Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-14
Captain CTjiicisss Failure
OF British Warships 10
Protect Liner.

Il IS reported that she was strncl
by two torpedoes.
ne Cunard agent gives 100 as the
total number aboard
Ine Cunard company renortod tho
natlonalitles of the passengers as fol
lows: Saioon-British. l79: American
loo. Ireek' ); Swede. l: Mexican I.
SWISS. Second cIass-Rritisb 5o1
american. s., Russian. 3. R4loi,n !.
lio''''i' erS :: French. 5: Italian. |: un
known. :. "A
III 'he SSeersig, thvr> arx. said RI
nave been thirteen Americans
ihe tragedy took place about ton
miles eff the OLD Head of Kirsa,e A.
>''h AS the l-uSitana'S wireless ,.aIl
ioi j S5ance y. re eis 4 III f,7een.
t""n ,dmira pke. IN .nr,,.,a,d -
fhe r:a sta:! dis. tn
scc'3t' ali assistance available
me tn.'s WnrFi'r Storncc, k and In
ma t""rther with five .;w,qrs and IN.
ioca' li1eDoat in tow of q tn, wore
hurried cut to sea.
"eafAer conditions aided in the work
ol Rescue. Ou1 ti.. SUD. ,i,s,s wit.
"hlch the liner plunged TO .h,. button.
OF ST. Georges channel made it impos
siole 10 get off all on board
FROM the reports thus faI r.c.,,..,i
oAcefS and crew acteu wiIh rhe ~
most bravery In the yre..test 20, .,,,
astef Since the sinking of the Titanic
eney went expeditiously about their
TASK OF getting as many as possible OF
the passengers away before the inpyi
taDie moment when the great hu,k
they trod must make it's final dive RI
destruction
meanwhile aid had started from
dozen directions. and soon the boats
were picked up by steam vessels and
sallaiieT craft But before this hap
pened the stricken liner. with so many
numan souls still aboard had gone
down.
lt Is known that among So many
victims there are many Americans. ana
III the view Of those in authority here
tue death Of these presents to the Unit.
f(t States the greatest prohlem sba h,s
faced during tie present war
Bodies Brous1t Ashore.
one hundred bodies were brought
ashore at Queenstown on the Cunard
wharf from the rescue tug Stormcock
and other steamers, which brought over
Ooo SURVIVORS. 1t is stated that these
persons died Of exhaustion while on
thelr way to Queenstown from the
scene Of the disaster The bodies were
relo.,ed to the town hall.
When the survivors reached tha
Wha7yes doctors and ambuiances were
waiting. and pitiful scenes were Wit
messed there. There was q large nro-
portion Of women among tha arri-ais
IIelE clothes were soaked with water
Ihey We're hatiess and shoeless, a,.d
many were unable to walk.
Most Of tie survivors had suffered
severe Injuries to their legs and ofhav
parts o1 tGeir bodies. and many had :,
De placed upon stretchers and remova7
TO the quarters which had been sDe.
cially prepared FOR them.
What the CAPTAIN Saws,
Captain William T. Turner Of t;..
Lusltania expressed no fear for 4ha
safety OF his ship when he sailed from
New York
Il wonder what the Germans viii
10 nezt?' was his only comment when
ae read the advertisement sent out br
the German embassy, warning Amer
cans that they sailed at their own
rlsk' on British ships. which were Iia.
oie TO destruction il the war zone.
"hen Captain Turner was questioned
.eSarding the ship being met off the
IRISH coast by British torpedo DESTROY {
RS he replied:
The admiralty never trouble to send {
'ut to meet the Lusitania They ONLY :
ook after the ships that are bringing :.
be bic guns over. like the Orduna and l