The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-02

Il DcutscDlhnd passed cove fOtnt,
sixty miles from BALTIMORE, at
1883. She was I'm convoy of
newspaper yacht and the tug
Timniins and was only making
nine knots aa hour.
This Is the last place where she
can possibly he sighted until she is
In Virginia waters.
Baltimore, August 1.-The
deutschland, German super-sub-
Marine freixhter and the first
under STA boat to cross the Allan
tic Ocean, bade farc~eii TO Hal
ttmore this afternoon.
Ii was just 5:3s O'Clock when
the lines were thrown of and the
craft was toSxed from its berth
at the foot of Andre Street, To-
Gust Point. mid the cheers OF the
small crowd which had gathered
10 see the departure and the
blasts OF whistles from the small
water craft surrounding, all of
which seemed 10 mean goodbye
and 6od-speed and good luck.
II was an Impressive sight The
sun was setting ~ Is clear western
SKY and its radiance heamed from
the waters as the little craft was
started on it's way.
Painted Sca-Grccn.
'~Ee t-aop ~as paiuted sea green.
This was done during the last few
days. In irregular lines across the
rcf~ nwtE uf "a dirty white
s ii Wte4 tne boat reaches the spot
where the waters are deep ana green
1t will be impossible TO distinguish
kn.- ok4 ftYv4
a few days ago the craft WAS painted
q steel gray.
The crew Of the submarine was
thinking little OF their possible fate
while receiving their final orders from
Captain KoeniE In preparation for the
departure. smile illuminated the
face of each man and they waved their
hats and those who did not have hats
waved their handkerchtefs In response
to the cheers Of those who wished
them hon voyage,
These farewell cheers were shouted
tr German and few who were within
hearing distance could understand,
but all knew that best wishes for the
voyage and best wishes for the Ger
man cause were being shouted by
those sailors who nave now lived in
Baltimore for almost TWO years be-
cause OF their inability 10 return to
their native land
Neckar say. Goodbye.
These cheers were not all. The
Neckar gave another demonstration Of
best wishes In hosting signal faes
which In the international code meant
.homeward bound. good luck Then
| too the German colors were unfurlea
from the stern OF the larger ship.
The first OF the ANAL movements to-
ward the departure of the Deutschland
began few minutes before o'clock
Al that hour an unusual activity
aboard the Neekar was noticed \
few seconds later the wissahickon.
custom house boat. detailed TO con-
vey the freiEhter to the three-nile
! limit. was observed making it's way up
into the inner basin. On the pier Of
the Page Engineering Company, where
the newspaper craft was tied there
was much speculation as 10 whether
or not II was really a anai move
ment toward the ships departure.
Confer As to Conveying.
The revenue cutter backed irto the
eiip alongside of the tug Thomas F.
/ T,inmins and the police boat Lannan
too backed in beside the wissahickon
= ere was a rsries OF conferences De-
| the United States customs ec,icc and
| ca o ain Koa zig Tr"sc re'a.ed 70 the
ty.nv ,ying ~ tie submarine
Then came the handshakes and the
parting words OF farewell from the
crew OF the U-boat and the crew Of
. the Neckar and the officials OF the
| Eastern Forwarding Company, who
were on the pier.
Excitement ran high on the pier.
The Timmins pulled slowly and the
/ little Efco chugged at the side of The
merchantmen. Finally the green end
Of the craft was seen. 1t was Just
|K.3S o'clock Newspaper men leapea
| into their boats.
The movie men set their cameras
70 take the pictures of the departure
which the world will see in few
days; whistles from all vessels that
dotted the waters began to blow
Captain Koenig. clad in white. stood
alone in the coming tower. His face
was lit with a smile. Finally two of
| his officers Joined him, and after the
craft was started on its way in Balti-
more's thirty-f1ve-foot channel. the
lines OF the ships conveying it
were cast aside and under her own
steam the submarine started down to
run the gauntlet of the allied war
ships of Hampton Roads.
Tho crew aboard the vessel was
the same to a man which were aboard
when she came to this port.
One Left Behind.
Gustav. who came from Germany
with the Deutschland as super-cargo
did not return, however. The belief is
that he IL here to await the arrival
OF the Bremen and to care for her
engines II 1t Il found that any care is
needed.
Everything that was taken aboard
1.-THE submarine was tested even to the
crude oil. This latter was run through
sieve and. tested by German chem