The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-20
300 DIE ON Liner
ITALIAN STEAMER ANcoNA TOR
PEDoEp BY AUSTRIAN
SUBMARINE.
27o SURVIVORS ARE LANDED
Number Of Passengers, Some Of Them
Wounded, Reach sixsrta-vesssI
sailed From Genoa for New York
482 Persons on Board.

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Rome. Nov. 1.-THE Italian steam
or Ancona. bound from Genoa for New
York, has been sunk in the Mediter-
ranian by submarine flying the Aus
TRAN flag.
The Ancona had ON board SO first
cabin passengers, go in the second
cabin. and 339 in the steerage. Prince
Cassano Zunica was aboard the An
coma. Few details have been received
here concerning the sinking Of the
ship. News of the loss of the vessel
caused the greatest anxiety in Rome.
Two hundred and seventy survivors
have been landed at Bizerta. on the
North African coast. Some of them
were severely wounded. About 3l8
passengers and members of the crew
have been lost.
The Ancona was of $40 tons. She
was twin screw steamer with two
decks and spar deck and fitted with
wireless.
New York, Nov. 1.-THE Italian
liner Ancona left New York for Genoa
on October II carrying large num-
Der of Italian reservists. She arrived
at Genoa on October 20. Captain Mas
sardo was in command on this voyage.
Capt. Antonio Rustini, marine super
intendent for the Italian line. said that
no word had been received in the New
York Office regarding the sinking Of
the vessel. s.
THE Ancona left New York with
Italian reservists and cargo OF NUM-
tions bound for Naples. Italy," he said.
"She was scheduled to sail again from
Naples for New York on Monday with
passengers. We nave received no
cable from Naples. Cable dispatches
are not sent until the ships pass
Gibraltar. which is three days sailing
time from Naples"
William fairfield. general manager
of the Italian line. characterized the
sinking of the Ancona as IAN unnec-
essary crime" and absolute murder"
He Immediately cabled the Naples Of
fee of his firm asking for all Informs
ton regarding the disaster.
Although he had no list Of her pas
sengers. Mr.. fairfield said the Ancona
on her last few voyages to this coun-
try had carried three or four hundred
passengers. among them number OF
American citizens in the first cabin
and in the steerage. Most Of her pas
senger list. Mr.. fairfield said. had
been made up of women and children.
He believed she carried large num-
Der of women and children on her
present voyage.
The Ancona. he added. carried n
crew Of 100 men. At no time. said
Mr.. fairfield. did the Ancona carry
guns or munitions OF war. because It
was against the rules of the company
to carry war munitions on the same
vessel with passengers.
The Ancona has been in the Italian
line service for six years and. without
her cargo. was valued at more than
81. 000, 900.
The Ancona played prominent
part in the rescue OF passengers from
the burning Fabre liner SAINT" Anna in
mid.Atlantic last September ~.
For several months before Ttaly's
entrance into the war the Ancona was
engaged in carrying home italian
reservists from this country and sup.
plies for the Italian government. On
one of her trips from New York to
Naples late in August last year tho
Ancona was stopped by the British at
Gibraltar and "a Germans and one
Austrian were taken OF the ship