Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-08

said today was covered by $4,000 200
war risl, insurance.
The news created perhaps the
greatest CONSERVATION IN exporting
circles whore the question arose as 20
the probable course Of the steamship
company In maintaining their sched-
ules in the future. There Were no
cancellations announced today and
despite tho fate Of the Lusitania, the
Cunard line permitted the Anchor
liner fransylvania to sail for Liver
pool this evening. out Of her S79
passengers only twelve cancelled their
passage
The fret intlmation Of trouble To
the Lusitania was published by the
Cnnard COMPANY shortly after !
O'Clock as an "unconfrmed report
that the Lusitania had been torpe-
doed. was based on a message which
the company said it had received at
11.4i a. m. The text of this message
was not given until about 8 p. m. and
was as follows:
1--WE regret 10 advise that an un-
confirmed report Is that the Lisl-
tania was torpcdoed by a submarine
al 2 p. m. Friday. ten miles south of
Kins;llf. and sank at 2;s0 y. m. We
have 10 news as yet as to the safety
of the passengers and crew
Giving Out the News.
Confirmation Of the sinking was
not made known until 2 D. m, when
the text Of messages from Liverpool
and Queenstown We're given out. The
first OF these was a wireless direct
from the Lusitania calling for assist
ance; the other from Old Head, Kin
sale, stating that boats belonging TO
the Lusitania We're "in the vicinity
where she sunk"
Subsequent messages all told that
all the available craft in Queenstown
were going TO the rescue and that a
Greek steamer was in the vicinity.
Another message received at about
1880 o'clock, said that according 10
Cork newspaper, 800 passengers
had been landed at Cloanakity
"The Cunard company's whole
concern" said a message received
about $3.50 'is with regard TO the
possible loss of life Of passengers and
crew The 4aterial loss is covered by
insurance"
According TO the meagre messages
so far received, the Lusitania was
torpedoed without a warning and
sank within a very short time A
large number OF the ships boats are
known 70 be afloat and the weather.
is reported to be fine and calm. Ev-
cry effort Is being made to obtain
further details and all information
Will be published without delay"
False News of safety.
As the night wore on, only hand
full of persons remained or visited
the Cunard office inquiring for in
formation. A Cabled newspaper re- (
port saying everybody was safe, re-
eeived late in the afternoon it was
thought at the oflice was responsible |
in a measure for this situation. The
Cunard officials had no confirmation
Of the report that all were saved, |
though they expressed the hope that
1t was true The first definite answer /
regarding survivors came after Q p.l
m. in a message from Liverpool, I
which was Immediately made public,
II read
"'rhe admiralty have had a mes
sage from Queenstown SAYING between
500 and 600 landed at Queenstown,
many hospital cases, some
Of whom have died Also number
landed Kinsale
(Signed) 'CIfNARD."
Among those for whom anxious In
luiries were made at the Cunard
lines offices tonight was DR.. 7. Hough-
on, said BY the officials Of the COM
oany TO be the son of former New
York state supreme justice. Dr..
iouhton was on his way 10 Belgium
o take charge Of the war hospital.
Nationaiities OF Passengers.
A revised list Of the passengers,
made public by the line tonight show
ID there were i,251 passengers in all
III board. The crew numbered be-
ween 700 and 500, making a total of
more than 1000 on the steamer.
The list made public showed the va .
'ious natlonalities of the passengers
ls follows:
First cabin IT Great Britain, 179i \
United states, 06; Greece, 3 sweden \
I; Mexico, 1; Switzerland, ]
Second cabin ~ Great Britain, 521; Il
United States, 65; Russia, 2 Belgium, I
2.
Third class Great. Britain 2O4;l
reland, 80; Scotland. fS; Russia, So; {
United states, II; Persia. IS, Greece.
!; FINLAND, l; scandinavian, 4 Mex
CO, l. n
lne Lusltanla IS the third big trans /
Ntiantic liner lost since the war start
a, Inc TWO others We're the White
'tar liner Oceanic wrecked off the /
lorth coast of Scotland September 8, II
asst, and the North German Lloyd (
teamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse I
onverted INTO a German auxiliary /
rulser which was sunk by the Brit
sh cruiser Highflier, August "a. :
a fourth big steamer, the mammoth Z
Aquitania, was severely S
amaged in a collision with the Ley a
and liner Canadian off the Irish /
oast IN the latter part OF last August '
The oceanic was taken over by the c
'rltish government and made on arm v
q cruiser upon her arrival at South
mpton, August 8, from New York. j
ne ran aground on the coast OF Scot Y
ma ana was q total loss Al her Of h
ieers ana crew We're saved. A
Destruction Of the Kaiser Wilhelm In
er Crosse was announced by Wins q
on churchill In the house Of com A
lons' The steamer, q vessel of 900 d
Dns had been fitted out with ten e
ur-lnch guns Her survivors were "
lved before the vessel sank. The A
Iighflier had one killed and five ri
The Aquitanin coilded with the Ca u
ndian, also fitted out as an auxliiaryl v
ruiser. while both were patrolling the