Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-09
TEARS ARE FOR WOMEN"
BUT MOURNING IS DEEP
Th1crichens and His Men Of the Eitel
Sorrowful Over Fate Which
Interns Them.
VESSEL WILL GO TO MAYNARD
There 1t VIII BE Partially Disman-
tied and Held While War In Eu-
rope Continues-Raider Makes
Her Final Voyage To-day.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. April s.
The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich. temporarily in Gus
tody of the United States government
authorities here since last midnight,
following the announcement of Com
mander Max Thierchens that he de-
sired to intern his vessel for the re-
mainder of tho European war, will be
moved to the Norfolk Navy-Yard Mt
portsmouth, Va. between 2rrand 3
o'clock tomorrow. pilot from the
| navy-yard Will come to Newport News
to take charge OF the sen raider on
her last voyage until the war is over.
GUNS BREECHBLOCKs
WILL DE REMOVED
Immediately following the arrival OF
the Eitel at the nnvy-yard, the physi-
cal internment will take pl.ce under
the Jurisdiction of Admiral Beatty
The preechblockS of the warship's
guns VIII be taken OFF and the con-
meeting rods of her engines dis
mantlcd. Captain Thierichens and the
commissioned officers will DO released
under parole, and the members of the
crew allowed shore liberty under such
rules as the Navy Department NAV
designate.
The Eitel would have been trans
ferred to the navy-yard to-day hut
for request from Commander THE
richcns that he be allowed to remain
nero for the funeral OF Seaman Prei at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. pr,i
accidentally fell down n flight OF stems
yesterday afternoon and died n few
minutes later from "a fracture of the
skull
nd y
, noon told Collector OF Customs Hamil-
ton that he desired to come ashore and
pay n last tribute TO tho dead seaman.
who was tho only member OF his crew
TO die since he left Tsngchau last
August. Pref will be buried in the
local cemetery with full military
honors. tho captain, the commissioned
oiticers, band and detachment OF 100
or the men from the cruiser having
been given permission to attend.
This morning AT IL o'clock the com
mander called all his men together md
made an official statement Of the in
ternmcnt The scene was decply I'M
prcssive' The men heard the statement
in silence. and as Captain Thierichens
later described II. You could have
heard pin drop"
ALL WOULD GLADLY
HAVE RISKED LIVES
There were no tears" said the com
lnandcr. "rhc men had no tears: tears
are for women. Their love of ,he
fatheriand is supreme, and they nre
IN deep mourning. All Of them womb
have gladly gone to sea and risI1ea
their lives for their country, but II
was OF no use In the face OF certain
destruction awaiting US"
Lieutenant McCracken, OF the naval
tug PatuXent. will remain in tempororv
charse or the E!tel until she is moved
to the navy-yard Tomorrow The pa
tuXent, which has been on neutroIity
duty Tor the past several days, still lies
alongside the Eitel and probably will
convoy her to Portsmouth
The three civilians, Hans Roth Eirt
Beyer and Matthias Zieringer. who were
aboard the Eitel when she was interned.
VIII be released at once. Collector Ham
ilton tonight received instructions
from Washington to the effect that if
tho men had not been actually enlisted
to order their release Tho collector
tonight sent n letter embodvinp these
instructions to Lieutenant McCracken.
VINO has the men In charge on the Pa
tuNent.
Commander Thierichens Insisted to-
day that he had intended to depart up
to the last few hours before HIS allotted
tine In an American port expired.
Myself and my men were OF one
mind, that We should make the dash
FOR sea-" the commander said, "and We
hoped TO have re-enforccments to help
US. cannot falk about the help we cx.
pectcd. because that is business
HE LIKED THE STORM.
HUT WAS NOT READY
Last Saturday night. when we were
at liberty to go. we planned to go, and
wanted to go. but 1t was impossible
That was the night OF the big storm
The storm did not stop us. I liked the
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