Evening journal., 1916-02-03
Today's News Today
masked German
SEA RAIDER MAY
Have been PONGA
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transferred to the Appam strenuously
insisted today that the raider is the
converted fruit liner Ponga and not
the Moewe. Lieutenant Berge, COM
manding the German prize crew
which brought the Appam here after
his weird dash across the Atlantic.
Prince Won Hatzfeldt. German en-
bassy counsellor and the other Ger
mans. as positively insisted the raid
or is the Moewe.
The British captains told today
how, kept prisoners aboard the raider.
they discovered name plates labelled
"Ponga.n and declared she was
equipped as a fruit liner, a new 5000
steel vessel, built in 1914 at Bremer-
haven.
The veil surrounding the sea raid
or was further thickoned by the fact
that some Of the Germans of the Ap-
PANS prize crew wear hat bands la
belled "Paw," as well as "MoeWe,'
indicating that the Pouga's or
Moewe's crew was marshalled from
several German merchant ships.
Release OF the Appam's passengers
today. except her crew. twelve Brit
ish military men, and the German
prize crew of twenty-five, with the
other twenty Germans found prison
ers when the Appam was captured,
brought a food OF details Of the new
sea raiders exploits
Early this morning. the Appam,
covered with sleet and ice and look
ing like the ghost ship she is. raised
her mudhooks and steamed from her
berth off the government pier at Old
Point Comfort. Most Of her passen-
gers lined the deck rails, even az the
early hour, cheering as the last leg
OF their thrilling journey was begun.
Anchored here near the spot where
the German raiders Kronprinz VIII
helm and Prinz Eitel Friedrich
scarcely year ago. began their in
ternment, her gangplank was thrown
out and the passengers, German pris-
oners for nineteen days. focked
ashore. Trains we're in readiness TO
take many of them Immediately TO
New York and Norfolk where British
authorities prepared to send them to
England.
Before leaving the Appam many OF
The passengers, even the British. thank
ed Lieutenant Bcrgc and the prize crew
for the courteous treatment given them
during their imprisonment.
Among the passengers detained were
four wounded sailors OF the Australian
meat steamer Clan Maclavish. sunk by
the masked raider in view oi the Ap.
nam. Sir Edward Meriweather. British
governor. general of Sierra Leone. today
told thrilling story Of the battle be
tween the Australian vessel and tn
raider. lie said a running fight occurred
in which the Macravish fred the frs
shot from thrce-inch gun mounted il
her how. her only armament The raid
or had her masked batteries concealed
but the Australian scented danger an
fred a screaming she'll which ahnos
struck the raider. The steel mask o
the raider was dropped and the hattl
began.
"Thc German LET 20 a broadside.' sale
sir Edward. "It was fine fight. ii ono
sided for half hour With her one lit
lie cum the Macravish harked away
even after being set ahrc in hall dozei
places Finally the Germans discharged
two torpcdocs from tubes mounted on
The forward deck. Both proioctile'
struck home. The MacTavish rceled az
" struck bv some giant. and soon disap
pcared"
Tho German boats. Sir Edward said
rushed 10 the scene and rescued the fou
wounded sailors placed on tho Appam
With Collector OF the Port Hamilton
rs umpire. the German and British Of
ficials today held more conferences re
rardng the release OF the Britisl
sailors and prisoners taken from IN
sunken British vessels. who Lieuten
ant Berge forced 10 act as gun-poini
ers. and therefore subject TO intern
ment
Pending a decision by the Washinf
ton authorities. release today OF thes
twelve Britons WAS not insisted upo
BY The British consular agents.
Among the first passengers 70 81
foot ashore today was G. ID. Iaglti
ferri OF Eureka county. Nevada. =
boarded the Appsm at Segunde, We
Africa. and carried American pas
ports. No international complication
regarding his detention as prison'
Of the Germans we're expected I
had no complaint 10 make regardir
his treatment
Rumors were rife among the free
passengers today regarding an IN
mense cargo OF gold captured vii
the Appam. One report was that
aggregated s2.500.OOO. Sir EdwaI
Meriweather said he understood gol
TO the value OF 81 100000 was carrie
and transferred from the Appam
the raider during one of the might
when the Appam was being convoye'
An examination Of the Appam
cargo will be made today or tomorro
by the port authorities. TO determin
the value OF the Appam's cargo. fc
report 10 the State Department. Liet
tenant Berge refused 10 deny or col
firm reports Of the big gold cargo.