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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03

new home.
In telling OF Ysayets flight, some
friends say that he ard two com
pantons mana ged 70 secure Il small
nshtng boat to "a them to Dim
!. kirk, They cent the hight In their
little craft without food and with
no protection from the weather.
fsaye was able to bring away only
a few belong tigs but these incitd-
ed his priceless violin. He Wns
R forced 70 leave many beautiful OBJ
1ectS of art and some unique
lementoes collected dtifins his trI-
umphaI app earances In every conn
try Of the world.
JACQUES Thtbaut, the greatest vio-
lnist In all France. seefnd 10 l,nvo
been lost entirely. His reFimcnt
was lSnownl TO have become engaged
with the Germans about $50 miles
from Paris and heavy losses have
been reported from the section they
were in whom last heard nom.
Mischa EInian the youthfti Rus
san artist seems to have struck II
lusliest from the war. An told the
struggle win can about 100000
sesy money for MIN and o long Wiz
cation, (; & n
Just now he Is spending his time
playing chess In New York aud 70
ing TO hear tho masters.
Elmap has sent for his relatives
and viii put them IN j beautiful
y p-town residence while hi liin,-
ser continues to occupy Expensive
bachelor 0tiaffhra In I, j,t.,,,, t,.<.-..f
hotel. &; =
Although but is years old he has
money TO burn and Is burning Il,
Every mi rning sees him up carly
Ior e. constitp tionai Every after
noon he goes FOR d horseback ride
~ Central Park and then retircs
TO his quarters for 4 game OF chess.
In musical circles these chess
games have become famous
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03

The Boston City conncif has
adepted q plap for stopping irdis-
eriminafe laying Of c0ndlits or
traelIs BY the public service corpor-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03

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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-09-26
sd1ilobiirscritreid eiucs italicuiidlea
Gffisicrs.

gon sinsm t6itliaen G@ilobarser=
ttretd etnes itaIienii9en Dffisiers
miro Dem uSdsl. aorr." beridtet:
Nls tiir3ti9 ein itaIieniI6es Wlpenz
regiment einen be1timmten 8eragipfel
ertlettern foate, lieb Der menihei1=
freunoltde 0ffi5ier 0ieise gefsbI in
etlpas erleid)terter 5orm ousfiibren.
Gr befabl n0mlid, Die @sipebre, Mus=
rliltunsssegenitdnoe unb lpnitises Sc
pad i'm Sole liegen gu !eNen. Oils
pie Mbtetlung oann -gliidli6 Die prrz
9e1drlebene @teauas erreidt Bette,
sab ber geiitreide Dffi5ier ben gez
tebl: So! Sept aas @epad uno
Die @epehre bolen!!" - Die armeu
9olbaten batten alfo SEN erlten Mufz
1ttes gang umlpnit gemadt. Die
4ueIe iibrigens, aus Der mir pie5es
neutrality-suspicious. be5ieben, lit
gang unperod6tig, ndmli9 Der Cor
riere bella sera", Der ben folgsnpen
(lpDrtli9 iiberiebten!) Seloppitbrief
perDffentlidt: rSebt befinoeu mir
uns uuf Dem @ipfel zines febr bpben
Be1ses, 10 oab, penrl elmer ltirbt, er
nlr nod bier @priinse Bis gum pa
rabies bat. SteIt eud por, oab mir,
bepor es ans @erauftrabbeln ain9,
crit Sornifter llnb @enebre unten la5-
Ten mllBten unb 1irterber nieser her
urtsrseldidt puroen, Tie 5l holen!!" -
DER ugprriere" gibt bas aIs prpbe
oss u1permiiitti9en 9lla!prs Ses ita=
l!enifhen Soloaten.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-09-26
9as &riess6rot.
@iro lit seutidla,,b cine tueicutlidc
@erbelerMna %crfalrcn.

