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had been we'll cared for. The cruis-
er might we'll have Teen flying many
flags because she had on board Ger
mans, Frenchmen, Russians, English
men. Irishmen, North Americans,
South Americans, Portuguese, China
men, and others, all except the ships
officers and crew being captives Of
vessels which the cruiser had cap
tured and sunk in the waters of the
Pacific and the Atlantic. There were
men. women, children and litter OF
puppies, born while the ship was en-
voyage. The captives had been al
lowed to bring their belongings on
board and these were piled on the
decks here and there while emigrant
women squatted around, some with
infant children in their arms. Boys
and girls played in and out between
parcels of baggage and made merry,
while an infant only few months
old slept quietly in it's mothers arms.
H. H. Kienhe Of Baltimore is the
master of the American ship and af-
ter leaving the Eitel Friedrich with
Customs Collector Hamilton he told
dramatic story of his experience.
With him were his wife and two chill
dren.
Despite my protestations that I
was the American master of an
American ship, the German cruiser
Eitel Friedrich sank the William P.
Frye on the mornine Of January %,
blowing a gaping hole through her
vitals with charge Of dynamite" ="
said Captain Kiehne.
IT was almost beca1med when the
| German ship appeared about o'clock
in the afternoon Of January 27. MY
ship was barely moving and I paid no
attention to the first order from the
Dutchman to lay-to. However, she
bore down on me and I brought my
craft to a standstill. After learning
that I carried a cargo Of wheat, the
German captain told me that it was
contraband and he intended to de-
stroy it. l protested, but no attention
was paid to my statements.
"a German officer and squad OF
men was sent aboard the bark and ]
and my crew were set to work throw
ing the grain overheard. The Ger
man sighted another vessel also be-
calrled and made for her. He return
ed about 10 o'clock at night, having
sent the other ship to the bottom, as
! atterward ascertained.
"Eyidently the grain was not being
thrown overheard fast enough to suit
the German skipper, for he sent a
half hundred of his men aboard soon
| afterwards and the work went On fol-
hours without inter-" ~tion. How
ever. it was slow at best and I was
Informed about 2 O'Clock next morn
ing that my ship would be sent to tbs
bottom. which was done in the man
ner described above.
"It was originally the intention ot
the German captain to leave enough
OF the cargo in the hold OF the shit
sor ballast. That part Of the grain
was to be rendered useless by salt
water.
"As soon as I was informed that
nv ship was to be sent to the bot
tom. I, my wife and two boys and the
crew made for the German cruiser II
OUT boats. We were taken aboard
and shown every courtesy through
GU. the remainder Of the voyage.
/ "For two weeks before making
this port the German ship molestec
no ships Of any kind and always
avoided them, not wishing to give t.:
English cruisers any wind Of her in
tentions. She proceeded slowly ur
the coast, all lights that were not out
being carefully shaded"
i The captains wife stated that she
and the children were little fright
ened when overtaken by the German
cruiser. However. she said that thel!
fears were allayed when she went
aboard the cruiser, the officers and
men making every effort to give then
all possible comforts.