The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05

bjorg. I noticed IN tho commnnd"r's
cabin a picture Of ship that closely 70,
eembled the one on wa!Ch ] was. mn"
this strengthened my corrections AZ ln9
feared Moewe. Over III" picture was
the emblem Of the imperial German navy
and the words, -. N. :. Payne"
The commander --tuSinK TO pay any
attention 10 my protests against the
sinking OF the ship. l said 20 him:
Viii you give ne per;niss'";, 70 pho o.
togra3h my steamer all" goes down:
had saved small camera.
''rertalnly." he repiiod but you will
have 70 hurry. because in just two min
uteS the tirst hn;ub wiil explode. That
is tho one placed In the engine room OF
your ship.
He stands holding his watch. and ez-
actly rs he had predicted thc explosion
occurred TO the minute. end the HAIL
htorg's vitals were hurled hish In tho
air. parts Of machinery flying IN all d.
rcctions.
explode" quietly announced This Ger
man commander. still holding hlD
watch. which had split second hand.
Again he Is right 10 the minute. IN
10 degrees north and 2S degrees west.
nj three forty-f1vc on ih,- sftcrnnon or
November 2tth. I saw the last or ms
dear ship as she buried her nos" in"
the sea and went down bow hrst. n?
crew look At ono annthHr IN m%let-
choly manner, for X is sad minute Tor
us all, and We dOn't knox what IS nhean.
All the time thc man turned the cTahh
OF the moving picture camera :"!eht!rsS-
~. Vc was on tho upper DECK IRON.
which his machine could got the best
Wow. and the GOODNESS OF II NIL a"tnn-
tshed Ms men However. We were I" be-
come used 70 this camera man III the ~
ture for his work seemed TO be as rU0cn
a part % the program a. the piac'nE or
o-he y shin SUNK ICrs maze
moving pictures of each victim.
Chartered Ia tho Cargo Hold:
After the Hallbj"rg was sank my
c-rw was ordered down into tn" carr"
Mold where thev found nin"ty-lhree m"n
Of the British steamer Eoltaire. the
iLampurt and Holt liner from l.tTcrpool.
which they told me had hecrl sunk thr
dt;. before. These men were held strict
The Eoltaire was on her way 70 Ecw
York in ballast when the raider met her.
She had nrnd four shots which strucE
the RriiiSher. but nom on hoard had
choppy however. and lac NnItnirc
cr.,yv had been forced !" srrrd thrc"
hours in open boats in the Atlantic DC
fore they were taken HhntT" i'"iu lE'H
6uc-s in tho cargo hold. sitting. they
told us they had nothing 20 cat.
When ny men from ~" I!allhjorF.
twenty-thr.c in all. Joined m resi- "i
the prisoners in tho bottom "f IN" Ger
man raider tneS S''l OH tIf'' NV Hhi''!''-''
boxes OF preserves which y" he'd saved
bat one OF tho ships officers SAW them
AMI promptly c"u!Sca;"d the whole
business Subsequently. however. d!n
succeed in begging tw"nty boxes hack
for mr. own men. WHEN We ShNFHQ Win
the starving FnElishmen.
tRke parts from the brief LOG secret
~ l;"pt: .,
rr calrn. hut on p"con,h"r hundred
md Hfty ton schooner from N"w!rund-
land with nsh for iiih~p'fa~ e sunk.
thus increasing our population IN h"
cargo hold By six mnn.
"On the "r"nnc ~ December 9. the
steamer Noun: Temnl". belonging To
Tho Conadian-Pactfic Railroad Company
e sunk She has s"von hundred ard
fifty hnrace on hoard and ais" MIXED
cargo OF fivn thousand tong ami a Sr";'t
many dogs.
ghoos At Mount Temple
Tho diary recalls his l'"'Hi"h, Gear
II now IN RS" IA soon 80 ~" raider ~"
,y;rhin rar... ~ Tho N,'rnt T"napi'. s'i'
fired s-vrn smots. and "r'rE On" cyl
Icr.lv took .crrrt :rr .'n'. fa"n''feH
steamer STOPPED iCnnf"d'n;"!%- ~" 'h!'''
steward md OH" suite" "n 'nH M"Hh'
Temple w"-a kill" and 'lr-" ni"n
,yuunded Til" wruu&"I "" '"'' linz
Nv w. ,i.,,; until tnr on. hUrdr.d and
seven officers and n..';i 80 -" 't''E or
the Can2diar steamer hTd i'..'.n "F"nE">
:: boar! IA" I""inan.
T'han Tho ealr1 ,v-v SUNK j." hoTh,' 90
.hn n:h,,s Hn! !""r. "''f TO fn'iil&
-;r,urn r,ra- =, ,,',rni".,'lv T"~"~ij"% ''l'
..,on.s o. .nr,.. ,rrrsTi"oG. ~" W"nt,'!-
cd rncrl 49," 'g,-':, oyer :" ;ho - 90"
first. huw"~o". -Nr;""r. f0"@.' "'Ff
fireman. hat'r w"i:Ud"d md -, S"|"',l
officer v,u hn,l been HI: 81 tn" hack
with n piece Of shot. C.''a .! n" hcrS"
tenders had had both legs broken.
4 German doctor on the raider at