The Washington times., 1915-05-10
LUS|TAN|A WARNED,
CHURCHILL ASSERTS
Admiralty Lord Tells Commons
Cunarder's Course Was -Di-
rected.
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same train was one entire car filled
with coffins for the dead.
Inc Cunard tugs which were sent TO
the scene Of the disaster to endeavor
TO recover some additional bodies have
returned. They report the water SO
rough Off Kinsaie that It is impossible
70 do anything in the line of dragging
Tor bodies.
Americans Still Arriving.
Scores Of Americans are still arriving
here today to search for their MISSING
relatives or friends. Hundreds of cable
messages carrying descriptions Of per-
sons whose names are in the list Of the
missing have reached the authorities
from Canada and the United States. and
copies Of all have been supplied to
the updertakers who prepared the bodies
Of the unknown dead" for burial, in
the hope that they might identify a few
! more.
The embassy attaches. Captains
Castle and Miller, Y. s. A.. after max
Ing searching investigation, have
written report for Washington prais-
Ing in the highest terms the naval and
military authorities, the Royal Irish
| Constabuary, the Cunard local officials.
| and the various private individuals who
have cared for and assisted the res
cued Americans.
Big Reward for Vanderbilt's Body.
The populace OF Queenstown have
covered themselves with glory. Every
house, the home OF the gentry and the
| hut of the peasant. has been thrown
open; food. clothing. and med cal all
have been supplied without money
and without price. Consul Frost here
| has worked necessarily ever since the
T.pl fa nj IN
his office two days and two nights
". Webb Ware, a London lawyer.
arrived here today. He has offered
the body Of Alfrel|G. Vanderbilt, who
Is said by two persons to have sur
rendered his lifebelt to young wom-
an Just before the Lusitania sank,
thus sealing his own fate. Ware
wanted to charter a tug and send II
out. but Captain Todd, the navigating
director OF the Cunard line. advised
against II.
He stated that the spring currents
were sure to wash up most OF the
bodies. ami that they would be picked
UP on the coast rather than at sea
! Fishermen. attracted by the offers
OF rewards, are now watching all OF
the points where the tide sets in to-
| ward the shore.
Dazed BY His Experiences.
Major F. Warren Pearl OF New York
a former surgeon in the American
army, who was en- route to tender his
services to the Belgian army. talked st
| length OF his experiences He has been
absolutely dazed by his experiences and
has been cared for by officials Of the
admiralty. Today he was allowed to
Join his wife, two Of their children, and
two nurses. Two OF their children were
lost.
He hystericslly repeated: Just think
how wonderful It is-many have lost
their whole families, but 7 only lost two
of my darling babies. God is good to
me-"
Mrs. Pearl has not yet been told tina,
two of the children were lost and tina,
their bodies have not been recovered
Major Pearl constantly denounced the
Germans for sinking the steamer.
I'VE sat at the same table with Her.
bert Stone. Or Houghton. Linden Bates
Ogden Hamilton. and Mrs De Page,
ne said. we all thought at the tim.
when the first torpedo exploded there
was vas little danger. Later we rushed or
and their nurse into a boat on the pa n
side. Then the other children, my wife
and myself boarded tho starboard boat
IT fell and all were thrown into tn,
water. ] remained in the water 10,
three hours. separated from my lovet
ones. whom 7 thought dead When
was rescued ] arrived at Queenstown
to fnd that all but two Of the chiIdrer
and nurse had been saved God /,
Good-just think how fortunate | am"
On Verge of Insanity.
\. c. Luck, of Worcester, Mass ,
survivor, has frartically searched 70,
two days through the lodging houses And
morgues for his wife and their two
small boys. Today. on the verge OF In
sanity. he appealed to the American
consul to help him.
The body of Mrs. Charles F. Fowle a.
| New York, a first cabin passenger. wa,
Identified today at the morgue
Captain Turner. OF the Lusitania, wen
to kinsale today to testify at the in
quest over the victims OF the TRACED,
who are dead there.