The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-10
TOLL AMONG AMONG FIRST
GLASS "A IHI;;jj;5jEE|!tjIEIIII;5j
LARGE PROPORTION OF. CREW
SAVED BUT NO LACK OF DIS
CIPLiNE WAS EVIDENCED.
14-YEAR OLD GIRL HEROINE
14-YEAR OLD GIRL HEROINE
Among the Passengers Of the H.
fated Ocean Liner.

OF mortality among first class pasSen-
gers OF the Lusiatania seems 10 De
heavier than among any ether class
on board. A large proportion CT those
saved are members OF the crew, but
this is not evidence Of lack Of discip
line, as most of them were picked up
from the water. The captain CT a
twaler who arrived il the 2arbor soon
after the accident with i4o survivors,
mostly women and children, wien re-
preached for net staying longer on the
chance Of picking UP more survivors,
said:
There were many left in the water,
but they were dead and many were
SO mangleG I thought it better to bring
ashore my boat load Of suffering wo-
men, as they could not have stood
much more"
These women presented pitisul
sight as they wandered aimless1y
about, searching without hope for
loved ones who must have gone down
with the ship.
Relatives and friends Of passengers
who had gone in high spirits 10
Liverpool to meet the incoming ship,
began to arrive here to search for the
missing, but the small roll of sur
vivors meant heart breaking d;sap-
polntment for most Of them.
The brief time eIapsing between the
torpedoing and sinking Of the Lus-
tania was long enough to develop a
heroine in the person Of Mrs. KatIl-
leen Kaye, Il years old, returning
from New York where she had bee.l
visiting relatives. With smiling words
and reinsurance, she aided stewards
In filling boat with women and chill
dren.
When all were in she climbed
aboard the lifeboat as coolly as al
able seaman. One sailor tainted It
his car and the girl took his place.
None among the survivors bears as
little sign Of her terrible experiences
as Miss Kaye.
The dragging Of the lifehoats was
explained by passengers and mem
hers Of the crew by the statement
that the second torpedo severed sew
erai steam pipes from the engines.
The Lusitania' had been sent luIl
speed ahead when the frst torpedo
was seen and it was impossible to
stop the Roadway by reversing the
engines when the necessity for lower
1ng the boats was realized.
The most remarkable ESCAPE was
that OF r. J. Timmis Of Gainesville.
Texas, who was returning to ENGLAND
1or MS yearly visit accompanied by
his chum Il. t. Noodle, also CT Gaines
vile. Both men gave their life-bel.s
to steerage women just es the Lust
tanfa sank. Tinmis. who is a stroua
swimmer remained II the water,
Ginning to various objects. for nearly
three hours. Then he was taken into
boat which he still had the strength
to assist in rowing
Inc boat began picking Up from the
water all those showing signs Of life
and the fist person rescued was the
half-unconsc storage woman to
whom Iimmis had given his life-helf
Noodle sank when the ship went IN
der. and although he was good
swimmer, he was not seen sgaj,
Noodle was ell ready to jump when
1finmls, who had previously given hi,
OtiL " l. woman, said:
Ihere is a steerage woman bore
with six-montIs-oid baby" Noodle
promptly stripped off his left-be;t. h,7t
Is seems both he and the woman
persshed.
u. }. I. Houghton Of TROY. n. Y.
survivor, said there was 10 reason
TO fear any danger after the first ev-
plosicn, as it was believed the vessel
would be headed for Queenstown and
oeecheo II necessary. Just thon,' said
Doctor Houghton, the liner again was
struck, evidently il d more vital sD.,.
1oc It began to settle rsspidEv.
Orders then came from the br;dea
&c ioWer ell boats Women hecana
panfc-strichen. People were rl,a;,ad
into the boats, some Of which vera
launched successfully, others not 50
successfully.
c. D. Lane, youthful but cool
headed second cabin passenger who
Was returning TO Wales from Nev-
1ork' was IN iifeboat which cap
sized. L was On the b. deck" ha
said, when I saw the wake Of the
torpedo | rushed to get life-beiY
but stopped to help set children or,
the boat deck.
Inc second cabin was a yeritah1a
nursery. Many youngsters must have
drowned, but | saw one boat get away
hlied with women and children Vhan
the water reached the deck saw on.
other life-bcat with a vacant sea+
which | took as DO one else was IN
sight The Lusitania Eeeled so sud-
denly cur boat was swamped but wa
righted her again.
We Witnessed the most horrib>e
scene of human futility i. is possible
to imagine. When the I.usitania h.5
turned almost over she suddenly
plunged bow foremost into the water.
leaving her stern high In the air