gerbe1eruna crfa1rcn.
ueber bic @rnteDerbaltnii{e in
Deutialanb unb ibre Jolgen fir bic
@rotperi forging tpirb aus Berlin Be-
rt9tet:
9as aurotorium Der R~riegsgetreiz
be=Geiellf9aft bat fi9 nit ben @ddtz
5unsen oes grn.eeryebni{fss befaBt.
@s tit felbftperitanpIid), bab bisIe
S9dBungen i'm 9aife Der Set nod
bur9 Die tpirtliden. ,grsebniiie forriz
siert unb perf6pben perben. gor al
len 9ingen NOR bic erite @9abung
oaour9 lfarf beeinflubt, bab in bAz
lem Sabre bas @trpbergebnis ouber.
Oroentti9 sering if, 39urd bieie sez
rtnsen Strobmengtn puroen bie
Sheuern nidt TO- gsfiillty lpie in ben
a1theren Grntelabren Sci mebr 5tro6,
unb Die 2unbtpirte pSnren du6 niht
9e5lpunsen, 5ur Nufbepabrung bes
nod ungeorof4enen @etreioes in un1z
fansreiderem Mabe All Der Mufitslz
lung BON Mieten 81 greifen. Maturz
gemdb bat Die on Ehegeringen Moum
fiillenoe grnte Die 2anbnirte aund6it
gu niebrigeren @ddbungen peranlobt.
S9on bic probeausoru1de baben err
eeben, baB Die Grnte peit better lit,
els man alf @rlnp her erjten 59dtz
sl111sen an1ebmen gu miii1en slaubte.
Smmerbin iteben mir aber 5una6ft
bor elmer @dabllng, Die nidt bas
bolle Grgebnis 9e5eitigt bot, bos mir
erhofft baben, lpenn mir uu6 be-
1tirnmt boral5iasen t0nnet, baB bas
Gr%nteerge6nls gum 8efiercn t~orrigiert
Derben ipirD.
9as auratprium Der &rie9sgetrei=
bezgefellf9aft mllbte fi9 alfo an bic
bisberise GAdsung. halten nnp bat
auf @runo oieies Materials. be1dlpfz
ten, nit Der Wusmablung ouf rs
Yro5ent beruntersusebeL lpdbrenb i'm
ob9eloufenen Sabre bis 80, Iogar Bis
50 YrpSent allsgemnblen perben
mubte. Surd bie1es 9erabgeben in
Der Mnsmoblung tritt cine pelentlide
Werbeiferung fit bic Rpnlumenten
uno Yrpbu5enten ein. .Dus Mebl
pirb peientli@ unb bus 8rpt lpirb
caoura lotppbl in Der 4uulitdt, pie
I'M MusIeben befIer perben. Nor al
len 9ingen miro Dabur6 erreift,
bob ben 3anbpirten tiinftig Is Yrp=
5ent alete perbleibt, ullb bab auf
biefe Meiie fir Die Mil9fiibe uno
fiir bic @9peine bic 6uttermittel
erheb!t9 beritGrtt iperben. 9aour9
piro aud erret6t, DUB unfere Mild.
unb 6leti9nabrung ni9t peiter ge=
fdbrbet piro.
8as bic 8rotrationen onlon9t, 10
tpnnte man auf @runb Der bis iebt
porlieserloen S6dBungen nod teine
pelentliben Me1tberunsen bprneb1nen.
Yro Sept tparer bis iebt 200 Gramm
Brot bereAnet unb fir Die 1dtper ar
beitenbe 8epDlterung fpnnien nod 20
Gramm burdidnittli@ suselest nerz
ben. Sn Submit miro bie{e burG=
idntttlt9e 3ulage auf 25 @ramm er=
hobt. IS ftebt ben aummllnen mad
ME Dor fret. pieie IS gramm belize
big gu perteilen. ipbab peniser f9per
arbeitenbe S6i6ten pielleidt 10
.9ramm 3ulase betommen, anbere
thtperer arbeiteroe 40 llnb SO
Gramm. Sin1iatlid Der @elbltper=
lorgung bleibt es lpie es bisber lpar.
IS TT aber jebt bereits NIT 8enimmtz
belt gu eriporter, bob {pbalb Der
pirtliae Musprui9 porliegt, mir I'M
Mlliter nit elmer @rbnbung Der 8rptz
rationea tperben rehnen tDnnen. Sin
helDnoers erfreuli6es Grgebnis bat
bic btsberise Grnte baburb gebrucht,
bob bic 8elieferu1g Der Rabrnnasmit.
telfabriten. Der Muoels. Maffarmiz
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-09-26

