The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-12

minutes to abandon the ship. The
submarine withdrew little distance
In the panic which ensued. the
survivor says many were drowned be-
fore the eyes Of those boarding the
Iifeboats.
The shrieks OF women, children
and struggling men rent the air." he
continued. but Il seemed no help
could be given Everyone was trying
to act for himself. The heart-rending
screams were punctuated by shot
after shot. delivered. at most. me-
chanically from the deck of the sub
marine.
Had 1t not been for these shots
It might have been possible to restore
semblarce of order The conduct
OF the submarine was Incompetent
slole. Not one shot was directed at
the ship, but they were fred all
around the vessel as X to create as
much terror as possible.
Almost eight boats got away clear.
some with a fair complement aboard.
others half empty. All drifted away
from each other"
Land At Cape Bon.
Naples dispatch reports the land
ing at Cape Bon, Tunis, of another
boat with twenty-seven survivors.
Pasquale Laurine, an American cit
zen, Is among the missing. according
to the same dispatch.
Last week. according to Naples ad-
vices, submarine flying the German
far. stopped a boat and incurred
about the passage of steamers from
Naples. This was stated by the
Naples port authorities.
The statement that two submarines
attacked the Italian liner was made
~.
officers. named Salvomini, who as
serted that towards noon he sighted
two submarines which were about to
approach the vessel unobserved
owing to the thick fog. the blowing
OF the liners siren. and the Anconas
reduced speed. Both submarines flew
the Austrian flag, he declares. Other
passengers have stated that the
Austrian flag was substituted by the
German colors as soon as the liner
was sighted.
The nearest submarine. according
to the first officer, was about $50 feet
long and carried three-inch guns on
her bow. The other submarine. with
a view to preventing the liners
escape, crossed the Ancona's bow
says the officer, when the liner was
sunk by the head engulfing the re-
mainder of the passengers and crew
who had taken refuge on the top"
He declared that the eight boats
after travelling several miles sighted
a ship with her lights out. Attracted
by flares alighted in the boat. the
submarines which were following,
threw their searchlights on her,
whereupon she abruptly changed her
course, disappearing in the night
Another Story.
As soon as the Ancona sighted an
approaching submarine. toward noon
on Tuesday. an attempt was made to
escape at full speed. according to a
dispatch from Tunis. The dispatch
says the Ancona was overtaken and
stopped and sunk by the submarine.
amid the desperate cries OF the pas
sengers" This version was given
THE lifeboats were next attacked
the submarines firing on them. A
man. woman and two children were
killed, their bodies are at Biserta.
The submarine disappeared i'm
mediately. disappearing in the direc.
ton Of the Aegean Sea.
Before sinking the Ancona sent out
wireless call for help This was
heard by the station at Biserta Aid
was sent promptly and thus 100 pas
sengers ard ten sailors were saved,
They were taken to Ferryville. where
they were attended by physicians and
the consul
"A number Of the survivors seem
to have lost their reason as the re-
suit OF their terrible experiences"