Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-10
LESS THAN 700
RESCUED FROM
The LUSITANIA
Sloping Decks Lined with Pas.
sengers as Great Liner Sinks
from Torpedo Blow Off
Ireland.
CONFIDENT OF BEING SAVED
Belief General that More Than One
Submarine Took Part in De-
struction of Vessel.
FURY OF ENGLAND is MOUNTING
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BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Ameri-
can Consul Frost at Cork sen the fol-
: lowing cable to the State department
tonight
please assume that persons not
listed as either survivors or identified
dead, are missing and almost GER
tainly dead. No news of Vanderbilt,
Stone, Shields. Myers Klein Hubbard,
Forman nor the bodies.
LONDON, May 9.-Of those who
left New York a week ago on the
Lusitania, less than 700 survived
after that vessel was torpedoed and
sunk by German submarines off Kin
sale, ireland, Friday afternoon. There
we're 1901 persons aboard the Lusi-
tania.
A full list OF the survivors who in
clude very few of the first class pas
sengers, is not yet available, but
probably there are not many names
TO add to those which already have
been made public. All the evidence
goes to show that the first class and
many of the second class passengers
had such confidence in the ability of
the Lusitania, because of its water
tight compartments, to remain afloat
after it received the first blow that
they did not concern themselves
about taking to the boats or even pro-
viding themselves with life pre-
servers.
Lined on the Decks.
When the passengers did realize that
The I.usitania was doomed they found
that most of the boats on the port side
were SO jammed, because of tho great list
of the vessel. that they could not be
lowered, and the last seen of them by the
more fortunate-p passengers who had Sc
cured places in the starboard boats, or
who had jumped overheard and had
been picked up, they were lined on the
sloping decks awaiting their fate. doubt
less even then believing that with land
so close they would still be saved
However. the torpedoes had torn such
gaping holes in the liner that 1t did not
remain afIoat for more than twenty min
ites. and the call for help which the
wireless sent out, although answered
quickly. could not bring the rescuing
steamers to the spot Sn time to be Of any
service.
There is much difference of opinion
as 10 how many torpedoes struck the
ship and whether an explosion OF It's
boilers followed. In fact. after the first
torpedo hit the Lusitania forward, the
crew were busy getting to the stations
and the passengers who escaped in get
ting to the boats and providing them
selves with life BELTS
Numbcr of subseas.
In shipping circles and among many
of those saved the impression prevails
that moro than one German submarine
attacked the Lusitania and that two or
more torpedoes found their mark.
This view is held at the cunard offices
at Liverpool. but officers OF the ship will
make no statement until the inquest or
an admiralty inquiry brings out their
evidence.
The scenes at Queenstown, where the
survivors were landed and where there
are many bodies Of those who were
killed or died OF exposure. were heart
rendng Many women separated from
their husbands have been searching the
hotels hoping to find them alive. or fail
ing in this, have been looking for them
in hastily improvised morgues Others
went on TO Cork. while stii others left
yesterday afternoon for London, where
they will arrive Sunday morning.
At the London and Liverpool offices
OF the Cunard company, large crowds
again assembled yesterday. hoping
against hope that those whom they had
expected 10 meet on Saturday at the
latest. might stll turn up. but there
was little consolation for those who had
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