Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-10
THTRTY-TWO PHILADELPHIANS
LOST LIVES ON LUSITANIA
Ony Eght Persons From, This CITY Reported SGOed-Body
But one of the Missing, Stephen Crompton, Recov-
ered-De8pGir Grips Relatives

formation. Your proffered aid appreci-
eted. All mid possible being rendered by
Consul and this Embassy"
The latter part OF the cablegram refers
10 tho offer of Mr.. Wanamaker placing
at the disposal of the Ambassador the
Wanamaker offices In Pail Mall and dis
! patching his grandson, John Wanamaker,
! Jr, who is in charge at the London Office,
and George Kent, another attache of
| the London office. to ireland to aid In
| the search for Americans and other un-
fortunate passengers.
Tho kesers referred to are Mr. and
| Mrs. Harry J. Keser, Of Jenkintown. MIR.
| keser was vice president Of the Philadel-
| phn National Bank,
! "Posens' In the Ambassadors cable
! gram is an error. There was only one
Posen. f. f. Posen Of London, and he Is
reported saved
Samuel VI. Knox, president OF the New
York Shlpbulldng Company. one of the
first passengers to be reported safe, has
sent another cablegram to his wife, at 3io
West Upsal street, Pelham, stating
that he is proceeding to Liverpool today
He sent the following description OF the
catastrophe and his rescue to this city:
QUEENSTOWN. May (delayed).
Shortly after 2, while we we're finishing
luncheon in n calm sea. n heavy concus-
sion was felt on the starboard side, throw
Ing the vessel to port. She Immediately
swung back and proceeded to take on
list to starboard, which rapidly increased
THE passengers rapidly, but in good
form, left tho dining room, proceeding
mostly to the or boat deck. There
we're prepare tions being made to launch
the boats. Order among the passengers
was well maintained, there being nothing
approaching panic. Many of the pas
sensers had gone to their staterooms and
provided themselves with life belts.
The vessel reached an angle of about
"a degrees. and Mt this point there seemed
to he cessation in the listing, the YES
sci maintaining this position for four or
flVe minutes, when something apparently
gave way, and the list started anew and
increased rapidly until the end.
Tho greater number OF passengers were
consresated on the high side Of the ship,
and when 1t became apparent that she
was going to sink | made my way TO the
lower or port side, where there appeared
TO be several boats only partly filled and
no passengers on that desk. At this
juncture found the outside OF the boat
deck practically even with the water,
and the ship was even further down by
the head.
stepped into n boat and a sailor in
charge then attempted to cast her off but
II was found that the boat falls had
fouled the boat and she could not he re-
leased In the limited time available.
went overheard at once and attempted to
get clear of the ship. which was coming
over slowly ! was caught by one of the
sihokestacks and carried down n consld-
eraoie distance before being released.
ON coming to the surface ! fioated
about for considerable time. when I
was picked up by life raft This raft.
with others, had floated free when the
bn Nin 4
taken charge of by Mr.. Gauntlet. of
Washington. and Mr. Lauriat. OF Boston.
who picked up so persons in ALL
IL was equipped with oars. and we
made our way to fishing smack, about
hVe miles distant which took us on
board, although 1t was already over
loaded We were finally taken Off this
noat by the Cunard tender Flying Fish
and brought to Queenstown at $50"
NO hopeful information has been re-
ceived by the family of William Sterling
Hodges, of the Baldwin Locomotive
WORKS Mrs Hodges and their two sons,
Dean years old. and Sterling years
DID, were with Mr.. Hodges Dean is re-
ported saved, but Mrs. Hodges and
Sterling are missing. Alba 3. Johnson,
president Of the Baldwin plant. received n
cablegram from the London offices re-
norting failure to find the family or their
bodies. The mother of Mr.. Hodges, Mrs
n. r.. Hodges, of 1912 North 12th street Ia
seriously i'll at her home as a result of
the tragedy
Mrs Charles Oppenhem, of 200 Park
avenue has given up hope that her
brother, Herman A. Meyers one of the
passengers, has been saved. She has re-
ceiVed no word since Saturday when his
tirm telegraphed her that nothing definite
had been heard from the Cunard Steam
ship Company regarding the fate of
Meyers She believes that II her brother
had been saved he would have sent a
message to his family here.
Mrs. Richard c. Allen, of 1905 Orthodox
street, Frankford, mother of Miss Doro-
thy Allen, who went with the Cromptons
as eoverneSS of the children has dis
patched a cable TO Ambassador Page
asking him to learn definitely whether
her daughter has been saved. In absence
OF information placing Miss Aliens name
among the rescued, the mother still hopes
that she will be found In one of the hos
ptals along the Irish coast, where many
OF the survivors have been taken.
No information has boon received as to
the fate OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Rob-
inson. OF 800 Tulpehocken street, Ger
mantown. Robinson. who was local man
Rger for the Walkover Shoe Company,
had been assigned to the London Branch
of the concern and had closed his Ger
mantown home two days before the ves-
sci sailed.
George Nicoll, OF rs North Creighton
street FORMER night clerk at the Y. NJ.
g. A. Is still among the missing. Mrs.