Evening journal., 1916-02-01

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the unknown vessel appeared close at
hand and fired several shots across the
bow Of the British liner SO close were
the two vessels that when the stranger
finally stopped the Appam, she was
across the lattcr's bow.
On the Appam it was thought the
raider was pirate ship and an effort
was made 10 rcpcl her. The two guns
on the Appam were brought into play
but intellectually.
Iifchoats were lowered simultaneous.
lv from both vessels, the Appam crew
some Of them seeking to escape the
stranger sending armed men 10 board
the liner One Of the Appam's liicboats
was crushed between che two vessels
Hand-to- Hand Fight Before Surrender
Tho boardcrs scrambled upon the
Appam's deck and bloody lighting Gu
sued Several were injured and two
died later Others arc expected 10 die
Commander Harrison, seeing the
futility Of further resistance surren-
derod the Appam.
Lieutenant Berg came aboard and
took command with a prize crew OF
twenty-five men. Tho merchant raid
or put away and disappeared.
That the raider Is continuing the
work Of selling and destroying In the
waters about the Canary Islands. Is
The belief Of passengers. They say
the raider placed large number OF
prisoners. taken from seven different
British vessels. on board the Appam
before they separated.
Lieutenant Berg refuses TO discuss
The whole matter saying only that he
brought the prize into Norfolk "bo-
cause he was sure of decent treatment
here"
Captain Harrisons story OF the
Appam's capture is much the same as
passengers lt was German tramp
steamer that attacked him. he said.
and he estimated there we're 100 pris-
oners placed on board by the raider.
WIN Intern Vessel.
Preparations 10 intern the vessel,
MS a German prize Of war. with the
German naval prize crew. we're
made The i5O passengers VIII prob
ably be allowed 10 disembark with
most OF the British civilian crew
As one OF the most amazing and un-
paraueled exploits OF naval warfare,
the story OF the Appam's capture and
nicht across the whole stretch OF the
Atlantic. eluding British scout cruis-
crs and an othcr shipping. In charge
M bare handful of Germans. sur
PASSED fiction of the sea.
with lights out. al slow speed. zig
vaorinc out of the ordinary Atlantic
commercial channels 10 avoid meeting
any British vessels and with her wire
less muficd. tho Appam's eventtul
Transatlantic flight presented ele-
ments 10 staeger imagination.
The full story OF the Appam's cap
t,,re and fight leaked out In meaEer
and tantalizngly slow details Her
messengers were held on board and no
one permitted To leave the ship until
ns status and that OF the 1876 pas
sencers and i34 crew, technical
prisoners of war during the trans
Atlantic run, was definitely settled.
Waylaid BY Raider.
That the Appam was waylaid, cap
tured and the prize crew from the
German raider place aboard. was the
story. in brief, as reliably reported.
1t was said the Appam was halted
by the raider 10 avoid being sunk. Re-
ported among the passengers was Sir
r.. M. Mcriwethor. governor of the
British province Of Sierra Leone, and
his wife. All the passengers were
said to be civilians.
That the German raider placed only
part of her crew. with few officers
aboard the Appam and then departed
10 leave the Appam's prize crew to
reach neutral port with the enor-
nous prize. was believed.
The Appam arrived in Hampton
Roads with the only visible sign OF
injury dent on one OF her plates on