New Britain herald., 1915-11-13
Italian Liner Attacked Without Warning| Persons Aboard Not Given Time to ESca
 Forty-five More Landed at Malta DIR. GREIL OF NEW YORK GIVES

Killed Her Maid and Ho
 Saved Herself by Dropping
 the Deck of the Steamer
 Launch Which Already
 Tho Sea.
 Naples, Nov. 12, via Pari D. m.-Reports received by tn CTS of the Ancona from Tunis Bon and Malta, where part survivors were landed agree, announced, that the steamer tackled without warming and tn passengers were not given timf cape. It also is charged that ance was refused to persons gling in the water.
 American Doctors StOryI
 Paris, Nov. 12, 5:35 p. m.-l gers aboard the Italian liner were compelled to seek safety boats while the steamer was suI to a cannonade from an Austria marine according to a graphii of the sea tragedy told by D1 cile l.. Greil of New York Il Havas correspondent at Feri pr. Greil tried vainly to find d in two boats, but there was nd for her. She saved herself by ping from the deck into a which already was in the sea. maid was killed in their cabin gunshot.
 Dr. Greirs story indicates tn torpedo which. sent the AncoI the bottom was not fired unti steamer had been riddled by from the guns of the submarir Excitement on Deck. "I was in the dining room first class passengers" Dr. Or quoted as saying, chatting with of the voyagers when we hear report of a cannon. ThereI great excitement on deck and were running here and ther asked the ships doctor what wal pening, and he replied that he know. Then I went on deck self. sEfNftak1sp}ff
 "I saw through a slight fog marine about a hundred yards tant. It was equipped with two non, forward and aft, which wei ing fired rapidly. went dol my cabin to get my papers and found my maid, who pleaded vii to save her. A cannon shot intel ed our conversation. A shell e1 the vessel through the portholS killed my maid. I took my valis| small hand bag containing vaiu after slowly putting on my hat coat, and went up to the deck V life belt.
 No Room In Boats.
 Boats were being lowered, all pletely filled. I sought to get one of them and was told there
 
 no more room. I went to an and received the same response then crossed the deck and sal launch afloat. This contained chief engineer, Carlo Lemberti, doctors and other first class pa gers. some of the women and T bers of the crew. I asked Lem to be allowed to get in.
 "'Come on,' he said, at the time grasping the side of the ste' to prevent the small boat from ing off.
 Falls Into Launch.
 "I gauged we'll the height W me from the boat and, I we'll trained in gymnastics, I q hesitate to let myself fall into launch, landing at the place desis ed,
 During all this time the sul rine had not ceased bombarding Ancons, not paying the slightest .ention to the women, children men trying to get away. At this nent the submarine was very 70 us. The fog lifted and we c plainly distinguish the Austrian which was new.
 Torpedo Finally Fired.
 "The Ancona resisted the cam de well. Many of the shots ent' Lbove the water line and the n .aused by others were too smai Idmit much water, as the sea ,ery calm. To finish the Work discharged torpedo he vessel began to sink.
 Some hours afterwards we a heavily laden boat VI vas leaking. We took abord five nen and four children in ordel tighten it. Lamberti then took ow, not permitting more passen 0 crowd into our boat.
 Lamberai Prevents Panic.
 "Iemberti did his best to reas he unfortunate under his chg most of whom were in tears, tel hem all would be we'll If they h d his advice. His energetic atti
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