Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
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 Eo|:. VESSEL SEX
MOtheTs Win Dead Babies
 Picked Up In tha Water.
MANY DROWNED BY SUCTION

British Subject on Way to Join Navy
 Gives Thrilling Description of Trase-
 dy-TeIls of Seeing Torpedo a Sec
 ond Before 1t Struck the Lusitania.
 American Relates Horrible Sights.
 Many mothers with dead babies claspel in their arms were ri"ked up by the rescue fleet of fishing boats. ac. cording to the thrilling description of the LusitaIia tragedy by w. c. E. Myers of SIratfora Ont. who was on his way to join the British navy as a cadet.
 'I was just going to the upper deck with two friends he said, when one of them looked over the side. He cried as he saw Il streak. There's d torpedo coming right at us! We watched until it struck; then We rushed to the boat deck as huge quantity of splinters and debris and masses of water fell around us.
 The second torpedo struck the liner just four minutes later and simply shattered the entire hull The first tor pedo was enough to have sunk the Lusitania. but the second completed the task.
 Many of the women were panic stricken. l met one almost frenzied with fear and tried to calm her. helped her into boat. I then saw another boat that was nearly swamp ed l got on board. Others followed me. We baled for all we were worth. A crowd of men clambered in, nearly swamping 1t again. Nobody had knife. but I found a hatchet and cut the boat clear. We were about 200 yards away when the Lusitania sank.
 "We saved as many as we could, ou boat being crowded to capacity. The ship simply sank like a stone at the finish, her entire bottom being literally torn out by the various explosions.
 ''The scene at the end was terrify ing. Although many of the passengers had adjusted their life belts, they were drawn down like stones by the terrible suction of so large a steamer.
 Describes Acts of Heroisn1.
 pr. Daniel V. Moore. a survivor. of Yankton, s. D., said:
 After the explosion quiet and orler were soon accomplished by assurances from the stewards. l proceeded to the deck promenade for observation and saw only that the ship was fast lean ing to starboard. l hurried toward my cabin below for n fife belt and turned back because of the difficulty in keep ing upright. I struggled to D deck and forward to the first class cabin. where I saw a Catholic priest.
 "I could find no belts and returned again toward F deck and saw q stew ardess struggling to dislodge a belt. helped her with hers and secured one for myself. I then rushed to D deck and noticed one woman perched on the gunwale watching a lowering lifeboat ten feet away. pushed her down and into the boat. then jumped in The stern of the lifeboat continued to low CT. but the bow stuck fast. A stoker cut the bow ropes with hatchet. and we dropped in vertical position.
 eve pushed away hard to avoid the suck, but our boat was fast filling and we bailed fast with one bucket and the women's hats.
 "The patrol boat Brock and her sDlen. did officers and men took LIS aboard. went to the engine room and stripped to the skin. Here and in the room above l cared fer men and women 2s they were rescued.
 At the scene of the catastrophe the surface of the water seemed dotted with bodies. Only a few of the life boats seemed to be doing any good.