The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-05

prayed that none might catch UP with
us"
Sir Edward Mcrewethcr, Governor OF
Sierra Leone. and Lady Mercwcther.
were among the more prominent of the
passengers Of the Appain brought here
last night. Sir Edward was decidedly
vcxed over a Marconigram which had
been posted upon the Jefferson's bulletin
hoard yesterday stating ne had been
called Ia England to consult with the
British Admiralty because the recent
raids would necessitate an
entire Chanxe of plans in the British
blockade of the North Sea.
"Ab~Nrd! Utterly ridiculous fumed
Sir Edward. please be good enough
to deny it
Ike most OF the passengers and mos,
OF the officers and Ssamcn aboaru the
Jefferson Sir t-dw ard was convinced that
the German raider which took the Ap-
pam was the fruit steamship Ponga
disguised.
Not NOcwc. hut PonKR.
With others Of the forty-cigh, British
colonial officials on the Appam. ! went
aboard the raider at Lieut.. Berg's invita-
ton" said SIR Edward, ITO corfsr about
the giving Of paroles and ~ to other
matters affecting tho treatment OF pas
senGers. I saw At once that the vessel
NtS fo' IlF Nlt'Nt. WHICH,. aN hIloNs
vas a small ship Of probably $50 tons.
The raider was Of at least $500 tons and
seemed to be fast. hea~l from various.
credible sources that she was actually
the Ponga disguised"
Sir Edward and Lady Merriwether.
with some of their travelling companions.
went 90 the Hotel Netherlands 20 remain
! until Monday. when they will sail for
England aboard the Hol.aud-America
Nr.A.l.u, rhn a~A.far sY-t'
of the companr landed here will take
passage ON the Noordsm For AN hour
after the jefferson docked last night
British consular agents and HOLLAND
America Line agents were busy as bees
signing up passengers for the Noordain
4 dozen officers Of the British freight
e-s which were sunk by tn" aid
agreed tl.tt she was the honga. They
| md been OH board the raider and hhI
| observed where the name "Ponga' had
been painted out IN many places. ore
Of her lfaboats still bore the nain'
"Pouga.' hut tne mems caps showed Az
sorts of names Room Kaiser W
helm, der, Gross,.' "Noewc.' among
others. These officers decided she haI
not been out long. as they observed
that the coal bunkers were full and th'i"
vas "A big supply of PROV .>tons abod'G
cart. Yates % the fire. ghte- Author
said the Germans SHOT i've r~acehors"S
which were on his ship, Killing them
rather than .st l.rm drown. lie sald
hey displayed a good deal II emotion
over tho killing Of the horses. The"
they made off with an English bulldog
tina, on. Of the Authors officers priced
very highly and took Il 60 the raider
for the ships mascot -.
"Titey we're a giddy lot. blow me II
they weren't" said Yates. "Vhere was
a cat on tn. Trader, her captain told me,
and blest II they didn't delay blowing
up the Trader for Ave minutes while
half a dozen sailors hunted for the cat
captured it and took IL safely OH to their
cute little trouble maker
Baby Star Passenger.
The star passenger Of the Appam and
the centre of much sympathetic curl
osity last night at the Old Dominion
Line pier was little Miss Emile Louise
Riley, the only baby of the Appam's
COMPANY. With her mother. Mrs. l.. NJ
Riley of Sierra Leone. she endured the
discomforts and fears Of the long days
following the capture. and when thu
Appam's galley ran short OF milk hei
plight was really worse than that OF
the grownups.
Thu women passengers. without excep
| IliIl, ITo'il lSths i't'N VIZ w w lAlo
unpretentious, agreed that tn. wonei
faced the trying situation without PAM,
and with excellent pluck.
Really" said Lady Merowethcr am
Mrs. II. Densham-SInith. 1T was joll.
fun in a sort Of way. The raider ha'
been shopping around us for hours. fly
ing IN. British flag, and then at 3 +. NJ
ON January 10 she sent "A shot across IN
.Appam's bows and displayed her tru
culors. our gunners made a jump fo
tho 3 inch rifle We carried al the stern
but from the raider they SAW that an,
let a few rifle shots fly over our heads
OF course our men were merely thinkin,
Of dismautlug the gun, tossing It's hrecc
block overheard and not OF trying t
resist
No Trace Of GiOOm
Many OF the Jefferson's Appam pas
' Scng.rs went to the Hotel McAlpu
Others scattered about town, some to tn
Imperial. others to the Aston. besides IN
Netherland and the Prince George, Th'i
were lightweight passenger. in the frs
cabin and nlne in the second, and in AZ
dltiou to these W, re iifty-five officers an
y 22s men of the crews captured frol
seven ships-Author. Trader. Corbridg'
. Ariadne, Dromonby, ~Farringford an
AMMAN. These were escorted by III
British Vice-Consul to quarters at II
Seamen's Church Institute at 20 Sout
o street, where they were furnished qua
tiers by Dr. A. Il. Mansfield, the superb
= tendent,
I All in all they were a merry lot, y
trace OF gloom hung over the compan
e The jeff, rson hadn't more than got mi
! the sin when "a great cheer arose fro
the forccastle, where sailors. dispo
scss.d by wars harn luck, were thick
gathered.
"Arc We downhesrtcd?" they shoutc'
and promptly gave tho answer;
4, "No-o-o-o,'
"Iiave we any money
"No-o-o-o'"
u "po we carr?'
"Sot one little damn
Earlier In the day a company
y n.IAI.h oMcid1a from Nigeria. SirrI