Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-04

coal for our return home and 1t is my
earnest hope that we shall not be in
t%ercepted by foreign war vessels"
Two Days From Plymouth
Theer was nervous laughter, ap-
plause, congratulations, protests.
which I'VE way to a grave state of
apprehension as the seriousness of the
situation became apparent. Electric
lights weer turned off and the ship
was covered from PROV to stern in a
shroud of canvas. This smothered
whatever beams of light escaped
through chinks in the stateroom win
dows. According to the ships log,
she was then within two days of Ply
mouth.
A g&roup of fnanciers on board Of
fered to buy the ship and sail her I'M
der American colors, but to all pro-
posals the captain replied that his uty
was spelled by his orders from Bremen
which instructed him to turn back and
save his ship. There was a stampede
for the wireless, but the captain an
nounced that no messages would be
sent for fear of betraying the ships
location.
The American port which the cap
tain would try to make was a matter
for unlimited speculation. 1t was not
ullll the pdSStnSeTS aWOhe InlS norm
ing in sight of the green Maine hills
that the liners destination became
certain.
Proceeded Without Lights
For two nights, with her head and
side lights eX~tinguished and every
other illumination blotted out with
canvas, the KronprinZessin Cecilie
plunged through the fog with unre-
duced speed mad without sounding her
fog horn. a..
Captain Polack's explanation to a
delegation of passengers who protest
ed against fast running under such
conditions was that it was his motive
to save his ship from capture. He
added tina he did not consider the
danger appreciable as he was not on
the usual path.
The captains only concession was to
sound the fog horn.
When the vessel steamed safely into
Bar Harbor to-day he received a long
line of passengers. who congratulated
him on his achievement. Captain Pc
lack is n ACCOMPLISHMENTS in the
German naval reserves.
At 2 o'clock to-day the ship was
waiting the arrival of boarding officers.
Among tho passengers were Con-
gresham A. ]. B~archfeld, of Pennsyl-
Ivania; Aichard Bartholdt, of Missouri;
c. Ledyard Blair, of New York; Gov
ernor Charles r. Miller, of Delaware.
Afraid to Leave Port
Captain Polack aid he was awaiting
advices from his line offices in New
York.
this ship to New York from here with
safety" he said. ITO avoid foreign
vessels we should have to keep within
the three-mile limit, and to accom-
plish this, h ship would have to be
built like a conoe. We have reached
an American port in safety and that
was more tina I had dared to hope.
We have been in almost constant dan
ger of capture, n we IAN consider
ourselves extremely lucky to have
come out so well.
81 know l have been criticised for
making too great speed under bad
weather conditions. but s have not
wilfully endangered the lives of the
passengers. | would rather have lost
the whole ship and cargo than have
any such risk. OF course,
aside from this consideration, my own
aim a been to save my ship and my
cargo from capture.
81 have not been acting on my own
initiative, but under orders from the
North German Lloyd in Bremen, and
although I am an officer in the Ger
man navy, my duty has been to the
steamship line"
Colonel G.. F. b. Cobbett, an English
military officer, whose chagrin at not
being able to join the army was ap-
parent to every one on board, was one
of the few English on the ship. There
were a number of German officers.
Oral duels and miniature international
warfare in the smoking room helDe
to divert the minds of the passengers,
who were inclined to misgivings.
Betting Was Even
To some sleep was impossible. The
dark fnUpV NIGHTS yrara 1Ann Hrfnfl.
until this mornings sun burned it's
way through the mist that has hung
over the North Atlantic.
The pool on the time of arrival in.
Plymouth was changed to gambling
on the American port into which the
ship would go Last night the bet
ting was even on landing on the New
England coast.
Governor Miller, of Delaware, be-
lieved Newport would be the landing
place; then New York began to be a
favorite. Boston, Portland and ports
as far south as Hampton Roads also
figured. Meanwhile the captain
shrugged his shoulders and was nom
committal.
1t took several of the ships officers
to restrain passengers from crowding
into the small launches that came to
the ships side this morning. A man
who managed to get a newspaper from
WV VI - lobAANilNo was oil bul
mobbed.
Colony All Astir
The little village of Bar Harbor
with its summe colony was all astir
before its usual hour to witness the
unprecedented spectacle of a big ocean
liner anchored just off shore. The
smokestacks, painted by the crew the
morning after the Cecilie turned on
her course, led the inhabitants of the
village to think that by some strange
chance the Olympic had wandered into
port; then word went around that it
was the missing Cecilie with the ia
nous cargo of gold, and curiosity be-
came feverish.
Enterprising persons began running
launches to the ship, but none was
allowed to board her. They topped
long enough, however, to shout greet
ings and the latest news to those on
board.
German Aeroplane Drops