The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 13, 1915, Page 2, Image 2
FACES GRAVE SITUATION
SINKING OF IASITAMA I'liOliLKM
KOli I'NITKD STATKS.
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Submarine Sends lairge Passenger
Vessel to llottoni.?Many Americans
l<ost.
As the result of the sinking of the'
Cunard liner Lusitanla. by a German
submarine, the United States faces the
gravest crises since the beginning of
the European war. Some weeks ago,'
when Germany proclaimed a "war
zone" around the British Isles, the,
United States issued a note to Ger-'
many, in which it was stated that
Germany would be held to a strict
accountability for the loss of any!
American lives. On board the Lusi-j
tania when it was sent to the bot-:
torn Friday were 190 American pas-.!
sengers, most of whom met death.1
The list of dead includes several j
" Americans'of much prominence, in-!
eluding Elbert Hubbard and wife. I
1' !
Aiirea LtW >uut5 vauuciuiu, viim ?v.o i
Frohman, Charles Klein, and others.
1,500 Lost.
London. May 9.?Latest estimates
here put the death roll in the sinking
of the Cunarder Lusitania at well upj
i < to 1,500.
Superintendent Dodd. of the Cu-|
nard Line, today dashed lingering \
hopes that there might be further j
survivors in a statement that said:
"The only problem now is to iden-'
tify the nameless dead."
So far as can be ascertained about!
700 persons escaped when the liner
sank after being struck by German
torpedoes, but of these 45 have died
from exposure or from injuries.
Lord Mersey is to conduct an in-.
quiry into the disaster and until that'
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begins; official opinion as to hoy the
Lusitania came to be caught and why
60 many lives were lost, wil> remain
a secret. The general unofficial
opinion is that several German submarines
were assigned to the task
of attacking the liner and that they
manoeuvred her into position where
she could not escape. '
Altered Her (\>urse
Passengers say that for some time
before the flrst torpedo was fired the
Lusitania had altered her course, and
they ascribe this to the fact that
one German submarine had shown
herself, sending the big liner in the
direction where others were waiting
*\ to strike. i
Beyond anges at the Germans, the
catastrophe has had no effect on the
British people. Steamers are arriv- :
ing and departing as usual and even
steamers to Ireland are being freely
.
patronized.
The heavy loss of life on the Lusi- !
tania was due, passengers believe, to 1
the fact that some officers at least re- 1
,
assured them, after the first torpedo
struck, that the Lusitania would re- '
main afloat. Preparations were made '
to launch the boats, but before this]
could be done, a second torpedo lift !
the steamer and she listed so badly 1
Yj'X' ' I
that the crew could only work the '
f boats on one side of the ship. j1
Anotner iacior was me extreme
confidence of the passengers them- *
selves in the infallibility of the wa- 1
ter-tight compartments.
The Lusitania was not in the Brit- j
. ish navy list for April among the:
merchant vessels commissioned as;
naval auxiliary craft and Cunard of- '
ficials deny that she ever was used
for that purpose. '
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(Jrave Situation for I". S. jl
Washington. May 9.?What 'action '
the United States government will 1
take as a result of the sinking of i
the British liner Lusitania. with a
'loss of more than a hundred American
lives, is tonight an undetermined
question.
President Wilson during the last ;
twenty-four hours has been studying
every phase of the case from its legal,
and humanitarian aspects. That he'
feels deeply distressed over the incident
and realizes the people of the.
United States expect him to* express
I
in some pronounced fashion their indignation.
was announced in the
statement issued from the White
house last night.
Nothing more was added today to
* the few significant sentences of this
I
utterance?that the president was|
"considering very earnestly, but very |
calmly, the right course of action to
pursue," and that "he knows the people
.of the country wish and expect
' him to act with deliberation as well
as with firmness."
\ Until all tli? official reports are re-'
ceived from Ambassadors Gerard and
Paste, at Berlin and London, re-j
spectively. it was n<>t expected that
any action would he taken.
Studying Situation.
The president spent a ?juiet day:
apart from his official family?and;
for tlie most part alone. He went to
church in the forenoon and took aj
ride after luncheon. Most of the
time he seemed preoccupied and talked
little to his companions. He sat
in his study, it was said, in deep
Thought, undisturbed for hours. Secretary
and Mrs. McAdoo dined with
I
him tonight, but it was understooi
no reference was made to the situa
lion. It was the first time Mr. Mc
Adoo had visited the white housi
since he was operated on a few week
ago.