unb Cries 5abrifen peienfli9 er60bt
lperben tann. Daourd niro errei6t,
bob Der Mangel an be{timmten Sill
1entriidten bur9 Meblfabritate au5s
gegli9en pirb. @ie{e ftdrtese 8elitz
terung Der Nobrunssmittelfabriten
tritt fofDrt elm.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-09-26

Cine tgtener BON bret Collars fir
iebe 6ii,lbir.
Cine steuer bon fiinf5ig gents fir
ieben mdinnliden g%iintpobncr bon 5cott
County bpsl Gin lllno 5tpan3ig Sabren
lnb bariibcr.
amfselestc stcnera lit irforpprirten
Gptptts.
gututt nf 8cttenbprf.
Meias
Corporation Sonb !. !. . !. TO-.
Gleftriider 2idt : Spnb 5.
@erbelerungs Spttbs. 1.
8Dnb : Spnb a.
8ailer ! SpnD . J. 8.
Dragging Sono, 4.
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2anblpirtbidaftl. @egefeuer s.
gpsu, Df Blue Graf.
Corporations Z Spt1D . s.
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Glettrilber 2idts= Spi1b . 8.
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CORPORATION : Sono 6.
@aieriperte Sonb s..
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gptu,, Of GlSribsc.
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gotult Of Mc,u 2iberty.
gprpoations : Sonb !. !. a.
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gorporntions : SpnD A.
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CORPORATIONS Sortb 8. !.
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-09-26

Cine @teuer BON bret Collars fir
iebe @iinbin.
Cine ste1er bon fiinf5ig Gents fir
ieben md1nliden giinipobncr bon 5cott
gonntD bps1 Gin flll,o 5tpan3ig Sabren
nnb bariibcr.
Mmfselegtc stener1 lit inforpprirtet
9DipttS.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-09-26

Sol : arbeiten
tperoen in Der 9ruderei BEG Ser 9e,
1motrat" i@neu unb biuig bergeiteQt.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-09-26

Sic fpl9cnben NnIpriidc fins BON,
lguperbilprenratb gepriift tpproen, 1luo
alf sebDrig unteritiibten Mntrag ipl1rz
Den bieielben beipiIist urb Mntpciiln1z
gen onfiir mls9eitent. gbenio nurben
bnrd geldlllb bieie Nnlpriide iii Sic.
Site bieler sieung eingefiist:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-20
MONEY TO LOAN.
TnT"GL SUPPLY

Tn""EL SUPPLY
Towels and aprons Of all kinds fur
nished at very reasonable prices. See
before you buy. D. Crays.
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LOST AND FOUND.
First published in The Guthrie Daily
Leader, December 20, 1850
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

Dear Sir You will hereby take
notice that the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Employees Build
ing and Loan Association, of Guthrie,
Oklahoma, will be held at the office of
the association in the city of Guthrie,
on Monday, the 1Oth day of January,
A. D., 1916, at 1:3O P. NJ. of said day,
at which time will occur the annual
election of officers and directors and
such other business as may come be
fore the meeting foi transaction.
CHARLES SEELY,
Secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-20

Official Paper of Constitutions
Convention.
Official City and County PAPER.
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E EMg d y m mEMgH H@ &x@ s. y
81 TESTED RECIPES. q
a n & n NJ II n M u G ~ "a VI n =
Apple Fritters.

