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WEATHER.
j Fair ami somewhat roo1#?r tonieht; jl
Sunday fair: moderate westerly winds. J
j Temperature past twenty-four hours: !
; Hi^h. TO. at 3 p.m. yesterday; low, 67,
at fi a.m. today.
For full report see papre 11.
"From Press to Home
Within the HouT
Ijmt Week** Sworn Jfet Circulation?
Dally Average, 71.902: Sunday, 53.120.
No. 19,9R>.
WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1915-TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
ONE CENT.
51 Americans Reported Saved
of 188 Aboard the Lusitania
INDICATED BY LATEST ESTIMATE
THAT 1,216 PERSONS PERISHED
WHEN BIG LINER WENT DOWN
Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Other Promi
nent United States Citizens Are
Among the Missing.
FISHERMEN MAY HAVE EFFECTED
A FEW RESCUES NOT REPORTED
Bodies of Scores of Victims, Killed By the Explosion or
Drowned, Have Been Taken to
Queenstown.
According to the best information available
today, 43 of the 188 Americans aboard the liner
Lusitania when she was torpedoed yesterday off
the Irish coast are known to have been saved.
Hope is held out that a dozen or more others may
have escaped.
The American consul at Queenstown, in a tele
gram to the United States embassy at London,
said that he had cabled to the State Department
at Washington a list containing the names of 43
Americans who have been saved. The message >
added:
"There may be another dozen Americans not i
in touch with me. I also believe that one tender i
lead of survivors landed at Clonakilly.
"The survivors will proceed at noon or laterj
this afternoon. The total survivors at Queens
town number* 634. About 63 bodies remain |
unidentified."
Reports to the State Department said 51 were
saved and a list of 47 names was given.
The names of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Elbert
Hubbard, Charles Frohman, Charles Klein, A.
L. Hopkins, president of the Newport News Ship-1
building Company, and other well known men,
are on the list of missing. !
Known Survivors Number 703.
The latest available information indicates that about two-thirds
of the persons on board the Lusitania lost their lives.
The number of passengers is given by the Cunard steamship rep
ie>entatives in New York as 1,254. and of the crew as 665, a total of
1.919. The number of survivors now accounted for is 703. This in- I
dicates a death list of 1,216.
Hopes that the list of persons saved may be materially increased
.vere dashed by an announcement from the British admiralty that all 1
but one of the rescue fleet which put out from Queenstown had re
ported and that there was little prospect of news of further survivors.
Nevertheless, inquiries are being made all along the coast in the hope
that other rescues may have been made by small craft which put in
.it isolated points.
Of the 290 first-class passengers it is now believed only 76 were I
sHved. No word has been received of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,
Charles Frohman and other prominent men who were aboard.
MORE THAN THIRTEEN HUNDRED MISSING.
LONDON, May 8.?More than thirteen hundred persons lost
their lives, the British admiralty estimates, when the Cunard line
steamship Lusitania was torpedoed yesterday afternoon off Old
Head, Kinsale, on the Irish coast.
The officially known survivors number only 658, while there were
2,160 souls aboard the great liner when she was attacked.
A further telegram has just been received by the British officials
(Continued on Second Page.)
NATIONALITY OF
THE PASSENGERS
Clas*lfled according: to nation
ality. the passenger* aboard the J
Liiftitanla are divided an follow* j
in the respective dlvi*ionn:
FIRST CLASS.
Rriti.Mli 170 j
American citizen* 106
(ireekg 3 !
Swede* 1 i
Mexican* 1
Swi** 1 I
Total 201
SECOND CLASS.
Rrltihh -.21
American* ft.1
RiiMKian* 3
RHgrlnii* I |
Hollander* 3 j
French r>
Italians I
Unknown 2
Total AO I
THIRD CLASS.
Fns:linh 204
IflMh aft.
Scotch 13 |
RuNMlan r?n
American* J7
Per*ians . . 21
Greek* 3
Finnish j
Scandinavians 4
Mexican 1
Total 362
Total passengers, 1,2T?4.
FEATURES
IN THE STAR
TOMORROW
"WHO W A S. MA HIE DUPONTt"
a new and fascinating serial, by
A DELE LI EHRMA XX.
CHARLES M PEPPER writes nf
the coming Pan-American confer
ence to be held in Washington.
MY X EC K l.ACE OF BLACK
HEAPS." by LOT'ISE COLLIER
WILIJ'OX. a story of a great
prirtta donna and her black
beads pick'd up in a second- j
hand store
Uncle Han> is going to construct.
