New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
DEATH ON EITEL
DELAYS ACTUAL
NTERNING A DAY
German Commander Oh.
o aims Permission for Bur
ial with Full Honors.
pAIDER TO GO 1900
NJ" TO NORFOLK YARD
-.;,r;cbens Sure He Could H~F
rIuded Enemies in Last
Weeks Blizzard.

60 cor-,>p,rdent q, The tribune
let News, Va, April Sine
;,,crnment Of the Prinz Eitei
~..5,;,b which was to have taken
i,..a today. has been delayed by the
,.,h Of a member Of the crew Inc
&C. .,.a,,ion was conveyed to the Se're-
~ 80 .be Navy that Commander
"a! -;.,c,s wished to have the sailor
~, here. with full honors, and this
S '., was accorded, thus occasion
;,c the delay. ,, .ouroror;,v
N. IN, in the Norfolk Navy Yard. The
t ~, "a he allowed the enlisted men
Hoe'" Ti+el's crew has not yet been
o. 49,, w II is believed likely that GER
CEN the higher non-commiSSloned
ssa may he parolcd directly or un-
euV.tt rsrole guarantee of Command
ed ~1L";,o-;cbers. The commissioned OF
e 81 The vessel. from the com
l'ei 49, down. vii. of course, be pa
foec. 49,. ..o-,;,, eone three
- officers and sailors were called
t.. ~ riteVs deck and informed that
%H'-sor5er Max Thierichens, their
C I'eg..o5 master. had something Of un-
80 Importance 20 say 10 Ihem'
Sors rushed along cnthuslasuoally' III
.,e hone that time had been nNeu
s.r tbcr1 either TO meet or outwlt the
.,sn,v beyond the Capes.
O,Lers there were who had mlsglV-
,,c. hat their long cherished hope lot
.-s5.sb 20 sea had been shattered.
Sls~ce Was the watchword OF the as
Nc The sailors wanted TO shout,
l.. 81 thew had come TO listen and
~. 70 talk. they stood at attention and
,rs;,ed the announcement OF their
commander.
Sailors Were Stunned.
:, an interview given later Com
rs,der Thierichens said;
81, is sad for my men and for me
bet We were forced 10 intern. When
,ol5 them about il this morning for
80 FIRST time ! never knew the ship
=, no 60 ouiet. did not want TO tell
Zen, the bad news. but had TO do IT,.
yrsrv man had been ready and walt
.-r Tor departure from the day we
me here. u was pity We could not
1--we because they had all worked so
i,,j 70 get the ship ready. Not one
n nv men said a word. You have
v,-i in English which describes them
VEIL Il is stunned.
II told them that conditions pre-
vailed which forced me TO intern, and
,s, We could no long% be Of service
=, he Fatherland. ! dNn't think you
s-srears know how we Germans feel
d, he Fatherland. II is above every
ling There were no tears. We don Z
i,rs tears in war time. That is good
s-orgh for. for the-he hesitated-for
ne women. Ny men may feel like hav-
rr tears, but tie tears never show.
Sailor and Diplomat.
The wilv seaman had denied himself
70 the press generally as a defensive
MEASURE, but lnasmucn as he had Deen
compelled 70 intern his vessel he felt
that the bars of precaution might now
b LET down. and he consented TO re-
eiye newspaper correspondent.
Some idea Of his precision may be
cleaned from the fact that he pro
,osed a meeting on the pier, instead
a on shipboard. An interview on the
l,el might in some remote way, the
commander probably thought, conflict
With the ideas of this government,
which row has charge of the raider
He strolled in leisurcly fashion down
lie long gangplank with light tread
.sr a man of his stock proportions.
Ahead Of him walked the Collector Of
Customs. The smile or smirk, so APP
parent in all his pictures, was con-
y!cuously absent as he came ashore
u.dsy.
Commander Thierichens saluted. He
id not intend 10 shake hands, but as
| lie correspondent saluted and put out
| hand he quickly grasped il. Refer
/ rce by name TO several Of the NOrd-
l csutscher Lloyd captains with whom
h interlocutor was on terms of
| friendship Immediately interested him,
| md gradually the conversation veered
. the involuntary internment Of the
E'el
80 the very last minute" he de-
dared, with a ring of regret in his
''ice, 81 intended 10 get away from
,srs. So did my crew. Il was not our
ault"
Chance Lost During Storm.
4 Commander Thierichens. il must be
uderstood, is not an excitable or emo
''nal Teuton. He suggested intense
stTous energy, but energy repressed.
@ wore short. square-cut, chinchilla
@N Of blue, with four gold stripes at
1 ne wrist. His trousers were of serge
"a his cap Of white canvas.
n DO you think you could have gotten
4 y the enemy"
II, Oh, yes, I think so, in the dark"
4 = answered, assuredly we came in
'asn they were close. | know we could
4 70 out Oh, il was a great pity we
| 'de not ready when the fine storm
~he up last week from the south
Loud you have gotten safely by"
4 Nhet, in that snow?" he fairly
noS'ed with enthusiasm. "The finest
su o. bad weather in the world Oh, if
shad been ready that night we would
se gone-yes, and we would have
ye without seeing the enemy. At
4S the enemy surely would not have
va ne Snow and wind together are
10Y the watch. In that storm they
=. .q not have seen me, and they could
nave heard me. | did not expect
80 magnificent bad weather. but !
A 70 let IL 20 by"
WY could you not 20 out?"
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