Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-18
Cunarder 0rduna, From Liver pool to New York, Having TWenty-TWo American Pass engerS. Attacked.
BOAT MAKES ESCAPE
 FROM GERMAN U. BOAT
Attack Made at 6 in the Morning While Most of the Passengers Were Asleep; Seven Shots Are Fired at the Ship.


 arder orduna, from Liverpool with two hundred and twentysev- en passengers, including twenty two Americans, was attacked without warning, it was learned on her arrival here. by a German submarine, July 2. Twenty miles from the graveyard of the Lusi- tania, off old Head Of Kinsale, the Orduna escaped the Lusitania's fate by half a second or ten foot space. the German torpedo ehurn- ing the water that distance behind the liners rudder.
 The Orduna sped away followed by the submarine which rose to the surface, manned gun on deck and shelled the fleeing steamer. The attack occurred at six in the morning when most of the passen- gers were sleeping. They were aroused by stewards. The passen gers dressed hurriedly and went to the upper deck where they put on life belts and took places at t1s lifeboats.
 Passengers heard the scream of the shells and saw the ocean spit up columns of water where the shells struck When the fire grew
 hot they were ordered, for their own protection, to the deck below.
 After half an hour the Orduna
 showed her heels to her assailant.
 The passengers watched the sub
 marine through marine classes,
 but the Orduna's flight was faster
 than the pursuing boat and after
 firing seven shots the submarine
 abandoned the chase. The wire less call for help brought-the Brit
 ieh armored yacht Jeanette, four
 hours after the attacks occurred.
 William C. Thompson, counsel fC .he Federal Industrial Relations Con mission. who went abroad in an of lial capacity last March, was retur Ing on his completed mission, and WE a passenger on the Orduna He a nounced he would make a vigorous pl test to the American gOyernmen The passengers held varying opi ions as to whether the submarine h behind the American ship Normand known Co be in the vicinity of the a tack at the time A small sailu ship with two American flags paintt on its side was sighted ahead short before the attack
 Captain Taylor, of the Orduna, su picious. changed his course. So, thereafter. a torpedo was sighted. TT Normaudie reached Liverpool July ] Some of the crew said the submaril used her to shield a maneuver again the Russian steamer Leoa, which WI torpedoed approximately twenty mil from the place where the Orduna w attacked. The Normandie's capta denied the story
 The Normandies crew said the su marine held them up on the event. of July 9. The Orduna was attack the same morning The Cunard Ii made public the captains report which he said he did not receive ( least warning of the attack and th "it was almost another case af brul murder" The report said the Ordu was attacked under ideal condiuo for submarines a clear day, gen wind a light ripple. while most of passengers were sleeping.
 Thompson said: "lt will probal be several days before | make a port of the attack and protest co slider ! am in duty bound i0 do A8 an American citizen employed au ouic'al capacity by the eovernm' tp go abroad ] feel ] should bring governments attention to the atta ] .elt ] had the right % return ho on tEe Orduna, although sha was ing che British flag. because she VI passenger ship. She wae delibera iy attacked without warning, pursl aul subjected Go shell fire. It is it short Of marvellous she WAS ro, s to lbe bottom with an on board. u'ttiae my report to Washington shall proceed along these lines, co bining with the protest my yers of the attack.