The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-11
SINKS U. S. SHIP
Continued from rirat FaEsl

marx VI AFAAlNll'r .all AtttaiE
kiehne
Protest Unheeced.
i was. almost b,Calwed when th,
German ship appeared about . O'Clock
in the afternoon OF January -. .Iy
ship Was barely moving and paid no
attention 10 the first order from the
DutchEaan 20 lay to- However. she
bore down on me and I brought my
craft 20 a standstlu After learning
that carried a cargo Of wheat the
German captain told ms that % was
coniraband and ne Intended TO destroy
II ! protested. but no attention was
paid TO my statements
\ German officer and squad OF men
Ntfg set; aboard thc bark and . and my
crew were set 60 work throwing the
grain uN "rhosrd. The German ztrHtr.i
another rvs~yl. also r.ralmfd. aua uad,
Tor her. VI" returned about 10 o'clock
~ night. having sent On. utb,r ship tH
the bottom. a. 1 aftnTWarI azrUrtalued
A. soon e9 I ives Informed that an,
snip WIS Co BE- sent Co tlu bottom. 0 ms
wife ami two boys and tIn crew made,
Tor the German cruiser iu our boats
W" were taken aboard and shown every
souri's, throughout the remainder ut
tho voyage.
For two weeks before making this
port tho German ship Wulsst,G mo- sHiI,
OF any kind and always g1uldNI then.
nos wishing tu xiv" the English cruisers
any wind OF her Intentions. She pro-
cecded slowly up the coast. all lightr
that were not out being carefully shaded.
Last night while nearing rhc yspsS
inc wireless apparatus ON board th-
Eit'l Informed ms that thor, were four
English wurshirs iu our immediate yiri-
nifty. two OF which ss.msd very close
However. We 'iudcd them and made this
port la safety"
An officer au fb t.rrr,-4r, ,--..,,..,.
stated that black hulk was seen tn
tho darkness about the tiUs, tho wireless
gave notice 81 the proximity Of the I'm
glish men OF war. Many wer, of tho
ships
captain (iehne. asked about other
matters said.
THE Eitel Friedrich sent three ships
20 the bottom ON the kai-er's birthday.
the dsy on which the American bark
was ovcrhsulcd"
Courteousiy Treated.
The William l.. Frye. OF Bath. Maine.
was owned by the Arthur Sewall CoT--
pany. When oycrhauled by the German
cruiser she was bound from Seattle 90
queenstown. with a cargo OF wheat for
orders. The shippers wife said to-day
sh" and the children were frightened
when oy'rtaksn by IN" German cruiser.
nut that her fears wer" allay'd when
sh. went aboard the cruiser. the officers
an men making every effort To- give
them all possible comforts.
- NNhIl as the AaAIrA Q TaeNrlTA NtI
anchored here collector Hamilton and
aides visited the ship. and first class
passengers from the French passenger
steamer Florida. together with the cap.
tains Of the eight destroyed vessels.
were brought - Newport News with
them were several officers Of the Ger
man vessel among them tho chief pay.
master. August l.oussCau.
Inc maj order the raymaSfor took
20 the ship tonight from collector Ham
llton was tho instruction 90 the com
mander that the shin could only remain
IN port Tor repairs TO such an extent as
70 make her seawurthy. unless she In
terms. The German UaN master also car.
ried word that American Officers would
make fun inquiry of Commander THE
r,ieh,9S tomorrow ot tho sinking Of the
American -ailinr vessel
Asked why On" Litsl Friedrich left
the Fnciho. laymdsttr Lou~seau said.
Because wc found little fu a.. We
were after merchantmen. and for DAYS
Ne cruised about and saw nothing.
When we reached the South Atlantic We
n ia r, hg'tsr i-gE W" We're surprised no,
l- iru" W. heard British wireless tarE-
inE ana "" were glad ~ that. because
We got cor idSrahiS rom no me '"I Frit 9ep
Wlrcl'ss. r.t ,lc trouble was 90 was an
Was Surprised.
The German officer expressed surprise
lhtl any. or The cruiser Emdou's crew
bad reached shore. and discI7insd aII
KNOW ledge Of the battles OF chile and
tho Falkland islands
I've, wer" alone" Do said. and We
We did Uo HEEtiur" the officer cor-
fiuucd "Ivt We Hur' evsr,. rr.rrb,,.f-
mnu We could lind. OF course Ne
should hS'" attacked ans. o.hor convert
armor plat" and SO We avoided war
We ar" awaiting admiralty orders 90
snEEestlon that ho might not leave i1-
I.'H, a'eLN. lneN arc coming from Bsr-