Take tart apples core and peel and
cut into very thin slices Sprinkle
with grated lemon and sugar, using
two tablespoonfuls of sugar for the
rind or zest of half a lemon. Let
stand a while and then drain. Dip
the slices in batter and fry to a gold
en- brown in lard. Drain on brown
paper and v nile hot sprinkle with
powdered sugar and serve. 1t is best
to sprinkle with powdered sugar a
second time just as the fritters are
put on the table.
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TO DAYS QUOTATIONS
MARKETS BY WIRE
CATTLE.

CATTLE.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 20
Receipts $4,000.
Market, steady to strong.
Dressed beef steers, $9.25075.
Prime fed steers, $7Oo@S.5O.
Cows and heifers, $40a09.00.
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<g4@l95Nl#IE=zzzEp <g4l9N #IEzzEp
~Sltd1/ ~SltaEiT-
THE DAILY LEADER.

tADsorbed the Oklahoma State Cap
ital March 8, 1911
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cnf GARBAGE COMPANY.

Let US furnish you Srnitary
Garbage can and keep 1t clean FOL
you. Phone 464. Dead animals must
be removed at once. Law is strict OF
this.
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o. mutilated. subscribers are urged to
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GUTHRIE MARKETS.
Livestock.
Steers, prime, 6 to IA.
Cows, 4 IL to 5 IL.
Heiefrs, prime, $500 to $3.50.
Hogs, $5.25 to $500.
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WHEAT:

Kansas City, Mo Dee. 20
December $110.
Navy, SLIP IS, split
CORN:
December IS 3-S, split.
May, 6S 3-4, split.
The Washington times., 1915-05-09

Most Of thess were Of dead picked up
In the water close to tho scene of the
sinking, and the town soon became a
vast morgue, as It were. or tho dead
recovered large proportion are
women.
was Used as a temporary morgue. was
speedily filled. and sixtey moro bodies
were taken to the Market Hall. Others
were laid out in the military mortuary.
Additional dead lie in hotels and
boarding houses, the victims of injuries
and exhaustion resulting from the strug-
gle for life.
The victims are being identified by
means Of letters and valuables. Each
body as 1t is received. IA numbered
ard reverently laid on a platform.
Mother With Child In Arms.
At the Cunard wharf. lies a mother
still clasping in her arms tho body Of
her three months old baby. The bod
les Of several other babies have been
found.
Two little children who were brought
ashore clasped in each others arms
have not vet been identified.
The bodies Of several handsome
those awaiting Identification at the
Market Hall. Some Of them are wear
ing wrist watches. which stopped at
about S o'clock.
poignant beyond expression. Most Of
the bodies there are Of women. Some
OF them are without shoes. and others
are wearing only one shoe, evidence OF
hurried attempt to free themselves OF
hempering attire.
The naval and military authorities Of
Queenstown rendered every assistance
possible in removing the dead and as
sisting the injured to hospitals.
The manager of the Cunard line OBJ
tained hotel accommodations as we'll as
rooms in lodging houses. and here the
survivors were sent.
Women's Appearance Pitiful.
The women landing presented a pitiful
appearance. Some of them were cover
ed only with blankets. Others were only
partly clad. having cast aside as much
The Washington times., 1915-05-09
Berlin Blames Cunard Company,
Admitting Germans Sank Liner

BERLIN May 9-The following official communication
issued here:
The Cunard liner Lusitania yesterday torpedoed by
German submarine and sank
The Lustana naturally armed with guns,
recently most OF the English mercantile Moreover
we'll known here she had large quantities of material in
her cargo
Her therefore, knew to what danger the pas
snge were exposed They alone bear all the responsibility for
what has happened
Germany her part left nothing undone to repeated
y and strongly them The imperial ambassador Wash
mgton even went SO far make public warning
draw attention to this danger The English press
at the warning and relied the protection of the British fleet
to safeguard Atlantic traffic.
The Washington times., 1915-05-09
No Guns on Lusitania,
Saws Collector Malone

