El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-10
VANDERBILT CAVE LIFE FOR WOMAN

, was equipped with a life belt but he
calamity took IL off, Mr.. Slidell said,
and placed il around the body of a
young woman. Then he wet off to seek
another life belt The ship sank a few
seconds later.
Mr.. SlideH said that he and Herbert
Stone Of New York. were sitting in the
smoking room when the first torpedo
struck the ship. Together they left
the room and went on deck, which al
ready had acutely tilted. Mr.. Stone
made for the upper side of the deck,
while MIR. Slidell moved downward
This was the last that Mr.. Slideu
saw Of Mr. stone Subsequently, he
asked a number of survivors but could
not find anyone who had seen Mr.. Stone
thereafter
Capt Turner, after the first torpedo
was fired and following an eXamiua-
ton, declared that the life boats should
not be lowered as the ship was in a
condition to make the Irish coast"
This statement was made by James
J. Leary of Brooklyn, who declares he
was standing near thu ladder leading to
the bridge and heard the captain say
that his ship was not mtrtallv hurt
capt. Turner barely finished speak
ing when second explosion was heard.
Within five minutes 1 was in the sea
fighting TO keep my head above the
water" Turner, according to the other
statements, went QOAH WIN the snip,
climbed a ladder TO the surface, and
was rescued while cIinging TO the
Many. sank In Cabin.
Oliver =. Bernard, Of Covent Garden
theater. a 6lUsitania survivor, said:
Il saw AIRED G. Vanderbilt standing
outside the grand entrance of the sa-
loon He was holding a Jewel case
for lady for whom he was appar-
entity waiting. 1 did not see Charles
mOrtuary- Frohmah remained in his
cabin most Of the time, where, I be-
lieve he was when the ship sank.
Gilbert Hubbard and his wife I also
believe went down in their cabin"
Submarines Rode Herd.
A dispatch TO the Central News
agency from Holyhead says:
Ernest COwper. n Toronto news
paper man. says that about one hour
and a quarter before the Lusitania was
struck a submarine was sighted.
was standing on the starboard'
said Mr. Cowper. when we observed
the wake of our ship and realized that
something was happening when the
vessel appeared TO swerve- We ran to
the side and then clearly saw on the
horizon the coming tower Of a subma-
rine-
she was evidently bent on heading
US off and sent US right into another
one"
sAN ~ oluau Jump ONeTDouru.
DR.. Carl E. FOss Of Montana. who
leaped into the sea when the Lusitania
was going down, and was picked up /
by a boat, said he saw a woman and
children jumping overheard from the
stricken steamer. He rescued a num-
Der OF them, Dr. FOss declared, and
revived many
Girl Hailed As Reroine.
The brief time elapsing between tOrpe-
doing and sinking of the ship was long
person Of Miss kathleen Kaye. Il years /
old, returning from New York where |
she had been visiting relatives. With I
smiling words and reassurances, she /
aided stewards in filling a boat with !
women and children
When all were in she climbed aboard /
the iifebOat as cOolly as an able sea !
man. One sailor tainted at his oar as |
the result of q hard race TO escape /
swapping. The girl took his place and
rOwed until the boat was out Of Danger. I
Swan Three Hours; saved.
The most remarkable escape was that 3
Of r. X Timmis of Gainesville, Texas,
who was returning TO England for his
early visit, accompanied by his Chum,
r. T Noodle, also Of Gainesville Both ]
men gave their life belts TO sJeerage
women Just as the Lusitania sank Tim
mis-, who Is a strong swimmer, re-
NAMED IN the water for nearly three
hours. Then he was taken into boat.
The boat began picking up from the
water all those showing signs Of life,
and the first person rescued vas the
lalf unconscious Storage woman TO
whom Timmis had given his life belt
Noodle sank when the ship went under
and, although ne was a good swimmer
be was not seen again.
When orders came from the bridge to
over all boats. condition approaching
panic took possession of the women
People were rushed into the boats, some
IF which were launched successfully, {
Jthers not so successfully
People Dumped Into Sen.
@. D. Lane, who was returning TO :
Wales from New York, was in "A life [
boat which capsized as the LusiJania
leeled over
The second cabin was a veritsble
nursery. Many youngsters must have
drowned, but 1 had the satisfaction Of
seeing one boat get away filled with !
women and children We Witnessed the
most horrible scene il is possible TO I
imagine. When the Lusitania had
turned almost over, she suddenly
plunged bow foremost into the water,
leaving her stern high in the air. PEG
pie on the after deck were fighting
with wild desperation TO retain q foot
ing on the almost perpendicular dock,
while they fel over the slippery stern
ike cripple flies.
Their cries and shrieks could be
heard above the hiss of esca ping steam
and the crash OF bursting boilers. Then
he water mercifully closed over them
and the bis liner disappeared. leaving
scarcely a ripple behind her"