The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

range for repatriation of Americans, Other Americans were at Galway, Ireland.
 Survivors expressed warm grati- tude to Scots and Irish people for their friendlineSs and hospitality.
 Scotch Jokes Discounted
 People at Glasgow expressed wonder how jokes about Scotsmen had ever got their start. Clothing was provided free for all survivors there. Some Americans remarked jokingly that the clothes given them were better than those they lost in the Athenia.
 Members of the Glasgow city pub lie assistance department worked from a. m, until nearly midnight yesterday providing clothing and ether necessities. A public subscrip- uon exceeded $l0,o00. Officials of the department toured all hotels at which survivors were housed to see If they wanted anything,
 Van Neukirk, an engineer, (of II North Square) Boston, said at Glas- gow that he was about Is feet from the point of contact when a torpedo which struck the Athenia and add ed:
 No Doubt of Torpedo
 From m engineering experience I arn able to say that from the sound of the explosion there is no doubt that 1t was a torpedo which struck Us. The explosion shifted everything down below. saw people who had been reclining on a hatch go up in the air and then fall down into the hold. Two men on the starboard hatch were killed instantly and I saw another two lying dead on deck"
 W. H. Cox, of Neepawa, Manitoba, returning from a holiday with his wife and their children Alfred, 4, and Catherine, 3, said that an elder ly woman passenger died in their lifeboat and, in order to avoid panic, her body was put over the side.
 Frank Connolly, New York City, returning with his wife and their children, aged g, 8 and 3 l-2 years, said that they were in the dining room when the torpedo hit. Con- nelly said he clasped the youngest child in his arms and put the others on his shoulders and proceeded on deck to his lifeboat station.
 The injured list at Galway still included:
 William Ludlow, 66, Lenox ave, Glenbrook. Conn.,, shock.
 Expedite Return
 Washington, Sept. 7.-UP)-The State Department today announced plans to expedite further the re- turn of Americans stranded in Eur ope, including survivors of the s. $. Athenia now in Glasgow.
 The United States Lines President Roosevelt sailed from New York last night and will pick up Americans awaiting removal at Havre. The Roosevelt was held up for eight hours by walkout of crew mem- bers seeking war risk compensa- tion."
 The s. S. Orizaba will leave for European waters as soon as a crew can be signed. the department said. The S. $. Manhattan, now enroute to the United States. will be return ed to Europe immediately.
 Arrangements have been made, the department said. to place four additional ships in service to sail for European ports some time this week. The four are expected to transport approximately 5000 persons back to this country.
 The department was advised that the Elders and Fyfes Steamship Line of London, has offered accommo- dations to 800 Americans on two ships sailing this week from Bristol, England, to Jamaica.
 l28 MEN LOST
 London, Sept. 7.-UP)--A re- check of casualties in the sinking of the British Liner Athenia indi- cated today that l28 lives had been lost, although officials still hoped some missing persons had been pick ed up by vessels without radio equipment.