Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-07
LINER LUSITANIA
SUNK BY SUBMARINE

might be needed later as transports oy
the Government
Not only were warships sent out to
guard the Lusltania upon her arrival
but special precautions were exercised In
| the steamship lane south and east OF
ireland
Kinsae is a town on the southern coast
of ireland, 10 miles south southwest Of
Cork. South of Kinsale, the head of Kin
sale juts out into the Atlantic ocean. II
is southeast Of st. Georges Channel,
through which the Lusitania would have
to pass in order to reach Liverpool.
For several days German submarines
have been operating in the waters along
the south coast of ireland. The British
liners Centurian and Candidate were
torpcdoed yesterday off Conigbeg light
ship, which is 81 miles east-northeast Of
Knsdale head.
1888 PASSENGERS ABOARD.
The Lusitania sailed from New York
for Liverpool last Saturday with 1888
passengers, the largest number carried
eastbound by any transatlantic liner
Among the passengers we're the follow
Ing:
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Mr.. and
Mrs Elbert Hubbard, David A. Thomas,
q mutimillionaire coal mine owner of
Wales; Lady Mackworth a daughter OF
Mr.. Thomas and one of the few titled
militant suffragettes; Alexander Camp
T.t..
Sons; Charles Frohman, the theatrical
producer; Charles Klein, a widely known
American playwright; 81 representatives
of Canadian firms supplying England
with war munitions and at least 100 Brit
ish reservists who were going home to
join the colors.
Just prior to the sailing of the Lus-
tania the German Embassy had warned
persons against going abroad because of
the dangers from submarines, and the
following advertisement was inserted in
New York newspapers:
NOTICE.
Travellers intending to embark on the
Atlantic voyage are reminded that
state of war exists between Germany
and her allies and Great Britain and
her allies; that the zone of war in
cludes the waters adjacent to the
British Isles; that in accordance with
formal notice given by the Imperial
German Government, vessels flying
the flag of Great Britain or any of
her allies are liable to destruction in
those waters and that travellers sail
ing in the war zone on ships of Great
Britain or her allies do SO at their
own risk.
(Signed)
IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSY.
Washington, d. c.. April %, 1915.
The big Cunard greyhound was COM
manded by Captain w. T. Turner, of the
British Royal Navy Reserve, with Cap
tain j. c. Anderson acting as his staff
officer. Both were rated as the best sea-
men in the transatlantic trade, daring yet
cautious
WARNINGS REPORTED GIVEN.
Just before the Lusitania pulled away
from her New York pier, stewards re-
ported that so passengers had received
anonymous kilograms warning them to
cancel their passage. At the same time,
it was said. a mysterious man. speaking
with foreign accent, had passed among
the passengers, warning them that a trip
on the Lustania meant DEATH Later it
was denied that any kilograms had been
received by passengers, but it was said
warnings had been given in other ways.
GREAT PRECAUTIoN TAKEN.
Extraordinary precautions had been
taken by the Cunard line to prevent Ger
man spies from getting on board and to
keep mysterious packages, which might |
contain explosives. from getting upon the |
ship.
Each passenger had to identify his own |
baggage before the ship sailed. At the !
last minute, 1872 persons. who had booked |
passage for Europe from New York on |
the Anchor liner Cameronla. We're placed !
on board the Lusltania. the sailing of !
the Cameronia having been Cancelled. She |
was chartered by the British admiralty |
just few hours before she was sched- |
uled TO steam from New York.