Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-15
EXPLOITS Of SEEADLER IN ATLANTIC
TOLDBY PRISONER OF HUN RAIDERS

rel, She sailed out OF the North sea
and into the Atlantic disguised as a
merchantmen laden with timber. and
vas fitted with a DIESEL engine,
which Captain Mullen heard had been
seized by the Germans at the ArtN or"
exposition. This motor vas capable
OF driving the vessel at the rate OF
1872 knots per hour Everything was
arranged on board t. hide the Identity
Of the ship. All details had been care
fully thought out. and the arrange
Inents throughout the main cabin were
typical of the Norwegians.
Quarters, illuminated with electric
light, with tiers Of four hunks, were
provided aft for the officers, and the
men we're accommodated below deck.
: forward. The prisoners were told that
so long as they behaved themselves
everything would be all right, but once
! they showed any signs Of trouble they
could expect no quarter The count
| had had the Seeadler equipped with
IDisOnOus gases. These were con-
Injected with the quarters used by the
prisoners, and the count. by pressing
q button, fitted just under his bunk.
could asphyXiate the prisoners, should
they at any time show any signs OF
hostility.
Landed at Rio
Two days later a French barque,
the Cambronne. was sighted and
| boarded by the raider. She was COM
Wandered and sent with the ctptured
officers and men to Rio. Altogether
| there we're 2S3 souls, including two
| ladies. wives of shipmasters belonging
to sunken vessels. The Cambronne
was laden with nitrates. and the raid
er's crew set to work and jettisOned a
quantity of this to make room in the
| hold for the accommodation OF the
| prisoners of war These were of mix
ed nationalities. many colored men be-
| ing amongst their number. Fearing
| that the captured Cambronne might
make quick run to Rio, the count
stripped the barque of most OF her
canvas, and crippled her topmasts,
and he finally Sent her away on March
| q, in charge Of Captain Mullen. who
was specially informed. in the pres
ence of all hands, that he was in su.
! preme command.
Before leaving the Seeadler Captain
i Mullen and the principal officers were
assembled in the saloon and told by
the count that the Cambronne had
been captured, and would be placed
under the British flag. He also paid,
In German marks, a sum equal to
| $500 to the crews, who had done some
! necessary work, such as sail making
and rigging on board the Seeadler.
! Wine was subsequently produced, and
the count, addressing the gathering Of
| officers, wished them all good luck
and q safe passage to their destina-
! ton. British flag was presented to
Captain Mullen, and hoistef on the
Cambronne- Some interesting souve-
Mrs were also handed to Captain
! Mullen by the count. and. in addition,
he was presented with family group
picture. which had been rescued by
the prize officers from the cabin just
! before she was sunk.
In due course the Cambronne arriv-
ed at Rio de Janeiro, and the crews
were sent home by the outgoing
steamers. Captain Mullen handed
over the command Of the Cambronne
to her skipper at Rio, and the tricolor
was again hoisted on the barque there.
Several incidents occurred on the
Seeadler which showed how we'll post
ed the count was in the latest news Of
the war. The Seeadler had q power.
full wireless installation, and daily
news was received on board of the
| various happenings. Thus, within "a
hours of the revolution in Russia,
| Count Won Luckner had the details of
the outbreak on the Seeadler. Then
the movements bf the British warships
| on patrol work were also known by
wireless, and the count Unanswered
his vessel accordingly to keep out Of
the danger zone.
Captain Mullen mentions that there
was only one casualty while he was
on the SeeadIer. An apprentice
named r. Page. from one of the cap
tured ships. had been injured by a
splinter from shell fired by the
raider, and he succumbed to his
| wounds on the raider. The body was
buried at sea with full honors. the
count delivering an address just be-
fore the body was committed to the
deep. A copy of the address was sent
to the parents Of the deceased lad in
England.
List Of Ships Sunk
Captain Mullen furnishes particu-
lars of the vessels captured and sunk
by the raider, as follow:
January 9.-Gladys Royle. str, 1865