Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-11

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Ing brown overheard fast enough q
sui The German skipper Tor be- sen
mo half hundred 81 his men aboar'
room aflcrward and the work went on
for hours without interruption How
ever. II waa slow al best and ! WA
Informed about o'clock the mex
morning that my ship would bc SEN
10 the bottom. which was done
Goes Aboard Cruiser.
1T was originally the Intention OF
the German captain TO leave enough
of the cargo IN the hold Of the shin
for ballast That part Of the grain
was ~ be rendered useless by salt
water AZ soon az I WIS Informed
thar my ship was 60 be sent 10 the
bottom J. my wife ana two boys, and
the crew. made for the German
cruiser in our boats.
we we're taken aboard ana shown
every courtesy throughout the re-
malnder Of the voyage
For two weeks before making this
port the German ship molcstcd mo-
chips of any kind and always avoid
"a them, not wishing 10 give the Eng
iish cruiser any wind of her utcua
lions She proceeded SLOWLY up the
coast an lights that were not out
being carefully shaded
English Warshlps Near.
Last night while nearing the capcs
the wireless apparatus on board the
Eltol informed us that there were
Tour English wnrshipa In our imme-
date vicinity. two Of which seemed
very close. However We cludcd
them and made this port Ia safety"
An officer on the German cruiser
stated that % black hulk was seen in
The darkness about the time the wire
less gave notice OF the proximity of
the English men Of war Many
We're OF the opinion that It was one
Of the English ships
Captain Kiehne, asked about other
matters, said
THE lsitel sent three ships to the
bottom on the kaisers birthday the
day on which the American bark was
oycrhnuled"
Skipper wife Frightened
The William +. Frye OF Bath.
Maine. was owned by the Arthur Sc
wall company When 0verhauled by
the German cruiser she was bound
from Seattle TO Queenstown with al
cargo Of wheat for orders The skip (
porE wife said today she and the
children were frightened when over
taken by the German cruiser but
TINT her fears We're allayod when she
went aboard the cruiser. the officers
ana men making every effort TO give
them all possible comforts
AZ soon as the Prinz Eltcl Fried !
rich had anchored here Collector |
Hamilton and aides visited the ship !
aud flrst-class passengers from the
French passenger steamer Floridc, !
together with the captains Of the
eight destroyed vessels. were brought I
60 Newport News. with them were
several officers OF the German vessel. !
among them the chief poymastor, |
August Lousaeau
Found little In Pacific
The final order the paymastcr took !
10 the shin tonight from Collector
Hamilton was the instruction to the
commander that the ship could only
remain In port for repairs 10 such an
extent as to make her aooworthy UNI
less she intcrns The German pay
master also carried word that Amer
lean officers would make fun inquiry
~ Commander Thierlohens tomorrow
Of his sinking Of the American sail
ing vessel
Asked why the Etcl Friedrich left
the Pacific, Paymaster Lousscau said
because we found little to do. We
were after merchantmen and for
days we cruised about aud saw moth
ing. when We reached the south
Atlantic we had better luck. We
were surprised not to find British /
Warshps IN the Atlantic N Is true
We heard British wireless talking and I
We were glad OF that because unul
fourteen DAYS ago We had no news /
Then VIZ got considerable from Brit I
ish wireless. but the trouble was IL /
was an from the English side
Worked All Alone.
The German officer expressed sur /
Prise that any Of the cruiser En- /
denis crew had reached shore and /
disclaimed an knowledge OF the bat /
ties or chile aud the Falkland island 4
eve were alone. he said, rand we
worked for ourselves
we did no fighting, the officer
continued "but We san, every mcr. |
,hnntman We could find OF course t
we should have attacked any other
con, ertcd vessel OF our class but we 1
lad no armor plate aud $50 We avoid /.