Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-05-12

| profound grief in the Nationa
Capital.
Although it was not known ho,
many, if any. of those lost wer
Americans, the view was genera
that the most serious situation
confronted the American Govern
ment since the outbreak of tn
war IN Europe.
The warning of the Unitet
States that Germany would b.
held to a ''striot accountability
for the less of "American lives
irrespective of whether they wer'
aboard belligereut or neutral YES
sells when atracked focused atten
tion on the White House, where
President Wilson until late in the
Light read the dispatches with
greet interest. The Presiden,
made no comment.
The disposition among higher
officials was not to take hasty
actions but to await the British
Admirality's report and results OF
the Investigations and Amhassa
dor Page.
Cork, May 8.-"Ffom the day
We sailed We complacently spoke
of the possibilities of the German
menace, but no one believed it,
tor we scorned the idea of being
torpedoed." said F. J. Gauntlett,
of Washington who was travelling
with A. l.. Hopkins, among the
missing, and s. M. Kncx, of Phil.
adelphia, who was saved.
IA number of Us we're going
over on business. It was shortly
after two, probably ten minutes
past, and l was lingering in the
dining saloon chatting with my
friends, when the first explosion
occurred. We knew at once what
happened. Shortly the ship listed
peroeptibly, l shouted to the
others to close the porte. Some
of us went to our births and put
on life belts.
son making our way to the
deck we were informed that there
was no danger, and We need not be
alarmed, but the ship was gradu-
ally sinking deep into the water
and efforts were made to launch
the boats.
"'Fifty or more people entered
the first boat aud as it swung
from the davits it fell suddenly.
[ think most of the occupants
perished. Other boats were
launched with the greatest diff.
Guilty.
"Women and children under
the protection of men had cluster
ed 10 lines on the port side and ss
the ship made her plunge, down
a little by the head and heeling
at an angle of nearly 96 degrees,
this little army Slid down toward
the starboard side, dashing them.
selves against each other as they
went, until they were engulfed."
Mr.. Gauntlet said that he
heard only one explosion and the
whole tragedy Was over in 20 MIN
utes.
Washington, D. c., May Stu
sitania first Official information
of the sinking Of the Lusitania
reached the British embassy from
London today in the following
ca5legram from Sir Edwsrd Grey,
timed 1870 a. M:
Following is the latest official
information with regard to the
loss Of the Lusitanis, torpedoed
by German submarines off the
Head of Kinsa'e, May 7th. Tor.
pedo boats, steamers and armed
trawlers have landed 958 survivors
and 45 dead. 1t is possible that
Kinsale fishing boats may have
a few more. An armed trawler
and fishing trawlers are bringing
in 700 further bodies. Only a
few first class passengers saved .
Ship sank in from fifteen to
twenty five minutes and it was
reported she was struck by two
sorpedoes.
The Ounard agents give 2,16O
as the total number on board
The Ounard company has reported
the nationality of the passengers
as follows:
Saloon passengers: British 81,
American 109, Greek 8 swedi. b
/, Mexican / and Swiss l. Second