Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09


4 torpedoes found their mark.
OF SHIP
q MAKE NO STATEMENT
Il This view is held at the Cunard offices
Eat liverpool, but the officers OF the ship
Sswil make no statement until the IN
a,quest or an admiralty inquiry brings
Moutzt their evidence.
II Scenes at Queenstown. where the
Esurvivors were landed. where there are
EifRany bodies OF victims. were heart
BLENDING Many women, separated from
$,their husbands. have been searching
.s.the hotels, hoping 10 find them alive
E,or, failing in that, nave been LOOKING
sifor them in morgues.
nj Others went on 10 Cork, while still
T,others left yesterday afternoon FOR
sLondon. At the London and Liverpool
SIofices OF the Cnnard Company large
scrowds again assembled, hoping against
Sjhope that those whom they had eA-
spected on Saturday at the latest might
astnl appear. but there was little con-
Isolation for those who had not already
Sheard from their expected friends OF
arelatives.
e. Nothing that the Germans nave done
Ssince the outbreak OF the war has
aroused the anger and determination
of the British people as the sinking of
Tho Lusitania. This anger is shared
by the Americans in London who had
Srelatives or friends aboard. Members
II OF the Stock Exchange insisted upon
IS the withdrawal OF all members Of Ger
imam birth, although naturalizcd. At
many places throughout the country the
Il mathematical British subjects were made
S.to suffer for Germany's action. In one
large shipbuilding plant at Wallscnd
tthe workmen threatened to strike
unless those employees with German
names were DISCHARGED, and the COM
,.pany, although badly In need Of work
men, was compelled TO grant the de-
,mands. German BARRIERS, and other
~ Germans whose presence in the coun-
try has been tolerated since the war
began, also found themselves hoycottcd.
But there have been no disorders of any
kind.
FIRsT-CABIN PASSENGERS
CALM IN FACE OF DANGER
SIS The heavy loss O. life among the
f1rst-cabin passengers Is believed due
to their calmness and self-possession
in fact OF danger. Most OF them were
at luncheon when the vessel received
her death blow, and declined 10 join
the rush for the boats and life belts.
They believed the Cunarder would re-
main ahoat until assistance could ar
rive.
A considerable proportion Of those at
Queenstown are members OF the crew.
Including Captain Turner. with the
6rst and second officers. All the other
officers are believed TO have persisted
There Is no evidence, however tina,
the t!me-horo-ed rule OF tho sea
women and children first" was VIC
lated. At least. one ~ the survivors
Toronto newspaper man, gives evt
dence that there was no panic anon s
the crew. and that the sailors acted
promptly in getting the passenger:
into boats.
EVERY PRECAUTION TAKEN
AGAINST SURPRISE alta OK
Apparently every precaut.on had beer
TAKEN against surprise attack. Look
-cuts were on the alert constantly a!
the g!an, steamship speeded towarc
the Irish coast.
Difficulty was experienced in launch
Ing the boats because OF the heavy lis
OF the Lusitania almost immediatel.
after she was torpedoed. Several o
the light craft evidently capsized a
they were launched or soon after
wards.
Many OF the passengers owed thci
rescue TO life belts, which kept then
anoat until they were picked w
Among this number was Lady Mack
worth. daughter of David a. Thoma.
the Welsh coal king" and Julian d
Ayala, Cuban consul-general at Liver
pool
ii Investigation has failed 70 revea
sthat the steamer was given any warn
Sing. The lookouts sighted the sub
Smarlne's periscopc 1000 yards ava,
fand the next instant they saw the ira
Sleft By q torpedo as il flashed on 1,
course Then cam n terrific crash. n
the missile pierced the liners side, foI
Flowed almost Immediately by ano.he
- (which Uttered the decks with wreck
5age. ~
The liners course was turned at ono
towards shore. Four torpedoes ar
/ esparently were fred but only two hi
The loss OF life caused by the 10,
& IS pedoes themselves and the explosion
I they caused must have been ,errib>
heavy.
4 TRAGIC FREIGHT OF BODIES
~ ! SHOWS HAVOC wROUGU
The tragic freight OF bodies taken
Queenstown bears evidence o. the have
wrought. Many Of those taken asho
twere seriously injured, and more tina
Il score died after they were remov,
to Cork and Queenstown hospitals
A long line OF stretchcr- beare
marched from the piers as tugs al
trawlers arrived The people OF Il
Irish city opened wide their homes
the refugees. Everything possible
being done for their comfort
Probably no event of the war n
"a caused such intense excitement
London as the sinking of the Ltisitant
~. Enormous crowds surrounded the c
VI nard Offices all night, scanning ann