The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-14
COMES IN PORT
ANOTHER GERMAN RAIDER STOPS
At NEWPORT News, VA.
DESTROYS 10 SHIPS

DESTROYS 10 Ships
Evad1ng Hostile Warships for Eight
Months Converted Cruiser Kron-
prinz Wilhelm Slips Past Gordon
Of Ships or Coast of Virginia and
Asks Help.
The German converted cruiser
Kronprinz Wilhelm, another Of those
elusive raiders Of commerce in the
South seas, slipped into the harbor Of
Newport News, Va, Sunday and ask
ed for fuel and provisions.
Many times reported destroyed, the
former North German Lloyd liner
evaded hostile warships for eight
months while she sent fifteen mer-3
chantmen to the bottom, and her Of,
fcers says she was forced. to steal her
way through "a feet Of four allied
cruisers off the coast in order to
reach the refuge.
eve got in without being seen by
the enemy, and we can get out the
same way" declared her command
er, Lieut.. Capt. Paul Thierfelder, for
merly navigating officer Of the Ger
man cruiser Kirlsruhe.
When she anchored of Old Point
the Wilhelm had less than twenty
five tens Of coal and scant provisions
for the crew of 500 men and 81 pris-r
oners from British merchant ships
sunk in the South Atlantic,
OF the frteen ships that the drab-a
painted 15,000-ton cruiser came with Z
with a record Of capturing, fourteen
Of them sunk, nine were British, four
French and one Norwegian. The Brit
ish ship Chasehill, captured, was al
lowed to proceed, taking to shore
more than 800 prisoners from pre-
vious raids. The value Of these ships
and their cargoes officers Of the VIII
helm estimated at $4,000, 900.
7 Since she slipped out Of New York
harbor, August 8 last, as a German
merchant and passenger steamer, the
Wilhelm never touched land and took
$50 prisoners from various vessels
destroyed.
Most of these were sent to South
American ports on German ships
which met the raider in response to
wireless calls. The 81 now on board,
who will be landed, are British sail
ors taken from steamships lamar, de-
stroyed March 25, and !Coleby, de- (
stroyed March 27 last. The toll OF
destruction credited to the Prinz Viii
helm included the following vessels:
Destination. and cargo of vessels
sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser
Kronprinz Wilhelm:
British steamer Indian Prince,
Capt. Gray, from Bahia fer New York
with coffee and cocoa and five pessen-
gers. Thirty-two officers and men,
Sunk September 4, 1914.
British steamer Lacorrentlna,
Capt -, from LaPIatte for Lon
don With five 5,600,009 pounds-meat.
Twenty-six passengers, 95 officers and
crew. Sunk October Z, 1914.
French bark Union, Capt. Gregorte,
from Port Talbot for Valparaiso with
'3,100 tons coal. Twenty-four officers
and crew. Sunk October %, 1914.
French bark Anne deBritagne,
Capt. Picard, from Fredrikstad for
Sydney and Newcastle with cargo
wood. Twenty-four officers and crew.:
Sunk November 21, 1914.
- British steamer Bellevue, Capt.
Robertson, from Liverpool for South
America with 1000 tons coal. Sunk
December 4, 1914 Thirty-four OIL
GERS and crew.
French steamer Mont Agel,. Capt.
-, from Marseilles for South
America, in ballast. Thirty-two OIL
GERS and crew. Sunk December 4,
1914. .
British steamer Hemisphere, Capt.
from Hull for Rosario, with
5000 tons of coal. Twenty-six Off
GERS and crew. Sunk December 2S,
1914.
British steamer Potario, Capt
--, Liverpool for South America,
in ballast. Forty-seven officers and
crew. Sunk January 10, 1915.
British steamer Highland Brae,
Capt. -, London for Beunos Aires,
with meat and shoes. Fifty passen-
gers and 81 officers and crew. Sunk
January "A, 1915.
British schooner Wilfred NJ, Capt.
Parks, St. Johns for Bahia, with fish
and potatoes. Seven officers and
crew. Sunk January IA, 1915.
Norwegian sailing ship Semantha,
Capt. Halversen, Linnton for Fal-
mouth, with cargo wheat: Twenty
three officers and crew. Sunk Feb
ruary 5, 1915.
French passenger steamer Guada-
loupe, Capt. Jasseau, Beunos Aires
for Bordeaux, with general cargo.
One hundred and forty-three passen-
gfers. One hundred and fifty officers
and crew. Sunk February %, 1915.
British steamer lamar, Capt. -.
Santos. for Savre, with $4,000 sacks
coffee. Thirty-three officers and crew.
Sunk March 25, 1915.
British steamer Coleby, Capt.
Creighton, Rosario for st. Vincent;
with cargo wheat. Twenty-elght ON
GERS and crew. Sunk March 27, 1915.
The British steamer Chasehill was
stopped February %, 1915, and after
privisions had been reQuisitioned by
the German cruiser, she was allowed
to proceed with 800 prisoners trans
ferred to her from the Konprin7 Will
helm.
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