New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-10
'PROWLINC CRUISERS
GREET LUSITANlA
English Warships Scare
Passengers as Liner
NearS This Port.
COREY SAYS WAR
WILL LAST LONG
Mrs. CleWs Asserts Germans
Send Women and Children to
Meet Enemy's Fire.

When the Lusitanla came to her
dock in the North River yesterday, her
passengers told OF "A scare they had
experienced Thursday night, while the
vessel was stcaming toward the Am
brose Channel Lightship.
According TO the passengers, when
the vessel was about ten miles east
of the lightship at 1890 p. M, a glare Of
lights suddenly flashed upon her, light
ing her up from stem to stern as
brightly as if it had been day.
On her port side steamed the British
converted cruised Caronia, of the Gu
nsrd Line. and on the starboard came
the British cruiser Essex. There was
little display of searchlights. One or
two flashes were sufficient for the Of
iicers 70 know that the four funnelled
stranger was merely the Lustanla and
not the North German Lloyd liner
KrouprlnzcSsin Ceciiie. which. IT was
reported. would soon start for New
York from Bar IIarbor.
What is perhaps the most technical
and graphic observance of the battle
Of the Marine was brought 70 port on
the Lusitania by Captain lie Vert
Coleman. of the l6Sth Company. Coast
Artillery, at Fort Monroe, VINO
went W bulOpc WIN Ah' gnu VI"
Tennessee.
According to the description OBJ
tanned from Captain Coleman, a trump
card. Of $4,000 men, held by General
Joifrc. the French commander, was re-
sponsible for the defeat of the Ger
man forces. Had il not been for the
remarkable ability and poise OF Won
Kluck in making a masterfui retreat
the French and British troops would
have surrounded the greater part of
his army.
1t was the opinion OF Captain Cole
man that the Germans had approached
about as far upon Paris as they ever
would get. He said the French out
classed the Germans in artillery, nut
that the German cavalry was better
than that of the Allies.
William Ellis Corey, who returned
on the Lusitania, said he had talked
with persons who were in position to
know and believed that the war would
last about a year and half.
Germany has an abundance of food
supplies and ammunition 10 last year
and half. She can fight without in
convenience for two summers and one
winter, but | doubt if she can stand a
second winter. All nations will suffer
through this war, but the United States
will fare better than the others. Italy
will remain neutral if she can get Ger
many to pay her for the cost Of mob
ilzation. II Germany refuses she will
jump into the war quickly and fight
with the Allies
Mrs. Henry Clcws. wife of the bank
or. who lad been scrutinized frequent
~ by German officers in Munich and
Carlsbad. declared yesterday that a
German officer admitted to her that
alien women and children were driven
ahead of the advancing German col
umns when under fire. THE ofcer in
formed me-" she said, that the life of
each soldier was more precious than
the lives Of women and children of the
enemy
Among others on the Lusitania were ::
Captain \. VI. Cross. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G.. Glasgow. Mrs. J. h. Fargo. John ".
kohlsaat. Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Milburn,
Captain J. G. Mlburn, Captain Frank
Parker, Captain Wright Smith. DR.. and
Mrs. T. s. Stewart. Mrs. J. J. Town
send, Mrs. Levi p. Morton and Captain
John Davies.