The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 14, 1915, Image 2
NATION MOURNS GREAT
SEA HORROR OF THE WAR
About HO Americans Lost When ths
' ' '
Lusitania Was Torpedoed by !
German Submarine. I
, ? ? '> :>.*'? ' t : H
He Warning Given to III
Fated Graft by the
Attackers.
Ofoe nation Is recovering slowly from
the shook ant) horror caused by the
sinking of the Mtoamahlp I.usUanln of
tho Cunard lino, of* tho Irish const, n
few miles outside of (Jueeustown har
bor. Tho lows of more than 1,400 1 1 von.
about 140 of whom were American
men, women and children, and nil of
whom worn noncomhutauts. has caused
one of the (jrealcHt sensations of mod
ern times. The submarine which
caused the cutastrophe in believed to
be ono of the powerful L1 class craft,
whlclj are held responsible for the loss
of tiie steamship Falaba and other pns
sen or and freight ships In British wa
?
ters.
Tlie sudden news of the attack Is held
responsible for the terrific loss of life,
as tho deadly missiles eainc without
Warning while the passengers were
dining, and the Lusitanlu disappeared
beneath the waves within fifteen min
utes.
; What Survivor* Say.
Survivors say that the first torpedo
_ struck lliu hull of the ship directly In
tlie space occupied by the engine room
CAPTAIN TUHNFK AND HAIiOON OF VKAflELi.
The necond tilt her cargo section, and
1* thought to have exploded an enor
h quantity of ammunition 'said to
i?avv Imm* n stored there. At any rate,
?erernl explosions occurred rs tlu
steamer listed and sank bow first.
Survivors united in declaring no
warning was given. So desperate were
condition* that only 'ten lifelnmts con id
be launched, indescribable scenes were j
enacted as tiie helpless passengers
'struggled for their lives in the sea.
The otlielal llritish press bureau In
London gave out the following report!
from (lie admiral In command at!
.1
Queen slow n
"The torpedo, boats, tugs ami armed
trawlers which went to the rescue of i
the l.usitania passengers from Queens- 1
town are all in. with the exception of!
th?> Heron."
Few First Class Pasnongora Saved.
"< >n!y a few of the. ,flrst class pas- J
senger* were sa\ed. It is understood I
that lin y thought the ship would float. I
She sank in from' fifteen to twenty-live I
minutes.
"It is reported that she was struck
by two torpedoes.
"Tho Cuuard airent gives 2.100 as thci
total number aboard.
."The Cunaid <-"tnpany reported the1
nationalities of the passengers as fob j
lows: Saloon ? llritish. 17'.>: American, I
100; Greek. 0; Swede. 1: Mexican. l;i
Swiss, 1. Second class -RiTish. r>21;!
American, Go), Kussian. L,; 4;.
1 1 ol landers. 3; Kroneh, Italian, 1; un-1
known, 2.
"In the steerage there are said to
have been thirteen Americans.
The tragedy . Jtook place, about 1 en ;
miles olf the Old Head of Kin^ale. As
soon as, the Lusitftnla's Wireless rail
for assistance was received at < >neen* ?
town Admiral Coke, in conuuai.d <4
the naval station, dispute hod to the
scene all assistance available.
The tugs Warrior, Storttrcock and .Tu ? !
lia, together with frve trawlers and the;
local lifeboat In tow of n tug. were'
hurried out to sea. .
Weather condition* aided In the work j
Captain Criticises Failure
of British Warships to
Protect Liner.
of roftCQe, but tho suddenness with
which (ho liner plunged to the bottom
of HL George's channel made it hnpos
blhlo to get off all on hoard.
From tho report* thus fur received,
officers a nd^ crow acted with the ut
most bravery, In the greatest hcu dlB
aHter since the sinking of the Titanic
they went expeditiously about their
task of gettlug as many us possible of
tho passengers away before the inevi
table molnent when the great hulk
they trod must make Its final dive to
destruction.
Meanwhile aid had started from a
? dozen directions, and soon the boats
were picked up by steam vessels ntod
smaller craft. But before this hap
pened the stricken liner, with so many
hirtnan souls still aboard, had gone
down.
It is known that among so many
victims there .are many Ainericaus, and
in the view of those in authority here
the death of these presents to tho Unit
ed States the greatest problem she has
l^aced during tho present war.
Bodies Brought Ashore.
One hundred bodies were brought
ashore at QueenstOwn on the Cuuard
wharf from the rescue tivg Stormeock
qpd other steamers. which hyfrtjtftit over.
000 survivors. It is stated that these
persons died of exhaustion while on
their way to Quceftstown from the
scene of the disaster. The bodies were
removed to the town hall.
When the survivors reachcd the
wharves doctors and ambulances were
waiting, and plt.lful scenes were wit
nessed there. There was a I urge pro
portion of women among the arrivals.
-Their clothes were soaked with water.
They were hint I ess and shoeless, and
.many were unable to walk.
