Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-01
Detailed Account Of Sinking
of Ancona Reveals Fact
That Fearful Panic Prevail
ed on Deck,
PASSENGERS ABANDONED
TO FATE BY CREW
Torpedo Sent Into Doomed
Vessel While Frantic Peo-
pie Were Making FruitleSS
Efforts to Launch Boat
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Vienna. Dee 81 tvia London. $50
y. m.) The following note dated De-
cemhcr 20. in answer 10 the American
governments demand concerning the
sinking of the Italian steamer Ancona
by IN Austrian submarine. has been
delivered to Frederick G, Penficld, tho
Amcgican ambassador
In answer TO your very esteemed
note No. i,3O1, Of the - lst instant tho
subscriber has the honor to lay tho
following most respectfully before his
cxcellency. The ambassador of tho
United States Of America, Frederick
Courtland Pcnfield The imperial and
royal government agrees thoroughly
with the American cabinet that the
sacred commandment of humanity
must be observed also In war. just
ns II has hitherto given al nu
time and to no person occasion to
doubt its respect for these command
ments, In like manner also in the
whole course of this war, which pre-
sents such pictures of confusion of
moral conceptions, has u given num-
crOus proofs of humanitarian senti-
mcnts towards enemies as well as to-
/ ward neutral states, and Il was not
/ due TO this government that II was, a
short time ago not In harmony with
the Washington government precise
/ ~ on question which Il (tho Austro-
( Hungarian governmenD In harmony
with the entire public opinion in Aus
tria Hungary. regarded NJ principally
\ i question of humanity
! Concnrs IN Principles.
THE Imperial and royal goNert
insist .a.lf ESQ az. L.iat1hfly cotlcut N
tha principle expr,[ "a In the very o.
teemed note. thar private ships, M
soffr aA tlicy do not flee or offer re-
sistance. may not he destroyed with
out the persons ahonrd being brought
into safety.
"The imperial government is very
responsive To the assurance that the
federal government lays value upon
seeing that the good relations which
happily exist between Austria Hun
gary and the United States Of Amer
ica< remains. II reciprocates this as-
suranee most warmly, and is now, as
heretofore. concerned To render these
relations more hearty SO far MS lies
In IT'S power.
Guided by the same spirit If frank
ness as The government OF the union
the Imperial and royal government,
although II does not find IN the note
frequently referred to the answer 10
all the legitimate questions submitted
by IT, IL willing to communicate to the
federal government the result OF the
Investigation which in accordance
with existing department regulations.
was begun immediately after the re-
ccipt of the fleet report on the SINK
ing of the Anconn and which was just
recently received.
Result OF Investigation.
'srhc result of this investigation
may be summarized as follows; on
November Z, 1915, at llA0 o'clock
in the forenoon, the commander ol the
submarine observed in latitude 36,4o
north. longitude 1908 east IN foRRy
weather. at distance roundly 1000
meters and one point to starboard, the
outlines OF a large Italian steamer.
He took it at first for transport
lateamrr and turned about ana tred
from his rear gun a warning shot Tar
from the vessel.
,,Simultaneouslv he displayed the
signal Leave the ship.
"Thn steamer did not stop, put
rather Mrned aside and sought TO es-
cape The commander at tirat r.
mained stopped for some minutes IN
order "a Increase the distance, since
ne feared that the steamer had a
stern gun ana would fire az the SUD-
marine with H.
when the distance hud reached
4 $500 meters he had the pursuit taken
up with fun power and fired from MS
forward gun al decreasing distance
sixteen shells among which he OBJ
ser, ed three hits.
stopped After Third hit.
During the chase the steamer Wen'
. zig and stopped only after ths
third hit. Thereupon the commandeF
. ceased firms.
During the flight the steamer hau
already. while AT full speed let some