The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-11
WAS CHASED BY
A BRITISH SHIP
Officers, However, Refused to
Discuss Anything About
the Trip.
WANTED COAL AND SUPPLIES
Full Report to Be Made TO U.
S. Government on Arrival of
the VesseI--Many French and
English Prisoners.
WANTED COAL AND SUPPLIES

NEWPORT NEWS, March 10.-The
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, another of the elusive Ger
man sea rovers, which have been de-
stroying commerce of the allies on the
seven seas, slipped into port here early
today, presumably Guiding the British
and French cruisers along the coast,
in need OF repairs, coal and provisions
for her crew, and with NOR" than 300
prisoners, taken from prizes.
Last night, after dark, the German
ship appeared off Cape Her"y, but
did not enter until after daylight
when she passed quarantinn and
dropped her anchor at this pot All
her officers preserved the sttictest
silence and her captain at once dis
patched a message telling of his ar
rival and the condition of his ship to
the German embassy at Washington.
No sooner had the Prinz Eitel an
chored than the United States coast
guard ship Onondaga went alongside
and took up her watch to preserve
the neutrality of the United States
until officials at Washington decide
what shall be done with the PrinZ
Eitel Fretidrich. Scared by the red
rust and salt of her months at sea
the German auxiliary was painted
white on one side and black on the
other. 1t was reported i'll marine
circles she had been chased to the
three mile limit by a British cruiser
but as the German captain had sealed
the lips of his officers that was not
confirmed.
Marine circles were startled when
the long, slender ship, easily dis
tnguishable as the outlines of North
German-Lloyd liner, steamed up the
bay and into Hampton Roads. She
came into the roads and without any
attempt at deception passed quaran-
tine and then came on to this port
where she anchored.
The captain of the American sail
ing ship William P Frye and his wife
were reported also to be on board
the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The Frye
commanded by Captain Kielne, left
Seattle November 6 for Queenstown
and has not been reported since she
passed Tatoosh, Wash, the following
day
Within an hour after the Prinz EiteI
had arrived in Hampton Roads a re-
quest was made to the Newport News
Ship Building and Dry Dock com
pany for information Of whether the
concern could at once begin work on
repairs. The ship building company
Immediately communicated the re-
quest to the navy department at
Washington and asked whether the
United States would have any objec-
ton.
Rear Admiral Beatty, commanding
thi Norfolk navy yard, after reporting
the arrival of the German cruiser re-
ceived instructions from Secretary
Daniels to make an investigation and
make full report.
Dir. Hal w. McCafferty, the quaran-
tine officer at Old Point Comfort, who
visited the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. to-
day told an interesting story of his
trip to the cruiser
when l boarded the cruiser this
morning" said the physician, 'T
found all on board well and happy
while the band was playing the Ger
man national air The food supply
was good and there was a feeling of
good fellowship among the people on
the ship, many of whom were taken
from the merchant vessels destroyed
by the German navy.
Among the prisoners was the cap
tain of the American ship William P.
Frye of Baltimore
There also were a number of
French people, who were passengers
on the French liner Floride, which
was sunk by the Germans off the
coast of Brazil. The list of prisoners
included also many English people
who We're taken from the vessels
captured by the Eitel