New Britain herald., 1918-02-08

n sxssss oY( esssrdays estimates ( y1o2. It ds now befiNed complete re turned will show thu number of dea, to be nearer 200 than 100. The correspondent of the Press a $ sociation at an Irish port says the sur. vivors who are there were greatly re. lieved to hear of the safe arrival else. where of Major B. F. Wade of Wash ington, commander of a contingent on the steamer, and hundreds of Ameri can troops.
 Women Aid in Rescue
 The only two women on board. hid account says, Mrs. Collins and Mrsl Parsons, went down a rope into lifeI boat. The former said that when their boat left the Tuscania many of the troops had been thrown out irt the lowering of the next boat.
 We were surrounded by men in tn icy waters swimming feebly," she said We had only two men in our boa who could manage the oars. The did their best and as We came acros a swimming >or floating man we 90 him into the boat. Soon the boat wa very full. We witnessed many dis tressinG scenes. Eventually we SC on board o destroyer. I don't re member harder bit Of work"
 A young officer. answering a qnes ton as to what the soldiers did whii waiting for the destroyers after tn E first excitement was over said:
 "Oh, we soon steadied dow louneed about and smoked but W didn't venture below to gather up ol belongings for fear the ship woul suddenly capszc. We talked abot the misfortune of crossing the A Iantic only to he caught in the la lap. We cheered the first destroyd that came alongside and it's md cheered us Their work was magnit cent and only when they saw tho could save no more life did thd leave the scene. We made for tf narest port and here I am amor people who have overwhelmed with kindness"
 Behaved Like Americans.
 How American soldiers behavs when they found that the boats a signed them on the Tuscania Ind been smashed is told by an America officer who landed at an Irish pol He said his men behaved as he Ind expected them to. Two full bo loads under his command assembl} on deck when the torpedo struck liner and marched to the boats signed them. Arriving at their st tion they found both boats had be destroyed.
 The men lined up on deck at tention,' said the officer, and preserved the utmost composure II til a. destroyer came alongside al affected the transfer from the gra ua1ly sinking deck
 we stood alongside until the Id man was taken off, who was the coi mander of the ship. The patients the ships hospital, including sever cases of scarIetina and fever, we among the first taken off"
 Secs U. s. More Determined
 That the sinking of the TuscaT will stimulate the United States even greater resolve on behalf of f fight for democracy is the opinion d pressed in editorial comment in morning newspapers.
 Satisfaction is expressed and ce gratulations are extended that first disaster to any American tra
 
 man boast that submarines we render the transportation or the \ erican armies impossible ana we intimidate the Americans, Nevert less. it is too much to hope it will the last victim though the conVicf Is expressed that the American nat realizes fully the difficulties and ha Drenarcd to meet them.
 some of the editorials say the s
 marine menace has not yet been m tered and remains a grave problem which the Allies, especially GIT Britain and the United States, I'll devote all their energies, i'll view the need of keeping Atlantic rou open.
 More men will step forward to the gap left vacant by each of dead" says the Daily Mail.
 Reports received at the Ameri embassy yesterday indicated the of 101 lives, while the British ad1l atty figures were 210. The figu supplied to the embassy evidently
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