New-York tribune., 1919-01-29

he had time tc rush to the remaining
sister she. too. climbed the rail and
flung herself over
He shouted for the corporal of the
guard. ard his cries attracted the at
tontion Of two Y NJ. C. a. workers
+. d. Brown. of Peekskill. and +. f.
Noe. OF Springfield. Ky. They looked
over the side Of the ship where the
sentry pointed and saw the girls in the
water. One of the Young women. they
said. MAS striving TO keep her head
under, and the other was heard moan
ing abou, twenty yards away.
The Lorraine al this time was MAX
ing about ten knots, and within a few
minutes was three or four ship lengths
away from the young women.
According 10 the "E' workers. the
lives Of the girls probably could have
been saved if the ship had stopped
promptly, bur Tor some reason which
no one has been able TO explain the
liner sped on for fifteen minutes. until
word reached the bridge that some one
had jumped overboard
The officer ON watch set his engines
fun speed aStern and there was hur-
ried conference among army men. Red
Cross officials and the ships officers,
but 1t was impossible 70 put about at
that time. they We're then nearly three
miles away from the Christolic Light,
the place where the young women
leaped
When the Lorraine had come to
dead stop. Major Sherman. who WAS
below at dinner. rushed al once to the
room occupied by the Cromwell sisters
and there found lying on a berth four
letters, three Of which were sealed.
The unsealed one was addressed to
!, IN, f.a4 \ ko
others to the persons to whom they
were addressed. One was addressed to
Seymour Cromwell, another to his wife
and one to a woman friend Of the twins.
Sherman Declines to Talk
Asked why he rushed to the room,
not knowing who had jumped over
board. sherman said: Il cannot answer
that question. | have reasons for not
answering It, There are personal rea-
sons why l cannot talk"
Sherman offered no reason for the
failure Of the Lorraines radio service
to send answers to various requests for
information concerning the death of
the girls.
Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, the novelist,
who was passenger on the Lorraine,
said she tried to send radio message
to this city. but the message was not
accepted for transmission. She pro-
tested to the captain, but got no salts
faction. she said.
The only radio that did come through
from the Lorraine was one sent yester-
day by Mrs. Edward Shearson, of this
city, to Seymour l. Cromwell, confirm
ing the suicide of his sisters.
"These young women" said Mrs.
Shearson did hard work during the
war and the strain upon them was ter
rife. When the war was over a reac-
tion and depression set n that affected
Their nervous systems and their minds.
l earnestly advise all American par
ents who have daughters between the
ages Of eighteen and twenty-five en-
gagged in war work to see that these
girls return to America at once They
cannot make the excuse that there is
work to be done, for ] know that the
Red Cross and all other war work or
ganizations viii release heir young
women readily
After d conference with his counsel,
James G. Manchester, who met the Lor-
raine Yesterday Mr.. Cromwell issued
last night the following statement: q
r. ir@ lo+-er from my sisters which
leaves no doubt of their ceath The
.a.. IS OotA We're physically
and mentally broken down"