New Britain herald., 1916-02-02

Newport News, where the British subjects comprising the greater number of the 452 persons aboard will be permitted to disembark. Prob ably most of them will take imme- diate steps to secure passage from New York for Liverpool, where the Appam was bound when she was sur prised and captured by the German raider Move on Jan. 16, five days out from Dakar. British West Africa.
 Waits Further Instructions.
 Lieut.. Hans Berg, the German officer who brought the Appam all the way across the Atlantic from Q point near Canary Islands with a prize crew of 22 men, waited further instructions from Customs Collector Hamilton, who last night ordered tho ship kept at Old Point pending ac- tion in Washington. The veil of silence by which he kept the stories of his prisoners aboard the Appam from the public all day yesterday when the ships arrival at daybreak was seill drawn over the vessel, and armed German seamen allowed no one to go aboard except those with proper authority.
 Although the Appam lay almost within the muzzles of the guns of Fort Monroe, no precaution had been taken by the government to prevent any move on the part of the vessel or the landing of any of the ships company. Collector Hamilton accepted the word of Commander Berg that he would remain at anchor and every lo Ioo o,J j~ structions came from the Washing ton government.
 Anxious to Get Ashore.
 All efforts to communicate in any way with the notable British prison CTS, including Sir Edward and Lady and their suite, has been Even. telegrams to them received up to today had not been delivered. The prisoners them selves were almost Srantic in their efforts to get their story to the world, some of them resorting to the hope less expedient of dropping notes overheard through port holes. After | their sixty days of captivity all were anxious to get ashore and be free to go their way. |
 The question of food and water | WetS no lOIlSeT SerlOuS etS uui ihS 1AiC l night a sufficient store of provisions | was taken aboard to meet immediate l needs. The Appam was almost des- ;itute of food and fuel when she ar lived in Hampton Roads yesterday. Collector Hamilton granted permis- sion to Lieut. Berg last night to take lboard such supplies as were needed.
 Details of the capture of the Appam n Jan. 16, of the battle between the l lowe and the British merchant ship | Ian MacTavish on the following day, f the seizure of six other British 1erchantmen and auxiliaries by the alder were anxiously awaited ashore.
 Gaps Marked Different.
 While some of the German seamen n the Appam wear caps marked | Moewe" others have caps marked Taula." Quarantine officials have cen given to understand the raider ,hich sunk the seven ships and cap lred the Appam escaped into the At sntic through the Kiel Canal.
 Immigration Officials Aboard.
 When Immigration Inspector Nor on and his assistants started to oard the Appam they were halted by ne German guard, but Lieutenant ;erg soon permitted them to con- nue their examination of the crew nd passengers. Newspaper men 1ade futile attempts to gain access to he liner. Several passengers nxiously inquired for newspapers. hey casually mentioned that the cod supply was getting short
 During the conversation German ailors began loading sides of beef rom launch onto the Appam.
 The first cabin passengers and the owliest members of the crew have 'een living on the same kind of ra- ions ever since the Appam was cap ,ured
 The only survivors on the Appam of the Clan MacTavish, sunk by the | Nc eve in fight, are four Lascar sea- men, One of them is expected to die | They were expected to be removed to | 2 hospital today.
 Prize of War
 It is understood here that Lieuten- ant Berg has asked that the United States permit him to lay up the Appam in Virginia waters as a fair prize of war, liberating at least all of the civilian passengers who were ngoard at the time of capture.
 According to reports here the Ap- pam has on board a large quantity of explosives, probably a part of the s ,000 tons of general cargo she was carrying when caught. The prize crew IS said to have rigged a device for blowing up the ship and held that threat over the captives to insure aboard at the time of capture.