Licking Valley courier., 1915-11-18
THRILLING flight
FROM THE. ANcONA
American Woman's Maid Shot
Down at Her Side in
Statefoom.
DR.. GREIL'S GRAPHIC STORY
eymnastic Ability Enables Her to Es.
cape After She Is Barred From
Boats Austrian Submarine
Continually Bombarded.

Paris, Nov. 15.-Dr. Cecile L. Greil,
the American woman who was pas
senger on the Italian liner Acona,
which was sunk in the Mediterranean
by an Austrian submarine, saved her
self by jumping from the deck into a
boat, many feet below in the water.
Details of the escape Of Doctor Greil
and further news of the manner in
which the Ancona was destroyed were
received here.
Doctor Greil had hairbreadth es-
cape from death. Her maid was killed
by one of the shells fired from the
submarine. While the passengers were
piling into the boats the submarine
continued to lombard the ship.
Ship Rlddled With Shells.
According to Doctor Greil's story the
torpedo which finally settled the An.
coma was not fired until the ship had
been riddled with shells.
"The weather was slightly foggy
at the time of the attck,p said Doctor
Greil. 81 was in the dining room of
the first-class passengers chatting
with friends when we heard the re-
port Of cannon. Instantly there was
great excitement on deck. officers
were shouting orders and men and
women were rushing from one side
to the other.
Il asked the ships doctor what was
happening, but he did not know.
Through the fog | could see from
the deck submarine lying about one
hundreds yards away. She was firing
heavily from two cannon, one on the
forepart of the boat and the other al
the stern.
Il went to my cabin to get some
papers and there found my maid hys
,terical from .feeF9 She. - ped q he,
knees, begging me to save her. | start
ed to reassure her, but our CONVERSE
tion was interrupted by shell which
entered through the portfolio. killing
the maid instantly. Then | went or
deck and strapped a life belt about
me.
Boats we're being lowered as rap
idly as possible. all being flied t
capacity. | tried to enter one Of thu
boats, but was told there was NJ
room. Then l tried to get into a sec
ond one with the same result. Cross
ing the deck | saw a boat afloat.
Kept Up Rombardment.
II gauged the height separating tn
deck from the boat, and being wei
trained in gymnastics, jumped OFF int,
space. | tumbled into a boat, whicl
was a big, stanch, seaworthy one, en-,
was safe.
! During all this time the submarin
had kept up steady bombardmen
against the Ancona, not paying tn
slightest attention to the fact tha
women and children were in peril.
Once the submarine came in yer
close to us, and as II did so the 70
lifted and we could clearly see tn
Austrian flag, which was a new on
Finding It impossible to sink III
liner with their shells, the Austrian
fired torpedo into her.
I'VE rowed away from the shi,
and some hours later came upon
heavily laden lifeboat. which was leal
ing badly. We took nine women an
children into our boat and took n
other boat in tow.
Women and children were wee
ing Historically and screaming
fear. Finally, however, we restore
order, but at sunset panic sprang U
again. A black spot could be seen q
the horizon, and the cry went up tht
another submarine was approachn
These fears were soon allayed. no,
ever, for the thing we saw was Il
steamer Pluton, which had picked
the signals of the Ancona and WI
coming to our help"