Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-13

spite the fate Of tho Lusitania, the
Cunard line permitted the Anchor
liner PENNSYLVANIA to sail this even
ing for Liverpool. out of her SO pas
srngcrs only IL cancelled their pas
sage.
The first intmation Of trouble to
the Lusitania, published 'hy the cum
ard company shortly after one o'clock.
was an "uncontirmcd report that the
Lusitania had been torpcdoed. was
based on message which the company
said it had received at ll:4l a. IN. The
text of this message was not given
out until about 300 =. m. and was as
follows:
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT.
I'VE regret to advise that an uncon-
lirmcd report is the Lusitania was tor
pcdocd by submarine at 200 p. m.
Friday 10 miles south Of Kinsale and
sank at 2:30 y. m We have no news
as yet as to the safety of passengers
and crew"
Confirmation of the sinking was noi
made known until 200 y. IN. when the
text of messages from Liverpool and
Queenstown We're given out. The irst OF
thcs" was wireless direct from the
Lusitania calling for assistance; the
other from old Head, KinsaIe stating
that boats belonging to the Lusitania
were lin the vicinity where sunk
SLIPS TO THE RESCUE.
Subsequent messages told that all the
available craft in queenstown were going
to the rescue and that Greek steamer
ceived at about 1870 O'Clock said that
according to a Cork newspaper, 40 pas
sengers had been landed at ClonalIitY
The Cunard companys whole con-
Germ" said a message received about
80, "is with regard to the possible loss
of life of passengers and crew. The ma
teria loss is covered by insurance. Ac-
cordinG to the meagre messages so far
re eived the Lustania was torpedocd
without warning and sank within very
short space of time. A large number of
the ships boats are known t. De- atoat
and the weather is reported to be iine
and calm Every effort is being made
to obtain further details and all informa-
ton will be published without delay
ALL REPORTED SAFE
AS the night wore ON only a handful
of persons remained at "a visited the
! Cunard office inquiring for information,
| \ cable newspaper report that everybody
| was safe, received late in afternoon, it was
| thought at the office, was responsible, in
a measure, for this situation. The Cum
ard officials had no confirmation Of the
report that all were saved, though they
expressed the hope that it was true.
The first definite announcement regard
ing Survivors came after 800 j.. m. in a
message from Liverpool which was inn
mediately made public. 1t read:
"The admiralty have had q message
from Queenstown saying between 800 and
g." landed at Queenstown, including many
hospital cases, some of whom have died
Also number landed kinsae
CSgncdl "CUNARD,"
r&EMONITION OF DISASTER.
Among those for whom anxious inquir
| les We're made at the Cuuard lines Of
fees tonight was Dr. 7. IouEhton sale
| by the officials Of the company to be the
son of a former supreme court justice OF
New York State. DR.. IIoughton was on
his way to Belgium to take charge of the
war hospital at La Parma. He went as
the representative of Nine. Adepage
head of the Belgian relief fund in this
country. Dr. lioughton had a premonltor
| of disaster ana persuaded her to allow
him to go in her stead. Before embark
| ing he made his will Dr. Houghton is d
resident of Troy, ~ Y, and has many
friends in this city.
1900 SOULS on BOARD.
A revised list of the passengers. mad,
We're l,2il passengers in all on board
The crew number between 200 and so
making total of more than 200 person.
on the steamer
The list made public showed the va
follows
First cabin-Great Britain l79 United
States log, Greece three, Sweden one
Mexico one. Switzerland one.
Second cabln-Great Britain 52l. United
states Is, Russia three, Belgium one, Hol
land three, France five, Italy one, un
known two.
Third class-Great Britain. England
2Oi, Ireland 80. Scotland 10; Russia 80
|, United States II, Persia IS, Greece three
Finland one, Scandinavia four, Mexico
one
There We're many inquiries from Tho
theatrical district tonight in regard L
Charles Frohman. another of the prom
inent Americans aboard
The Offices OF the Cunard line CLOSED
shortly after eleven o'clock tonight
The late messages from Liverpool indl
Gated that no definite information woulo
be Forthcoming tonight,
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