Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-08
CUNARD LINER LUS|TAN|A
IS VICTIM Of SUBMARINE
OFF THE COAST Of IRELAND
Many Prominent Americans on
Passenger List of Great Steamer
STORY OF LUSITANIA
TRAGEDY FILTERS OUT

New York, May THE Cunard
steamship company at 3 p. IN. re-
ceived the following message from
Liverpool:
Queenstown wires that First Off
Ger Jones thinks from 500 TO 600
were saved. This includes passengers
and crew and is only estimate we are
Iatle 60 make. In the meantime we are
going through hotels. lodging houses.
etc, tonight and will wire tomorrow
fullest possible list In the meantime
injured and dead are taking up all
our attention"
The Lusitania with a total of ,251
passengers aboard, OF whom lSS were
Americans with Grew of SIG, total
persons aboard, 2,067, sailed from
here last Saturday in the face OF Il
warning published on the day of her
departure by the German embassy,
which stated that travellers intending
to embark on British ships did so at
the risk of the ships being destroyed
in accordance with the German zone
decree.
Warned by Advertisement.
This warning, published in the
form OF an advertisement, did not re-
suit in the cancellation of q single
i'fNNf1tAfsNf
warning, said to have been received
by some passengers Just before the
big liner left her pier, deter anyone
from sailing
Reports from Washington that 1t
was privately known IN official quar-
ters that the Lusitania was to be tor
pedoed at the first opportunity gave
color to the opinion expressed in
shipping circles tonight that the em-
bassy's warning was intended to ap-
ply particularly to the Lusitania.
Travellers intending to embark ON
the Atlantic voyage" read the adver-
tisement, "are reminded that state
of war exists between Germany and
her allies and Great Britain and her
allies; that the zone of war includes
the water adjacent to the British |
isles; that, in accordance with formal
notice given by the imperial govern
ment vessels flying the flag of Great |
Britain or any of her allies are LA |
BILE to destruction in those waters and |
that travellers sailing in the war zone
on the ships of Great Britain or her
allies do so at their own risk"
This afternoon and tonight anxionsI
friends and relatives Of the Lusitania
besieged the officers of theI
Atildlu llilt anu iilN Httht ltNititbl
those at the Office Of the White Star
line when the Titanic sank three
years ago.
Officials Of the Cunard line an
nounced tonight that they had re-
ceived more than 500 telephone and |
telegraph Inquiries relative to thet
safety Of passengers. Telegrams were
received from as far north as Mon
treal, as far south as Atlanta and as
far west as ST. Louis.
Among the widely known passen-
gers on the Lusitania are Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, Charles r. Bowl
ering of New York, head Of the firm
Of Bowering Brothers; Alexander
general manager of John
Dewar q Sons, London TGlbert Hub
bard, publisher Of the Phllistine; D. /
A. Thomas, the wealthy Welsh coal
operator and his daughter; Lady Me-
Worth an English suffragette. and
the Rev. Basil w. Maturin, oxford.
England.
DEPRECATED Possibility of Danger.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was among those
credited with receiving anonymous let
Iers of warning
All deprecated the possibility of
danger to the ship and Charles r.
Sumner, general agent of the line,
announced at the time that the Lusi-
tanias speed Of twenty-five knots,
made her immune from submarine
attack.
The Lusitania's cargo was valued
At about s750,000 and contained a
arge quantity Of war supplies. Her
included 2S0.000 pounds of
)rass and copper wire. $6S,000 worth
If military goods and 5.471 cases Of
ammunition valued at s2o0,024, all
II which was contraband OF war.
Ship Well Insured. II
The ship itself, Cunard officials