The Elbert County tribune., 1915-05-14
ItNEA, WITH 1853 PASSENGERS
ABOARD. WENT DOWN IN
THIRTY MINUTES.
It's AMERICANS LOST
VANDERBILT. FRoHmAN AND HUB
BARD AMONG f,iss REPORT
ED DEAD.
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number lie. according to adyices from
United States consuls In Great Bri-
tain. The total dead is more than
i.198. The names OF seventy-three
American survivors were reported by
Consul Frost at Queenstown, with the
statement that there is virtually no
hope that moro viii be found alive.
London, May 8.-Ths Cunard liner
Llsitania, which sailed out OF New
York May ]. with 2.067 persons aboard,
Ties at tho bottom OF the ocean off the
irish coast and IL Is feared that more
than 1890 have perished.
The ship was sunk by = German
Submarine. which sent two torpedoes
crashing into her side. while the pas
sengers. seemingly confident that the
great vessel could elude the German
underwater craft. we're having lunch
con. Many Americans were lost.
every effort to find Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, Charles Frohman and Ell
Der Hubbard among the survivors at
Queenstown has failed. The British
admiralty late Friday night placed the
total number OF survivors at G5S. Few
Hrs,-class passengers were saved. 1t is
reported. because they believed the
vessel would keep afloat and made lit
tie effort to escape.
Four torpedoes we're fired. accord
ting to survivors. but only two OF them
struck the liner.
The Grew at once proceeded to get
the passengers into boats. Some of
the boats could not be launched as the
vessel was sinking. There was large
aumber OF women and children in the
second cabin. Forty OF the children
were less than a year old.
There were dead and wounded
Among those 'brosght ashore, and
many have died in hospitals in Irish
coast ports. But not name of res
cued or lost. of dead or injured has
yet been listed.
the Lusttan.a is the twenty-ninth
vessel to be sunk or damaged in the
first week of May In the German war
zone about the British isles Under
the terms of the German decree of
Feb. I defining the war zone, the Lusi-
tania was in that zone when sunk.
The Lusitania was steaming along
about ten miles off Old Head Kinsale,
on the last leg Of her voyage to Liver
cool. when about o'clock In the
afternoon a submarine suddenly ap-
peared and fired two torpedoes, with
out warning. at the steamer. One
struck her near the bows. and the
other in the engine room. The power
full agents of destruction tore through
the vessels side. causing terrific ex-
piosions. Almost Immediately great
volumes OF water poured through the
openings and the Lusitania listed.
But within fifteen minutes. as one
survivor estimated and certainly with
In half an hour. the Lusltania disap-
peared. Where Great Britain's fast
est merchant vessel went dowri-Old
Head Kinsale. is the landmark that
has brought joy to many travellers as
Railways stood as the sign from shore
that the pcrils OF the voyage across
the Atlantic were at an end
OF the 1853 passengers aboard, 29O
were in the first cabin, Coz in the sec
ond and 361 in the steernge.
The British admiralty is discourag-
ing the publication OF surmfses and
gtiesses regarding the dead and in
jured Even before the crude details
are known. the British press is ask
ing edstorially what the United States
will say to this event aud how she
will hold Germany to the strict ac-
countability" mentioned in previous
diplomatic correspondence.
The Lusitania. with total of l.25l
passengers aboard. of whom 1888 were
American. AID with crew of SIG,
sailed from New York in the face of
a warning published on the day of her
departure by the German embassy,
which stated that travellers intending
TO embark on the British ships did SO
1t the risk OF, the ships being de-
stroyed In accordance with the Ger.
man zone decree.
The warning. published in the form
OF an advertisement. did not result in
the cancellation of single passage
nor did anonymous notes of warning
said to have been received by some
passengers just before the big liner
4eft'her pier. deter anyone from sail.
ing.
Among the widely known passen-
gers on the Lusitania were Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, Charles T. Bow.
ring OF New York. Alexander Camp
bell. general manager for John De
war & Sons. London: Ebert Hubbard
publisher of the Phiiistine; d. A.
Thomas. the wealthy Welsh coal oper
ator. and his daughter Lady Mac
Worth. an English suffragette. and
the Rev. e3asil' w. Mauurin. oxford
The officers of the company de
.ciared that "the Lusitania had been
torpedoed without warning aud sank
almost immediately