When the president went motorin;
lie rode alone on the front seat, re
volving in his mind the most im
portant problem of his administra
tion. When he returned to his desl
tonight he found the pile of tele
grams had increased. They had beei
coming in scores from all parts o
the country. Many urged the adop
tion of severe measures. Severa
among them, a few from working
men's organizations, advised a dec
laration of war as the surest prevent
ativp of further affronts to Americai
dignity. Others suggested a sever
ance of all diplomatic relations un
til adequate reparation and apolog:
was made. Still others counselled i
peaceful course, but advocated firm
ness. A few messages justified tin
sinking.
Secretary Bryan, who spent tin
day at home also, received many mes
sages bearing on the situation simi
lar to those that came to the whiti
house.
Prominent Americans Perish.
Among the well-known American
whose bodies have not been recover
ed and who consequently are believ
ed to have perished, are Alfret
Gwynne Vanderbilt. Charles Klein
the playwright; Justus N. Format
and Elbert Hubbard and his wife.
The body of Charles Frohman, o
New York, theatrical producer, al
ready has been brought ashore a
Queenstown.
The hospitals of Queenstown an
filled with the injured among the sur
vivors and the morgues with tin
dead.
Judging from the recitals of sur
vors there was comparatively littli
panic on board the Lusitania whei
she went down. Xor is there any
thing to show that the rule of th<
sea favoring women and children ii
the work of , rescue was violated
Many of the liner's lifeboats wen
rendered useless by the fact that sh<
listed so sharply that they could no
be used.
Had Faith in His Sliip.
Many of the passengers did no
belive the Lusitania would sink ai
quickly as she did. Consequently
they did not join in the rush for th<
lifeboats, but evidently preferred t<
trust in their belief that the water
tight compartments of the vesse
would keep her afloat until sucl
time as help came out from the Irisl
shore, less than ten miles away. I
is related that some of the passenger;
even detained to put on life belts.
It is estimated that theTe wen
about 190 Americans on board the
Cunard liner. So far as could be
ascertained at this time fewer tliar
70 Americans were saved. Conse
juentlv the death list of Americans
is about 120.
Either two or three torpedoes
struck the Lusitania. One report says
the first projectile was followed by
two others striking in quick succes^
sion. Another report has it that
two submarines took part in the
Dnslaught, one attacking from the
port and the other from the starboarc
side.
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From Cunarri Officials.
Liverpool, May S.?Alfred Booth
manager-director of the Cnnarc
Steamship Company, made the following
statement to-day:
"1 desire to send my heartfelt sympathy.
wherein all the Cunard direct
srs and managers join, to relatives
and friends of the American passen
gers murdered by the German subma
fines.
"1 am certain the whole civilizec
world is as one in loathing for this
treacherous attack on innocent lives
so many of whom were women anc
children."
President Grappling With Problem.
Washington. May S.?Presiden
\\ tlson, upon wnoni me eyes 01 u:<
world are foeussed at the preseu
moment. studied in quiet seclusioi
to-day the aspects of law and fact it
connection with the sinking by i
German torpedo of the British line:
Lusitania. with a consequent loss o
many American lives.
The great human tragedy couplet
with the responsibilities of the hour
caused the President to deny himsel
to all callers, even to members of hi
official family, while he turned ove
in his mind the course to be pursuei
by the United States Government ii
one of the most serious crises in it
history.
The only glimpse of the working
Hi' Hip President's mind was eivei
when the White House to-night issti
0(1 its first formal comment on th
disaster. The announcement \va
made that the president realized tli
country expected him to deal wit
the situation "with deliberation a
well as firmness."
After a conference with the Presi
dent at the white house this even
Secretary Tumulty said:
"Of course the President feels th
|distress and the gravity of the situa
1 tion to the utmost, and is consider- r
- ins very earnestly, hut very calmly, ?
- the right course to pursue, lie knows jl
e; that the people of the country wish
si and expect him to act with deliberation
as well as firmness."
.Mary Pickford in "The Eagle's I
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