The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-13
RESCUE BUT FEW
FROM LUsITAMA
OF A TOTAL OF 2,1eO ON BOARD,
ONLY $50 KNOWN SAVED.
MANY VICTIMS WERE AMERICANS
Big Town Hall at Queenstown Turn
ed into a Morsue-AII viii Be
Taken There For Identification
List of American Survivors.

declared by the admiralty to be LOOP,
according to the latest figures avail.
able at, nine o'clock. The figures as
made public are listed as follows:
Total passengers and crew on
board, 2,16O.
known passengers and crew res
cued, 65S.
Total feared to have been drowned,
1902. -
Captain Turner Is about the only
officer of the vessel saved and he is
said to have been taken from the
water three hours after the Lusitania
foundered.
or the total number on board 1888
were Americans The majority of
these are believed to have persisted.
The Cunard officers at nine o'clock
had the names of only seven first
class passengers saved.
American Survivors.
Washington, May S.-The total
known, survivors of the Lusitania
number GA, according to a cable re-
ceiYed from the American consulate
at Queenstown at six a. m. today.
This cable, signed by C. Z. Lauriet,
Very few others, several unidenti.
fled corpses. Total survivors, 634
Americans proceeding yesterday at.
ternoon reach London Saturday"
The four names were, N. N. Allis,
Patrick Slattery, Mrs. Byington and
Mrs. Brooks.
An earlier message received from
Ladriet follows:
Following are American surViv.
ors, other names follow. Total saved,
700, all nationalities.
Then came these names: o. S.
Grab, Major and Mrs. Earl and two
children, Mrs. Jessie T. Smith, .Chas.
c. Hardwich, Stuart B. Pearl, Audrey
Pearl, Mrs. Stanley, L. B. Lines, C. T.
Hill, Robert Rankin, Miss Loney
Mrs. VIM. Dougherty and infant, Wal.
lace Phillips, VIM. McAdams, J. H.
Haughton, John M. Sweeney, o. H.
Hammond, J. H. Brooks, Chas. T, JEFF.
fiery. Mrs. c. H. Lund, Arthur Shep.
pardsOn, DIR. d. v. Moore, Clinton
Bernard, Herbert Light, Enos vii.
liams, James G. Leary, Thomas Sill
dell, J. Lindsen Jr., Mrs. John VOL
fender, Mrs. Nina Holland, George
Kissler, Mrs. Thos. Mesh, L. L. Nc.
Murray, Robert Kay, r. r. Lockhart,
Owen Cannon, D. C. Harris, Fred S.
Judson, Ed NJ Coils, r. G. Wright,
F.. j. Gauntlet, s. NJ. Knox, Patrick
ODonnell.
Many Americans Victims.
Queenstown, May Sat least 1900
lives were lost when the Cunard lin
err Lusitania was torpedoed by Ger
man submarine off the south coast OF
Munster, according to the best infor.
nation available at 1880 today. "
Among the victims were many
Americans. Charles Frohman, the
play producer, is reported dead.
There are conflicting reports regard
ing the fate of Alfred G. Vanderbilt
but he is probably lost.
The Lusitania carried 2,160 pas
sengers and crew. At this hour
only 65S survivors have been brought
here alive, although patrol boats are
reported to have picked up SO others
and it is assumed other life boats
have been unloaded at other points
along the coast.
twenty-five of those brought here
during the night persisted later from
the exposure and shock of the disas
tel: In addition to those known
dead, As bodies were brought ashore
during the night. '''
Three vessels now approaching
Queenstown have signalled they are
carrying 100 bodies. Most of the
Survivors are in a pitiful condition.
All agree that the Lusitania was
torpedoed without warning, Is miles
from the coast, and sank in less than
20 minutes.
The big town hall here has been
turned into a morgue. Lines oil
collins bearing the bodies of the vic
tins are being placed in the main
room. Ii is announced that all Will
be taken there FOR Identification.
AL Thomas, a Welsh coal mine
owner who was among the saved, told
the story of his experience. He said
I'VE were at luncheon when suddenly
the vessel stopped and shook from
stem to stern with the force of an
explosion well forward that seemed
to throw her on her beam ends. We
had not believed 1t possible that ar
attack would be made upon US, but
there was not passenger who did
not realize the unexpected had hap
pened." "'Tf' -r "a'
viii Make Inquiries.
London, May s.-Lord Charles
Beresford announced today that he
will question Premier Asduith in the
house of commons on the sinking Of
the Eusitania' II Is understood thai
he will ask why an escort of destroy
ers was not provided for the liner.
Claim New Victory. 2"
Copenhagen, May s.-The Berlin
newspapers today proclaim in head
lines of colossal type the torpedoine
OF the Lusitania and declare thai
Germany has scored a new triumph
for her naval policy. The editorial
comment generally declares that
England received what she deserved
Additional Survivors.
London, May Sit was officially
announced here this afternoon thai
AZ additional survivors from the
Lusitania had been landed at Queens
town. This brings the number Of