Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-10

taken INTO boat
The boat began picking up from the
water all those showing signs of life
and The first person rescued was the
INTERPRETATIONS Storage woman to
whom Tnnmis had given his life belt
Noodle sank when the ship went I'M
der and although he was good
swimmer he was not seen again.
Condition of Panic Prevailed.
When orders came from the bridge
to lower all boats condition APP
preaching a panic took possession Of
the women. People were rushed into
the boats, some OF which were
successfully. others not SO
Wales from New York, was in a life
boat which was capsized as the Lusi-
tania heeled over.
- was on the deck, he said. when
] saw the wake of the torpedo. ! had
hardly realized what it meant when
the big ship seemed to stagger and al
most Immediately listed to s.arboard.
| rushed &c get life belt, but stopped
to help get children on the boat deck.
The second cabin was a veritable
Many youngsters must have
drowned. but I had the satisfaction Of
seeing one boat get away filled with
women and children.
Horrible scene at Climax.
1--WE Witnessed the most horrible
scene II is possible to imagine. When
the Lusitania had turned almost over,
she suddenly plunged bow-foremOst
into the water, leaving her stern high
in the air. People on the after-deck
were fighting with wild desperation to
retain a footing on the almost per-
deck while they fell over
the slippery stern like crippled flies.
Their cries and shrieks could be
heard above the hiss Of escaping
steam and the crash of bursting boil
ers. Then the water mercifully closed
over them and The big liner disaD-
peared, leaving scarcely a ripple be-
hind her"
story Of First Rescuer.
Capt. David Murphy Of the traw-
Ter Stormoock was the first on the
scene with a rescue boat His story
was as follows:
First of all gathered in a lifeboat
fifty-two persons, most Of them
women and children, and before
my load | had twenty
blessed youngsters aboard the old
Several Of them were
without their mothers but all were
taken in charge before we reached
harbor by kindly women who forgot
their own sorrows in mlnistering to
others
"One old lady of 7s years had been
In the water two hours, but was as
spry as any one. Many women faint
ed on reaching our decks and when
revived begged pitifully To be allowed
20 retain their life belts, rs they We're
Overmastered by the fear that the
submarine would return. Several
died aboard my boat and the scenes
of grief and suffering became almost
unhearablc. The little Stormcock
brought $50 persons to Queenstown"
Saw Captains Gold BRAID.
Master-at-arms williams, of the
Lusitania, is the proudest member Of
the crew. for 1t was his eye
which caught the flash of gold
braid on Captain Turner's arm when
the commander was about to toss up
his hands after being in the water
two hours and a half.
All the passengers discussed SUBJ
marines all the way over, few If any
believing that the Lusitania would be
struck. They referred to the posi-
biity almost with lcvity
r. * Timmis, who talked with
Captain Turner after landing. stated
that the captain said bitterly.
Eve did not have chance (
knew that when | felt the torpedos
impact"
The Cunard line has boat patron-
ing the spot where the liner sank, in
the hope that II may pick up few
stragglers
the chance Of picking up more sur
vivors, said
There were many left in the wa
ter but they were all dead and many
so horribly mangied 4 thought il bet
ter to bring ashore my load of suffer-
ing women. as they could not have
stood much more
These women presented a pitiful
sight as they wandered aimlesslv
about searching without hope for
loved ones.
Relatives 4Fs friends Of passengers
who had gone in high spirits to Liy-
erpooi To meet the incoming shin be-
san 70 arrive here yesterday to search
for the missing. but the small ron Of
survivors meant hearthreaking dis
appointment for most OF them.
Fonrteen-sear-o Heroine.
The brief time elapsing between
the torpedolng and sinking OF the
ship was long enough to develop a
heroine in The person Of Miss Kath-
leen Kaye, lf-years-old. returning
from New York, where she had been
visiting relatives. With smiling words