The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-05-14

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cantic Liner-VanderbiIt, Frohman,
Klein, Hubbard, Forman Go Down
With Ship-Four Torpedoes Fired
by German subsea Craft and TWO
Find Their Mark.
QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND - Ger
many's submarine warfare cost las
lives when the giant Lusitania was
tcrpedoed and sunk a scant eight
miles off the Irish coast. OF these,
probably more than 100 were citizens
Of the United States. In that number
are now included the names of Alfred
G. Vanderbilt, multi-millionaire; 81
bert Hubbard, author and lecturer;
Charles Klein. noted playwright; JUS
tus NJ. FOrman, playwright and author,
and others well known in England and
the United States. No trace can be
found of them, and their friends, who
have been searching the villages OF
the south Irish coast, reluctantly eZ'
pressed the belief that they must
have persisted.
The body Of Charles Frohman, New
York theatrical manager was brought
to Queenstown.
There were 1916 persons aboard
the ship when the submarine smashed
two tOrpedoes into the starbOard side,
literally tearing two great sections Of
the hull in pieces. Most estimates
place the total number Of survivors
at 767
Few in First Cabin Escape.
There were $50 first cabin pas
sengers, of whom 100 were Americans.
Only seventy-nine of these have been
reported alive. There were 500 in the
second cabin, of whom siXty-five were
Americans, and the survivors list so
far reaches only 700. There were 361
persons in the third class, Of whom
seventeen were Americans, and there
were 667 in the crew.
The death list will be added to be-
cause some OF the survivors in the
hospitals are not expected to survive
the shock of their experiences.
The heavy loss of life among the
first cabin passengers is believed to
have been due to the calmness and
seIf-possession they displayed in face
of danger. Most of them were at
luncheon when the steamer received
her death blow and declined to join
the rush for the boats and life belts.
They believed the Cunarder would re-
main afloat until assistance could ar
rive.
A considerable proportion of those
at Queenstown are members of the
crew, including Captain Turner, with
the first and second officers. All the
other officers are believed to have
persisted
Women Saved First.
There is no evidence, however, that
the time-honOred rule of the sea,
women and children first was vio-
lated. At least one of the survivors,
a Toronto newspaper man, gives evil
dence that there was no panic among
the crew and that the sailors acted
promptly in getting the passengers
into the ships boats.
Apparently every precaution had
been taken against a surprise attack
by a submarine. Lookouh we're on
the alert constantly as the giant
steamship speeded toward the Irish
coast. Difficulty was experienced in
launching the boats because of the
heavy list of the Lusitania almost i'm
mediately after she was torpedoed.
Several of the frail craft evidently
capsized as they were launched, or
son afterward,
Life Belts Save Many.
Many Of the passengers owed their
rescue to life belts, which kept them
afloat until they were picked up by
boats. Among this number was Lady
Mackworth, daughter of David A.
Thomas. the Welsh "coal king and
Julian de Ayala, Cuban consul gen.
eral at Liverpool.
Investigation has failed to reveal
that the steamer was given warning
of the proposed attack by the subma-
rine. which appears to have been
lurking off the Irish coast bent upon
destroying the largest and fastest ship
engaged in transatlantic traffic.
Lookouts Sight Periscope.
The lookouts sighted the periscope
of a submersible a thousand yards
away and the next instant they saw
the trail left by torpedo as it flashed
on its course. Then came a terrific
crash as the missile pierced the liners
side, followed almost Immediately bI