Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-11
LifebOatS Overturned II
Mad Rush When Sub
marine Halted Ship.
SHELLS FIRED TO HASTEN
EMPTYING OF THE VESSEL
Italian Captain Declares He
Received No Signal 70
Stop.
347 OF 4o6 ARE SAVED.
ONE NATIVE AMERICAN
~ Of Rescued at Cape Bon.
Paris Hears Two Submarines
Attacked Ancona.

nNAGIkSu sflCOftds
The Italian liner Ancona. z.is.l -
submarine in the Aeditenrsn -.
with the loss Of a number Of AlnerIz
can lives reported, was NOT eenk =
the bottom without warning. accord
ing to accounts Of some SURVIVORS.
The Austrian submarine. winch had
been pursuing the liner. gave i brssf
time for the removal Of psssenxsrs
Malta advices through Lonaan sts s
The loss Of many lives on the An
coma Is declared to have been due Is
panic among the passengers canseA
by the sight Of tho subrnarine ana Is
the fact alleged that the undarse:
boat fired repeated shots both fore
and aft Of the liner as the passsneafS
were taking to the boats, aocent6a
ing the panic. A news agency as
patch from Tunis, on the other h<.ssd
declares the commander OF 1fae AYs.
coma asserts that the Submarine ezra
the liner no signal to stop. He m s
sists the vessel was sheiIed frorn !
distance Of FIVE miles ana that shs
stopped- Subsequently, he declared.
shells hit the boats into which mas
seugers were being loaded. many oas-
sengers being killed or wounded o1
deck and IN the boats.
Other accounts from Tuniz 5ec,arz.
Two submarines took part IN tse A.
rack On the Ancona and thaf el7z
made 40 attempt to escape. oi;4 =.1f
the undersea craft heading her <fr
Fewer than $50 Hives were lest ii ne
sinking Of the Ancona, consular III
vices received in Washington i4,djcsf1.
Figures obtained by the Arnerieasz
consul at Naples show that sz7 41e5s
saved out of 49e on board leaving f}s
to be accounted for. Some of fheee
II Is believed. VIII be reported saved
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Nov. 11.-fs:21 1. M =
The Italian steamer Ancona vas fe<
sunk without warning, ACCORDING fa
information obtained from survivors +
landed at Malta by the Reuter- cor
respondent and cabled here! Thz
Austrian submarine which oreriihss.et5
her after long. stern chase gave 1he
commander brief respite to pcrnlf
the removal Of passengers. but tie
indescribable panic which beean
among the emigrants on board Is
soon as the underwater craft 7faz
sighted was responsible FOR the loss o{
many lives.
In a mad rush for safetv. nan.
women and children overwhelmed the
boats, several of which were over
turned before they could be lowered
Many Of .he occupants fell into t.4
sea and were drowned.
Passengers agree. the correspondent
says. that shots fired around he
steamer by the submarine, apparertie
to hasten the loading Of the hoat~
added to the panic.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE stats
department received q cableersm
from American Consul White at
Naples today saving that the Societa
Italia says s47 passengers and crew
OF the Ancona are reported a. sarea
out Of zs6 and that the steamship otii-
cials believe that more would be r.
ported saved. The department also
received a message from AHabass4dcr
Page giving soxne brief detail
Consul Whites cablegram dated &t
Naples last night and received here
early this morning follows:
The Societa Italia now report tkat
the following American citizens were
aboard the steamship Ancona.
First cabin--Alrs. Cecilie L. Greii.
"Steerage - A1essantro Patatfi4o
wife and four children; Mrs. Eran-
cesco Masoolo Lamura ana minor
child, and Pasquale Laurine. and thaz
547 passengers and crew were reported s
as saved out Of 4ss. The staamshIr,
company are confident that more viii
be reported as saved 6
Bs the Associated Press.
NAPLES, Nov. II, Via Paris ls:m
D. m.--Another boat with txentz-
seven survivors OF the Ancona has
reached Cape Bon, Tunis. The names
OF the occupants Of this boat have nor
yet been received
Pasquale Laurine. an American cifiz
zen, is among the missing pasSeneeFe
OF the steamship Ancona. according
to information obtained here today
The port authorities have learned
that last week a submarine flying ff6
German colors stopped q boat and &
asked for information about the pe6a=
age of steamers from Naples This
incident is connected by the authors
ties with the sinking Of tha Anec1a
for which the submarine IS supposed
to have been lying IN wait.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE incal
agents OF the liner Ancona. Hart<ield
Soiari & Co, were today besie4ef
with inqniries from all over The
country concerning persons believed
to have been aboard the steamer ,i>eH
she was sunk. But the agents have
not received q word from the home
Office at Naples regarding the Ancont
and 50 were unable to give satie{1t
tory answers To tho inquiries. Nj s
| Hartfleld said be was AZ loss - f&E
flain why he had not reesixed a ~
port fr0xn Naples ana after #affink
few hours sent the foiipriuF isz<Ie
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