The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-08


 Lusitania. published by the cunard com. pany shortly after 1 o'clock as an 'uncon- 1rmed report that the Dusitania had been torpedoed, was based on a message the company said it had received at l l141 a. m. The text of this message was not given out until about D. m., and read:
 We regret to advise that an uncon- firmed report says the Lusitania was torpedoed by a submarine at D. m, Fri- day, 10 miles south of Kinsale, and sank at 2.3e D. m Me have no news as yet as to the safety of the passengers and crew.
 Report Confirmed Confirmation of the sinking was not made known until 2 ?. m, when the text of messages from Liverpool and Queens town were given out The first of these was a wireless direct from the Iusitania calling for assistance, the other from Old Head Kinsale stating that boats belong ing to the Lusitania were in the vicinity where sunk
 Subsequent messages told that all the available craft in Queenstown were going to the rescue and that Greek steamer was in the vicinity.
 Another message received about 4;% oclock. said that. according to Cork newspaper, 300 passengers had been land ed at Clonakilty.
 The Cunard companys whole con- cern," said a message received about o;5o, lis with regard to the possible loss Of life of passengers and crew. The ma terial loss is covered by insurance. Ac- cordrg to the meagre messages so far received the Lusitania was torpedoed without warning and sank within short space of time large number or the ships boats are known to be afloat and the weather is reported to be fine ana calm Every effort is being made to ob- tain further details and all information will be published without delay.
 As the night wore on, only handful of persons remained or visited the Gu nard office inquiring for information oahled newspaper report that everybody was safe received late in the afternoon. it was thought at the office, was re- sponsible, in a measure for this situa- tion.
 The first definite announcement re- garding survivors came after D. m. in a message from Liverpool, which was immediately made public. It read:
 "The admiralty have had message from Queenstown saying between 5o0 and 600 landed at Queenstown, fnclud- ing many hospital cases, some of whom have died Also number landed Kin sale"
 Anxious Inquiries
 Among those for whom anxious ia- quiries were made at the Cunard lines offices tonight was pr. T. Houghton on his way to Belgium to take charge of the war hospital at La Panna He went as the representative of Mme Adepage, head of the Belgian relief fund in this country. Dr Houghton had 9 premonition of disaster and per suaded her to allow him to go in hei stead. Before embarking he made hi: will Dr. Houghton is a resident o1 Troy, N. Y.
 A revised list of the passengers made public by the line tonight, showed | there were 1251 passengers in all or | board.
 The crew numbered between TOO ant | 800 making total of more than 200' on the steamer.
 The list made public showed the Va rious nationalitios of the passenger as follows:
 1 First Cabin-Great Britain, 119 1 United States, 1O6: Greece, 3; Sweden l 1; Mexico, 1; Switzerland 1. | Second Cabin-Great Britain, 521 l United States, 65; Russia, 3; Belgium I 1, Holland, 3; France, 5; Italy 1; un known, 2
 II TEird Class-Great Britain: England | s04: Ireland 39; Scotland, l3i Russla 59; United States, 17; Persia, IS; Greece 3, Finland, 1 Scandinavia, 4; Mex ico, 1.
 l, There were many inquiries from tn theatrical district in regard to Charle Frohman, prominent America |. aboard.
 The Lusitania is the third big trans
 atlantic liner lost since the war start ed. The others were the White Sta , liner Oceanic. wrecked off the coas
 of Scotland September s, last, and tn North German Lloyd steamer Raise Wilhelm der Crosse, converted into 2 German auxiliary cruiser. which va
 sunk by the British cruiser Highflye al August 27.
 A fourth big steamer, the mammot Cunarder Aauatania, was damaged ih collision with the I-eyland liner Car o | adian off the Irish coast last Ausus 2 The oceanic was taken over by tf British government and made an arme o cruiser upon her arrival at Southanl ton. August 8, from New York Sf
 ran aground on the coast or Scotlar , and was a total loss All her ollice' ) md crew were saved. ! Destruction of the Kaiser Wilhel der Crosse was announced by Winst'
 Churchill in the House of Common
 The steamer had been fitted out wi
 10 four-inch guns. Her survivors we saved before the vessel sank. IT
 Hiehflyer had one killed and fir l wounded.
 The Aquitania collided with the Ca l adian, also fitted out as an auxllla U cruiser while both were patroiilnS !, s coast of Ireland. She was report 7 recently to be in shape for service.