Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
ORDUNAATTACKED;;
BARELY ESCAPES
LUS|TAN|A'S FATE
German Submarine, With
out Warning, Fires at
Cunarder.
TORPEDO AND SHELLS
HURLED AT BIG LINER
In Thrilling Race at Sea, Captain
Saves Ship-From De-
struction.
SENDS OUT CALLS FOR HELP
Passengers, OF Whom Twenty-Five
Are Americans. Tell of
Occurrence.
SENDS OUT CALLS FOR HELP
Passengers, OF Whom Twenty-Five
Are Americans, Tell of
Occurrence.

NEW YORK. July 17.-The Cunard
liner Orduna. from Liverpool to New
York. with 227 passengers. including
twenty-five Americans. was attacked
without warning by a German sub
marine on the morning of July. O. it
was learned on her arrival here to-day.
Twenty miles from the graveyard OF
the Lusitania off Old Head Of kinsalc.
the Orduna escaped the Lusitania's fate
by onc-half second Of time or ten
feet Of space, the German torpedo
churHinE the water just behind the
liners rudder Then the Orduna sped
Rway. She was followed by the sub
marine, which rose TO the surface,
manned gun and shcli"d the fleeing
steamer.
The attack was timed n, ten minutes
TO 6 o'clock in the morning when all
but few of her passengers were
asleep. Aroused by stewards. the pas
acngers dressed hurriedly and went to
the upper decks, whc-c they donncd
life belts and took their places at the
l,feboats. They heard the scream Of
tho shells and saw the ocean spit up
columns of water whore the missiles
struck. When the .irc grew hot they
were ordered. for their own protection
to the next deck below.
For half an hour the Orduna showed
her heels TO the assailant. Through
marine glasses the passengers watched
the low-lying German warship coming
on, hut the Orduna's flight was faster
than the pursuit, and after seven shots
had been fred without effect, the sub
marine gave up the chase. \ wireless
al 10 hnl,,
Orduna when the torpedo was seen
She was then thirty seven miles south
OF queenstown. The reply, Captain
Taylor says In his official report. was
that help would he given within an
hour. IT was four hours before the
first British vessel, a small armored
Sach:, the Jeanette, appeared.
PROTEST. WILL BE MADE
TO L. =. GOVERNMENT
Protest Will be made TO the United
states government by at least one
American citizen and possibly others
who were aboard William -. Thomp-
son, OF Chicago. counsel TO the Federal
Industrial Relations Committee. who
went abroad in his official capacity last
March. and was returning to make his
report. is the passenger who said to-
day that he would make vigorous pro-
test TO his government
LAS an American citizen employed
IN an official capacity by the govern
ment 10 go abroad, feel ! should call
the governments attention to the at
tack" said Mr.. Thompson. Il feel tina,
had right to return on The Orduna
because she is a passenger ship. The
fac, that she had no munitions of war
aboard fortified this opinion. 1t is
. 10 CT - f,A,,S ,-l,,
not sent 10 the bottom with all aboard" Z"
Early risers were with the captain
on the bridge when the attack began,
and witnessed the eItirc episode.
Among them was Baron Marcus Rosen-
krantz, of Den! ark. who married Miss
Rebie Lowe, OF Atlanta. Ga The
baroness was with him on the trip. but
did not witness the attack.
ASK the passengers what happened"
Captain Taylor said when the Orduna
docked here to-day. II am attached
to the Royal Navy Reserve. and. there
fore. cannot discuss the matter. Ask
Baron Rosenkrantz; ne saw the whole
thing
But there is one question. Captain
Taylor, that you can answer. and you
alone. Were you attacked without
warming"
DID NOT HAVE SLIGHTEST
WARNING OF ATTACK
II did not have even the slightest
warning OF the attack" he replied.
Beyond that, ] will say nothing"
Baron Rosenkrantz described the at
tack in detail
I'VE left Liverpool about o30 o'clock
on the afternoon OF Thursday. the Sth
he said. AT sos o'clock the first
missile n tOrDc1o was 6red
"A few minutes before that. however
we saw small sailing ship just ahead
of us She had two American flags
painted on the side. She was broad
side to us. and seemed to- he beating
up the wind. We could see her over
the bows.
Captain TAYLOR apparently became
suspicious Of this boat. We noticed
that the course of the ship immediat ely
was changed so that the little vessel
ahead would be given a wide berth
could see that we could pass far
astern of her IL we kept to the new
course.
Some OF those aboard believed the
sailing ship was hiding n submarine
behind her. OF this ] can't say"
Thomas ". Graham. of Liverpool
another OF the passengers on tho deck
at the time. interrupted Baron Rosen-
krantZ to express his firm conviction
that such was tho case.
1--WE passed the sailing ship at a
considerable distance. Having done
this. most OF us forgot her" Baron
Rosenkrantz continued "A few min
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