Show FORMER HUN RAIDER BURNED AT PIER IN NEW NE YORK Prin Prince e No Now w U. U S S. S Steamer De Kalb Is Destroyed By Associated Press NEW lEW YORK Dec The rhe 15 The United Unite d I. I States shipping board steamer Do De Kalb formerly the German commerce raider raide r Prinz Eitel Friederich was burned t to o the waters water's edge at her anchorage i in inthe n I Ithe I the North river this morning What hat t remained of or the former German cruiser cruise tr r was bea beached hed on the shores of the Hudson Hudson Hudson Hud Hud- son near the Spuyten Duyvil On bridge b by r the fire fighters after a hard battle When the fire broke out about midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night there was a skeleton crew of ot about men aboard the ship Wireless Wire Wire- Wireless less calls caUs for help were sent to the city I fire firo department and fire tugs were rushed to the scene but the efforts of the firemen supplemented b by the crew were helpless against the rapidly spreading flames The De Kalb Kaib was seized in Newport News where she had taken refuge refugo from pursuing British and French warships warships warships war war- ships b by the American government after this country declared war on Germany She was turned over to the United States shipping board pending pend pend- ing her permanent nt allocation by the fiel allied council I IThe I The fire tire was apparently under control contro control con con- tro at 3 The crew was forced I to the ship the central portion of which was burning from the bottom up The upper structure was said to be lie a total loss There was no loss o of I life |