The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-13
Lusitania Is Sunk by Germans;
Nearly 1000 Lives Imperiled
Magnificent Steamship Received Its Deatbw Just off the Irish
Warning Given Weeks Ago Was Un1eededMany Americans
the Passenger Lst--Complications Are Feared

Americans on board.
Queenstown Is a city of grief; it's
public buildings are improvised NOR
cues and hospitals, where victims of
the disaster are being cared for.
London, May 8.-Of the 1900 who
left New York week ago on the Lusi-
tania, less than 700 survived after the
vessel had been torpedoed and sunk by
a German submarine off Kinsale, Ire
land, Friday. All evidence goes to
show the first class and many of the
second class passengers, had such con-
fidence in the ability of the Lusitania,
because of her 'water-tight compart-
ments to remain afloat after she re-
ceived the first blow, that they did not
concern themselves about taking to
the boats, nor even providing them
selves with life preservers.
When they did realize the Lusitania
was doomed, they found most boats on
the port side so damned because of
the great list of the vessel, that they
could not be lowered; when last seen
by the more fortunate passengers who
had secured places in the starboard
boats, they were lined up on the slop-
ing decks awaiting their fate.
Scenes at Queenstown, where the
survivors landed and where many
bodies of those killed or had died from
exposure, were heartrending and in
describable. The body of Charles
Frohman, the New York theatrical pro,
Queer, was found and brought to
Queenstown; nothing has yet been
learned of Alfred Vanderbilt, Elbert
Hubbard, Charles Klein and Justus
Forman-but it is believed that all
have persisted.
London, May S.-Fifteen hundred
persons lost their lives, the British ad.
miralty today estimates, when the LUIS
itania was torpedoed yesterday. The
known survivors numbered only $685.
while there were 2,16O souls on board
OF those saved some were landed at
Queenstown and Kinsale, while So
others are reported to be aboard the
steamer. All but one of the rescue
fleet of torpedo boats, tugs and trawl.
ers which went from Queenstown have
reported.
There was slender hope that fishing
boats rescued a few more. In addition
to the living brought ashore, the bodies
of As who died of injuries or were
drowned were landed at Queenstown.
The work of compiling the lists of
saved is progressing slowly because of
the indescribable confusion at Queens
town. The United States consul at
Queenstown accounts for 81 Ameri
cans saved from total of 1873. His
roll does not include Alfred G. Wander
bilt, Charles Frohman, Ebert Hub
bard, Justus Miles Forman, author, or
Charles Klein, playwright.
The heavy loss of life among the
first cabin passengers is believed to
have been the result of calmness and
self-possession displayed in the face
of danger. Most of them were at
luncheon when the steamer received
her death blow.
A considerable proportion OF those
now at Queenstown are members of
the crew, including Captain Turner
and the first and second officers. The
other officers are believed to have per-
ished.
The time honored rule Of women
and children first" was not violated.
A Toronto newspaper man says there
was no panic.
Apparently every precaution had
been taken against an attack. Look
outs were on the alert constantly.
Many passengers owned that their
rescue was due to the life belts, which
kept them afloat.
The attack was made without warn
ing, by submarine, lurking off the
Irish coast. Lookouts sighted the peri
scope thousand yards away. The
next instant they saw the trail of the
torpedo. Then came the crash, follow
ed Immediately by another, littering
the decks with wreckage. The liner
turned at once in shore.
Four torpedoes apparently were fir
ed, but only two found the mark. Loss
of life caused by the torpedoes them
selves must have been extremely
heavy. Bodies taken. to Queenstown
show evidence of the havoc wrought.
No event of the war has caused
such intense excitement in London.