Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-01
Exploits RiOaling Those Of
the Moewe Described By
SurUiUors Who ArriUe
at Rio janeiro.
IBy Associated Press. ]

ing off the South American coast, and
eleven OF them sent to the bottom Of
the ocean. their crews having arrived
here on board the French bark Cam
bronne. which encountered the raider
on March Z.
The German ship is the Seeadler tSea
EaGle), a three-masted square-rigged
vessel. of about 2.s00 tons. She carries
two lo5 5-millirneter guns and sixteen
machine guns. besides q powerful wire
less plant. The two large guns are
mounted in the forecastle. 80 1t is i'm
possible TO train them forward or
astern. The vessel also carries two
gasoline motor launches. and on ap-
preaching her quarry is said to fly a
Norwegian merchant flag.
CREWS OF ELEVEN SHIPS
SENT TO RIO JANEIRo
Eleven ships We're sunk by the raider
before the Cambronne was sent to Rio
Janeiro with the crews. The vessels
destroyed were:
Antonin. French sailing vessel. 3,01l
tons. owned in Dunkirk; thirty-one
men on board.
British Yecman. British sailing ves-
sci. 1853 tons. owned in Victoria. b. c.;
twenty-one men.
Buenos Aires. Italian sailing vessel
l.sl1 tons. owned in Naples. twenty
one men.
Charles Gounod. French sailing YES
sci. 2i59 tons. owned in Nantes:
twentyfour men.
Duplex, French sailing vessel. o.2os
tons, owned in Nantes: twenty-one
men.
Gladys Roylc. British steamship.
a.?ss tons, owned in Sunderland:
twenty-six men.
Horngarth. British steamship. 3.eos
tons gross. owned in Cardiff: thirty
three men.
Lady Island Cor Landy lsland). $500
tons; twenty-five men not listed).
La Rochcfouca French sailing
vessel. 1900 tons. owned in Nantes;
twenty-five men.
Perce. British schooner. 364 tons.
owned in Halifax: six men, one woman
mot listed).
tons, owned in Grenock, twenty-nine
men.
There were twenty-five men in the
crew of the Cambronne. bringing UP
the total Of persons who reached Mo
Janeiro to 2s5.
CITIZENS
IN CREWS OF VESSELS
The American citizens among the
crews OF sunkcn vessels brought in by
the Cambronne. so far as known, are
as follows:
Roye Clark. OF Virginia. from the
British sailing vessel British Ycoman.
John Rondoni. OF California, from the
British Yeoman
Luther Lcatters. OF Ohio. from the
British sailing vessel Pinmore.
Ernest Ray Gilbert. OF WASHINGTON.
from the Pinmore
Manuel Guerrero, of Manila (no shin
givcn).
For the most part the Germans com
pensated the prisoners for their SER
wees. \ remarkable case was that OF
Hoiiander. This man was assigned
10 work In the galley AT the end or
MS stay on the raider his German cap
tors handed him $50 marks In German
paper money for his work. lie refused
,he payment, with a gesture OF dis
dain. He was at once arrested. and Is,
now prisoner on the secadler. tne
only member OF the captured crews
who was not given his liberty !, is
said.
Life passed pleasantly on board rho
raider. the released men .feport. The
sailors had band which pIaved fro
luentiy and enthusiars stfcally when rbe
men were off du1T Their orchestra
vas composed ,Sf three mandolins
three violins. q flute and a base drum
The rescued n1en are OF the oninion
hat il the Germans treated their nris.
'ners relatively we'll. 1t was largely
rom fear that their own CAPTURE was
li'ina,eiyy almost certain. The raider
aNeh a'l almost any time. Their feel
ns apparently was that if the pris-
'herSs spoke we'll Of their treatment.
ne chances OF the raiders crew at
ne, hands OF possible captors would be
uist SO much better. Especial consid-
istation. according to the sailors.
~ecmed to be given the Americans
among the captives OF the raider.
FIRES ON ANY SHIP
NOT YIELDING At ONCE
In spite Of the expressed desire OF
the raiders officers not to shed blood
the Seeadler did not hesitate TO turn
loose her machine guns on the decks
and on the bridges OF any vessel she
was capturing II there were signs OF
the ship not surrendering at once. In
such action as this British sailor
was seriously wounded, his eye being
put out. An operation was performed
on board the raider, but the man died
under the knife.
The daily consumption OF gasoline
by the Seeadler's engines is five bar
rels. She carries a supply OF 1890 bar
rels. the refugees report
The French authorities here have
had the men Of French nationality
among the prisoners brought in by
the Cambronne, of whom there are 102
landed at Rio Janeiro. They are now
being cared for in the city.
The Horngarth, which was on her
way from Montcvideo to Plymouth.
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