The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-13
WILHELM MUST.
MAKE REQUEST
TO GET REPAIRED
VIII Not Be Permitted In
Dry Dock Until This
Formally Done.
D AssocIATEn 80

helm. - order ~ the washington
government won't be permitted 70 60
n dry dock here until her commander
makes = formal writers request for
time TO complete such repairs as
deemed necessary 20 render the vessel
seaworthy. u il expected - win make
this request tomorrow
The experts examines the Kron-
prinz today and found sl,s was slight
y leaking and her boilers are in bad
condition.
This led - the report that she viii
intern, bat Commander Thierfelder In
slsts she must repair quickly. 50 as
he can proceed a. sea oncers and
men - the British ships Tamar snd
coiey. brought 70 this port we're
transferred 70 8 British horse steam
shin and left tonight Cor England
SAW BRITISH SHIPS.
"pid We see British parships sat-
urday nighte" said W y Cow. chief
engineer Of the steamer Colehy. which
was sunk IN the south Atlantic March
g. We certainly saw one and one
heard others. I saw one about mid
nisht way pn on the horizon and she
was chasing us from midnight on until
We reached safety in the Virginia
caues shout three o'clock SUNDAY
mofuinw
~of course sc were al put below
every night a. 8 o'elock. but could
49, fks All 4fa,s .s.s.stf..as - a. -.
ships FIVE or six rifles distant after
midnight. The Wilhelm seemed TO be
the faster ship for az time vent on
the lines ~ the warship frew DINNER
and DINNER until she disappeared in
the distances.
"Our escape 20 this port was per
fectiv marvellous We we're running
with an lights out and e. ton speed
from o'clock Saturday afternoon
when We headed directly west How
the British escaped us I Do not un-
derstand. unless % was taaf some ~
the ships had gone norta and Some
south IN search FOR us while we steered
far out and then turned abruptly in.
In few hours more ws have been
caught iu the trap and one shot would
+ have finished us"
GOT INFORMATION.
Engineer cos declared thst officers
~ the Wilhelm had wits pered about
/ that the Rn4nz Eatel when In port here
had kept them supplied with wireless
/ Information before her wireless vas
sealed last Friday
+ Blood - thicker than water you
know" said Cow. You couldn't ex-
rsct the Eltei 70 keep san 80 long a.
I her wireless was not sealed. could
you7 You know this = war. BUT We
we're treated a. weli a. pessihle. We
had nothing 20 eat but rice and bully
beef, but that was All the ofncera and
I crew ~ the Wilhelm had rlr DAYS and
/ days. We have no kick coming. bui
We lost a LOT u stun. DOS rite EN-"
/ The aixty-one British eaptives re-.
I lated how they were forcod ~ CAP.
tain Thierfelder. commander Of IN,
Wilhelm 20 sign q pledge that the,
would not participate III the wal
against Germany Il released
we all signed the protest undel
duress' said A r. Winiamaon. second
officer Of the lamar. @but because q
was taken under duress We don't FRO,
Ntf"H 70 h&NN hHE NAEGNN we AFH 10
ing hack home 20 40 whatever ouI
country calls upon us 20 Co"
Oe4cers ~ the lamar were Maste.
". n, Hannah: chief oeacsr. William
Matthews: second ofneer. a p WI
hanson. third oficer, George Wright
chief engineer. William Mitchell sec
ond engineer. ". F. wallace: third en-
Flneer william Rutter; fourth snKi
neer. J Sn0wden
Onicers 81 the Colehv were Nastw
William Creighton. chief ancer. W
Morrison. second ofscer. Beatt
chief engineer. ". J. Cow: second err
glneer George Adams; third engineer
A. Glrdwood. and fourth engineer
william Scott
Masters Of the British saips mad
statement 20 Collector o. GUSTAV
Hamilton for the record IN the cas-
outlining tire pledge eNacted not Z
participate im the war and detaiIinl
the destruction az their 81 % Bot
were sunk hy shots from the Prin
Wilhelm's wura The Coisby. las
shin sunk BY The raider vas destroys
in so2e west about lee niles south 3
ths Equator on March ~ The Taua
met her fate about TOO miles furthe
south % March Is The officers Dc
ciared that the prinz wilhelm did no
80 north 81 this purt and thut she a.
not loaf % her trlp up the middle A.
/. iantic. coming due north ane mrnin
81 Saturday night.