Evening star., 1918-08-06
planned and they never urged the res

planned and they never urged the res
cuers to hurry.
The less seriously disabled assisted
their more unfortunate mates to go
first. Women were placed in the first
boats lowered, Notwithstanding their
protests that they should not precede
the patients. One boat, containing Elk
women. was thrown against another
just before touching the water and
upset Three women from the tap-
sized craft were picked up by another
small boat. along with five wounded
British soldiers, all Of whom had man
aged to keep ahoat although each had
an arm in a sling.
The Warilda had been in the chan
mel service two years. and this was
her first crossing from France IN
which she did not carry number Of
German wounded prisoners. Members
CT the crew remarked over this fact
and some expressed the opinion hat it
was of sinister significance.
T. E. Redman. one of the stewards.
had an unusual escape. He had been
placed with the six wome.. in the frst
boat and when the rope troke he
seized another line and climbed hand
over hand to the top. There he man.
aged to swing In from the end Of the
davit to the rail where a wounded
Tommy" awaiting rescue, seized the
stewards hand and aided him 20
climb aboard. This man described
how enc woman. becoming enlauglsd
In tho ropes as she was being Placed
in the boat, was caught between the
boat and the side of the flip. She
was srtghtfully injured by the rres-
sure and begged to be released, but
no ard was possible. The small boat
finally went adrift and the woman fell
into tie sea and was drowned
stumbles Over Wounded
When the steward regained the deck
he rushed below to get some of his
clothes. Il stumbled over wounded in
the darkness" he said. Depth bombs
were shaking the ship. I finally
found my cubby and obtained some
clothes and returned to tho deck,
There was placed In another boat
which managed to go free without
disaster. The Warilda settled slowly
at the stern and then up-ended.
When the water reached the boilers
they blew up in terrifying column Of
nre and steam, and then darkness
fell again."
The American, Red Cross is making
the survivors comfortable and put
ting the patients on trains to be re-
moved to hospitals.
A majority. Of the survivors had
only the slight protection Of their
nightclothing, and suffered severely
from exposure. All the Americans
were sick cases. and the two oficers
were suffering with pneumonia, The
Americans have been sent to q hos
pital.
All accounts agree that it was tor
pedo which sank the ship. Two
escorting British destroyers dropped
ly after the attack. The ship was re-
turning from France and had reached
within a few miles of this port when,
about 1880. the torpedo struck.
Mrs. Violet Long Among the Lost.
LONDON. August 6.-one of the
women lost in the torpedoing of the
ambulance transport .Warilda was
Mrs. Violet Long. chief controller OF
the British Woman's Army Auxiliary
Corps, better known as the Tommy
waacs.s With her sister. Mrs. Long
started the work Of the corps early In
tho war. On her last trip to France
be assigned to the American Army.
Mrs. Long. witnesses say, became
entangled in the rope as she was be-
ing placed in q boat and was caught
between the boat and the side Of the
ship. She was injured seriously and
begged to be released, but there waa
no way to help her. Finally the small
boat went adrift and Mrs. Long dis
appeared into the sea.
Tho missing American is Corp. Buck
man.