The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-08

fn1f the Itsitanta was MT AROUND
e.15 o'clock. and was under water by
es4s- Iloyds officially places the
time as THAI
Then the observer made ont the
small boats on the spot left when
Z the big ship vanished.
There are twenty Iof them" he
reported a little later: "Other
boats, including a big Greek steam
ship, are around there. They are
I picking UP the small boats" Then
came procession of bulletins from
all points,
The admiralty received bulletin
from Galley Head:
Several boats apparently sur.
yfvers southeast nine miles from here,
y Greek steamer is proceeding To as
sist"
srcA Fleet Goes to Rescue.
Other ports sent word Of the twen-
Sfy small boats which conid carp per-
haps see persons in "A calm sea But
Emo on ecould tell how many wero in
I them, or how many had been picked
tip by the rescuiug ships. great
4 feet was rushed oif uf Queenstown,
8 hut they had about twenty-seyen miles
20 10 and must arrive too late TO De
of any use. except TO facilitate the
carving of the wounded TO the hos
pitais. II was hoped early that every
body aboard the ship had been saved
The Cunard Company representatives
were most optimistic after receiving
the frst bulletins. They had heard
that the ship had fioated twelve hours
after she WIS hit. and had been
/ heached ny her captain
"All are saved" was the message
sent out at that time. and that an
ncuncement was greeted with cheers
I Then came the later news. When
SHIPPING men heard "half-hour' they
4 shook their heads and whispered
among themselves that loss OF life
was Inevitable They could not see
) how human beings could be rescued
or rescue themselves in that short
SPACE of time. 1t was not until 8
! three hours after the disaster. that
London received definite word OF
What had occurred. Then a responFi-
Z BILE person at Kinsale, who had re-
ceived direct word from the scene
!. telegraphed
sfThe Lusita MIA Was sunk by sub
marine at 2:33 this afternoon. eight
1 miIer south by west OF Old Head o.
Kinss.le."
This person had not received ans
OF The details.
Queenstown then sent a message
.sDlspatch from Old Head begins
ID Large steamer just arrived in vicinity
apparently rendering assistance. Tugs
patrclling. etc. now on the spot TAX
ing boats In tow. Motor nshins
boats with two Lusitania's boats bear
!. Ing probably for kinsale harbor
There We're reports then OF rescu'
boats bearing TO this ard to that port
but nothing definite yet until tn
i Cork newspaper sent a message al II
o'clock last night saying that 3oO MAJ
1 beer landed at Clonakilty. all pas
Kengers-
Admiralty sends First Note OF Fore
-. boding.
The admiralty threw the 1rst not
OF foreboding 30 far as human life wa
concerned early last evening. Thei
of1ciai messa gee had precedence owe
ali others. Their statement was:
There is hope that many have bee
saved
A little later the Cunard Compan
issued a statement OF the same teno
and the great crowds in the stret
waiting for the newspapers or re
bulletins quieted. They knew the
thai war had taken another toll OF tn
noncombataats. Theredpon the CUES
ton uppermost was: Were an
Americans lost and what will tn
United States say now2 They coui
learn nothing satisfactory from an
3 source, and the newspapers them
&&xNG& were only a lltLiE bCAtIA VA"
Efforts TO use the telephone wer
81 no better use than the telegraph
81 The word was TO come out as III
censor wanted IL to come, and that
All London had last night or has TIL
4 morning.
Evidently Caused Internal Explosion
it Ia fair to say. however. that tn
British government. as well as IN
Cunard Company. is making ever
effort to get the exact facts, The
q may not make any statement &c
some hours, but when L comes 1t wi
be as comprehensive As 1t can /
made. The one big mystery last nigh
and now is. what occurred. 1t
known that the Lusitania closed ever
~ watersigfat ornpaTffneutwand 'fenik
ssAead the moment she came With
M&he German war zone. it seems a.
most incredible that more than on
aorpedo could hit TIER while she wa
proceeding at her highest speet
Therefore, 1t is reasoned that some
thing happened inboard immediatel
after the first explosion. She, ceui
I have made the ten miles 10 Ian
from where she was with one. or eve
Il two. of her compartments filed wit
water. and she would only stop II he
s<ngines were crippled. These mus