The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-02
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more Just now. No, I don't think l
have brought that particular serum
Tells story OF Trip.
The preliminary gale Of questioning
died ont. and then Captain koenig was
asked to tell the story Of the U-boat
in his own way
We left Bremenhaven the last time
on October 10, In a heavy southwest
gale" he said, although we had made
another start before that We tried
to get away on october /, but VIC had
a collision with a tug boat, and had
20 put hack into drydoCk, for re-
pairs
when we finally did leave. we went
through the North Sea. and passed
between Scotland and the ORKNEY
Islands--through the Fair Channel,
Hand came down the shortest way 10
New London. we saw a few ships,
}ut they did not see as. because would
20 under We Travelled not quite a
hHHdred miles undhr water, but did
law under il frequently. The longest
period we were submerged was about
s,yer hours
W q saw some ships in tho North
Sea and divcd about seven times on
the way over. which is about the Same
IT'S on nur FIRST trip Bv the way. did
ID tfr fa3r funnel ship leave these
ports vostefaay'"
20 one recalled the circumstance.
'I Thought Z saw Rig ship between
Nnwanslaui and Nantucket Shoals"
the captain said We came in by
Npmauelaud and sighted land about
q o'clock yesterday. The weather was
l.. 4 81
marsIaud. and came UP inside Amert-
can waters -the three-mile limit We
came in without "A pilot. and no one
knew We were coming not even the
manager Of the Eastern Forwarding
Company.
The first TO pick lis up after we
Dropped anchor was the Eastern For
wardine Company's launch, the 'Efo'
We came on without a pilot, and we
came In between Point Judith and
Block Island.
we had heavy going all the wav
over There were very heavy gales,
and for two days we made very little
headway That was when we wers
between six and ten days out"
Did you submerge when the
weather was heavy" inquired a
youth.
We aid not" said the captain.
THE ship behaved very well on top
or the water"
Did she stand on her heade" per-
sisted the youth. recalling an incident
Of the Deutschland's first trip, mar
, rated In Captain Koenig's book The
, little mariner laughed heartily.
No only beginners do that" he
said Tho men al stood the tr!p
very VOL and we had little seasick =
ness aud no other kind of illness
aboard. I've got the same men with
me that | bad on my first trip with
the exception Of three"
What became of them 90 some ona
inquired.
Captain Koenig hesitated. Well
he said, reluctantly "one man was
over seasick and the other two
didn't care for We've got one man
more this trip than we had the other
time. twenty nins in all No." he
added. a question: popped up from
the other side Of tho table. they are
not enlisted men. They are not in
the regular service of the empire
They arc MI volunteers for this work
and only SIX OF them are sailors, The
others are mechanics.
Only Two In Existence.
He was asked about the other sub
marine merchantmen that are sup
posed TO be under construction in Ger
! many, hut he shook his head. which
r r. WRIT rrTrrhett With iron gray hair.
There are only two he said, 1.-The
Deutschland and the Bremen The
America II doesn't exist-yet.
We had M trouble in getting into
? New London" captain KoeniF con-
t.nued 81 was going by an old Eng
lsh chart az the route here---1 think
3 at dates back to 1850, but encounter
better harhor than even Baltimore.
NO, | couldn't submerge at my
dock and 60 out. even II I would and
, wouldn't 10 that.
when 7 go out, again IT will he In
broad daylight the same as ! went
out of Baltimore, and"
when viii that be--when will you
. go OUT" came an interruption.
. We'll, / don't think you'll see me
3 around here after fortnight, u
I answered the Captain. I'm going tc
. stay IN New London all the time be-
q fore I sail, too"
Ibid you have Your photograph
, aboard" asked a man with a lively
recollection OF the Deutschland's days
1T Baltimore
Sure" said the captain.
, ANY wine@"
Lots OF it, he declared.
Well, did you have any social en-.
tertainments aboard on the trir
J. a cross7" demanded another, eagerly.
The captain laughed al this Yes
@ he said dryly. 1--WE had a dance ever,
r night"
He said the mail aboard thu
Deutschland included two bags for the
German embassy. and cargo Of 40t
tons In the hold.
~ don't know what I'll take back.
6 he said Heavy stuff, probably. Yet
th@re may be some uncut jewel
e aboard. ] don't know about that yet
{ What is the value of your cargo ?
asked lad Of financial bent. Cap
. tain Koenig called TO Paul Hilken. an
I they talked in German.
/ 100000. 900 Cargo.
e About tensmillion," HiIken answer
= cd for the captain. He said somethin
about stocks and bonds. but whe
2 asked If there were any such aboar
= the boat HiTken replied that he di
not know
what would be the most valuabi
item OF your cargo?" Captain Koeni
. was asked.
II cannot say for sure--maybe tn
Z dyestuffs" he replied.
= They got to asking him what us
! can be made of submarines after tn
4 war is over and he suggested. facet
tho, +hax, o. Ia hronuhf .