACCORDING
=, the ship's log. she was then at 46:4o
north latitude. 30:21 west Longitude.
n two days she could have doeked at
ElyHneuth. - e
A rroup Of fnsnciers on board Of
fered 70 buv the ship and sail her
under American colors. But 70 all pro-
nosaIs the captain replied that his duty
was spelled by his orders from Bremen,
which instructed him TO turn back ana
save his ship. There was stampede
Tor the wireless, but tho captain an"
po,,nced that no messages would De
scnt for fear of betrsying the snip
location.
The American port which the captain
would try 10 make was matter LOT
countless speculation. 1t was not I'M
til the passengers awoke this morn
inr in sight of the green Maine hills
that the liners destination became GER
tain. For two nights, with her head
and side lights cxtinguished and every
other illumination blotted out with can,
vas. the Kronprinzessln Cecihe plungeG
through the fog with unredueed speed
and without sounding her FOG norm
Passengers Alarmed.
Captsin Polsck's explanation 70
delegation Of passengers, who protested
against fast running under such con
ditions, was that it was his motive u
save his ship from capture. He added
that he did not consider the DANCE
appreciable, as he was not on the usua
psth For time the protest agsins
what the passengers looked upon as |
disposition on the part of the captain
10 risk their lives threatened to TAX
the form Of written demand that h
reduce the speed of the ship. Thu
captains only concession was to sount
| the fog horn.
When the vessel steamed safely intt
Bar Harbor to-day he received Ions
line of passengers, who congratulated
him on bis achievement. Captain Pol
ack is q lieutenant commander OF th'
German naval reserve.
Captain Polsck, while waiting sd