The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-14
PROMINENT AMERICANS AMONG MISSING
TALK AN EXTRA SESSION CONGRESS PERSISTS -
TRATIoN HOWEVER DOES NOT ENCOURAGE THIS LEST


LOndOn-1'Welve hundred ana flltF'
six persons lost their lives in the LII
sitania disaster, Of whom $50 Were
Americans. The bodies Of Charles
Frohlnan, the theatrical manager; DR.
I. ). Pearson of New York and
CHARLES Plamoudon of Chic ago have
teen recovered.
Officially given UP as dead are:
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, multimil
lionaire; Charles Klein, playwright;
Justis M. Forman, playwright; Ebert
Hubbard, writer; Mrs. Hubbard.
American Consul Frost at Queens
town reported to the American embas-
sy here that the total number Of sur
vivors could safely be placed at CAS-.
The Cunard Company in revised list
of those aboard stated that there were
1851 passengers and $50 crew, Q total
OF 1901. OF the 1873 Americans on
heard Consul Frost reports that he
can account for but 70 saved. The
consul said probably upwards of 1,20O
bodies had not been recovered. He
reported that persons not listed by
him to the embassy are almost to a
certainty dead" None of the promi-
nent Americans on board are Included
IN the consul's list.
159 Lie In Morgue.
In the morgue at Queenstown are
bodies of 159 victims, of whom the
following Americans have been iden-
titled:
Charles Frohman, Charles Plamon-
don, DR.. F. H. Pearson, Mrs. Mary
Brown, J.. S. Pillman, P. L. Jones, Bes-
sic Hare, George Arthur, David Sam
uels Tor Samuelesce). T. B. King, w.
r. Brown, Jr., ]. v. Merriman (pro''-
ably Mainman), Miss McBeyth.
The official list also contains the
names of probably dead-Miss Mary
Brunston, William Robert Buswine.
It is believed that all the survivors
have been brought ashore. Reports
of others brought ashore by fishing
vessels are uncontirmed. One rumor
from Cork said two schooners are
on their way to English ports with
300 survivors, but this is not credited
by officials.
Many May Die Of Shock.
To the list of dead probably will be
added the names OF many survivors
now In hospitals at Queenstown who
are not expected to survive the shock
of the disaster.
British and American officials are
doing everything in their power to aid
the suffering and ascertain the truth
of the situation. officers Of the Gu.
nard line are ably assisting them.
Ambassador Page has ordered the
American consul at Queenstown to
care for the bodies and give financial
assistance to the survivors who need
It. Two army officers have been sent
to assist the consul in his work.
Admiral Cocks, in charge Of Il g
naval district, has ordered every
. available craft under his command to
search for bodies. Other vessels are
securing the coast and the villages
are being canvassed in an effort to
learn il there are any further survi-
vors.
search For vanderbiIt's Body.
Representatives of Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt have arranged for fleet
of tugs to search for his body. while
their agents ashore are visiting every
point where he might have been taken
II picked up alive.
The Lusitania lies twisted mass
Of wreckage in so fathoms of water.
and will never be raised, according
to Marine Superintendent Dodd OF
the Cunard line. Efforts probably
will be made in the future to recover
the treasure.
Captain Turner, commander OF the
Lusitania, so far has refused to make
any formal statement. He remarked
with quiet irony on landing:
aWell. 1t is the fortune OF war;"