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A. G. Vanderbilt Lost,
Says Queenstown Report
Message Received at Dublin Adds That Lady MackwOrth
Of Cardiff and Robert Rankin of New
York Were Saved.

October 20. 1917. Tie son OF Cornelius
and Alice Gwyuue Vanderbilt lie was
graduated from Yale lie has been twice
married The first Mrs Vanderbilt; was
Elsie French. She divorced him in New
York IN April. 1905 The present Mrs
Vanderbilt vas Mrs Smith Hollins Mo
Kim. formerly Miss Margaret Emel son
Of Baltimore She and Mr. Vanderbilt
were married in England on December
II, 1871 They have two sons. one 2
years old and the second born Scptem-
Der II, 1910
Mr. Vanderbilt had spent much OF his
time in England and devoted hims 4
10 automohiing and coaching. His
coach. Venture, was often heard of a
few years ago, and he often appeared in
courts in this city to answer charges II
speeding. lie is "A director also of the
International Horse show. He has a
summer place al Newport.
Mrs. Vanderbilt. Alfred c. Vanderbilt's
mother, had arranged TO give a dinner
last evening at her home. | West Fifty
seventh street, for her nephew. Malcolm
j.. Sloane, and his fancee Miss Elinor
Lee. who are to be married on June g.
Owing to the unsatisfactory news re-
ce!ved from the Lusitanias passengers
Mrs Vanderbilt recalled Invitations as
soon as she had learned OF the disaster.
Alfred q. Vanderbilt had taken passage
on the III fated Titanic three years ago,
but at the las; minute cancelled II. lie
was reported AZ the time 10 have been
one Of the passengers ON that steamship.
The probability that Alfred -. Van
derhlt had lost his life on the Lust
tania recalled the fate Of col. John
Jacob Aston, who lost his life in the
Titanic disaster The two men were
possessors of two of New Works great
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WILSON FEARS
U. s. 0UTBURST
MOST OF ALL
President Plans to Restrain
the Country From Any
RashneSs.
OFFICIAL LIPS ARE
SEALED AT PRESENT

WAsHrNGroS May 7--Oficial Wash
ington was stunned by the news NJ
the torpedoing and sinking of the
Lusitania.
The dismay which followed the ilrSt
indefinite reports gave place 10 a
more hopeful view as subsequent In
formation began to indicate that the
passengers had been saved.
With later unofficial advices indi-
eating a heavy loss of life, the gloon
in official circles deepened and there
was no attemp' to conceal the fact
that the United States is finally fac"
to face with a situation which may
precipitate a ruptur" with Germany.
The immediate effect of the staEger-
ing news was TO seal the lips of all
high officials SO far as public COM
mcnt was concerned The President
and his advisers are determined 20
suspend Judgment and to refrain from
any expression of opinion until all
the facts have been officially ascer-
tanned. The deep anxiety under which
they were laboring was. however,
plainly apparent
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bets Capt. Turner Immediately or
dered the boats launched and the pas
sengers began promptly to embark
one of the boats was being lowered
over the side OF the ship when the
ropes broke and the occupants were
thrown into the sea.
In the meantime the I.usitania was
quickly settling head foremost. She
sank in fifteen minutes. Ten boats
filled with passengers had been low
cred. Many passengers who had not
found room in the first boats jumped
INTO the water. equipped merely with
life belts. Some Of these were picked
up by the ships boats. hut most II
them were too dazed and injured tn
realize what had happened,
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,pec,al c1b,e besparch 10 Tar srs.

