Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-02
TO RESCUE STEAMER
ON THE BLACKLIST
Tug W. S. Taylor, Sails
From Norfolk to Bring
Back Neutral Nor
wegian Freighter
Der MUDA REFUSED
TO GIVE SUPPLIES

NORFOLK. Va. Sept ITO give
John Bull a slap in the eye" as Capt
Theodore Krumm expressed il. the
tug w. S. Taylor steamed out of the
Virginia Capes to rescue the Norweg-
ian steamer B1oernst1erne Bioernson.
which is helpless at Bermuda, a vic
tim Of Great Britains blacklist"
She has no fuel and as she is said
70 have carried cargoes for Americans
who are on Great Britains blacklist
because they sold goods 10 Germany,
and as her owners are also black
listed, the vessel was not permitted
10 refill her bunkers az Bermuda nor
take on provisions
The steamer. loft Cette. France,
early in August for Baltimore. In
countering rough weather she ran
short Of food &c we'll as fuel, and nut
in at Bermuda August 10, but the au-
thorities. acting on advice from The
British Government. refused to lei her
have any supplies
The Taylor is loaded 70 capacity
with provisions. coal ard water.
She also has on board several law
yers representing her American char
terers. Lawyer Sanford OF New York
representing the Cans Steamship
Company. appears to be the leading
counsel. He refused to talk about his
business or that Of the tug.
Captain Krumm begged the news
paper men TO give him four davs'
start before they printed the story OF
his departure
I'VE are going on a mission Of
mercy boys" he said. Give us a
chance to help those moor devils on
me Norwegian shin and get her away
from here. II you print anything
about Us now the warships outside
may stop us Give us four DAYS start
our going is an absolute secret
and we are not going to fail II we
once get there and get our stun on
board the steamer. We are going 10
slap John Bull in the eye. We are
going to supply provisions and water
10 the crew and tow the vessel to Bal
timore"
Inc expedition was fitted out In
boston, the tugs home port. Not a
WORD about 1t reached the public until
the tug arrived here to take on coal
and provisions Then several OF the
crew refused to go further and the
tugs mysterious mission was talked
about in whispers
The Bjoernstjerne Bjoernson has
been In Bermuda eleven days. There
was considerable delay in getting
word OF her plight to her owners.
Then an effort vas made 10 get the
British authorities to relent and at
least permit the steamer to take on
coal enough TO take her to the nearest
American port. This apparently prov
ed unsuccessful and steps were taken
70 get the steamer and her crew out of
the British port.
The tug Taylor. a powerful seagoing
craft owned by Captain Krumm, was
selected to make the voyage after he
had agreed to take the chance. Krumm
Is one of the most popular mariners
on the Atlantic coast and is known as
a daring skipper.
The tug should have reached Ber-
muda one night this week. Unless
further complications with the British
authorities arose the ship should nov
be on the way to America with the
steamer in tow
AS far as Guild be learned the Tay-
Tor was not stopped by any Of the
allied warships
Efforts to ascertain the SPECIFIC Of
Tense committed by the Norwegian
steamer or her owners TO bring down
the wrath of Great Britain we're not
successful Captain Krumm appar-
emily did not know exactly and he was
prevented from telling what he did
know by the almost constant admoni.
ton of the lawyers on the tug.
II is reported in marine circles here
that the Bioernstjerne Bioernson 4:
on the British blacklist because car
goes she landed at ports in Norway
finally found their way into Germany