South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-08
Nearly Hundred COrpSeS Are
Laid Out On Wharf Within
HOur-AmeriCan Consul Di-
reCtS Care of u. S. Citizens.
SOME THINK SHIP WAS
HIT BY TWO TORPEDOES
BY Michael BOps.

QUEENSTOWN, May S-As the
first light Of morning fell upon the
| city of Queenstown, bodies of men,
women and children were landed to-
day from trawlers and tugs that ar
rived during the night from the wa
ters where the Lusitania plunged to
the bottom of the Atlantic ocean after
being tOrpedOed.
The bodies were brought ashore at
,, the Cunard wharf and laid out in
long rows. Within an hour nearly a
hundred had been laid out. Sea bat
tered sailor men wept as they tender
ly carried ashore the bruised and
mangled bodies Of little children and
lay them upon the canvasseS stretch
ed over the floor of the Cunard
StorehOuse.
AS fast as the bodies were brought
ashore clerical employees Of the Gun
ard company took up the grewsOme
task of identification. Some collap
sed after they had been at their work
for a short time and had TO be re-
placed by others.
American Consul Arrives.
George +. Chamberlain, American
consul at Cork, arrived here at mid
night and took charge of the task Of
caring for the American survivors
In response to a dispatch from the
American embassy at London he
tried to get some trace of Alfred G.
Vanderbilt. but was unsuccessful
Il am afraid that Mr.. Vanderbilt
perished. I am unable to get any
trace of him"
Some Of the a. American survivors,
landed here departed for London via
Liverpool at noon. Arrangements
were made to send the others later in
the day.
Many Of those rescued from the
7 &, hn
verge Of collapse today and only
fragmentary stories Of the disaster
could be obtained from them.
All were unanimous that the Lusi-
tania was sunk without warning.
No Panis Aboard.
The survivors agreed that there was
no panic on board the liner. though
for a time there was considerable eX-
citement among the steerage paSSen-
gers Many of those on board the
liner believed that she would not sink
and this is said to have increased the
death list, scores declining to take
to the boats until it was too late.
Sank in Few Minutes.
According to most Of the survivors
the Lusitania sank within few
minutes after she was torpedoed.
Some say that they saw the periscOpe
of a submarine after they had taken
to the boats.
The Lusitania went down by the
head, causing a great suction that
pulled down several boats still along
side her as she plunged. Most Of the
occupants were drowned.
Among the victims was a woman
with a little baby. She was sitting
opposite the ships doctor at lunch
con. when the shock came. The doc
tor told her TO get on deck as quickly
as she could and she did so, taking
to one of the boats. This was pulling
away as the Lusirania took her final
plunge. All in the boat were carried
down. only the baby's cap floating on
the water showing where the boat
had gone down.
Cuban Consul is Saved.
J ulia De Ayala the Cuban consul
at Liverpool, came ashore wrapped
in a blanket covering. the only gar
ment he had on when the Lusitania
was sunk. He was in bed when the
liner was torpedoed Mrs NJ y.
Pappadopoul, wife of wealthy
Athenian. saved herself by swimming
She reached Queenstown clad in a
sailors trousers. Her husband was
drowned.
Several clergv1nen were among
those rescued. They came ashore in
shirt and trousers. Some were suffer-
ing from serious injuries and are ex-
pected TO die.