The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-05
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF RAIDERS VICTIMS
Graphic Accounts by Masters
of Five British Merchant
men Sunk.
SENT on TO ADMIRALTY

NORFOLK. Va, Feb. 4-The following
isned statements were made by cap
tains of Ave Of the ships stink 10y the
German raider. They have been for-
rded 10 the British Admiralty as a
part OF the record in the Appam case:
=. 8. Corbr,dge Of Cardiff left Barry
lock Saturday evening the 9Th or jan
uary. Early on Sunday morning a
steamer ran into our port quarter. ior-
tunately doing only slight damage FRO.
ceeded on our way, all COINS well tiII
Tuesday, the 1ith. when | observed n
steamer coming upon us on our port
auarter. After watching for over TWO
hours she came abeitin. when we sighted
another steamer homeward bound. which
later turned out to be the Farringforh
Then this overtaking stcamer sheorcd on
from us and went toward the Earring
ford. when suddenly ] wac surprised 10
hear him firing N the F~arringford.
During this time I was proceeding
and was more surprised to find TINS
steamer firing on me. awhilst he was
destroying the F~arringford. After drop
ping shells practically all round my Ne'-
sci and at no great distance. the la''
| one just passing over our funnel, then
| deemed II advisable to stop.
- Gerna C%ruisrr.'
Afterwar ri the steamer came up near
to me and "Morsei." lie was a German
cruiser and ordered us to abandon ship.
Then several officers came aboard and
took me out In their boat to III" cruiser.
The rest OF u ships company LETT III
our boat. with the exception OF eight
men. aliens. four Greeks. one Spaniard.
Three S~candinaviaus remained on board.
Next day 7 was taken ON board my veg
sci and these aliens signed on TIA" Ger
man agreement shortly after.
was taken back to tho cruiser and
there remained az a prisoner along with
the rest Of my crew until tn" l,th inst
then put OH board Of the : =. Appam,
which had also been captured along
with other ships crews who had als'
been captured. My vessel WAS sent
away with a priz. crew to som" desti-
nation evidently 10 await this cruiser
for Coaling.
n RAEroN. Master
$. : FarrirErord ~ sunderland ~.
isN steamer suuk by guniire of a G"rWa'
raider Will. ON = voyage from iIrclNd
hound Got GUrstou with n ctrgo 81
copper ore In latitude tAoo y Longitude
Il 90 w, approximately.
All wen. well ur,l' tho I'm. a. I y
NJ. when 4 large steamer was s""'
ahead dying the British rod ensign. "|"'
International code flags T., e and VI y
When within a quarter uf q M" i''
British ~ was hauled down aud M
German cusigl Vas hauled ur IN IL
plac. and IN" international nag \ y
,abaudou sh'pI. The -ald"r come ul
close alongside and ordered us to tah'
49, AAA go =
ufeboats and were tik'n on hoard -
were clear Of our steamer she WAS nr"'
INTO in order To- destroy and sirk tn
vesse.. At about $50 T.. VI "" w"r'
o~de-sd below on the cruiser uud"
guard and not allowed 10 come ~ d"cl
only about two hours IN ~" daN am
fed very poorly with black bread an'
honey WIKI coffee.
Three sunk In ono Day.
on the i3,n three anne "cg
Itptured and sunk and food from m
sand steamers MAS brought "u board 100
cruiser aud We wore fci NOR. plont.N
until January -. vAeu We wor" a
transported on board ur the capture
T. NJ. : .tppam, inrludtng about -
Officers and men of steamers. "h..u At
, been destroyed and sunk
Position Of the l. NJ : Apphu We
taken on board was ABOUT 80" 'U'|'
i'm, west from tn" S~alvaG. lso,k'
? After we were all taken ON board "
/, started IN a westerly direction at a Yer
slow speed. The crew Of the clau MAJ
lavish were kept prisoners on board .
the cruiser. also all naval and m..!'hl
passengers and men who were a1.o'.
the various ships.
Tn. above narrative ~. 70 u" h"st Z
my kuJw'clro, correct
, tSrgnedD. Ions T. loNrS. Master
St..mship promonhl AT II 20" \ y
/. on January 10 We sighted a st'a'n'
about two points on the port bow steel
ing 10 the eastward When about
mil. off We ported our holm ~ 60 undo
Ms st,rn. he then hoisted TIA" letter
f. q Iyhat ship "a thatp .h'u VI
=, ,ston instantly and \ h 'dhando
q, SHIN. at the same tire hosting II
l German ensign and fred a shot acro'
u our bow
= We STOPPED and gaze three blasts c
!, the whistle and u our boats ou
, The German boarded the ship and %
n dercd me to give him all the snip
n raners Then they ordered one OF q
= ,ngtneers to open all valves and the
a also placed thrr" bombs IN the engl'
rnm VIII. time fuse. We wcr" ne
taken on board the cruiser as rr's00"
and pat in the tween deck !.
cruiser then fred thr"" eno's mo l.
u shin 10 sink her more quiokly ON q
" nth We were Transported aboard y
steamship Appam and tearod away
" charge OF a prize crew
+ j BRoCKrrr, Master,