Kronprinzessin Cecilie sails to Bar Harbor with vast cargo
The Kronprinzessin Cecilie arrives off Bar Harbor carrying more than 11.5 million in gold and silver, 5 million in cereals, and 1200 passengers. Captain Polack recounts evasive maneuvers to dodge French and British warships amid dense fog, painting funnels to imitate Olympic, and awaiting orders from Bremen.
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Cecilie
Bar Harbor
Tourists on Cecilie Return Amid Gold Fortunes Fear
Passengers aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie returning to Bar Harbor after fearing capture of the $10,690,000 gold convoy. The list includes Paul E. Alberti of New York and many others across major U S cities, with numerous spouses and companions named.
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Europe
Kronprinzessin
Cecilie
England
France
Bar Harbor
Alberti
Paul E
New York
Anconet
Miss Melinda
Chicago
Anverson
George C
Boston
Rackus
T. H
Barthold
New Haven
Bowers
John M
Burting
Max
Brock
Horace
Philadelphia
Bruce
Harry
Buckelman
William
Butt
W. L
Butler
Miss Anna
Carveth
H.R
Niagara Falls
Clark
C. H
Conn
Joseph
New Orleans
Cook
Morris Jr
Coppell
Arthur
Maid
Cossman
Ernst
Brooklyn
Cramer
San Francisco
Crowley
H. D
Cafferio
George Batta
de Chinsano
Charles
Delano
Eugene
Demetre
Tales
Denare
Louis
Dercum
Francis X
Desola
Dettmeyer
Germany
Doebereiner
Bettie
Baltimore
Doeberteiner
Louise
Doherty
Elizabeth
Dowling
T. M
Edington
Geneva
Flight of the Cecilie: Boston men recount dramatic escape
Simon Vorenberg and his brother Felix describe the Kronprinzessin Cecilie voyage back to Bar Harbor after war declaration weathered by fog and night chase. They praise the captain for endurance as French cruisers pursued in heavy seas and lights out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
New York
Betwen
Baltimore
Boston
Newfoundland
Savoy
Friant
America
Feissex
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Bar Harbor
Simon Vorenberg
S. Vorenberg & Co
Felix Vorenberg
Gilchrist Company
Post
Ave
Cecilie's Story Full of Thrills
The North German Lloyd steamer Kronprinzessin Cecilie with over 10 million dollars in gold and a million in silver aboard arrived at Bar Harbor Maine after a four day forced run to avoid capture. Her voyage from New York July 28 was shrouded in mystery with blackout masking and fog aiding an escape from pursuers.
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Essex
Boston
Bar Harbor
New York
A. Dreyer
Bremen
Cherbourg
Plymouth
America
Kronprinzessin
Cecilie
H. Muhlenbrock
Lloyd
Frank E. Whitmore
Maine Central
Mt. Desert Ferry
Cecilic
J. T. Morse
Rockland
Camden
Kron* Prinzess
Kronprinzess
Georlie
Maine
Charles Polack
Capt. Polack Sets Daring Transatlantic Record
Captain Charles Polack of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, amid a cargo of gold and hundreds of passengers, guided his liner into Bar Harbor a neutral haven after a perilous voyage. His 1907 feat aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse saw him steer for four and a half days with propellers, as he refused to turn back in a gale. He earned the Order of the Crown for that perilous crossing.
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Charles Polack
Kronprinzessin
Cecilie
Bar Harbor
Halifax
New York
Plymouth
Polack
Order of the Crown
Czar Says Kaiser Dodged Peace Plan
London Aug. 4 — King George's telegram to the Russian Emperor urged removing misapprehensions to keep negotiations open for possible peace. The Emperor replied that Germany would have mediated if not for the war, Russia mobilized only after German and Austrian preparations. He urged continued support from Britain for Russia and France and prayed for protection.
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London
George
Germany
Austria
Russia
France
First Cabin Passengers on Hronprinzess in Cecilie From Boston
First cabin passengers aboard the Hronprinzess in Cecilie list notable travelers from Boston and New England. Felix Vorenberg and Simon Vorenberg are named along with Harrison W. Smith and Eliot Wadsworth. Also listed are Carl Leyne, Josephine B. Mahoney, Rev and Mrs Roberts, Walter H. Roberts, George C. Arvedson, and others from Concord, Portland, Providence, New Haven, Bridgeport, Meriden and surrounding areas.
