Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-24
CREW
SINKS PRIZE
Captors Of British Steamer
Westburn Destroy Vessel
Near Port.
FIRST LANDS FOG
HELD AS PRISONERS
Westburn Brought 70 Buenos Aires by
Prize Grow From German Steamer
Believed to Be Moe~s, Which Il
Credited With Sinking Many Vessels
During Raids OF African Coast
Many Large Vessels Among Victims.

er Westburn, which reports received
last night from Santa Cruz, Teheriffe.
Canary Islands, said had reached that
port in charge Of German prize crew
and carrying 206 prisoners taken from
various vessels captured by German
sea raider believed to be the Moewe,
has been sunk outside Santa Cruz har-
Dor by her captor. This is the news
received today in message from
Santa Cruz. After landing their pris-
oners in Santa Cruz the German crew
put to sea again in the Westburn and
sank their prize, the message stated.
Advices received last night from
Santa Cruz stated that the British
steamer Westburn. which had left
Liverpool on Jan. 81 for Boenos Aires,
had put in there for repairs, flying the
German flag and with a German prize
crew, Of one officer and seven men
aboard besides 206 prisoners taken
from various captured vessels.
I The Westburn is vessel of $500
tons. She was built in 1893 and is
owned by ]. Westall. Of Sutherland.
The prisoners on board came from the
British steamers Flamenco, Horace,
Clan MacTavish and Cambridge, the
Britiah bark Edinburgh and the Bel
gian steamer Luxembourg.
Last Heard Of Feb. 4.
The Westburn after her departure
from liverpool was last reported az
passing st. Vincent, Cape Verde, on
Feb. The Flamenco left Newport
England, fort-yAlpsfaiso,. Jan. q, and
the,-Heracessleft sBllenos-- AiresX Jan sfse
FOR Liverpool The Luxembourg was
on a voyage from Newport to Buenos
Aires, having departed from the South
American port Jan. 49, The bark Ed
fDburgh sailed from Rangoon. India,
Sept. % for Liverpool. The Luxem-
bourg and the Flamenco had been
placed on the overdue list. The Cam
bridge can not be identified.
From Clan MaeT Tavish.
The fact that the steamer Westburn
had among the prisoners on board men
from the British steamer Clan Mac
lavish. which was sunk after an ex-
citing battle by the German raider
Moewe off the coast of Africa in Janu-
ary, seemingly would indicate that the
Flamenco, Horace. Edinburgh and
Luxemburgh had met similar fate.
The Moewe, which captured the Brit
ish South African liner Appam, which
was later taken to Hampton Roads
by a German prize crew in addition
to disposing Of the Clan ,MacTavish,
destroyed six other steamers. the Cor
bridge which probably is the Cam
bridge referred to in the London dis
patch, Trader, Author, Ariadne, Dru-
nnondy and FarrinSford
Two Large Vessels Sunk.
The Luxembourg and the Flamenco
are the largest of the vessels men,
toned in the London dispatch. Both Of
them carry passengers. The Flamenco,
which belongs to the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company, was a vessel of
$500 tons and the Luxembourg, owned
by the Helgian National Transporta-
tion Company. OF Antwerp. displaced
1882 gross tons, The Flamenco was
built ina1sos and the Luxembourg in
1908.
The Horace, which was built in 1895.
was vessel OF 1883 tons and belonged
to the liverpool Brazil & River Plate
Steam Navigation Company. The Cor
bridge Is owned by the Corbridge
Steamship Company. Of Cardiff, and
was a vessel Of S,6s7 tons.
The Edinburgh was three-masted
bark Of 1,473 tons She was built in
1885. Hr home port was London.
American Liner Held Up.
New York, FEB. 24.-The Holland
liner Nieuw Amsterdam ar
rived here today from Rotterdam and
Falmouth and reported having been
held up in the Downs py a British pa
troll boat. -Four German stowaways
were taken on. Later when she reached
ESalu1onfh ahA WAS, again hon rlo6 h,,