>Dsc'di '1h'e Bespdfch 10 Tar SuS.
DUBLIN. May S.-Me>sages from
Queenstown and Cork received here
says that Alfred q. Vanderbilt was
lost. One despatch says that "hn'h
Nandcrhlt>" were lost. but Alfred g.
Vanderbilt is tho only one Of the
name on the pa ssenger list
II also is confirmed that Lady
Mackworth Of Cardiff and Robert
Rankin of New York were saved.
The above despatch was telephoned
to Mr.. Nanderbilts private secretary. G.
T.. trocker, who said
we have received no word from Mr.
Vanderbilt. but we are still hoping he
is alive"
Ms. Alfred GwynnN Vanderbilt re-
fuses tc believe that her husband was
lost with the Lusitania, and after the
first shock OF the news made every effort
TO secure tidings OF him by cable from
the Hotel Vanderbilt. Late last night
she heard nothing.
Il will not believe Alfred is drowned, "
she said to friends. "N,ne of the re-
ports thus far is conclusive. and until
absolutely reliable information comes to
the contrary, ! shall believe he is safe
Alfred tiwynne Vanderbilt inherited
most of the estate Of the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt valued in 1899 n over
$50, 5000 The will recognized Alfred
as the new head of the house Of Wander
blt Three years ago he came into the
entire amount
Mr. Vanderbilt was born In this city
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asked whether the embassy could prop
erly use the advertisement method in
carrying on a campaign to injure the
business OF Great Britain In this coun-
try. % far as Americans were con-
cerned, IT was declared. they have a
right to do what they please and what
may be TO their interest to do. There
was some talk OF a protest from the
British and French Ambassadors. but it
never transpired whether this was done.
The German Embassy made one reply
TO questions concerning the advertise
ment: we have done il to ease our
consciences" This seems TO show that
the sinking of one or more OF the big
liners had been .arefully planned.
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BIG FLEET RUSHED FROM
QUEENSTOWN TO RESCUE
Spccid CAME Despatch 10 Tnr ST,

LONDON May 8 Il A. M,)-The impression is growing
hourly that the loss of life by the destruction of the
Iustania by submarine in the Irish this after
The latest bulletins received onumerate few survivors
feared that than 1000 have persisted and
among them American citizens 1t is impossible to give
any list of tonight Neither the British Admiralty
nor the Cunard company has been able to get one.
despatch Just received from Queenstown reports
vvors saying that two orpedoes struck the Sitana and
exploded with such force that the interior of the ship
wrecked and below decks filled with sckcn
ing fumes that nearly suffocated everybody.
The available lfeboats at launched but fell
while swinging from the davts throwing its occupants into
the sea. Many others jumping overheard this time
and saved
The Lusitania disappeared bow foremost fifteen minutes
after she hit.
The Cunard Line has confirmed the report that Capt
Turner saved
The last official statement to be issued came from the
American Embassy. 1t read:
"Thc Embassy has just received message stating '"''
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After the I.usitania dived bow fore
most and disappeared, most of the
boats began to row away. Others
drifted hclplcssly about. Meanwhile
"A score OF steamers had rushed To the
aid of the liner They picked up as
many of the victims as they could and
returned at fun steam to Queenstown.
&, g. Hardwlck of New ork, who
was one of the first cabin passengers,
was among those landed at Queens
town. He says that the first cabin
passcngcrs were at lunch when the
explosion occurred Mr.. Hardwick
said that when he entered the boat to
which he had been assigned, and N
which seventeen passengers were al
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German Threat to Sink
LuSfania Advertised
Here Before She Sailed
Teutons in United States Made No
Secret of Plan to Destroy Big
Passenger Carrying Gu
harder on This Trip.
THE SUN" WIRELESSED WARNING
AS LATE AS SATURDAY NIGHT
Hint Of big News" Received From Quarter
Supposed to Be Close to German
Secret Service