NEW YORK, May 9-Confimation of the Cunard
officials claims that the Lusana was unanned on her
last faeful trip given out today by Dudley Field Ma.
lone collector of the port of New York.
"No guns were found mounted unmounted"
Malone said "and the vessel sailed without armament
No merchant ship would be allowed to arm in this port
and leave the harbor."
Cunard officials, while admitting the vessel carried
munitions declared none of the cargo was powerful
enough to damage the hull by exploding The cargo con-
sisted of ammunition for small arms and unoaded shrapne
shells, officials maintained
The Washington times., 1915-05-09

crew and one officer on the part side Of
the ship to superintend the launching
of two boats" he said. The first boat
was smashed against the ships side in
being lowered into the wsSo1. The mem
Der Of the crew who vas aiding in the
launching OF the first boat had one OF
his arms badly crushed. Later l saw
him stand stoically In the engine room
Of an English tramp steamer from the
West Indies that picked us up and allow
to amputate his dangling arm with a pen
knife"
DR.. Fisher is now at tho Queens Hotel
here
The Washington times., 1915-05-09

clothing as possible when they donned
llfebelts
Most OF the men, women. and children
helped ashore by local bluejackets still
wore these belts. One woman more than
seventy years old was taken from the
water after having been kept afloat for
some time by the lifebelt she wore.
Mrs. Stanley Lines. who was brought
ashore in one OF the ships boats. I'M
mediately started a search of the city
to find her husband. She learned at
o clock In the morning that he was lying
dead in one of the hotels.
Motor cars were brought into service
to take the injured to hospitals. The
less seriously injured were helped ashore
by sailors and soldiers.
Both men and women rescued, II they
were able to walk. refused to remain in
their hotels. They haunted the docks
waiting and watching for friends and
relatives.
The Washington times., 1915-05-09

her dress and clung until both were
Iittcd into a boat. The childs Ave
sisters ard her mother were drowned
In bed. While the little girls cloth
ing was drying she cried incessantly.
ana an American, who did not give
MS name. pledged himself to guard
her during her lifetime.
~ a probable solution of the. sma shing
or loundering OF many OF the life
poats may be found in the story told
by petty officer who refused his
name Because he said he did not want
10 10 get in bad with the line. but
Whlch story was corroborated by sew
era members Of the crew. He said:
AFTER we were struck the captain
from the bridge ordered full steam
shoreward. The side waves rolling
ITWard the channel carried the ship
along and made safe launching a
task"
Reinsurance Was Fateful.
Or. J. J. Houghton. of Troy, N. Y.
sa'd I was lying in my berth in my
room on the lower deck when the
smash came. l reached the upper
deck in time to see two boatloads OF
human beings lost. One boat was
smashed against the ships side. An
other was suspended by a faulty
davit and the occupants spilled out
ana drowned. The ships officers
then reassured us and told US tina |
INC liner surely would float until
help arrived. Their advice caused
most of my party to cease their eff
forts to get into boats and none OF
them were saved"
The total of survivors in Queens
town is 634, Most Of those who left
yesterday for Holy Head We're tn.
members Of the crew and the third
class passengers. The Americans who
are known to have left for various
destinations include Mrs. Wolfendcr,
f. L. Mulford, Robert De Meyer, Ed
win Coils. N. N. Allen. and Il. {.
Wright.
Scores of survivors walked the
streets with bandaged heads and
arms. Many talked incoherently and
Wept. One unknown woman rushed
down the main street in front of the
Cunard office. crying: Where is she
gomez" She was quieted with much
difficulty.
Cling Together in Death.
In a stone n;OrEue ON the side OF
the hill in this little coast city rests
| the body of beautiful mother
Clasped to her breasts are twin bah
les, rosy checked. beautiful. On their
lips are SMILES. indicating in theiI
case, at least, death was merciful
Nearby Is the third child of this fam
lily. All were picked up out of the
water by a trawlcr which saw them
floating and clinging together in
death as in life.
Officials have decided to begin the
| inquest tomorrow.
City's Saddest Day.
This city never witnessed before such
sad day as yesterday. when the ex.
tent of the Lusitania tragedy became
visible.
All through the day the bodies OF
N-infi,na hainU
the sea by pawlers and other craft.
The Washington times., 1915-05-09
City's Saddest Day.

