Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander - Page 27
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[Page 27]
1917
Sat. June 16th
The "Wairuna" & "Wolf" were steaming steamed out in company from the island at abt 3 pm. The two vessels had stopped and the "Wairuna" was about to be sunk by bombs when a sail was sighted off the port bow. We prisoners were hustled below from the poop deck – not before the sailing-ship was clearly visible from the deck.
We were locked in the hold and the raider put on full speed. A stopping shot was soon after fired from the bow, a second and third followed. The raider then stopped and the launch could be heard being hoisted over the side.
Later we caught a glimpse of the latest capture lying off our port beam, a pretty four-masted American schooner.
Her captain, Trudgett, a Nova Scotian, came on board later.