Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-12

mouse and made sworn statements OF
circumstances attending the sinking OF
me snip January rs last off the Plate
collector Hamilton took the state
ments. and also prepared Il Joint sum
mary OF conditions. which the members
al the crew signed TO he forwarded Ia
Washington tomorrow They wore
not made public.
There was no conflict OF testimony
. by the members OF the crew as To The
circumstances surrounding tn. ,lo.,ruc-
tlon or tho Frye" said Collector II,mu-
ton tonight "All were in lin. vi,b
I me details given by Captain Ki.hno
+, master of the snip. VINO has said ,b,,
. MS ship was blown up with her cargo
: OF wheat for Queenstown after The
ere" had been warned to board In.
{ German cruiser"
All but two Organizers of the Frvc's
crew leii ihc..4t.ii.l. Friedrich to-dn,
lheE We're German subjects. Charles
Frank and Robert Roege. who wcr.
, "e'u oE commander Thcrichens be
cause of eligibility for scrvic. il, ,;,,
t''''' arms These men made no re-
Guest TO come to American son viii
ingly remained on board Inc ri,.,
friedrich. and were pressed into sor-
vice.
Members OF the crew OF the Frve and
ofhcers or other sunk"n shirs ,o.pisn,
revealed more thrilling stories OF ,bo
r'tci frledrich's marine wrcckinr ra
: rccr captain j. Wcdgewood. Of m.
hrllish steamship Wlciby. sunk Fen.
. ruary 70. leaned against the ,narbl,
side or the United states cus,o,,-housa
I ana described how lac nurrowlv ,nisS.G
. SINKING the Eitcl Friedrich vim 49,,
crew and scores OF his own coun,rv,n.,
VINO had been captured before
ALMOST SENDS GERMAN
no noTrOM or OCEAN
The German ship was almos, on rs
before we discovered her" saId c,.r,.i,
: Wedscwood we were Euiu., lull snc,d
ahchd ana IN" Friedrich was coming
. fun speed, about to ram MS hrondsid.
she holsted "A signal for us 10 s,ou
kept right on, but swrrved and tried In
claw around her to get by / soon saw
Ttpere was no chance. for the Fr!edricb
aaiso swerN"d toward oar stern In.
sstantly ! saw my chanc, Ia ram ne,
I. and gave tho order. Reverse he on.
gines and give cuI he'll Tor all you.,4
:. worth.
II thought had her we wcr. som
; going fun speed astcrn. and {, scemeI
!. we could not fail 10 strike we save
s5meH ana women Wildly molioninr
They seemed hystcrtcal Little did
7, know that there We're British. French
.tand Russian prisoners aboard !, onI~
q thouEht Of the chance to ram and sini,
: the enemy ana iake 10 sea IN our own
}yboats rather than take chanc. q, res.
q cue after the collision But tb, ri,u
s Friedrich missed tho crash by only n
y few yards"
: Yes" spoke up = f. Dohbiur mas.
= ter OF the British ship MARY Ada Sbor,
which had been sunk two aays ,..fn,a
g and while You were doing mat / va.
J. leaving through one OF The Fri.i.frb'.
sportholes. sure YOU were soiue IN M,
us. measured the poI, and ,ald -
Z. myself 9. when she hits can iumr
13through this; he's going 20 SIM, nc So
5as death But he nidr't STINK us"
Jack Macy, Of the crew 81 ia. r,rr.
!. told OF the sinking OF me Treacr
!, Floride. she was fun Uc eanrnnarno
= and other wines. and gov shoula Nv.
J. seen her burn. Tie Fricarich .ica,n.d
s,away and came back two hours -,
when she broke ont bright agar, .rh.r
eve scootcd, for the Frlcdrirh was afrai1
-sof the glare aud had heard th. ,,,Irr.
Z less OF Il British warsh!p not far away
= Other officers and men told how ,b.v
,snad signed papers not 10 unrttcin,,,
further n. the war against Gcrynn ~
OF the understanding that h.y wer,
TO be placed aboard neutral sni,e
y I'VE sighted thirty-eight r.i,,ra
+ ships. but not one was spoken Nv -,
Z Eitel Friedrich sall Captain k.nr ~