The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-05-13
TWO OR THREE SUBMARINES
ATTACKED THE GREAT ocEAn
LINER.
CAPTAIN TURNER is SILENT
Grieving For Loss of Ship He Only
Remarks, at is the Fortune of
War;" Broken Down.

given.
Several torpedoes were hurled
at the ship; some say four and
others seven.
Two, or at most three of the
missiles struck the Lusitania.
y One Of the torpedoes> entered
No. stokehold and another the
engine room.
Conflicting reports as to the
side struck suggest that more
than one submarine may have
participated.
There was no panic on the YES
sci, the crew going coolly about
the work of preparing to save
passengers.
Captain Turner promptly turn
ed the Lusitania toward shore.
The heavy list due to inrushing =
water prevented the launching of
many nfeboats.
Some boats were swamped after
launching, the vessel being I'M
able to slow up because of sew
cred pipes.
Many passengers, expecting res
cue by boats, put on no life
belts, and persisted. -
Others on board, including
members of the crew, were wound
er or killed by the torpedoes.
Tho ship, sinking rapidly by
the head, went down with stern
in air ten or fifteen minus after
she was struck.
Captain Turner, commander of the
I'd, has refused to make any formal
statement He remained at his post on
he bridge until the ship went down,
and was rescued two hours later,
wearing a life belt
He was terribly broken down when
ne landed at Queenstown, but his
first remark as he went ashore was
one of quiet irony.
'Wen," he said, cit is the fortune of
war"
After a strong cup of tea and a
short rest he seemed to recover from
his depression.
He displayed great grief over the
loss of his vessel, but expressed no
opinion on the action of the Germans
After remaining on the Lusitania s
bridge until the structure was sub
Captain Turner climbed up a
ladder, as would diver from a tank
When he reached the surface he
grasped an oar and then a chair. He
chung to the chair for nearly two
hours, and finally when the chair turn
ed over, he flung up a gold-braided
arm. This was seen by a member of
the crew in one of the boats, and thus
the commander was saved.
Many passengers owned their res
cue to life belts, which kept them
afloat until they were picked up by
boats,
The scene as the big liner sank BE-
meath the waves is described by the
survivors as heart-rending beyond
words.
Battling for life, the passengers
called to relatives and friends or babe
each other goodbye.
The small boats which had got away
from the side of the liner picked up
a good many survivors, who, with
life belts or clinging to wreckage,
were floating on the surface of the
water. But soon the boats were all
crowded. These boats were in turn
picked up by rescuing steamers, com.
Ing at full speed from shore points,
but in many cases four and more hours
elapsed before the rescuers reached
the scene. In many cases the only
work the rescue workers to do was to
collect from the water the floating
bodies of the dead. Several passen.
gers were taken aboard trawlers SO
much injured that they died before
they could reach shore.
A considerable portion of those
brought into Queenstown were mem
bers of the crew. These included Cap
tain Turner, with the first and second
officers. All the other officers are be
lieved to have persisted. One hundred
and seventeen stewards and steward
esses of the SHIPS complement were
saved
There is no evidence, however, that
the time honored rule Of the sea
women and children first" was MOI
observed to the last. Earnest Cowper
a Toronto newspaper man, has pai6
tribute to the discipline of the crew.
On Watch For The Raiders
Apparently, every precaution haf
been taken by the officers agains
a surprise attack by submarine
Lookouts were constantly ON the aler
as the giant steamship speeded to
ward the Irish Coast.
The lookouts sighted the perisoop'
of a submarine thousand yards
away, and the next instant they saw
the trail left by a torpedo as it flash
ed on it's course. Then came ter
rife crash as the missile pierced thu
liners side, followed almost fmmedi
stely by another which Uttered thu