~>?0 miles of R AILROA It IX
ALASKA; but thi'f undertaking
is not his first venture in the
building of railways.
E TH h L HA R R YMO R E va n ates
her experiences with young play
wrights.
In the coining installment of ? THE
IX V A SI ON OK AMERICA" it is j
\hown how Boston is open, to
attack from the sen '
ELLIS PARKER HI TLER > on
tributes an inimitable sto,y on
tilled 'W HEX JOIJX h'iXElJ
l/IE CUCKOO CLOCK "
?I part of the work of the H'o.!/ ?! V j
m ini s at Tin: m kkai hi !
i-:.vt;nA vim; a\i> i-i:i\ rr.xi;
Is to answrr foolish qurxtions.
is i.i fk wor-Tii i.i visa
AFTKK KEVLSTrt" is tho
caption of a double-page spread
vhicli answers the question in
the affirmative.
H YROX NE W TOX, A SSIS TA X T
SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY, discovers "PUHLICITIS,"
a new disease at n;ork in the
body politic; the story is writ
ten by ASH MUX BROWN
"THE HARD JOB OF HEIXa A
CROOK"
"THE MEX WHO PAINT THE
TO WX "
A HOG'S f")<> PLAYGROt XlJ "
IS IT WORRY THAT KILLSf"
by DR. EDWIN F. BOWERS
WHAT SHALL I DO WITH THE
MOXF.Y I'VE SA VEDt" by
ALBERT W. AT WOOD
?THE SXAKE THAT SCARED i
A XDRE W ( A RN EC IE "
-MEASURING THE SMALLEST.
THING IN THE WORLD" and
"LITTLE THINGS YOU
OUGHT TO KNOW"
? s U P P R E S S I O X OF VODKA
TRAFFIC IN RUSSIA CUTS
THE DEATH RATE IN HALF. '
"AIDING JUVENILE OFFEND
ERS IN NEW YORK THE
WORK OF A CONGRESS
MAN'S WIFE."
in the past few months more than
NINETY THOUSAND AMER
ICAN HORSES have been
poured into EUROPE'S DEATH
HOPPER
TOMORROW
IN THE
SUNDAY STAR
LUSITAN1 A.
Berlin Newspapers Hail Sinking
of the Lusitania With Delight
LONDON, May 8, 11:18 a.m.?The Exchange Telegraph Com
pany has received today the following telegram from Copenhagen:
"Berlin newspapers print the news of the sinking of the Lusitania
in colossal type and hail the successful torpedoing of the ship as a
new triumph for Germany's naval policy. The general impression
is that England has got what she deserves."
El
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LONDON, May 8, 1:51 p.m.?
j The British government today>
made the following announce- j
ment:
"The statement appearing in j
some newspapers that the Lusi- 1
tania was armed is wholly false." j
'ACT
CRIPPLED LUSITANIA HALTED,
SANK SLOWLY BY HER BOWS,
KEELED OVER AND VANISHED
CORK. May 8.?A coast guard who witnessed the sink
ing of the ship believes she sank within eight minutes. His
story is confirmed by a Cork farmer who waS working near
Old Head. Kinsale, when he heard shots, and, looking sea
ward. saw a steamer with her bows in the air. He said hardly
ten minutes later she keeled over on her side and sank.
A resident of Ardfield estimates the ship was five miles
from shore when he heard the crash of the torpedo when it
pierced her side. For a moment she seemed to move slowly
straight ahead and then suddenly stopped, her bow sinking
and the stern rising. Then she keeled over and disappeared
from sight. Within a few minutes ten rescue boats had
reached the spot where she went down.
Dr. Bernard Dernberg Declares Lusi
tania Was Carrying- Contra
band of War.
rl,EVELANI>, May v?|ir. Bernard
Dernherg, former German colonial sec
retary, who arrived here today from
New York to address the City Club,
holds the sinking of the lusitania by
a <;erman submarine to he justifiable.
He takes this position because the lusi
tania carried contraband of war, and
also because the boat was classified as
an auxiliary cruiser at the disposal of
the British admiralty.
Warnings given by ?he Cierman em
bassy at Washington, together with the
note of February 18 from Berlin de
claring the existence of war zones, re
lieve Germany from responsibility for
the loss of lives of Americans, he said.
Dr. Dernberg also characterized the
blowing up of the American tank liner
Gulllight, carrying a cargo of oil from
France to Kngland, as justifiable.