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Denver
Tucker
Frank
New York
Tull
Sam. P
Philadelphia
Tuttle
Charles A
New Haven
Vorenberg
Felix
Boston
Simon
Wadsworth
Eliot
Walter
T. J
St. Louis
Umberto
Passaic
Wandel
Otto
Weiss
William
West
Ernest
Perth Amboy
Wickham
F. E
Wile
Julius M
Rochester
Winstead
George W
Witcher
Rev. Th
Zayas
O. A
Mrs
Albrecht
Fanny
Morristown
Bauchheuss
Fred
Chicago
Binder
Gottlob
Lrs
Borger
Bettie
Brooklyn
Milton
Cassileth
Minnie
Cullman
Elizabeth
D’agostino
Francesco
Davis
T. P
Estabrook
Gladys
Edna
Finck
Ernst
New Brunswick
Lillian
Henning
Hugo
Hopps
Herning
Gustav W
Washington
Huber
Ada
Janarack
Theresa
Pittsburg
Kandell
Wolfe
Kastale
Maria
Kaufmann
Klees
C. N
Klug
Klub
Charles
Kohler
Sophia
Kolck
Richard
Dubuque
Kolter
Katherine
Cambridge
Ludwig
Krzemin
Agnieszka
Detroit
Michael
Langman
Jacquess
Arnold
Laub
Joseph
Lemberger
Milwaukee
Lischeditzky
Regina
Lessman
George
Liebern
Luckachs
John
Lueckachs
Mazer
Max
Meffert
Christina
Meriden
Menzel
Arthur
Bremen
Meyer
G. A
Nemec
Therese
Nicholson
Thomas
Grace
Nothaft
Henry
Schwandmann
Rudolf
Smith
James
H. R
M. H
Strebli
Uhlman
Paterson
Viedt
Hoboken
Wehrle
Bishop Vincent
Wilken
San Francisco
Winter
Felix Vorenberg
Glilchhrist Company
Simon Vorenberg
S. Vorenberg
Harrison W. Smith
Eliot Wadsworth
Carl Leyne
Josephine B. Mahoney
John J. Halil
Lilien
Brighton
Brian C. Roberts
Walter H. Roberts
George C. Arvedson
New England
Samuel Hear
John D. Hear
Clara D. Hoar
Concord
Mass
Henry B. Pennell, Jr
Portland
Walter S. Hammons
Charles F. Stearns
Providence
Charles A. Tuttle
J. G. Batterson
Francesco Agistina
Max Henkel
Bridgeport
Conn
Hugo Henning
Christina Meffert
Onn
Foreign Shipping at New Orleans Halted
Shipping from New Orleans to European points in the active war zone will be suspended for the present. Hamburg American, French and North German Lloyd lines will not receive freight or bookings. vessels in harbor will be tied up. Italian port lines will not be interrupted.
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New Orleans
Lloyd Lines
Japanese Cruiser Chiyoda Ordered to South China Waters
The Japanese cruiser Chiyoda, currently at Kure, has been ordered to proceed hurriedly to South China waters in response to developing tensions.
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Torio
Chiyoda
Kure
South China Waters
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H. M. S. Essex
Maine Hills
Savoie
Arund
Pressengers
New York Limited
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Line
C. Ledyard Blair
A. Howard Hinkle
Cincinnati
Marie Hinkle
Hinkle
Frederick Stock
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Max Koehler
Sewall Haggard
Orson Smith
Merchants Loan and Trust Company of Chicago
Richard Barthold
J. R. Roosevelt
Cai
Nadia
Jvvey
Turneo
Charles H. Polack
Engelman
Theodore H
Eschwege
Harry T
Ewald
Louis A
Farrell
T. B
Federn
Paul
Feheringer
Fishbach
Flapan
Ford
Frick
Frohnknecht
Funke
August
Gale
E. C
Companion
Galvin
Gerlach
Frederico
Frederico, Jr
Gernsheimer
Morris
Glendenning
Robert
Miss Ellen
Robert, Jr
Frankie
Gansley
Jacob
Lansing
Grif
Oscar
Goldman
Jack
Goldstein
A.S
Graff
J. A
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Gommel
Rosebank
Gray
G. H
Grew
T. G
Groll
Gustin
F. K
Haase
Hahn
Rudolph
Rosanna
Harpannan
Hauck
Friedrich
Hoar
Hoppenstedt
Pauline
Anita P
Irwin
Edwin J
Kennedy
Crammond
Klein
Kleinschmidt
Valet
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Koehler
Krenzle
Herbert
Kuhns
Harry B
Dayton
Langehrig
Alfred
Levin
Schmarja
Levy
Hamill
Hall
John T
Lillian E
Hammond
E. D
Walter S
Hanssens
Maurice
Harris
Joseph C
Hart
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E. M
Henkels
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Litchfield
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Loyd
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Maas
Magie
David Jr
Princeton
Mahoney
Jane
Mayer
Isaac
McLaughlin
George E
Jersey City
Mechiowitz
Ellyan
Mein
Jno
Richmond
Child
Meagie
Benjamin
Megie
A. H
Meyers
O'Malley
O'Neal
W. N
Oscard
Maurice N
Pabst
Elsbeth
Paradee
John H
Pauly
Peck
W. H
Pennell
Henry B
Riley
Ritter
Dr. P
Switzerland
Roosevelt
T. R
Rotter
Viviene
Rumsey
Evelyn
Buffalo
Scherer
Schneider
Chas. T
Schniewind
Schroeder
Schwab
Seeley
Arola B
Seitz
Simon and
Boston Merchant
Czar
Kaiser
Hronprinzess
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