Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-08
liner SINKS SOON
after Being hit
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All England Stirred.

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All England stirred.
The destruction OF the L,lsitania,
the speediest British ship In the trans
Atlantic trade. has stirred London and
all England as nothing else since the
war began.
The newspaper extras have been
bought with avidity and all procurable
bulletins are listened to with eaAer-
ness. For that matter. the DEFINITE in
formation received has been most
meager, coming In curt bulletins from
all along the Irish coast. and direct
telephone communication has not en-
abled the most persistent to learn any
thing more.
Crowds Of gigantic size gathered
about all the bulletin boards in London.
and there were near riots at the steam
er offices. where the people, were seek
ing information.
Liner Making Full Speed.
From incomplete Information received
in London the tragedy is reconstruct
ed as follows:
The Lusitania swinging northeast Of
Cape Clear came In sight Of the Irish
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started north for st. Georges channel.
1t was going at full speed.
AS has been done ever since the Ger
man submarines were seen in the Irish
sea, the liner had its lifeboats swung
out Of their davits ready for immed-
late use and all the watertight bulk
closed.
. l1,Nt <hnS ha Of tn 10
was hit without warning. Liverpool
shipping men have announced that
Captain Turner would not think of
stopping for any German submarine.
but would rely on his speed the mo-
ment he saw periscope in sight. II
could only be chance that torpedo
would strike home unless there were a
number OF the undersea boats in line.
each of whom would discharge a tor
pedo in the liners path.
First Appeal For Rescue.
1t was shortly after 2 o'clock yester-
ator at Lands End, Ireland, caught
this hurriedly:
Come at once. Big list. Position ten
miles south Of Kinsale."
That was all that ever came out Of
Vic ohApp SO AdI do CAu Uc lcdTHSu. he
word from Lands End was out to the
world in another two minutes.
Every port of the Irish coast was
notified and passed the word along.
Men from Waterford clear down to
Cape Clear rushed into small boats and
large boats and dashed out to sea.
Flashed Word VT Has Gone"
Old Head Of Kinsale was the next to
send a little word. A marine observer
there with powerful glasses made out
the big ship ten miles out, listed to one
side almost on the point Of turning over.
There was only a brief flash Of this,
and then came the word: 1t has gone"
A. matter of fact. 1t ID estimated
that the Lusitania was hit around 2:15
o'clock and was under water by 3:45.
Lloyds officially places the time ~ that.
Then the observer made out the small
boats on the spot left when the big
ship vanished,
There are twenty Of Them" he re-
ported. A little later he said: .Other
boats. including q big Greek steamship.
are around there. They are picking up
the small boats
Boats Filled BY Rescued.
Then came a procession Of bulletins
from all pOlntS. Inc 0OmlfalIy recOtveO
a bulletin from Galley Head which said:
Several boats. apparently survivors.
southeast nine miles from here. Greek
steamer 10 proceeding to assist"
Other ports sent word of the twenty
small boats which could carry perhaps
500 persons in q very calm sea. But
no one could tell how many were In
them nor how hany had been picked
up by the resucing ships. A great feet
was rushed out OF Queenstown. but
they had about twenty-seven miles to
90 and must arrive too late to be Of
any use except to facilitate the carry
ing OF the wounded to the hospitals.
cunard ofseials Too Hopeful.
The Cunard company representatives
were most optimistic after receiving
the first bulletins. They had heard that
the ship had noated two hours after she
was hit ana had been. beached by her
captain.
"All were saved" was the message
sent out at that time, and that an
nouncement was greeted with cheers
Then came tho later news.
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