Most of the. survivors had suffered
severe Injuries to their legs and other
purts of ihelr bodies, and many hud to
be placed upon stretchers itnd removed
to the quartet's which hud been spe
cially prepared i'or them.
What the Captain Says.
Captain William T. Turner of the
' Liusltuntu expressed no fear for the
safety of his ship when he sailed from
New York.
"1 wonder what tho Germans will
do next?" was his only comment when
lie read the advertisement sent out by.
the German embassy, warning Ameri
cans that they sailed at "their own
risk" on Kritish 'ships, which were Uu
ble to' destruction In the war zone.
When Captain Turner was questioned
regarding the ship hying mot off the
Irish coast by lhitlsh torpedo destroy
ers ho replied:
"The admiralty never trouble to send
PKR8IDENT WILSON JN
8KRIOU9 8ITUATION.
A <Jl?patch from Washington
ways:
Grave feara are felt by tin* ad
mlulatrat)o? that tlie torpedoing
of the luwitanla will lead to a
vy a v?- of iintl (Jcrmun feHlng thai
will ?weep the country. Pre*!
(irni wllaoi) tbua fiir ima inn ii
;|^'?<1 to Ue??p | > 1 1 1> 1 1<* opinion
well within hound*, and the H|>?>
indie evidence* of t^ro-eMle*' feel
Inu li:iw- uq( bt?f> scrioua. The
next few daya are certain to bv
auxiou* oni'H for the White
House, for the4)' will aliotv
whether the A iiirrl'iin people
will keep their balance or become
partlaanH In their resentment.
The fact that many America na
were known to the Germana to
he aboard the Lukdtnnla la culeu
la ted to excite the populace, it la
feared The alnking of the ahl|>
without warning to the uufortu
nate pU8*0ngo?H uiul Crew, It U
jKdnted ouf. doe* not leave a
good Impression and teuda'to the
belief that the kaiser's govern
nient holdq America and Ameri
cana In cool eon tempt.
WATCHED TORPEDO
AS IT STRUCK SHIP.
Ernest Coyvpor, Toronto Writer, De
' ?oribes Attack, 8een From Deck. >
' j
A : lni 1 1. look out for submarines was ]
kept a board 1 1 1 ? Lusltanla as she ap
preached the Irish coast, aceordliiff to
Ernest Cowper. a Toronto newspaper
man. who was ' ri'moog the survivors
landed at Queenstown.
He said that after the ship was tor
pedoed there . was no panic among the
crew, but that thoy went About th?
OCEAN TRAVEL
NOTICES
TRAVELLERS intending to
embark on the Atlantic voyage
are Reminded .that , a state of
ttikr cxUts between Germany
and her allies and GreatBritian
and her allies; that the zone of
war includes the paters adja
cent to the British Isles; that,
in accordance with formal no
tice given by the Imperial Gcr?
man Government, vessels fly
ing the flag of Great Britijui, or
of any of her allies, are liablo to
destruction in those waters and
that travellers sailing in ^he
war zone on ships of Great
Britian or her allies do to at
their own risk.
IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSY.
WASHINGTON. D C . APRIL 22. 101^.
; . THE -GERMANS' WARNING AD.
work of getting passengers into the
boats in a prompt and efficient manner.
"As wo nea red the coast of Ireland,"
said Mr. Cow per. "we all Joined in the
lookout, for a possible attack by a sub
marine was the sole topic of conversa
tion.. ;
"I was chatting with a friend at the
rail about 2 o'clock when suddenly 1
caught a glimpse of the conning tower
of a submarine about 1,000 yards dis
taut. I immediately called my friend's
-attention to it. immediately we both
Photo by American Press Association.
THE STEAMSHIP LUSITANIA AS SHE APPEARED LEAVING FOR
ENGLAND ON HER LAST TRIP. -
out to meet the Lusitania. Thc.v only I
look after 1 lu? ships that are bringing!
the big guns over, like the Orduaa ami
the Transylvania, last voyage. On the;
Ia*t. eastward trip 1 never saw a war ;
bhip unLil uo roa? IuMj
Duo of the Cunard olllecrs who was}
on t!ii? I .nsltania -on lior last voyage, I
continued Captain Turner's statement !
thsst the liner had not sighted .a single;
war-hip tai her voyage.
Captain Turner stood at his post on j
the bridge u:.tll Ills ship "went d<>\\ n j
niul was th>ve hours ?fterw?rd ?
Wiuiii.g :t life belt, neoortling to 1>. A.
Thninas, tho Ca'rdKT (Wales) coal mag ?
i. ate.
"?Mir course Was shaped for shore;
immediately after the torpOdo struck."
he said. ' There Is a diflfcrenc? of ophv j
lojt as to whether the steamship was!
struek by mnw than one torpedo, but 1 j
heard only one."
saw tlie track of a torpedo followed
almost Instantly by an explosion. l*or- ;
tJons of splintered hull were sent fly
ing into the air, and then another tor '
pedo struck. The ship beuau to list
La Eliirboord ? -
"The trew at om e proceeded to get
the passengers into boats In an orderly,
prompt and cMieient manner. *Miss
Helen Smith , appealed to me to save
her. 1 place! her In a boat and firiw
her safely away. I got into one of the
last boats to leave.