CAPTAIN STOOD ON BRIDGE
AS HIS SHIP WENT DOWN
LONDON, May 8.?Capt. Turner of the Lusitania stood at
his post on the bridge until his ship went down and was rescued
three hours afterward wearing a life belt, according to D. A.
Thomas, the Cardiff, Wales, coal magnate.
of
Made Gridiron Club Secretary.
At the regular monthly meeting
the Gridiron Club, held today, J. Harry
Cunningham was elected secretary to
lill the unexpired term of the late John
S. Shi iver.
Who Was Marie Dupont?
A fascinating story of a new kind. A serial
replete with mystery and romance. Begins to
morrow in The Sunday Magazine of THE
SUNDAY STAR.
FEW PERSONS SAVED
OUT OF FIRST CABIN
LIST, COMPANY SAYS
I
j
Cunard Line Offices in New York
Besieged by Relatives and
Friends of Passengers.
NEW YORK. May 8.?The Cunard line issued an announce
ment today saying that it had received a cablegram from Liverpool
which said the admiralty had announced that only a few first-class
passengers had been saved, and that three boats were reported to be
bringing too bodies to Queenstown.
\\ lien the Cunard line offices opened early todav the first bulletin
issued?the text of the announcement made by the press bureau at
| Liverpool last night, stating that 658 survivors had been landed?
! strengthened the belief that the loss of life would be great, especially
! among the first-cabin passengers.
List of Survivors Announced.
This bulletin was quickly followed by
a list of survivors received from Liver
pool. As fast as these names could be
checked with the passenger lists they
were given out. The first list contained
the names of fifty-two first cabin pas
| sfnpers. Among them were D. A
j Thomas of London, millionaire coal
| operator: his daughter. Lady Mack
j worth; Julian de Ayala. Cuban consul
j general at Liverpool, and Lady Allan
j of Montreal.
Although inquirers, who came early
j to the office? were few in number, tele
grains by the hundred poured in over
night and continued to arrive in swell
ing torrents during the forenoon. The
telephone lines of the company were
choked with calls. A large detachment
of clerks was detailed to answer in
quiries.
As fast ts the work could be done, a
list of survivors from the second cabin
? was prepared. The first list, it was
thought, would be followed by others
during: the day.
There was no noticeable increase in j
the number of persons calling at the,
office during the early part of the day. i
I Among them was Harry Niernark. a !
Belgian, who came to America with his;
father. Abraham Niernark, three months j
ago, leaving his mother and sisters in j
London. The elder Niemark sailed on I
the Lusitan a. taking with him the entire
fortune of the family, which he had
converted into diamonds in order that
they might he realized on readily. His
name was not in the first list of sur
vivors cabled from Liverpool.
Crowd at Offices Increases.
As the day wore on ihe crowd at
the Cunard line increased. At noon
the offices were filled with men and i
women, many of them crying, who |
waited for word of relatives and friends!
aboard. Several hundred more, unable!
to crowd into the offices, crowded the
sidewalk.
Every clerk in the line's employ, ex- j
cept those engaged in making out lists
of survivors as they dribbled in from !
Liverpool, was put to work answering j
inquiries. The walls of tiie offices and I
the counters were placarded with pas- I
sen get* lists showing all aboard. A
I check mark in ink was placed opposite
! tiie names of those reported saved. I
] There were many white gaps between 1
i the check marks.
j Most of tiie inquiries were f..r passen- j
gers in the second cabin ? in which I
{ there were mort than &O0?and the I
sterage. Many women begged be
seechingly for word of relatives,
j A message indicating that the sur\iv
j ors landed on the coast of Ireland"
i would sail today for England was re
I ceived shortly before noon. It read:
"Queenstown wires all passengers for
Liverpool now at station waiting for 3
o'clock connection for Holyhead. Will
send v?>u compLete list as soon as we
can get it ready."
F. I'. Caskell, in charge of the out
bound freight of the Cunard line,
j denbd a report that there had been
; picric acid aboard the Lusitania. Mr.
(Jaskell said there were no explosives,
j ammunition or any inflammable mate
Irial on the ship.
Travelers Again Warned.
| There was frequent mention during 1
i the day of the fact that the advertise- i
i incut placed by the German embassy j
j in New York papers the morning of the
Lusitania's sailing had reappeared in
the newspapers today. This advertise
ment reminded t lie public that Ger
many had declared a war, zone about
the British Isles, and warned travelers
that they would embark at their own
risk on ships flying the flags of the
allies.
i Simultaneously with the reappear
ance of this advertisement the Lusi
tania's name was stricken from the
! advertisement of the Cunard line,
j Statements attributed to Capt. Turner
of the Lusitania before the sailing and
recalled now indicate that the British
admiralty relied on the Lusitania's
speed, rather than convoys, to enable
her to make port safely. When offi
cials of the Cunard line were asked
today if they cared to comment on the
question of the lack of a convoy, \V. T.
