Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-12


where Identification was delayed. Every
imam had worn an identification tag OF,
7 ms wrist or neck. but in some in-
necessary to take the finger prints OF
the men.
An instance OF tho many rcscues by
tary OF tho Y. NJ. c. \. He weighs 22o
pounds, He WAS pcrched on the Otran-
to's rail awaiting chance to spring
npon the destroyer the third time the
Nounscy came UP.
As he leaped. the Mounsey lurchcd
middle OF the deck as he hoped TO do
oneSof his legs caught in the cable on
TIC. side OF the destroyer. Campbell
pulled himself aboard uminjured.
Just when the destroyer was pull
iEg away the last time" said Campbell
tD-daT. the men lined the rails or
Will. y huge wave struck a crowd
Of about eighteen privatcs on the after
deck, and dozen OF them were swept
into tho sea- TO sure death. as Ii was
impossible TO save persons from waves
running sixty TO seventy feet high.
AMERICAN VICTIMS
t'rhe following Americans. survivors
OF the Otranto. ali of them privates.
Charles Z. Smithson, David II. Roberts.
ard Safy aS Soah cara Taylo aveF William nM
cooney. Robert Il: Schaun. Thomas i.
Kelly, Ben Smith. Eohert Brown. 10
lsmil Peterson. Joseph NJ. Tolloc!l. Ser
Scant Charles Macdonald. all from tho
SSri, SfT'yGm liant an,omatie replaes
company, Camp Merritt. y. j.
IN HORROR At 500
lin the two latest German submarine
placed Tonight ut 500. The Lcinster.
which left King yesterday morning.
Was torpedoed and sunk. She carried
'Gwo torpedoes were fired. The first
struck her near the bow, almost cut
ting it away. At that portion of the
officials were at work, and twenty of
these have lost their lives. One of two
% the Ltinstcr and was afterwards
picked up.
While no exact details are at hand
OF tho number lost, it is believed 500
persons were killed or drowned.
Soon after tho Leinster was struck
she began to settle; and an effort was
second torpedo was then fired, striking
her In the engine rooms and tearing
minutes
Following the impact and eNplo-
sion OF the first torpedo. an attempt
were drowned. Others put off on RATS,
ahd many were rescued by naval boats.
were landed. Many We're injured, and
these were taken to hospitals. An in
Ginning steamer picked UP the I.einster
Wireless message. but when, she ar
rived on the scene she saw only wreck
age and the work OF rescue being car
told to proceed on her journey.
HODIES ARE ARRIVING
IN DUBLIN HOURLY
THE captain and the chief ;stewardess
Of the Leinster have, been lost. Lady
Ga ont n RI yl,t NJ no Z l,a
powager Duchess of Abercorn. is miss
i9g.. Deep Indignation has been stirred
up in Ireland by, news of the, sinking.
%Sins brought into Dublin in large
t.ibuted among the Dublin hospitals
En- King Manuel OF Portugal who is
ROW in Roland, has sent TO the press
With the country in the loss OF the
l.tinster by which vessel he Travelled
70 ireland Wednesday morning.
The Japanese steamer lliramo Maru.
g Tokyo, was torpcdoed and sunk OFT
ihc Irish coast Friday morning. She
was passenger steamer OF 1886 tons.
ana had first, second and third class
passengers aboard
.Out of Il total of 900 persons on ;he
ship. only twenty-eieht were saved.
The fact that a strong gale, with
lave made II evident 20 the German
submarine commander that even IL
there were time enough 10 load boats
with the helpless passengers and mem
hers of the crew they could not live
IN such stormy weather Therefore
tllc-crima is rendered all the more cruel
and deliberate on his part
-fhe survivors, eleven, and seventeen
HIcmbers OF the crew, were landed at
an Irish port Saturday afternoon. Tha
passengers were all scantily dressed,
water In their night attire. The crew
were also in ritiabie plight. and all
showed traces Of the terrible night for
l:Te which they had before being res
oIed by an American naval vessel.
COMMANDER AMONG
VICTIMS or DiSASTI;i,
Captain Birch the .Lcinstcr's com
nander. was ain6ng shose lost. il is
drowned. Fourth Engineer Jones said
that il the second torpedo had not
s(HNck tho Lcinstcr all on board except
those who had been directly killed ny
The first torpedo probably would have
hccn saved, As there was plenty OF tune
10 launch the boats
The explosion OF the second torpedo.
however. hu said, blew the snip up like
mnIchwood. Jones saved himself by
jumping. lie was in the water one
hour and was ciinging 10 n raft when
rescued by destroyer. The rcscuinS
ships picked un scores OF persons from
the water. where they were still cling
ing 10 upturncd boats. RATS and broken
tirphers. The SURVIVORS were brought
10
state as result Of their hours expo
sire in the rough sea.
y member .! the crow said the OK
piesion OF the second torpedo blew the
tunnels TO pieces. some of the wreck
age fell on the dccl. and killed several
persons \ majority OF the passengers
who were Oh the forward deck were
thrown INTO the sea, according TO the
same witness. who added that some Of
he boats We're smashed in being
launched and that others capsized.
Francis Osborne, Judge OF the high
court OF the Sudan. one Of the pas
sengcrs. said ne saw the FIRST torpedo
approaching When 1t struck the ship
the vessel began TO settle by tho head.
lie went over the side ana slid down
a-.rope as others had done and entered
a-boat. While the lifcooat was toss
inEclose To the ship tho second torpedo
WAS fired.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION WHEN
SECOND TORPEDO STRUCK
There was a frightfu1 explosion when
tho second torpedo struck and the air
was filled with a shower OF spltutcrs.
FIR. Lcinster hccled over and nearly
took the llfcboat down with her. The
boat, which Was oycrladcn, eventually
capsizcd in the rough sea. Judge Os-
borne. With six other persons, chung
to the keel until rescued by a destroyer.