Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-13

which already was In the sea. her
maid was killed in their cabin by a gun
shot.
II was in the dining room Of the first
class passengers" DIR. Greil is quoted az
saying, chatting with some Of the voy-
ayers, when we heard the report Of a
cannon. There was great excitement
on deck and men were running hero
and there. asked the ships doctor
what was happening and he replied he
did not know. Then went on deck my
self.
Submarine Opens Fire.
II saw thru q slight fog submarine
about 100 yards distant. It was
aft, which were being fired rapidly.
went down to my cabin to get my
papers and there found my maid. who
shot interrupted our conversation. "A
she'll entered tho vessel thru porthois
and killed my maid.
! Il went above. where the boats were
being lowered. sought to get into one
OF them and was told there was no
more room. I Icf6ssed the deck ana saw
: launch aAoat This contained the
chief engineer, Carlo Lemberti, two
doctors and other first class passengers.
some OF the women and members OF the
crew. asked Lemberti to be allowed
to get in.
"'Come on he said, at the same time
grasping the side of the steamer to pre-
vent the small boat from moving OFF.
Keeps Up eombardment.
II guaged well the height which sep.
arated mo from the boat. and being
well trained in gymnastics didn't hes
itate to let myself fall into the launch,
landing at the place designated
During all this time the submarine
had not ceased bombarding the Ancona,
not paying the slightest attention to the
women, children and men trying to get
away. At this moment the submarine
was very close. The fog lifted and we
could distinguish the Austrian flag,
which was new.
THE Ancona resisted the shells well.
Many OF the shot entered above the
water line. To finish the work the SUBJ
marine discharge q torpedo and the
vessel began to sink.
Some hours afterward we encoun-
tered heavily-laden boat which was
leaking. We took aboard five women
and four children In order to ngnten It.
Lemberti then took 1t in tow, not per-
hitting more passengers to crowd into
our boat.
Rescued by Steamer.
when the sun disappeared We saw
q black spot on the horizon ard all the
survivors became greatly excited. It
wasn't another submarine, but the
steamer Pluton, which had seen our
signals and rescued US about : O'clock
in tho evening. Later It headed Cor BIZ
xerta, after having circlei the vicinity
of the spot where the Ancona was tor
pedoed and rescued otn.r survivors
who were In boats.
"The Pluton's captain placed the crew
at the disposal Of the survivors to aid
those who were suffering. did every
thing possible In the way o. frs: aid to
the wounded, whom we were bringing
back on the Ancona. Many Of the
wounded men went down with the An-
coma I'VE arrived at B!zerta about IL
o'clock but remained aboard the Piuton
the officers placing their cabins at cur
disposal. At 8 o'clock the next morn
ing we reached the arsenal at Sidi .Ab
Dallas, whore temporary hospital was
erected for US"
DR. Greil was on her way to her home
in New York. She had been visit:ns the
Russion consul and his family at Bari,
Italy.
Among the Ancona passengers at
F'erryville is Marquis Scerra, who was
wounded in the foot by \ projectile.