Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-12
Kronprinz Wilhelm Makes
Way Into Hampton
Roads for Supplies
DISEASE ON THE SHIP
Captain Says u" VIII Make Dash for
Sea as SOor as Necessary sup.
plies and Repairs are Obtained.

! Newport News. April l2--nlrn
/ Captain Thicrf"ldt scoutly asserting
he will make 8 lash 10 Ses, rs soon
Us ne gets a supply Of coal and fresh
water and repairs to boiler condon-
ser the German auxiliary cruiser
hronprinz Wilhelm rode at anchor al
Newport News today, surrounded hv
.!ah' dozen british steamers await
ing to load careoeS OF horses for 5hc
allies.
The captain declared he would be
leady for sea within two weeks.
Old salts shake their heads
from what they know OF the corii-
ion Of the cr9iser. predict she will
intern, as did the Prin2 Eitel and
will not sail tcrth again until the
"ar is over.
Today the cEstcms autholitie, ~
!owed the Wilhelm TO take aboard
zoo gallons OF water, and the half
'amished men. who had been drink
ing partly SAIL water for ten DAYS,
made rush FOR it. Fifty tons of
coal were taken Of at the same rime.
Newport News. Va. Apri! t.
LAST Of Gcrmany's sea raiders. the
Nronprinz Wil:}elm scourgeswep.,
ocr crew facing starvation. her bn-
kers empty, barred from New York
harbor by he perpetual guaId OF
British cruiScrs. sought sanctuary
.i,ei. Yesterday
The auxiliary cruiser had been at
sea 25I days. during which time she
sank fifteen lnarchan;men. Twelve
of these waro British. twn Fr@nch
and onc Nor~agian.
Commando rhicyfeldt, on arrival
in, port, explained that his snip mas
badly in need Or repairs. Her bet
ON he said, VA: foul and her boilers
ncedp,! ovcrhariirg H. stated thai
re would reQ;.a:-: permission TO have
he repairs ma,io here.
After Collector .oftCmstoms Nor
u.ar r. Ham!Itoa mad officially mott
fed Commando Thicrfeldt thai he
must leave po"= within twenty four
hours after lis arrival unless If
could he snow" that repairs we're
necessary. it "as announced that
suryev Of the re.:sel would he start
! I'd today.
The big lirer 6i3 feet in length
md l1.70H lo:; displacement, steam
! cd maiestirpiy up Hampton Roads
+! ,arly resterja: morning and wa d.
.actcd to an anchorage off the "lapt
Of the Newport News Shiphuiding
and dry Dock Company 10y the Unit
I'd States subn aIinc G-l
! As the Kronprinz Wilhelm steam
! q past Fortress Monroe and through
4Ie feet Of sixteen United States
oattleships assembled in Hampton
poads. she neither fired salute nor
dipped her dag, an act when cau*"'
considerable comment.
Collector Of Customs Norman Z.
Hamilton Immediately boarded the
vessel and held an extended cont"F-
ance with Commander Th;elfeldt.
irurinc the conference Lieut.. Ford
i attached to Admiral FIetcher'S staff
anne alongside in a launch from ne
Wyoming and joined the conference.
i Later reporters were invited aboard
Iity Commander Thierfeldt. He SAID
he was TOO tired to talk. but dlr""&-
Cd that members Of his staff &h""
the visitors over the ship.
One Of the submarines, the G-L
which went out to meet the kron-
; ,inz Wilhelm, was of Old PoIat
! Comfort when the raider appeared
near Thimb!e shoals light. The sub
, marine started out Immediately, 70
: inr under water with her periscopf
: above the surface until she rea"ne'
/ the Kronprinz Wihe!T's slGe, "he'
i she suddenly rose to the surface
/ The submarine appearance along
; side the raidel caused great excite
@ nent among the crew, but quiet wa
: restored when the uodersea Graf