|, seems certain that many persons,
Just who cannot he told. lad fore
knowledge Of the disaster to the I.ds.-
tana
THE SUN on Saturday. the day nj
the sailing. received contidentialiy
from quarter supposed to he in close
touch with the American branch u
the German secret service word 10
this effect:
You will get some news from the
Lusitania--something as big as the
Touraine fire.
Nothing more specific than this WIS
vouchsafed N4Js-, eapass 4i u such l
way tina, THa scS that night Gent
wireless message to a well known pas
senger aboard telling him of the in
formation, Of the indefinite warning,
requesting him to show it to Cap,
Turner
This warning. however. was only
cumulative. 1t was In the air that
something was to happen TO the big
sh.p. The presence of new big Ge7-
man submarines in the Irish Sea and
in the Atlantic off the Irish coast had
been positively confirmed and they
were directly in the path not only OF
the Lusl,anla but of all other steam
ships making a British or Scottish
rort
Shipping men see in the destruction
OF the I.usitania evidence that Ger
many is receiving expert information
from some source in the United States
In some way the exact course or the
lustana seems to have been conveyed
marines and they were enabled to lay
In her course within sight of land and
within close proximity to British tor
pedo boats. which arrived in time TO
rescue some of the passengers.
Germans in the United States MAD
no cnncealment OF the situation. The
morning the Lusitania sailed the
newspapers Of the United States
printed as an advertisement warn
.rg from the German Embassy" At
Washington to all Americans that in
sailing under ,ritish flag to the zone
Of war as marked out by Germany
they we're assuming risk. II was re-
ported also on that morning that
promincnt passengers aboard the ship
had received kilograms asking Ter,
MOI 10 depart in her. Alfred G. Van
derblt was said to have received one
n ''esa mess ges ned "Mortc" tell
'nr him the ship was 10 be torpedoed
ny Nown up. The ship had hardly
~ her dock when the report mcn'
toned IN the forcgoi.g came to THE
STU and then followed further rumors
thar J., was to be a repetition OF the
explosion and fire on La Tourainc,
], va, slid that trunkful Of cNplo'
s'os was aboard,
w. addition to all OF this il was said
Ina, Tho new German submarines OF
greater sailing radius were off tho
ms cast waiting for her The Ger
nAns Horc determined to sink tho ship.
II VA declared She was the fastest,
'7IE"st transatlantic flier going to Eng
Nhd carrying in the aggregate more
Gag than any three other ships
While no official announcement was
MAD on the subject II was intmated
'a" 'ho advertisement WAS regarded ms
pee Of diplomatic impertinencc and
very bad taste. The question was
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100, IN BOATS,
DIE ON THE WAY
FROM LUSlTANIA
Shock and Exhaustion
Cause Death of Many Pas
sengerS Almost Safe.
600 ST RVIVORS
REACH QUEENSTOWN

Special cable Dcsp1ich 10 THE srN
LONDON. May S.-The correspondent
OF THE SCN at Queenstown reports
that the Admiralty tug Stormcock and
other steamers engaged in the rescue
work arrived there at s +. NJ. with
6ss passengers and members Of the
crew of the Lusitan.a. These are sup
posed to he the total saved from the
big Cunarder. 1t is surmised that most
II the officers We're drowned
One hundred bodies were brought
ashore on the Cunard wharf at 4:lO
\. NJ. to-day. |, Is stated that these
persons died Of exhaustion while on
their way to Queenstown from the
were removed to the Town Hall.
When the survivors reached the
wharves doctors and ambulances
were waiting and pitiful scenes were
witnessed there. There was a large
proportion Of women among the ar
rivals. Their clothes were soaked
with water. They were hatless and
shoeless and many were unable to
walk.
Most of the survivors had suffered
severe injuries to their legs and other
parts of their bodies and many had
to he placed upon stretchers and re-
moved tn tho quarters which had
been specially prepared for them.
suffer From shock.
Some hohbcd with difficulty owing
To their Injuries. They were escort ed
by willing helpers. who assisted them
10 hotels and boarding houses Many
of these survivors were suffering from
shock and exhaustion. They were
quickly supplied win not drinks.
The survivors say that all ABOARD
the Lusitania were in excellent spirits
after luncheon, anticipating safe end
to their journey, when suddenly loud
explosion was heard, Those who were
in the saloon rushed to the deck,
where they learned that submarines
had sent one torpedo into the stoke
hole and another into the fore part
OF the hull,
One OF the torpedoes burst inside the
ship and sent suifocating fumes
Il roughout tho vessel which had a
sickcnlng and sitting effect.
The passengers in panic grabbed life
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What the Administration most fears
as the result OF the sinking or the
Lusitania is that it may prove to ne
the spark innaming the hitherto
rather complaCent public opinion in
this country with regard to the activi-
ties of Ger. any on the high seas in
the destruction of American life AMI
property.
Their. were many indications tonight
that the Administration, for the present
at least, will do its utmost to hold in
check the public opinion of the country,
Certainly there will be no encourage
msnt from official quarters OF the cx-
trcme view held by some persons that
the torpedoing of the lusitania with
the loss of American lives is equivalent
to an act of war against the United
States. In fact suggestions came from
official quarters Tonight of cirCum-
stances attendant upon the sinking OF
the Lusitania which might tend to mod
crate the effect of the event on this
Government when viewed in the light OF
international law,
Sugg, stions We're heard in Washing
ton tonight that II the loss Of American
life on the l.usltania has been great the
President may call Congress in session
O consider the matter, Inquiries in
official quarters failed to disclose any
basis for these reports and IT is certain
that the President is not ronsdcring
this move At present,
II Is admitted that the Lusitania case
presents legally no new issue to this
iu,ernnent All the iSSuCS have al
ready been brought before the state
Department In the cases of the Falaba
the Gulilight ann the Gushing.
For nearly two months the Admins
tratiun has had before /, without TAX
ing any action tho case of Leon C.
Couftuurd on Second Pd1c
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GERMAN EMBASSY
WARNED TRAVELLERS