"Home of the boats could not .be
launched, as the vessel was sinking. ?
There was a large number of women
and children in the second cabin. For
ty of the children were lex* than a year
old."
I-'rom Interviews with pas*>eng*ra It ;
appears that when tho torpedoes burst |
they sent forth sun oca tin fumed.
(Continued on Page ii)
THAT TALL, DARK MAN
# I
By OLIVE ROBERT8 BARTON.
fyj-v'I W 'Xvr -.v? VT . ? ?? ? . ' ?
(Cupy right, JVI.6, by I ho M<<'lur? Nowwpit
per SyuiU atv,)
Don met them at the train Ix>r?
ratne, her mother and father. It
seemed "centuries since he had seen
her, Lorrfttnp, of courty?, although K
had Been but two weeks stnco she bad
gone away.' \ ,
The parting had been full of fore
boding for Don. Such u trip was sure
to bo prolifle In young men. To muke
things more ominous, Lorraine had
Intirnatud b<-f?/re It-aving that Htgno
riua !x)tta had foretold tantalizingly
vague things of a tall ygung man with
brown oyea and dark hair. This was
thorns and nettles to Don, whose eyea
were gray and hair a decided auburn.
He now searched her face anxious
ly. Had the dark young man mate
rialized in the fortnlght'a vacation?
There was nothing there to tell, I sor*
ralne was as sweet and Bmlling - and
battling ? as ever. He sighed.
He was asked to stay to dinner and
accepted gratefully. He had a dogged
determination not to leave until he
had verified, or dissipated, his fears.
Two thlngH favored him ? the moon
and the arrival of the preacher. The
back yard swing soon had two occu
pants.
Lorraine suddenly became talkative.
"The whole thing was heavenly, Don.
From the minute we left until just
now."
"Thanks!"
"You're welcome, grouchy! I'd
think you'd be glad to see me back.
Instead you've been glooming around
like a funeral. Well, I'm going to tell
you all about it. anyway. I've Just
got to tell someone. Do you remem
ber about Signorlna Lotta ? all she
said pbout a dark man and every
thing?" I
"No!" killlhg a mosquito. "What
did she say? Surely you don't be
lieve the rot a fortune teller gets
off?"
* "Oh, but I do. It all came true;
almost every word of it. You see, it
was this way," gazfiig rapturdusly at
the moon. "When we got to Baltl
Inoro' the" city was air~doren*atcrdfor
the blglcentenntttt. had seen
the decorations and all that dad want
ed to go on a battleship.",
"Weil, where does the fellow como
in?"
"Sh! I'm coming to that! We
went across the bay to a great whop
plng man-of-war that made you feel
all glorious and patriotic-?"
"Hut when- ? " _ ..
"He quiet! I'm coming to him
soon. They let us on that one. We
went up a funny little pair of stairs
they lowered over the side of the,
boat."
"Hut what has your brown-eyed
friend to do. with ? "
"For goodness sake, be quiet, pon.
You're worse than Prince barking
for a bone. Well, mother and I were
looking all around everywhere. Dad
had wandered off by himself, and In a
few minutes he $ame back with the
tallest, handsomest, darllngest, brown1
eyed ? "
Don coughed painfully behind his
hand.
"Poor boy! What a cold!, Well,
as I was saying, dad came back with
the tallest, hand ? "
"I heard you the first time."
"Oh, did you? Well, he was. And
he treated us just lovely. - He took
us lots of places other people- weren't
allowed to go, for he was an officer.
His uniform was gr-r-a-a-nd."
Silence.. ' f
"And then that night we went by
boat to Old Point Cpmfort and Nor
folk. We were at luncheon In the
hotel when who should walk in. but
_Lifilitenant Krickeon. ? He toolc us
through the fort and everywhere ? "
"Yes, I know, I've been there!:
Then 1 suppose he went back to An
napolis where he belonged!"
"Who? Oh, indeed he didn't! Dad
and mother and I got on tho boat
that night and went to Boston."
"Well ? that's all, I suppose."
"No, indeed! The best"' ? very in
nocently ? "is yet to come."
"Heavens! I suppose he suddenly
developed a pair of wings and ? "
"Why, Don, you act so funny! I
don't understand you at all." i
"Humph! Well, go on about your
brawnreyed? god of Olympus. What
next?"
"Why, that very day we were com
ing out of a shop on Tremont street
in Hoston, when whom should we run
into but ? "
"Lieut. Jupiter von Erlckson, I sup
pose!"
"Yes," wonderingly. "How did you
guess? And his wife!"
"His wife! His wife, did you say?"
"M hum! And she was as beauti
f '1 as ho was handsome! Her hair
was a beautiful light ? "
Put what her hair was like Don
never heard. "You little tease!" ho
cried, holding her tieht to his breast^
"Toll me what color of eyes you like
host, before T let you go.,"
"Gray!" confessed T-orraitie softly.
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