Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-11

! what they were. He also said he hat
received messages in regard to tn,
| presence of submarines of tho Irish
coast. but when asked the nature Of
their contents. he referred the corone,
to the admiralty for answer.
Captain Turner said that after the
warnings at New York that the Lusl.
/ tania would be torpedoed. he did no,
make any application to the admiralty
| Tor an escort. 1T Is their business not
mine. simply had to carry out my
orders to go, and i would do 1t again.
declared the witness. with emphasis.
| Among other witnesses heard was
ships Bugler Livermore. He testified
that all the water-tight compartments
were closed. but that the force Of the
explosion and rush Of water must have
burst them open. All the officers were
at their posts, he continued. and the
earlier arrival OF rescue boats would
not have saved the situation
RESPONSIBILITY LAY on
, GERMAN GOVERNMENT
In summing up the case. Coroner
. liorgan charged that the responsibility
lay on the German government and
the whole people of Germany who col
iaoorated In the terrible crime"
The text of the jury's verdict fol-
lows
I'VE find that the deceased met
death from prolonged immersion and
exhaustion In the sea eight miles
south-southwest Of Old Head OF Kim
sale, Friday. May :, 1915. owing TO the
sinking of the Lusitanla by torpedoes
fred by Il German submarine.
We find that this appalling crime
was committed contrary to interna-
tiona! law and the conventions of all
civilized nations
We also charge the officers of said
submarine and the Emperor and gov
eminent OF Germany, under whose or
ders they acted, with the crime OF
wholesale murder before the tribuna,
OF the civilized world.
we desire 10 express sincere con-
dolence and sympathy with the rcln-
tives of the deceased, the Cunard Com
pany and the United States. many of
whose citizens persisted in this MUIR
derous attack on an unarmed liner"
SECOND TORPEDO HASrESS
WORK OF DESTRUCTION
Coroner HorEan said that the first
torpedo fired by the German subma-
rine did serious damage to the Lusi-
tania, but that. not satisfied with this,
the Germans had discharged another
torpedo. The second torpedo. he said.
must have been more deadly. because
II went right through the ship, hasten
! inc the work Of destruction
Captain Turner was the PRINCIPAL
witness. The coroner asked him:
You were aware threats had been
made that the ship would be tor
pcdoed?"
We were" tho captain replied.
Was she armed?"
NO. sir"
What precautions did YOU take?'
We had all the boats swung when
we came within the danger zone, be-
tween the passing of Fastnct and the
| time OF the accident"
Asked whether he had received ANY
special instructions as to the VOYAGE"
he replied that he had, but was not
at liberty to tell what they were.
Did YOU carry them out?" asked
the coroner.
Yes. to the best of my ability" the
captain replied
Tell us in your own words what
happened after passing Fastnet"
The weather was clear" Captain
Turner answered. I'VE were going MT
speed or eighteen knots. / was on
the port side. and heard Second Officer
Hefford call out: Here's a torpedo
ran to the other side, and saw the
wake of a torpedo. Smoke and steam
came up between the Last two tunnels
There was a slight shock. Immediate
~ after the first explosion there was
another report, hut that may posi-
bly, have been internal. NJ once gave
the order TO lower the boats down TO
the rails, and l directed that women
and children should get into them"
SAW NO sign Whatever
OF ANY SUBMARINES
II also had the bulkheads closed"
Captain Turner continued Between
the time OF passing Fastnet, at about
II o'clock. and the torpedoing, I saw no
sign whatever of any submarines.
There was some haze along the Irish
coast. and when we were near Fas:nct
slowed down to fifteen knots | wax
in wireless communication with shore
all the way across"
Captain Turner was asked whether
he had received any messages In re-
gard TO the presence of submarines off
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