New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18

son, K. c. Morse. wealthy Canadian,
ana other passengers. were indignant
because the vesse! had not been given
convoy by the British Admiralty. On
the day they sailed they passed the
White ST liner Adriatic going into
Liverpool with two torpedo boat de-
stroyers as protectors. A previous at
tempt had been made by German sub
marine TO destroy the Orduna, and
many passengers were made uneasy by
fears which were later justified.
Captain Is Lauded.
When the ship was safely out OF the
war zone passengers in the first cabin
adopted resolution lauding Captain
TAYLOR for his cool conduct and skill.
Eve feel that it was entirely due to
your skin. your resourcefulness and un-
failing pluck that we escaped the DAN
gers and the sufferings Of having to
take to sea i'm open boats. and that the
German commander was completely de-
feated in his evident intentions of de-
stroying the ship and setting US adrift
on the sea"
Accounts Of other passengers az TO
the attack were identical. except that
few saw the torpedo. or its wake, as 1t
passed under the stern.
Joseph Henderson and Thomas En-
mis-, scamen, on the aft watch, were the
first to learn Of the Orduna's peril.
81 Spied what looked like a mans
head, about q mile away, and just as
! was trying to make il out | saw the
torpedo, only forty yards away, com
ing toward the ship" said Ennis.
81 thought it was my last day, and
without waiting to see if it passed I'M
der the stern, rang the bridge, giving
the danger signal. What | saw first
was the perscOpe. After firing at US
t&he: dipped and came up again eight
minutes later, three miles astern, to
the starboard."
The number of passengers on the Or
duna was 227. 80 being in the first
cabin, 112 in the second and IS in the
steerage. The crew number 265, max
ing the total number of lives jeopar-
died by the unannounced attack 493.
The Americans in the first cabin
were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Johnson, F. II.
Keith, H. b. Leary, II. j. Lesser, Mrs.
Richmond Smith and W. 0. Thompson.
IN the second cabin were nine citizens
of this country, while five were in the
Storage.
The Orduna is the newest of the
Cunard Lines transatlantic feet. She
was built at Belfast and made her
maiden voyage TO this port last DC
tober She was originally designed for
the Southern trade as tourist ship,
but the war iuterfered with those plans.
Her career, although short, has been
/ eventful Once before she was pur-
+ sued by a submarine and few the
American flag while passing through
/ the Irish sea, a precedent set by the
/ Inflated Lusitania, about the time the
Germans put into effect their war zone
decree.
Her last trip from this port for
Liverpool was begun on June 10. When
the vessel neared Liverpool sub
marine was sighted, but it was TOO far
astern for pursuit. That the Orduna
was being watched for on her return
voyage was evident. None OF her crew
EXPRESSED doubt on that point.
Although the Orduna flies the Gu
nard flag, she is owned by the Anchor
Line. and is under charter to the
Curard firm. She is $50 feet long and
las beam Of GO feet and a depth Of
AZ fecr. She is Of 15,499 tons gross
register snd can accommodate l,oOO
passengers.
Narconi distress signals were sent
OIL. AS soon as the torpedo was seen,
Cantair Taylor said, and reply came
al once that assistance would be at
hama within an hour. 1t was four
hours. however, before the small ar
,nored Yacht Jenuette appeared
at was an ideal day for torpedo at
tack" the captain said There was
light wind, the water was only
slightly rippled and the weather was
clear.
Not the least warning was given,
and almost ali Of the passengers were
asleep. It was almost another case OF
brutal murder