The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-12
and potatoes and we secured much pro- visions.
Sank Neutral Ship

and potatoes and we secured much pro- visions.
 Sank Neutral Ship
 The Norwegian sailing ship Samantha, the only neutral ship we sank on our long voyage. was overhauled on Feb ruary 3. This ship, we were told, had on board cargo of wheat consigned to the British army and navy and we sent her down because she was carrying con- traband of war. On February 9 we captured the British freight steamer Chasehill, and after taking coal and pro- visions from her we put about 400 or 800 prisoners aboard and told her captain to take them into the nearest port. We left her food and coal enough to make port and fitted up sleeping accommoda- tions for the prisoners.
 While We were transferring coal to the Wilhelm, the French passenger steamer Guadaloupe, with a crew of 153 men and officers and 143 passengers, came up and we took her in charge. These prisoners were also placed aboard the Chasehill and after taking what We wanted from the Frenchman we sent her down by opening her sea cocks.
 We did not sight any more ships until March 24, when the Royal Mail liner steamer Tamar was overhauled ofe the Brazilian coast. Four days later we
  Rosario for St. Vincents with wheat.'
 Describing the dash of the Wilhelm into Hampton Roads, the narrator said:
 Turned Due West
 After we had arrived off the Virginia capes, little to the north, l think, we turned due west and put on all possible steam. We started about o'clock Sat urday evening. From that time until 1 o'clock this morning we ploughed the sea at a rate variously estimated from 23 to 25 knots. All lights were out and 1t was an anxious time for us. All hands were on deck and the crews at the guns. We had heard the news of the internment of the Prinz Eitel, and we judged that the enemy ships off the capes might not be so vigilant. In fact, we heard that some of the ships mad steamed soutl. but as we got nearer the wireless told us that they were still in this vicinity.
 Lieutenant Captain Theirfeder said to- night he hoped to be able to leave port, but the general belief here is that the Kron Prinz Wilhelm will intern
 Collector of Customs Norman R. Ham, ilton reached Newport News from Nor folk early in the day after the Prinz Wilhelm had anchored in the James river. in almost the same place taken by the Prinz Etel when she reached here March To- The collector went aboard, instruct ing the commander that he must leave port within "A hours unless he needed coal or provisions or time to make re- pairs. The German commander came ashore with the collector and asked for 300 tons of coal and supplies for three days. Collector Hamilton, after consult ing with Assistant Secretary Peters at Washington, allowed him 150 tons oi coal. which will be put aboard tomorrow, and provisions for three days. What rerairs to the sl D are necessary the German commander was unable to determine, and the United States naval board will be asked to make an examination.
 Formal papers in the case were sent to Washington tonight, being signed by the German commander and Collector Ham, ilton late today. The collector then took Commander Thierfelder back to his ship. As his launch stood alongside there stood on the Wilhem's deck Commander Thie- richens and his staff, of the interned Thierfeder reached the deck the two embraced and retired for a consultation. Later officers of the two German sea raiders dined together and traded ac- counts of their experiences Newspaper men were permitted aboard the ship, but were denied access to the British prlson- CTS who will be released tomorrow.
 officers of the raider insisted that they escaped detection from British cruisers on several occasions. One showed to the Associated Press reporter a sketch he had made of a scene when German coaling ship which was to bring the Prinz Wilhelm relief was captured by British cruisers.
 we could see them take our coal ship ,and sink her." he said, but they never saw us. There were two British war ships We got away as soon as We could and never heard of our coal ship or the British ships again.
 Met By Submarines
 When the Kron Prinz Wilhelm arrived off Thimble Shoals early today two United States submarines, the G-1 and D-2, met her. The appearance of the submarines caused considerable surprise among the crew, but there was no dem onstration as the submarines conveyed the German raider to quarantine, where Dr. MacCaforty, United States quaran- tine officer, boarded her. Commander Thierfelder reported 66 of the crew and prisoners were i'll with beri beri and requested that they be taken to hospital. This will be attended to to- morrow.
 In his talk with the quarantine officer the German commander said that he mar rowly escaped capture by British war ships twice, once off the Canary Islands and again off the Azores.
 When the German raider was released from quarantine and passed on to this port, she passed through 16 American battleships in Hampton Roads. The Prinz Wilhelm. however. neither saluted nor dipped her flag. a fact which aroused considerable comment among the Ameri- can sailors.
 Admiral Fletcher. commanding the Atlantic fleet in Hampton Roads, act- ing under instructions from Washing ton, tonight offered to Collector Ham ilton his cooperation for enforce- ment of neutrality in the port of Nor folk Newport News. He said he would furnish all necessary means for