The broad ax., 1915-05-15
Great Liner Is Sunk
By Submarine
1916 were ON BOARD
IT'S Citizens Of U. S. Perish;
ShIp Given No Warning,
SINKS 8 MILES OFF IRISH COAST

SttNNS ~ UtSsS -
Only 7s7 Pesons Rescued From GL
aantie Liner-VanderbIlt, Frohman,
Klein, Hubbard, Forman Go Down
With Ship-Four TorPedoes Fired
by German suhsea Graft and Two
Find Their Mark.
QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND - Ger
many's submarine warfare cost l,l4S
lives when the giant Lusitania was
torpedoed and sunk q scant eight
miles on the Irish coast OF these,
IFS were citizens of the United States.
In that number are now included the
names of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, multi
millionaire; Ebert Hubbard, author
and playwright; Justus NJ. Forman'
playwright and author, Charles Froh-
man, New York theatrical manager
and others well known in England and
the United States.
The bodies of Charles Frohman and
Alfred G. Vanderbilt have been
brought to Queenstown.
There were 1876 persons aboard
the shin when the submarine smashed
two torpedoes into the starboard side,
literally tearing two great sections OF
the hull in pieces. Most estimates
place the total number of survivors
at 767.
Few In First Cabin Escape.
There were go first cabin pas
sengers, Of whom log were Americans.
Only seventy-nine Of these have been
reported alive. There were 599 IN the
second cabin, of whom sixty-fVe were
Americans, and the survivors list 80
far reaches only zoo. There were S61
persons In the third class, Of whom
seventeen were Americans, and there
were 667 In the crew.
The death list will be added to be-
cause some Of the survivors in the
hospitals sre not expected to survive
the shock Of their experiences.
The heavy loss Of life among the
first cabin passengers Is believed to
have been due to the calmness and
self-possession they displayed In face
of danger. Most Of them were at
luncheon when the steamer received
her death blow and declined to Join
the rush for the boats and life belts.
They believed the Cunarder would re-
main anoat until assistance could ar
rive.
A considerable proportion Of those
at Queenstown are members Of the
crew, including Captain Turner, with
the first and second officers. An the
other officers are believed to have
persisted.
Women Saved First
There is no evidence, however, that
the time-honored rule of the sea,
women and children first" was vio-
lated. At least one Of the survivors,
q Toronto newspaper man, gives evil
dence that there was no panic among
the crew and that the sailors acted
promptly in getting the passengers
into the ships boats.
Apparently every precaution had
been taken against surprise attack
by a submarine. Lookouts were on
the alert constantly as the giant
steamship speeded toward the Irish
coast. Dfficulty was experienced IN
launching the boats because Of the
heavy list Of the Lusitania almost i'm
mediatsly after she was torpedoed.
Several Of the frail craft evidently
eapsized as they were launched, or
son afterward.
Life Belts Save Many.
Many Of the passengers owed their
rescue TO life belts, which kept them
aloat until they were picked up by
boats. Among this number was Lady
MSckworth, daughter Of David A.
Thomas, the Welsh coal king" and
Julian de Aysla, Cuban consul gen.
eral ct Liverpool
Investigation has failed to reveal
that the steamer was given warning
Of the proposed attack by the subma-
rine, which appears to have been
lurking on the Irish coast bent upon
destroying the largest and fastest shin
engaged In transatlantic trafic.
Lootouts Sight PerIseope.
The lookouts sighted the periscope
Of = submersible q thousand yards
away and the next instant they saw
the trail left by torpedo az It flashed
On its course Then came q terrific
crash as the missile pierced the liners
side, followed almost Immediately b.
another which Uttered the decks with
wreckage- The course Of the Iine1
was at once turned toward shore
-Four torpedoes apparently were nred
a the IJusitania, but only two d
them found their marx.
ne frst torpedo struck absolutely
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