Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
TEN AMERICANS
ABOARD ANCONA
LATEST REPORT
Mrs. Cecil Grill of New York, Who
Sailed in the First Cabin, is
Among Those Reported
Rescued
FATE OF OTHERS NOT KNOWN
State Department is Not Yet Able to
Determine How Many Ameri-
cans Are Lost.
SURVIVORS AT TUN1s AND MALTA

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Secre-
tary Lansing announced today that
the state department was making
every effort to gather information
and details on tho sinking of the
Italian liner Ancona. The depart
rent is yet unable to determine how
many Americans were lost 1t is en-
tirely without official advices as to
the circumstances of the sinking or
the nationality of the submarine
hich shelled and torpedoed the ship.
Statements will be taken from sur
vlvors and the United States will
gather all possible information be-
fore taking the matter up with any
foreign government.
The State department received a cable
gram from American Consul White at
Naples today saying that the Societa
Italia says Sf passengers and crew OF the
Ancona are reported as saved out of 496.
I and that the steamship officials believe
that more win be reported saved. The
department also received a message from
Ambassador Page giving some brief de-
tails.
! Consul Whites cablegram, dated at Ma
pies last night and received here early
this morning. follows:
"The Societa Italia now reports that
the following American citizens we're
aboard the steamship Anoona:
First Cabin-Mrs. Cecilia L. Grell.
steerage - Alessandro Fatattivo. wife
ond four children; Mrs. Francisco Mas
colo Lamura and minor child. and Pas
quale Laurine; and that Sl7 passengers
and crew were reported as saved out of
496 The steamship company is confident
that more win be reported as saved"
Four Hundred Reported saved.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1l-When the An
coma sailed from this port for the Med
iterranean October II there were 1853 Off
GERS and men In It's crew. In the absence
OF definite figures regarding the size Of
the crew aboard when the steamer was
sunk by submarine. its agents believe
that lbS Is a safe estimate. These figures
added 70 the passenger list OF ls2, make
a total OF $40 persons sooard when the
vessal was torpcdoed. The local agents
OF the italian line. to which the Ancona
belonged. still await an answer 10 their
messages to Naples asking for a list of
passengers when the steamer left that
port.
News cables said that SAT survivors had
been landed at Tunisan ports and fifty
at Malta Ambassador Page at Rome has
notified Washington that twenty-seven
passengers, believed to be Americans and
all travelling third class were lost. A
Rome dispatch last night said the sur
vivors included 14s ItaiIans. SIX Greek and
one Russian. besides Mrs Cecile L. Griel
OF New York.
Mrs. Griel. we'll known physician, is
the only American thus far reported
among the rescued. She was a medical
director of the Manhattan Trade school,
but had resigned that post and spent
much time travelling abroad studying the
hospital systems Of Europe. Since the
war began she has been in Italy work.
Ing In hospital for convalescent SUR
vivors at Bari.
No Warming, Says Captain.
LONDON. Nov. 1i-Q p. MIA stefani
News agency dispatch from Tunis, sGys,
The commander of the Ancona, who
reached here Thursday, declares the sub
marine gave his vessel no signal to stop.
The first sign of the presence OF the sub
marine was shells from distance of five
miles. which grazed the steamer. The
Ancona stopped dead