Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-13
TELLS STORY OF
ANCONA SINKING
b, fefiIe t.. breii ri New York CITY
Relates Narrowing Experience
in Disaster.
srpH4RlSE HAD AUSTRIAN FLAG
tmerigsn Positively Identities II
Saved Herself Through GYM
nastic Ability.

PARIS. EDv. u, (5.S5 ., III, )--Passen,
ears aboard The Italian liner Ancona
vera compelled TO seek safety in the
s,st eh.Ie nc steamer was subjected
RI raaaonade from al Austrian sub
: marine. according to a graphic story of
fac sea- tragedy TOLD ~ DIT. Cecile L.
cr,a} OF New York, to the Havas cor
.as7on8ent at Ferryyjile. The Ameri-
,an woman escaped only through her
adl1tv as d gymnast She tried yainly
m lind place in two boats, but there
rss 10 room for her. She saved her
salf fri troDpnE from the deck into
srprb nbtch already was ln the sea.
fer maid was killed in their cabin by
g1Bshot
nr GreTs story indicates that the
torpeda which sent the Aneoua to the
bottom was not fred until the steamer
bad hoea rddled ny shots from the
z7p7 eF the submarine
Her Maid is Killed.
Of was in the dining room Of the first
-laes passengers. said Dr. GreiI,
chatting with some of the passengers
when ue heard the boom of cannon.
There vas great excitement on deck
and men we're running here and there.
asked the ships doctor what was
happsnns and ne replied that he did
noi know Then ] went on deck my
self I zav through a light fog a sub
marine about a hundred yards distant.
t. Ras equipped with two cannon, for
ward and aft. which were being fred
rapldlv ! went down TO my cabin to
get ms papers and there found my maid
who pleaded with me 10 save her. A
cannon shot emit short our CONVERSE
! ton. A shell entered the vessel
through the portfolio and killed my
maid. took nay valise and small hand
bag containing valuabIes. after putting
Mn ms hat and coat and went up to the
deck vi5a a life belt
jumped To Life Boat,
Boats we're being lowered, all COM
pletely f1ied, I sought to get into one
Of them and was told there was no
more raom. ! went to another and re-
cejved the same response. I then
crossed the deck and saw a launch
afoat This contained the chief engi-
ueer Carlo Lemherti. two doctors and
other 6rst-class passengers, some of
the women and members Of the crew. l
asked Lemberti to be allowed to get in.
Cone on, he said at the same time
Efasg'pE tbe side Of the steamer to
prevent the small boat from moving
IT.
y gagged we'll the height which
epsrHe3 me from the boat and being
we'll trained in gymnastics, l didn't
hesitate 70 let myself fall into the
launch. landing at the place designated.
During all this time the submarine
did not cease bombarding the Ancona.
not paving The slightest attention to
The women. children and men trying to
gei away. At this moment the subma
fne VAS very close to us The fog
lifted and we could clearly distinguish
he Austrian flag which was new.
Ship Resisted Cannon Well.
The Anc0ua resisted the cannonade
we'll Many Of the shots entered above
the wafer line and the holes caused
hy others were too small TO admit
much water as the sea was very calm.
To finish the work the submarine dis
targed O torpedo and the vessel be
gan to sink
Some hours afterwards we encoun-
tered a heavily laden boat which was
leaking We took aboard i've women
and four children in order to tighten
t. We hen took it in tow. not per