Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-14
DIR. GREIL TELLS
STORY OF ANCONA
American Woman Says Ship Was
Bombarded While Passengers
Were Trying 10 Enter Boats.
HER MAID KILLED BY SHELL

PARIS, Nov. IS. - Passengers
aboard the liner Ancona were COM
PEELED to seek safety In the boats
while tho steamer was subjected to q
cannonade from an Austrian subma-
rine. according to story OF the
tragedy told by DR.. Cecile L. Greil
Of New York to the Havas CORE
spondent at Ferryville. The Amer
lean woman saved herself by drop
ping from the deck into a launch
which already was in the sea. Her
maid was killed In their cabin by q
gunshot.
Il was in the dining room OF the
first-class passengers" DR.. Greil is
quoted as saying. chatting with
some OF the voyagers, when we
heard the report of-a cannon. There
was great excitement on deck and
men were running here and there.
asked the ships doctor what was
happening and he replied. that he
didn't know. Then went on deck
myself.
Maid killed In Cabin.
Il saw through q slight fog a sub
marine about a hundred yards distant,
1t was equipped with two cannon. for
ward and aft. which were being fired
rapidly. went down to my cabin 70 get
my papers and there found my maid
who pleaded with me to save her. A
A, shell entered the vessel through the
portfolio and killed my maid. l went up
TO the deck with life belt.
Boats we're being lowered. all CON-
pletely filled. sought to get into one
OF them and was told there was no more
room. went TO another and received the
same response. ] then crossed the deck
and saw a launch afloat. This contained
the chief engineer. Carlo Lembertl; two
doctors and other first class passengers
some of the women and members of the
crew. l asked Lemberti TO be allowed
TO get In.
Come on he said. at the same time
grasping the side Of the steamer TO pre-
vent the small boat from moving off.
II gagged we'll the height which sep
/ arated me from the boat. and being vel
trained in gymnastics. / didn't hesitate
to let myself fall into the launch. land
ing at the place designated.
Il Files New Austrian Flag.
During this time the submarine has
not ceased bombarding the Ancona. no
paying the slightest attention to th
women, children and men trying 20 ge
away. At this moment the submarin
was very close to US. The fog lifted an
I'VE could clearly distinguish the Austriai
Rag. which was new
"The Apcona resisted the cannonad
well. Many OF ths shots entered abov
the water line and the holes caused b,
others were too small to admit mucl
water, as the sea was calm To finisl
the work the submarine discharged
torpedo. and the vessel began TO sink.
Some hours afterwards we encoun
tered heavy laden boat. which was leak
ing. We took aboard five women an,
four children in orGer 70 tighten II
Lemberu then took It in tow. not per
mitting moro passengers to crowd int
our boat ~"
Rescued by ship PIuton-
when the sun disappeared we saw I
black spot on the horizon and all th'
SURVIVORS DecbTne kfehty oNclted. IL wa
not another submarine. but the steame
Pluton. which had seen our signals ant
rescued US about o'clock in the evening
Later Il headed for BiEerta. after hav
ing circled the vicinity OF the spot wher'
the Ancona was torpedoed and rescue,
other survivors who were In boats. Th'
Pluton's captain placed the crew at ~
disposal of the survivors to aid uos
who were suffering. I did everyfninI
possible In the way Of first aid 70 III
wounded. whom we were bringing bacl
on the Ancona- All these wounded mel
except those saved by the Pluton. re
mained on board the Ancona and wen
down with 1t.
I'VE arrived at Bizerta about II O'Clock
but remained aboard the Pluton. the OF
fieers placing their cabins at our dis
posal At o'clock the next morning W
reached tho arsenal At sidi Alb DALLAS
whore a temporary hospital was erecte'
for Us"
Dr. Greil was on her way to her hom
in New York. She has been visiting tn
Russian consul and his family at Bar