The state herald., 1915-05-14
LINER, WITH 1888 PASSENGERS
ABOARD, WENT DOWN IN
THIRTY MINUTES.
115 AMERICANS LOST
VANDERBILT, FRoHMAN AND HUB.
BARD AMONG 1893 REPORT.
ED DEAD.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

can dead in the sinking OF the linel
Lusitania by German torpedo boat
number 115, according to advices from
United States consuls In Great Bri
tain. The total dead is more than
1,l9S. The names OF seventy.three
American survivors were reported by
Consul Frost at Queenstown, with the
statement that there is virtually nc
hope that more will be found alive
London, May S.-The Cunard liner
Lusitania, which sailed out OF New
York May /, with 2.O67 persons aboard,
lies at the bottom OF the ocean off the
Irish coast and it is feared that more
than 1000 have perished.
The ship was sunk by a German
submarine. which sent two torpedoes
crashing into her side, while the pas
sengers, seemingly confident that the
great vessel could elude the German
underwater craft, were having lunch
con. Many Americans were lost.
Every effort to find Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, Charles Frohman and Ell.
Der Hubbard among the survivors at
Queenstown has failed. The British
admiralty late Friday night placed the
total number of survivors at 65S. Few
first-class passengers were saved, It is
reported, because they believed the
vessel would keep afloat and made lit.
tie effort to escape.
Four torpedoes were fired, accord.
ing to survivors, but only two OF them
struck the liner.
The crew at once proceeded to get
the passengers into boats. Some OF
the boats could not be launched as the
vessel was sinking. There was large
number OF women and children in the
second cabin. Forty of the children
were less than year old.
There were dead and wounded
among those brought ashore, and
many have died in hospitals in Irish
coast ports. But not a name OF res
cued or lost, of dead or injured has
yet been listed.
The Lusitania is the twenty.ninth
vessel to be sunk or damaged In the
first week of May in the German war
zone about the British isles. Under
the terms OF the German decree OF
Feb. 4 defining the war zone, the Lusi-
tania was in that zone when sunk.
The Lusitania was steaming along
about ten miles off Old Head Kinsale,
on the last leg of her voyage to Liver.
pool. when about o'clock In the
afternoon q submarine suddenly ap.
peared and fired two torpedoes. with.
out warning. at the steamer. One
struck her near the bows. and the
other in the engine room. The power.
ful agents OF destruction tore through
the vessels side. causing terrific ex-
plosions. Almost Immediately great
volumes OF water poured through the
openings and the Lusitania listed.
But within fifteen minutes, as one
survivor estimated and certainly with.
in half an hour. the LusitanIa dIsap.
peared. Where Great ,Britain's fast
est merchant vessel went down-old
Head Kinsale. is the landmark that
has brought Joy TO many travellers as
II always stood ms the sign from shore
that the perils OF the voyage across
the Atlantic were nt an end.
OF the 1883 passengers aboard, 290
were in the first cabin, COZ in the sec.
ond and 36i In the steerage.
The British admiralty is discourag.
ing the publication of surmisos and
guesses regarding tho dead and In.
iured, Even before the crude details
are known, the british press is ask.
Ing editorially what the United States
viii say TO this event and how she
will hold Germany 10 the strict nc.
countability" mentioned In previous
diplomatic correspondence
The Lusltania, with a total OF i.s5i
passengers aboard. OF whom iSs were
Americans. and with u crew OF SIG,
sailed from New Yorl; IN the face OF
warning published on the day OF her
departure by the German embassy.
which stated that travellers intending
TO embark on the British ships did so
AT the risk OF the ships being de.
stroyed In accordance with the Ger.
man gone decree.
The warning. published Ia the form
OF nm advertisement. did not result In
the cancellation OF n single passage
nor did anonymous notes OF warming,
said TO have been received by some
passengers Just before the big liner
lef, her pier. deter anyone from sail
Ing
Among the widely known passen
gern on the Lunltania were Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt. Charles 7. Bow
ring OF New York. Alexander Camp
bell. general manager for John De
war & Sons. London. Ebert Hubbard
publisher OF the Philistlno; d. A
Thomas, the wealthy welsh coal opor
ator. and hiu daughter. Lady Mac
Worth, an Englinh Suffragottc, ant
the Rev Basil W. Ma,urln. oxford
The officers OF the company dc
clared that the Lualtania had beer
torpedocd without warning and sanl
almost Immediately"