Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-11
ANcoNA REGULAR LINER
CARRYING ITALIAN CREW

New York, Nov. l0.-No word con-
cerning the sinking of the Ancona had
been received early today by fairfield.
Sotarl d Co., local agents for the Ital-
ian line. and it was thought in steam
ship circles that the rigid Italian CEN
sorship had caused numerous private
and press dispatches to be held back
A message from Rome today stated
that there We're 4S2 passengers on the
Ancona instead of 422 as given in pre-
Nious messages. William fairfield,
general manager for the line here, said
the crew numbers 100. making the total
ships company 642. or this number
passengers. Il number of them
injured, are reported to have been
landed at BZcrtt. while a later mes
sage stated two. of the Ancona's boats.
with 81 of the crew, had landed at Cane
Bon. Tunis, about 10 miles east OF
Blzert:l.
The Ancona. according to the local
agents. was scheduled to sail from
Naples yesterday. After leaving Naples
the steamer would pass through the
Tyrrhenian sea and enter the Mediter-
ranean between SARDINIA and Sicily.
The meager dispatches indicate that
the Ancona was sunk within the COM
paratively small triangle. the points Of
which are the southern end OF Sardinia.
the western end of Sicily and Rizerta.
'runis
Austrian and German submarines
have been active in this region of late,
according to cable reports. AS soon as
the local agents learned of the sinking
they cabled the home office at Naples
for complete list. AT present nothing
is known here concerning the person-
mel OF the passengers. but Mr.. Solari
thought the number of first cabin pas
sengers--sS-as given in a cable re-
port today, was too high. He said the
Ancona had accommodations for only
SO first class cah:n passengers. On tho
last three trips from Naples to New
York. Mr.. Solari said. more than half
OF the Ancona's passengers have been
women and children. owing to the fact
that few men OF military age are leav-
ins Italy.
The A7cona has not been used as a
transport during the present war, the
agent said. nor has the vessel carried
any munitions. She has been favor
lite steamer with opera singers and
musicians coming to this country,
Titta Ruffo, he baritone. was re-
ported aboard the steamer but this
Was discrcdited by his brother in Chi
cago.
The Ancona was buiit at Belfast in
'aos She had Il gross tonnage of S.2l0.
was 4S2 feet in length and is feet
beam.
For several months before Italy's en-
trance in the war the Anccna was en-
gaged in carving home Italian reser-
visits from this conntry and supplies for
the Italian government;
When The Ancons left New York on
her last VOYAGE, on October II. she was
liz commend OF Capt. f'ietro Massardo.
All of her officers engineers and
mcmhers Of tt:n crow were Italians. who
shipped from Italy
The -Nncn,:a carried II crew of 100
rnen. AT ro time. ii Is said. did the AM
coma carry suHs o. munitions Ut war.
BRITISH CENSOR DETAlNs
NEWS OF e. COMA ATTACK
: T..naon. ,Se''. lC.-%e.vs OF the sink-
ing Of the .s.acona WAS mot made pub-
liz: i: :-:;:i 'c,t ,intl shortly before noon.
wl,.-:: ,iie to,nsor released! the first dis
i:te;: t.G.a New York or the subject.
.l'!is di.,Natcli <fe.rea to- tile fact That
I. se.,.,a.:ep hHd .,ecr4 caused by the
,c.os.....ar NJ '.!,e Ancu:;a. hut, az noth-
, i.~ nrcs..u.:y had bee. i.eard os the:
; ..!.,,..,-. i!.c message -as incr:,ipre-l
J :isaa!slc. Subsequently. however. .
eioct of messenger from Hcms waa re-
!: .caScS