Wy . honuueSt LAY.
This city never witnessed before such
a sad day as yesterday. when the ex-
tent of the Lusitania tragedy became
visible.
All through the day the bodies OF
victims Were being brought in from
the sea by uawlers and other craft
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CAPITAL MAN SCORES
CREW OF LUS|TAN|A
Dr.. Howard Fisher Declares No
Sign of Organization In Res
cue Work Was Shown.

QUEENSTOWN. May s-Dr. Howard
Fisher, of Washington. a brother Of the
former Secretary of the Interior. severe
ly criticised the Lusitania's crew today.
He declared that there was no sign OF
organization in rescue work displayed
when the ship was torpedoed.
There was only one member Of tho
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Women's Appearance Pitiful.

The women landing presented a pitiful
appearance. Some of them were cover
ed only with blankets. Others were only
partly clad. having cast aside as much
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Light automobile lamps at 7,ss p. m.
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COULDN'T FIND PRESERVERs.

My daughter and / were at the
luncheon table with Walter McIea of
New York. and Fred McMurty and Mr..
Howell" she said. When the torpedo
struck. there was a rush for the decks,
and we went with the rest. 1t all hap
pened so quickly that l can hardly re-
member it. l don't know what hap
pened to my daughter but am afraid
that I am the only one of our party
to survive.
II tried to get into a lifeboat, but
there was SO much excitement that the
ship went down before the boat was
launched. l went down and the world
had come to an end. Soon | found my
self on the surface again, clinging to
a rope. l cannot swim. and l was only
partially conscious. Finally l grasped
the side Of capsiZed boat, and later
Il don't know how much later-I was
picked up and brought ashore
sin the excitement on the ship none
Of us could find life preservers, and |
cannot tell you how in the world
ever escaped death
Steerage Panic Stricken.
Robert Rankin. of Ithaca. N. Y. a
mining engineer. said:
IT was standing on the deck talking
to Thomas Bloomfield. of New York,
a New York insurance agent. and Isaac
Lehman. a Canadian when | saw part
of coming tower and perlScope of
like a torpedo Bloomfield said My
God! 1t is a torpedo. Almost before he
had the words out of his mouth an ex-
plosion followed The vessel was de-
luged with black smoke, and a rain of
debris fell about us. 1t rained on us
for two minutes, | should think The
second cabin passengers rushed through
the barriers toward the boat deck and
,Gyla ,l,,,
stricken. When the water was within
twelve feet of the deck ! missed my com
panions. | jumped overheard and swan
to starboard. There ! was picked up
by one of the starbOard lifebOats which
was In charge of the coolest man that
l ever saw. +. Welsh. the second stew
ard, who picked me UP and thirty-two
others
Rankin praised in the highest terms
the work of the Officers and crew Of
the patrol boats, and of the Queens
town side wheel steamer to which
the survivors successfully were trans
ferred.
Below Decks Hell Hole"
Many women were among the saved "
said Rankin. Il met one who was hug
ging two babies to her breast As soon
as the torpedo exploded all of the lights
on the ship went out. and it was inky
black below decks. This hell hole proved
the deathplace for hundreds, who We're
drowned like rats In tran
The youngest survivor is Billy Hough-
erty. two-month-old baby. who was
brought here. His parents are believed
drowned. lie was picked up floating
on the sea by a woman who later was
rescued.
Mrs. Rose Hawler. from Yorkshire.
caught rope attached to floating
wreckaRe as she was sinking. 4
Akue girl. Edith Williams, grabbed