Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09


Queenstown correspondent says that
some OF the survivors who have ar
rived there report that Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt was drowned.
Captain Turner of the Lusitsnia
was among those saved.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was one of those
passengers warned by anonymous
letter not to sail from New York be-
cause the vessel was In danger from
submarines. He tore up the letter
and sailed with the liner.
some of Survivors.
QUEENSTOWN. May s.--Among the
survivors of the Lusitania who have ar
rived here are: A. T. Mathews, Mont
real, S. Abramowitz. Miss Katherine
Kaye. G. B. Lane, w. G. E. Meyers, J. T.
Tr.mmins, Mrs. A. F. Witherbee, Lady
Lackworth Mrs. Henry Adams, Boston;
Robert Rankin, Samuel Sharp. NJ. @.
Byrne, New York; Emily Davis. Annie
Walker. T.. Housnell, A. h. Cross, Philip
Young Montreal; w. A. F. Vassar. Lon
don; George steele, Cyrus Crosley, James
Parker, r. Colebrook. Rev. II. 9. S.
Morris, Mrs. Fish and two children, Miss
r. Martin, +. J. Gautlett. New York;
Miss May Maycock, Violet Henderson
Uno Marderud, Thomas d. Levin, d. A.
Thomas. Cardiff. Wales; T. ]. NJ. Evans.
A. r. Clarke, w. G. Burgess, J. II.
Charles and daughter. Toronto Miss
Loney. New York: John Harris. Miss
Holland Miss Josephine Branded, New
York F. A. Perry. o. II. Grab, G. G..
Moseey, New York J. H. Brooks New
York; A. NJ. Jeffry. M. Cairns. o. II.
Hammond. New York.; a. Manley, II.
Meath. Miss North, Miss Winter. George
Dugujd, Daniel Moore, John w. McCon-
nell, Memphis, Tenn: Miss Sharpe. Miss
Conner. II. NJ DAILY, Patrick Cliffe, James
Bohan, Toronto; Mrs. Cyrus c. Rosley.
Confusion ON Liner.
That there was great confusion aboard
the Lusltenia after the steamer was tor
pedoed is evident from the conflicting
statements of survivors some Of whom
state that IL was struck on the starboard
side, while others insist It was upon the
port side. Captain Turner is among those
who have landed here.
The Dublin Times states that the sur
vivors aboard the Tug Storm Cock, ali
are in a deplorable condition and thai
some of them are wounded.
seven Hundred Saved.
WASHINGTON. May 8-American Con
sui Lauriat at Queenstown In a message
to the State department said:
Total saved OF all nationalities, 100
The following are American survivors o.
the Lusitana. Other names will follow:
20. s. Crab, Major and Mrs. Peah and
two children. Mrs. Jessie Taft Smith,
Charles c. Hardwick. Stuart d. PeAri
Ardray Pearl, Mrs. Stanley l. r. Lines
c. T. Hin, Robert Rankin. Miss Loney
Mrs. william Doherty and infant. Thomas
Phiilis, william McAdams. J. H. Hough'
ton, John NJ. Sweeney. Ogden II. Ham
rnond, ]. H. Brooks. Charles 7. Jeffry
Mrs. c. h L.und, Arthur Sheppardsou
Dr. d. v. Moore, Clinton Bernard. Her.
bert Llsht. J. L4nnson. jr.. Edith VIII
Jams, James !. Leary, Thomas Slideli
Mrs. John woifenden. Mrs. Nina Hol-
land George Kissier. Mrs. IIeckhart
owen Cannon. Outright c. Harris. Fred s
Judson. Ed NJ. Coils, r c. Wright, r. J
Gauntlet, 8. N. Nox. Patrick oDonneIl
Thought ship safe.
LONDON, May GA statement issue
by the British admiralty says the toto
number Of survivors Of the Lusitania ar
65s. II is believed that only few first
class passengers were saved, as the
thought the ship would remain afloa
and made little effort to escape.