New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-08

board de and the other the engine They
caused terrific explosions
Captain Turner Immediately ordered the boats out The
ship began to list badly Immediately
"Ten boats the and between
dred and FIVE hundred entered them The boat
which approached the land with three other boats and
were picked up shortly after o'clock by the Stormcock
Il fear that few of the officers saved They acted
bravely
WENT DOWN BY BOW
There were only fifteen from the time the ship
until she oundered down bow foremost 1t was
dreadful sight"
More dispatches brought that the hotel and lodging
houses being canvased in effort to obtain more or less au
thoritative lists of the survivors.
One of the first landed from the ship by boat which
reached Knsae Head General H. Lassetter late COM
mander Australian Light Horse Brigade His wife and ne
were returning from trip Los Angeles George A. Kese
the York wine agent and Mrs. T. Smith, OF Bracevie'
Ohio, were also reported among the saved.
The Admiralty gave the official about midnight that
the attack was made broad daylight and with absolutely
warning
Queenstown dispatch 'The Daily Chronicle" says that
torpedoe discharged from the German craft and that
one of them struck the Lusitania amidships.
There no question anyones mind here that sub
marine which caused the disaster There information at hand
that persons shore Galley Head did see submarine yes
terday al that point.
RESCUE SHIP ATTACKED.
Furthermore the steamer Narraganett 3:45
submarine believed be the which hit the LuSiana one
fired torpedo the Naaganset but passed ten yards aser'
and got and went the assistance of the Lu'ana
survivors.
The Cunarders wireless call assistance received at
Queenstown at 215 D. m and Admiral Coke charge of the
naval station all available tugs and awers to the
point indicated The Warrior Stormcock and Jua with hVe
rers the Queenstown eboat in tow OF another tug put
10 Immediately. :,
Within fifteen minutes of the receipt of the first call
Queenstown Harbor was virtually cleared of all movable craft
ticuary smaller boats Fishing vessels also gathered around and
Judged here there lack of assistance clock
chat was apparently the last left the Lusiana
II was curious message and indicated that the wireless operator
at least probably not under the direct OF ms
officers did not know just where he was SAID
eve think we are off KinsaIe. Big list Come with all
haste"
There can be that the Luana officers knew where
they WERE Luana not DUE according to the schedule
which has been followed since shortly after the war broke out
hen heightened from about four days 10 seven OF
nore at the point where she sank until about wenyfo hours
later This indicates that she had put all her four screws
whereas for OF her trips she mas oeen using only '
order to coal
This would indicate that attention was paid at least 10
the more recent threats against the ship America The sub
achievement considered wonderful piece OF luck from
the German point of has been considered that any snip
ovno faster than fifteen almost unhiabe by the
slower moving clumsy submarine The German evidently simply
Law in wait gagged the speed the gigantic liner and at the proper
moment let fly -
Naval officers consider that if the Lusania making full
speed anywhere full speed was almost dce id' ue
torpedoes found their mark
AMERICAN FEELING RUNS HIGH
American feeling high here as soon as the news was re-
eved and Ambassador Page made inquiry Immediately at the
Eegn Office to learn any mines had been placed at the spot
where the ustania sank He told definitely there were nc
in the locality and has forwarded his report to that effect
Washington. ~ ;,
The Cnard company officially that the ship SUM-
without any warning whatever
The weather off the Irish coast particularly good yeste
I and the attack took place when the shining