Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-05-13
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Londcn--The Cunard Liner Lust
tania was torpedoed by a German
submarine oG the sc=,heast coast OF
Ireland. near the entrance to Saint
Georges channel. shortly after :
O'Clock on the afternoon OF May :.
She was struck without warning and
sank IN IS minutes, within ten miles
Of land.
Revised lists show that q total Of
l-20l persons lost their lives IN the dis
aster. This total is secured from the
latest official ship line list showing
LISA passengers and a crew Of ss5
were on board the steamer.
According to the best available ag-
ures here total OF 100 Americans lost
their lives when the great liner went
down. Latest lists show that lotzi
Of IS out Of 1sS Americans on board
the steamer have been accounted for
as rescued. The balance ar. all raiss-
ing and are believed lost Among the
identified dead three boieds are those
Of Amsricans-Charies Frohman. Mrs.
Amelia Mcdonald and Patrick Gallon.
Officially given up as dead are: Al
fred Gvynne andyerbilt. multimiilion-
aire: Charles Klein. playwright: JUS
tus NJ. Forman. playwright: Ebert
Hubbard. writer: Mrs. Hubbard
The Lusitanls was steaming along
about ten miles OF Old Head KInsAle,
on the last leg Of her voyage to Liv-
erpcol, when about O'Clock In the az.
ternoon a subr.arfne suddenly appear
ed and. so far as all reports go. fred
the torpedoes without warning at the
steamer. She was struck near the
ho- and Ia the engine room
The powerful agents OF destruction
tore through the vessels side. causing
terrific explosions Almost immedf
afely great volumes Of water poured
through the openings and the Lust
tznia listed
Boats. which we're already SWUNG
out on the davits. were dropped over
hoard and speedily flled with passen
gers who had heea appalled, ~ the
desperate afraek A wireless call fcs
help was seat ozr- and immedsafely
rescue boats Of all kinds we're sent
cut. both from the neighhorfnx points
along the coast and Queenstown
But within nfteen minutes. rs one
survivor estimated. and eertsinly with
n half a. hour. the Lasitania had dis
appeared
Were Great Britzin's fastest mer
chant vessel went dowu-Oh Hea<
Kinsale-is n land that has brought
soy to many travellers as Il Away
stood as the sign from shore that tn
periIs Of the voyage across the Allan
tie we're AZ an end The line. Who's
beast has been that IL has never los
a passenger IN the Atlantic service
has row lost the ship that lodged th'
lurking enemy of Nantucket light tn
aay afte- var vas declared and late
startled the world b. nying the Star
and Stripes
When the passengers realized tha
the Lasitznia was doomed they foun,
tE4f MCe~ u NHe 101-1 u tAA~ FAlAA So
we're 50 janned because Of the grea
list OF the vessel that they could not b
lowered. and the last seen Of them b,
the more fortunate passengers vhI
had secured places IN the starboar'
beats. or xho had Jumped overboarl
and had been picked up. they wer
lined on the sloping decks awaittni
their fate. doubtless even then belle,
ing that with land so close they woui
still BE- saved
However. the torpedoes had tor
such gaping holes in the liner that sh
did not remain aHoat for more than
minutes. and the calls for help whie
the wireless sent out. although al
swersd quickly. could not bring Ii
rescuing steamers in time
A difference Of opinion exists as
whether two or three torpedoes struc
the ship.