The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
1ERMANY REGRETS LOSS OF LIVES
.I17AL NUMBER OF DEAD GIVEN AT 1,149
115 AMERICANS, MANY NOT RECOVERED

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Two OF their children were lost. He
hysterlealIy repeated:
"Just think how wonderful Il is-
many have lost their whole families,
but I only lost two Of my darling
babies. God 10 good to mo-"
Mrs. Pearl has not yet been told
that two Of the children were lost and
that their bodies have not been re-
covered. Major Pearl constantly De.
nounces the Germans for sinking the
steamer.
1--WE sat At the same table with Her
bert Stone, DR.. Houghton, Linden
Bates, Ogden Hamilton and Nine. De
Page" he said today.
ave all thought at the time the
first torpedo exploded that there waa
little danger. Later We rushed on deck
and ! helped two OF my children and
their nurse Into boat on the port
side. Then the other children, my
wife and myself boarded starboard
boat. It fell and all were thrown In
tho water. remained In tho water
for three hours, separated from my
loved ones, whom thought dead.
When ! was rescued, arrived at
Queenstown to find that all but two
Of the children and nurse had been
saved. God 10 good-just think how
fortunate am"
The British flag was draped around
all Of the collins. The procession from
the morgues to the cemetery started
at 10 O'Clock. Alona the route, people
were In tears. Women and men
sobbed aloud at some Of the lorries
which carried tiny collins within
which were enshrouded the babies,
MANY Of them Infants In arms. A. G.
Luck, Of worcester, Mass, survivor,
has frantIcaiIy searched for two days
through the lodging houses and NOR.
cues for his wife and their two small
boys. Today, on the verge Of insanity
he appealed to the American consul to
help him.
The body o. Mrs. Charles z. Fowls
az New York, first cabin passenger
w,s Identified today At the moraue.
Capeain Turner, Of tho Lusitania'
went to klnsaie today to TESTIFY ut the
Inoues& over tho victims Of the traa'
e6v who are desd there.
CRITICISM BEGINS.
LONDON, May 1o.-The board Of
trade inquiry into the loss o. tne
LusitanIa will begin at once. AFTER
conference with the officers OF the
hoard Of trade and Lord Mersey, who
nresIded over the Titanic and EN-
press Of ireland Inquiries, the admir-
aItv decided to call the investigation
as soon a. possible.
That the government 10 being ser''
ousIy criticised for Its failure TO SEM
destroyers to safeguard the LIs'tania
into bort, and the Cunard line FOR
maintaining the regular course at
slow speed, 10 just being appreciated
bv the cabinet. Tho officials at tne
admiralty say there was good reason
for acting a. they did, but make no
explanation.
The criticism 10 not by Americans
alone, A leader IL D. A. Thomas, the
Welsh coal miner, who was rescued:
at 10 puzzIIng at time like this
he said, "when speed means every
thino to safety, to understand why
the jusjtanla went 50 slow. She was
runnjno at least twenty per cent be-
low her regular speed. The price OF
American coal Is no more than It was
= wear AGO, but even though it was,
under any consideration, prices
OUGHT not to carry the slightest
weight.
"Rumors that the Lusitanla was
slowed down 90 that she would not
reach Liverpool too soon are being
circulated, but II that Is 50, why did
not a couple Of destroyers convoy the
steamer as was tho case when the
TransyIvanIa went Int"
Many passengers openly assert that
the officers Of the Lusitania were too
certain that the liner would float. A.
though she listed greatly with the
FIRST torpedo, they took the position
that she would right herself and
there was no system In the hurried
attempts either to have the passen-
oere out on their life belts or to get
the boats and rats over side. Many
% tho boats and rafts, Il 10 now
known, went down with the steamer.
More Names Received.
NEW YORK, May 10.-The follow
ing cable was received at the office
OF the Cunard Co. here today:
"R. ]. Lienot or Richard Incot.
second class cabin, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert vealo, added to list OF sur
vivors.'
The name of R. I. Linlott, Calgary,
canada, appears in the second class
list and the ''Lienot or Lincot' Is be-
lieved to refer to him.
The Cunard offices also announce
the following additional list of fdenti-
fed dead:
Mrs. F.. King. New York, second
cabin. Rev J. H. Beattie, New York.
second cabin; Patrick Sheedy, mot
on passenger list; Fred Tin mot on
passenger list; VIM. Robert Busvine.
New York, second cabin; ]. Spill
fprobably ]. Spillman); Mrs. q.
Stenhens. Montreal, first cabin; Mrs.
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