Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-10
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Queenstown. May (5.3O p. M -
Twenty-three miles from this port,
as the crow flies, an irregular smear
of flotsam on "A calm sea marks the
grave of the Cunarder Lusitania, first
transatlantic liner sunk by Ger
man submarine One hundred anu
forty mine Of ] 200 souls who perished
with her lie in improvised morgues
in old buildings bordering Queens
town harbor.
The GAS survivors here are quar-
tered in hotels, residences and hospi-
tails, some too badly hurt TO be moved.
Two groups left town Saturday after-
noon and evening clad In misfit cloth
ing bound for Dublin by ran ana
thence by boat to Holy Head. The IN
iuries of some are so serious that au-
ditional deaths are expected anu
nearly all are too dazed to understand
fully what has happened.
stories Disagree Generally.
The survivors do not agree as to
whether the submarine fired one or
two torpedoes. A few say they saw
the periscope. Many attest TO tracing
the wake of foam as a proJectlle came
toward the vessel. The only points
in which all concur is that the tor
pedo struck the vessel vital bloW
amidships, causing her to list almost
Immediately TO the starboard. In TINS
careenng fashion she piowed forward
some distance. smashing the life boats
davits as she did so and making the
launching of boats well nigh impos-
sible until headway had ceased.
Statements Contradictory.
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How far the Lusitania struggled
forward after being struck ana now
long ii was before She Disappeared
beneath the waves likewise are poihtS
upon which few passengers agree, es-
Inmates of the time she refnaihea
afloat ranging from eight TO twenty
minutes. At any rate the llst 10 star
board so elevated the life boats on
the port side as to render them use
less ana it is said only two on that
side were launched
Women and Children First.
The first of these was filled with
women and children. Ii struck tne
water unevenly capsizing and throw
ing its sixty occupants into the sea
The Lusitania even then was mahlhs
considerable headway and the women
and little children were swept 10 death
in spite of attempts OF two stokers 10
rescue them These heroic men, ac-
cording 10 the passengers, were
drowned
After that several boats were
launched successfully but the steam
ers list grew more perilous, the decks
slanting to such an angle that 1t was
imperative for all to cling to the star.
board rail- Many, by this time, hao
donned life belts and jumped Tor IL
Several life boats broke adrift nn-
occupied and the sea became froth
of oars, chairs. debris and human
bodies. .-
Nearly Forty Heroiciy Saved.
Two stol<ers, seeing a drifting BOAT
dived overheard, recovered 1t ana
pulled in nearly forty persons, mostly
women. The Lusitania's crew mean
while adhered to the letter of the IN
structions which had been given them
and the discipline was rigid.
All day yesterday in hotel corri-
doris, halls and reception rooms, sur
vivors sat listlessly, still too dazed 70
discuss what had occurred. They were
dressed in variety of garments, some
were crying softly; some were trying
to force down beef tea or other nouf-
ishment In front of the Cunard line
office a crowd surged, clamofing LOT
news.
Dead lie in Groups.
Farther down the street smaii
prnxyd orafn,,,ad the government tele-