The following warning TO iransa;
lantic travellers was advertised II
last Saturdays sun by the German
Embassy In Washington
NOTICE
Travellers Intending a. embark
on the Atlantic voyage are re.
minded that n state Of war exists
between Germany and her auIes
and Great Britain aud her allies;
that the zone Of war Includes
the waters adjacent TO the Brit.
ish Isiest that, In accordance
with formal notice given by the
Imperial German Government,
vessels dying the aag Of Great
Britain or any OF her allies are
liable TO destruction In these
waters and that travellers sail.
Ing In the war zone on ships OF
Great Britain or her allies do 50
at their own risk.
IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSY.
Washington, d. C., April -, 1913.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET STRONG AND ACTIVE.
Broad Demand for the Better Known
Railway Issues.

New York, Aug. 10.-Conditions of a
more substantial and enduring charac-
ter contributed to today's very strong
and active market After yesterday
news that the interstate commerce
commission would in all probability
grant increased freight rates to the
two score railroads traversing the
western section of the country.
This resulted in a broad demand for
the better known railway issues, in
Guiding the transcontinenta1 group and
the hard and soft coal shares. The
extent Of the prospective rate increase
is yet matter of conjecture, but Wall
street seemed to proceed on the theory
that very Considerable part of the
demands of the railroads would be met
Canadian Pacific also made the
striking gain Of rs points on an
nouncement late yesterday of the
maintenance of the regular dividend,
although the action of the directors
was criticized in conservative quarters.
Island, New Haven and Chesapeake
and Ohio participated appreciably in
the forward movement. Apart from
the rise in the railways, the most in
teresting development of the day was
the further activity of United States
Steel common, which touched rs "a,
its best price since 1912. The price
midday. when publication of the July
untitled tonnage statement showed an
increase of about 100000 tons, whereas
a larger gain had been anticipated.
Even at that, however, today's exhibit
was the most favorable of any since
February of last year.
War specialties were not entirely
neglected, new high quotations being
registered by General Motors common
and preferred at 221 and 100 IL, re-
spectively, Westinghouse at lis,
Willys-Overland at 100 and Studebaker
at 81 IL. The latest turn to events in
Mexico was reflected in the strength
Of Southern Pacific. American Smelt-
ing, Mexican Petroleum, National
Railways of Mexico and shares OF
other corporations whose interests are
more or less bound UP with the future
of that country. Total sales of stocks
aggregated 100000 shares.
Impending imports of gold from Lon
don, via Halifax, were without effect
on the weakened exchange market, de-
mand sterling falling to the new low
of Ats 3-S, while checks on Paris
broke to the new record of 5.7S. Ital-
ian exchange also deprecated to the
new low record of 6.37.
Bonds were steady, but relatively
quiet. Total sales. par value, were
$3,175. 900.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-11

