The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-11
BOATS OVERWHELMED
BY THE FRANTIC MOB
Undersea Boat Continued to
Fire Shots All Around the
Vessels, Adding to the
Fright Of the Passengers
Charthouse Was Car
ried Away

The Italian liner Ancona, sunk ~ the
Mediterranean with loss Of Z number
81 Americans, was not sent to the bot
tom without warning, according to the
accounts Of some Of the survivors. Inc
loss Of many lives Is declared 70 nave
been due to panic.
A news agency dispatch from Tunis' on
the other hand, declares that the com
mander Of the Anoona asserts that the
submarine gave the liner no signal 70
stop. He insists that the vessel was first
shelled from 1 distance of i've miles
ana that she stopped. Subsequently the
commander says the shells hit boat into
which passengers were being lowered.
Other ACCOUNTS from Tunis declare that
twe aubmsrinss participated in tho st-
tack snd that the Ancona made - at
tempt to escape.
Figures sscured BY the American eoa-
sui At Naples and ssnt to Warrington,
~ that 347 were saved out Of the 40
aboard.
Submarine activities are continuing in
the Mediterranean. The sinking Of the
British steamer Cara, last reported bound
from London for Naples, l. announced IN
London.
Inactivity along the western fighting
front was indicated by to-day's oficial
statement from Paris, which declares that
nothing worth recording has occurred.
London, Nov. 1.-THE Italian line
steamer Ancona was not sunk without .
. warning. according to information OBJ
tanned from the survivors landed at NAL
"A BY the Reuter- correspondent and
cabled here. The Austrian submarine,
which overhauled her after long. stern
chase. gave the commander brief respite
to permit the removal Of the passengers,
but an indescribabIe panic which began
among the immigrants ss soon as the un-
der-watsr craft was sighted was respon-
sible for the loss Of many lives
In the mad rush for safety, men. wom-
end children overwhelmed the boats. sew
eral of which were overturned before they
could BE- lowered. Many Of the oeeu-
pants fell into the sea and were drowned
The passengers agree, the correspondent
sayk that shots fred around the steam
er bv the submarine TO hasten the load
ing Of the boats sdded TO the panic
The Reuter- dispatch contained the frst
connected story Of the sinking Of the An
coma Monday Afternoon, ~ hours after
leaving Nsssins. and says the captain
had ben warned ef the prss<nos Of
enemy Submarines and took al possible
precautions
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