The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-03-23
CORMORANT MAY.
3. come TO HAWAII
Captured Russian Craft Had a
Hard Time Dodoing the
Enemies Warships

South Seas from British and Japanese
mono .war, eventually finding refuge
in Guam harbor, was brought to Homo
lulu for the first time yesterday. II is
a fantastic narrative Of officers in
eoeoahut palms, wig.wagging signals
with palm branches; Of Teutons din
ing on plate embossed with the imperial
arms and flag Of Russia; of fogs sud,
denly lifting and disclosing the sinister
gray shapes Of Japanese cruisersj Of
an t'interned'' German sailing boat
twenty-five feet long; of threading a
twisted channel without light show
ing; of native messengers suddenly
arriving at night with warning Of dan.
ger from battlecruisers. 1t is full of
the high.hearted adventure of war.
British and Japanese men-o'-war
alike were thwarted by Capt. Adalbert
zuekschwerdt, commander Of the
.cormoraht. lie led before them At
least 1900 miles, having only his wits
% match against their great guns, one
II which could have blown his former
nerchantman ont Of the water in in
tant. He reached Guam with less than
ifty tons Of coal in his bunkers, and,
he dag after he interned, the Japan
Use cruiser Iwste appeared of the har-
,or with AdRiral Matsmura aboard,
he had run his aparry to its last hid
ing place, but the STARS and Stripes
lOated between them. -
Captured Russian IN II - ~v.s.E
There was Russian merchantfhan Of
the volunteer feet plying between
european Russia and Vladivostock.
The name is long and life is short; but
credible Witnesses affirm that it was
''that long" which means the space
between extended arms. At any
rate, the steamer was caught in
the. China Sea when the Germans
spread their net for brief space at
the beginning of the war, and she was
taken 70 Tsipg-tau.,14 'h
Then ? japan declared war. Using.
tau became an unhealthful place for
men owing allegiance to the German
Empire; SO Herr, Captain Adalbert
Zucksehwerdt moved swiftly. In
forty eight hours he transferred his
eight fopr.inch guns to the Russian
steamer from the old Cormorant, which
was sister ship to the Geier, interned
In Honolulu; he transferred, too, his
coal supplies and munitions Of war.
scuttled Deserted Ships
The japanese were moving on the
German fortresses. The captain sailed
with his trim passenger ship; but, be,
fore he departed, he left behind a
petty officer to scuttle the Cormorant
and Planet, the latter German sur
vey ship, also caught in the harbor
With him went the crews Of the old
Cormorant and the Planet, and to the
former Russian he gave the name OF
the rapaciOus bird 'E~g@ ataf d.
He cruised about the China Sea
knowing the japanese were hot on his
wake, and then he moved to German
New Guinea There was no resting
place there for the Cormorant; the
British already had seized that pos
I session and were at Frederick Wilhelm
Haven, which is in l46 east longitude
and about $50 south latitude.
Snug Hiding Place &0r ~
North of Frederick Wilhelm Haven
some seven miles as the crow flies, Il
a little inlet, opening into q .bOttle
shaped bay, screened about by high
hills and heavy growth of coeoanut
palms, and having a channel wher'
two ships hardly could move abreast
To this the GormOrant fed. Eastward
lies an island, long and narrow, divided
! from the larger island by q narrow pas
sage. With tropical vegetation brush
ing his craft, Captain Adalbert pusheC
into the hiding place and lay at anchor
On the, small island he stationed al
officer in a palm tree. This lookout
Screened himself with leaves. Another
officer took his station in still another
palm; third did likewise; and they
formed chain TO the ship. Then
swinging down to Frederick Wilhelm
/ Haven, moved the great gray forms o.
three British men-o',war, searching thu
seas for the stray German. They
passed from sight while the three Off
GERS wig.wageed their movements will
palm branches.
Corner Too Hot
The COrmOrant lay three days in thu
inlet, Then came breathless NATIVE
with word that one of the battle
Tuisers would remain and ferret GU
he German, though IL had to peer int
+ach opening Of the tortuous coast
'aptain Adalbert Zuekersehwerdt de
aged only until the heavy troPiea
/ night fell. Then he sent a boat will