Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-19
NOTES OF Loss.
OF LUSITANIA
[By Latest MALL


the inquest over five victims Of the
Lusitania had been concluded today
Coroner Morgan said that the first
torpedo fired by the German subma.
rine did serious damage to the Lust.
tania. but that, not satisfied with this,
the Germans had discharged another
torpedo. The second torpedo, he said.
must have been more deadly, because
it went right through the ship, hasten
ing the work of destruction.
Courage Of Irish and British.
The characteristic courage OF the
Irish and British people Has mani
tested at the time of this terrible dis.
aster, the coroner continued, and
there was nc panic He charged that
the responsibility "lay on the German
government and the whole people of
Germany who coIlaborated in the ter
rible crime
Il propose TO ask the Jury" he con.
tinued, Ito return the only verdict pos.
sible for a self.respecting jury, that
the men in charge Of the German SUBJ
marine were guilty OF wilful murder"
Sunk Without Warning.
When Captain Turner took the wit
ness stand to testify he was asked:
Q.-Was any warning given you be-
fore you were torpedoed? A.-None
whatever. 1t was suddenly done and
finished ...
elf t:ieTe had been a patrol boat
about, might il have been OF assist.
ance? Alt might, but 1t is one of
those things one never knows.
Captain Turner OF the Lusitania ap-
peared before the coreper and was
questioned. The coroner asked him
whether he had received a message
concerning the sinking of ship off
Kinsale by a submarine. Captain Tur-
ner replied that he had not.
Received Instructions. Ill., g..
Odd you receive any special in
structions as to the voyage? Ayes,
sir. =. -.
Q.-Are you at liberty to. tell us
what they were? A-No, sir. =
Odd you carry them out? A.
Yes, to the best Of my ability.
Q.-Tells us in your own words what
happened after passing Fastnet A.
The weather was clear. We were go
ing at a speed OF Is knots. l was
on the port side, and heard Second
Officer Hefford call out, Here's a
torpedol" ~. +
Saw Wake Of Torpedo. s..
Il ran to the other side and saw
clearly the wake of a porpedo. Smoke
and steam came up between the last
two tunnels. There was slight
shock. Immediately after the first ex-
plosion there was another report, but
that may possibly have been internal.
Il at once gave the order to lower
the boats down to the rails and d.
rected That women and children should
get into them.
Il also had all the bulkheads closed.
Between the time of passing Fastnet,
at about IL O'Clock and or the tor.
pedoing saw no sign whatever of any
submarines. there was some haze
along the Irish coast and when we
were near Fastnet slowed down to
Is knots. / was in wireless commu
nication with shore all the way across.
Warned Of Submarines. q
Captain Turner was asked whether
he had received any messages in re.
gard, to the presence of submarines
off the Irish coast. He replied in the
affirmative, Questioned regarding
the nature Of the message, he replied:
Il respectfully refer you to the adj
miralty for an answer" He continued:
Il also gave orders to stop the ship.
but we could not stop. We found that
the engines we're out of commission
1t was not safe to lower the boats
until the speed was off the vessel.
As matter of fact there was per
ceptible Roadway on her up to the
time she went down.
when she was struck she listed TO
starboard | stood on the bridge when
she sank and the Lusitania went down
under me. She floated about Is min;
utes after the torpedo struck her. My
watch stopped at 1886 o'clock / was
picked up from the ,Yreckage and aft
erward was brought aboard trawler.
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