Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-01

boats with persons in them, fan,
which Immediately unpeizcd After
stopping the steamer began launch
Ing boats.
prom n distance Of about 1000
meters. the commander saw thst slX
boats were filled and rowed hastily
away from the steamer. Another
boat WAS capsized and flhated keel
up. The people held on 20 the hang
ing lines and to the capsized boat
During the further approach OF
the submarine the commander saw
that great panic reigncd aboard
and that ne had 10 deal with pas
scnger steamer namely the Anconn,
from Genoa. Therefore he give the
occupants of the steamer more time
than WAS required 10 leave the snip
Ia lifehn9ts,
Plenty of tifeboats.
AT Ienst ten lifohoats We're stu
aboard which would have more than
sufficed for the rescue of the persons
still aboard. one OF these boats hung
fun Of people, half turned outward
on the davits.
since, however, except for TINS
no further move was made To lower
boats. fne commander decided after
a lapse OF forty-five minutes TO torpe-
do the ship In such manner thal
should rpmain Il considerable time
afioat, Ia order that on tho one hand
,tha getting of the people into the lice
boats should be hastoned, and thai
ON che other, adequate opportunHy
Should, ren.asn~s.'n roagalng ta@ per
cons Rtill aboard
shortly thereafter steamer bee
came visible which was throwing oct
heavy clouds Of smoke aud headed
toward the Ancona It apparently
had been summoned by the Ancona e
wireless.
Anconu Is Torpedoed.
since the submarine commander
had 10 reckon on m attack by a
steamer which he took for an enemy
eruiaer, he submerged after having.
at 1885 o'clock IN the afternoon. had
II torpedo fired into the forward
baggage hold of the Ancona from a
dlslArce Of 500 meters. The Ancona
listed about ten degrees to starboard
aftes this shot
"rlerenpon an effort was made to
lover Ike lllehdat which already WAS
half turned out on the davlts II broke
loose, however. aud fell into the Wa
er. The lifehoat fionted kcll down
farther and the people held fnat to
the Funwalc.
"0f the other boats none was low
ercu into the water, although pcrsons
could SIN be observed aboard The
steamer gradually righted Itself TO an
even keel and settled SO slowly that
the submarine commander al first
doubted whether the steamer would
sink. Nat until 1870 O'clock did il
Hlnk. after 4 lengthy parallel settling
with the bow first.
During these further foriy-fVe
minutes all persons yet aboard could
have been saved without difficulty
with the boats stin on hand.
prom the fact this, contrary to his
expectations. WAS not done the com
mander concluded that the crew, con-
trary to an aeamenH customs had ac-
compiished their own rescue with The
first hunts and abandoned 10 them
selves The passengers entrusted to
their protection
Weather Wa Good
THE weather al this time oi the
incident was good and the sea calm,
80 that the hfebuAla could have
reached the nearest coast without
danger as indeed. the hieb0ats acW-
ally were damaled onlY hy tho un-
skilled lowering bat not after they
struck the water
"a'he loss of human lives Is "a the
first Instance by 80 means ascrlhAhlr
70 the sinking OF the Ship butt and ip
ali probability Ia "a much higher
measure. To the rapid lowering thn-
inter werfenl Of the boats dUrnh fnli
speed. AS well as lo the fact that The
crew, concerned only for Itself. did
not rescue the passengers OF the cAp'
sized boats