Chicago. Aug. io.-William NJ. John
ston and Clarence Griffin OF San Fran
cisco, Pacific coast doubles champions,
today defeated R. Morris Williams. I'd.
champion. and Watson M. Washburn
Of New York in the first match Of the
national doubles elimination tourna-
ment to determine which of the sec
tonal champions shall play McLough-
lin and Bundy. the title holders. for the
national championship. The scores
were 6-8, 6-9. To. ga, Ga.
The match was one Of the most bril-
liant and spectacular ever seen on a
Chicago court, and the large gallery
was in q constant uproar. The Pacific
coast champions fought an uphill bat
tie from the start, but the fasteners
were unable to sustain the terrific pace
of the first three sets
It was by breaking through the ser
vice of National Champion Williams
that the Californians forced an oppor-
tunity for victory when the fasteners
seemingly had the match well in hand.
Griffin was wild at times and it re-
Quired all Johnstons steadiness and
speed to extricate the winners from
difficulties.
George NJ. Church, the Princeton uni
versity star, defeated Heath Byford,
Illinois state champion, in the final
match Of the western singles cham
plonSnlp, o-S, o-fs o-Sp OIL. CnurCn
will meet the title holder, Alexander
NJ. Squair, of Chicago, in the challenge
round tomorrow. Byford. after a burst
of speed in the second set, which he
won. Us, tired rapidly and Church
had no difficulty in running out the
match.
The score by points in the doubles
follows:
First set:
Williams and Washburn
4 s 1 1 s 0-45-s
Johnston and Griffin
A 4 2 4 o 6 So
Second set:
Williams and Washburn
Al 81 6 o 2 1-26-3
Johnston and Griffin
2 4 Z 2 4 4 $50 6
Third set:
Williams and Washburn
404 4 4O,4 0 4 II 2 6-4s-9
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-11

took the reins and that thenceforth
Quinby was hardly more than the in
structor. never leader and guide. GUM
by and Middlebrook soon came to the
peculiar system of athletics still en-
Outraged at New Haven. Middlebrook.
as captain, was lord high commander
and Quinbyis orders were thrown into
the discard With the election Of Nil
burn as captain of the 1916 team came
dlebrook scheme of things, and there
was little surprise for those on the in
side when 1t was announced that Quin-
by probably would be allowed to go, as
his contract had expired
What Quinby did for baseball at Yale
is not a difficult matter to determine.
He fell heir to a lot of first class ma
terial In his first year, and he developed
and moulded that material into ma
chine which made a record for college
teams by winning seventeen straight
games in the course of the season Al
though beaten by Harvard in the Yale
Harvard series, the Blue was without
doubt the best team of the year. In
1914 Quinby turned out a team which,
although not as nearly perfect as its
above the average. The internal trou-
bles of the 1915 team have been held
responsible for the showing Of this
years nine. but had Quinby been al
| lowed to remain he had laid plans for
team that probably would have had
| little difficulty in winning the cham
pionship next year.
Quinby never played professional
@all after his graduation from Yale, al
though he played in the Amateur
League for many years and was coach
of the South Orange team in the league
| which won four successive champion
| ships.
Who will succeed Quinby at New
/ Haven has not been announced, but Ed
Walsh will have charge of the pitchers
as he did when Billy Lush was coach.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-11
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
MAY MAKE RECORD.
PhilIies' Boxman Liable to Fan His
Thousandth Batter at End of This
Season.

Grover Alexander of the Philadel-
phia Nationals twirling staff promises
to complete a record this season equal
ing in interest Honus Wagners 100
home runs. If he maintains his present
strikeout speed. Alexander should
round out 1000 whiffs of opposing
batsmen before the curtain falls on
Oct Z, says the Washington Post.
At the beginning of the 1915 cam
paign his record showed that close to
100 batters had been turned back to
the bench during AIexanders league
career as a result of failing to connect
with Growers curves. When the sea-
son opened he needed about PA strike
outs to complete his 1000, and as he is
well past the 100 mark it appears rea-
sonably certain that Alexander will fan
this thousandth opponent by the end
Of the season.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-11
TED MEREDITH FAILS TO
EQUAL WORLDS RECORD
Runs 40 Yards in 4s a-5 seeonds-
Had False Start and Had to Run
Second Time.

.SanFrancisco, Aug. lot. J. (Ted)
Meredith, national champion in the
40 yard dash, failed today to equal
the worlds record for the straightaway
distance in a special trial at the Pam
ama~Pacthc exposition. His time was
4S 3-5 seconds, while the secord Is a
seconds fiat. made by Maxey w. Long
in 1900.
Meredith. .fwho has been competing
in the A A. u. championships here,
is a member of the Meadowbrook Ath-
letic club team. He raced against
Fred Stormer Of the Cincinnati cham
Der of commerce in the trial today.
A false start caused by the failure
Of the timers TO get the fash of the
gun, made Meredith run his speed trial
after he had covered nearly half the
distance. in the first attempt.