New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-03

Copenhagen. March -Four Amer
leans from the German raiders prize
ship Yarrowdale. arrived here to-day,
destitute. after three months of i'm
prisonment in Germany. during which
they suffered almost unbelievable hard
ships. They are DR.. John Davis. Of
Columbus. Miss; Orville McKim, Of
Waterfowl. y. Y; Dr. H. D. Snyder,
of Norfolk. Va. and Richard Zabriskie,
of Englewood. ~ J. Until recently
Dr. Snyder was a member of the New
York City Health Department.
The four men owe their release 70
the fact that. as physicians or veterin-
arians. they were confined in the Of
ficers' camp az Karlsruhe. The sixty
eight other Americans carried to Ger
many on the Yarrowdaie are still held
in Quarantine at the prison camp at
Dulken.
Shifted About Berlin
One Of the most curious incidents Of
their enforced stay in Germany was
that at the very moment Ambassador
Gerard was in persistent and pug
nacious fashion bombarding the dila-
tory German Foreign Office with daily
notes of inquiry concerning Americans
on the Yarrowdale. these four prison
ers were being switched about for
eighteen hours in the freight yards Of
Berlin. almost within call OF their Am
basssdor
During their stay az Karlsruhe the
men were underclOthed and underfed,
ignorant Of whether they were prison
ers of war or detained neutrals, not
knowing whether the United States
had declared war or was doing any
thing 20 effect their release. Four
times sauadrons of Allied aeroplanes
raided Karlsruhe and shells intended
for the railway station rained on all
sides of the prison camp. Il was al
most a miracle that the Americans
escaped death.
The four men left the camp at Karl
sruhe on February % and. under es-
cort, travelled direct 10 Warnemunde,
where, after being subjected 20 the
usual frontier search. they were put
aboard a Danish ferry and left 20 shit
for themselves. The Danish police took
charge Of them upon their arrival IN
Denmark. provided them with quarters
for the night in a hotel at Gjedser and
gave them the first hearty meal they
had enloyed since landing in Germany
in December The next morning the
Danish authorities provided railroad
transportation 10 Copenhagen.
Cared for BY British
Ancient sea practice makes sesmen
stranded in a foreign port the guests
Of the consul Of the power under
whose flag the lost ship sailed. United
States Consul General Winslow was
COMPELLED therefore 20 refer the pass
less. paperless and mOneyless wander
ers 70 his British colleague. The Brit
ISL Consul provided hotel accommoca-
tons. pending an investigation as 20
the mems identity. He pointed out
that. as far as any Identification was
concerned. the four men might be Ger
man spies.
Few more dramatic tales have been
brought forth by the war than the
story Of adventure. hardship and peril
al sea. short commons on land and the
new danger from the sky which was
related BY these four American pro-
fessional men. Snapped up BY the
German raider in mid-Ocean, they
cruised around for days while the COM
merce destroyer was gathering IN
further prizes. Then they made the
VOYAGE in the Yarrowdale 20 Swine
munde. under such conditions that they
expected the ships seams 10 open and
the vessel 70 sink beneath them at any
moment.
They lived for more than two months
In prison camps in Germany, on the
meagre prison fare provided by the
German government, without food par
cells which tighten the conditions o.
existence Of other prisoners OF war.
other Americans Suffer
To add 70 their snXieties. their fell
low Americans from the Harrowdale.
A. the time when they left them a.
the Neustrelitz camp 20 be transferred
with other officers from the captured
steamers. were in a state or complete
restitution. They were lnsuficiently
clothed. several having been without
shoes or over clothing during the
severe December cold, and all we're
weakening under the effect OF these
conditions. although they we're suose-
ouentlv remedied when Ambassador
Gerard finally succeeded IN locating
them in the prison camp at Dulmen.,
DR.. Snyder was captured aboard tne