I Stead, publicity agent of the line, said:
"One of the first things we did yes
terday was to issue an order that no
official of the line should make any
statements. We decided at once to
confine ourselves simply to giving out
the cable messages we received. It
would obviously be improper for us to
do anything else. You will doubtless
get some comment on this question
from the other side. It should very
likely be the subject of a statement
in parliament."
At the offlcM of the line it was an
nounced at noon that it was known
that seventy-nine of the first cabin
passengers had been saved, according
to lists compiled from their own ad
vices and other sources. A revision of
I th<-. passenger list placed the total
| number of passengers aboard at
| The crew numbered ??<'?."?, making a total
! or persons on the ship.
Cablegrams from abroad telling: of
j the safety of passengers or saying
! their fate was Unknown were received
I here today by relatives of those aboard.
j Mr. Vanderbilt Still Missing-.
[ Capt. Isaac Emerson, father-in-law of
j Alfred G. Vanderbilt, made public a
i brief cablegram received today from
I the Vanderbilt agent in London. The
j sender estimated the number of sur
j vivors at f<no and said Mr. Vanderbilt
was "still missing" Mrs. Vanderbilt is
j with her father here.
R. M. Bryan received a cablegram
telling of the safety of T>. A. Thomas,
the so-called British coal king, who
was rescued, with his daughter. Lady
Mackworth, and his secretary, Reese
10 v a ns.
C. W. Bowring of Bowling Co..
owners of the Red < "ross line. was in
the water four hours, according to a
cablegram received by his wife. The
message, dated CJueenstown. May s. read:
"Torpedoed without warning, port
side. .Jumped overboard starboard side
In \vat#>r tour hours. No ill effects."
Mr. Bowring is president of the St.
George's Society here and was in
charge of the Prince of Wales relief
fund in America. He is well advanced
ir: years, and his wife considers his
escape almost miraculous.
Among the saloon passengers were
T. B. King of live. N. Y.. and James
Leary of Brooklyn, who went abroad
to buy woolens. Cablegrams were re
ceived today, presumably from then,,
unsigned, reading: "Saved. Everything
lost. No money."
Frank Partridge, an interior decora
tor. and K?igar Gorer. a f?th avenue art
dealer, sailed together. The manager
of Mr. (Jorer's firm here received this
cablegram:
"No news. Mrs. Gorer will cable again.
All very anxious. Partridge saved "
At Mr. 1'art ridge's oflice a one-word
cablegram reading "Saved" was re
ceived.
FEAR FOR TWO OTHER LINERS
The Rotterdam and New York Sailed
Same Day as Lusitania.
The fate of the Lusitania has aroused
corieorn for the safety of t?n<?
big liners which left N#?w York on fh??
same day as the Lusitania.
They are the Rotterdam of t!???
land-Anierican line, bound for Rotr<?
dam, and the New York of the American
line, bound for Liverpool The route of
the Rotterdam is being kept secret, and
her position is unknown t< officials of
the company. She is scheduled to reach
Rotterdam Monday.
The New York is scheduled to dock
tomorrow morning in the Mersey. She
probably will pass Kinsale, Ireland, lli<
point off which the Lusitania was tor
pedoed. about 2 o'clock this afternoon,
the hour at which the Cunarder was
sunk.
Both vessels carried unusually large
passenger lists, despite the warning
given them by the German ambassador.
REMAINS IN SECLUSION.
German Ambassador Denies Himself
to Callers in New York.
NEW YORK. May 8.?Count von Rern
storff. German ambassador to the Cnited
States, who reached this city last night,
remained in seclusion today. At the
hotel where he was staying it was said
that lie had gone to Washington. It is t
understood that he left orders not lo
be disturbed. At the entrance of ih.j
suite usually occupied by Count von
Bernstorff a guard was stationed to
day.
WRECK m SHALLOW WATER.
Belief That Valuables Aboard Lusi
tania May Be Recovered.
Navy Department charts show that the
waters off Kinsale, where the Lusitania
Is reported to have sunk, are com
paratively shallow, ranging from 120 to
200 feet in depth, at a distance of nine
or ten miles from shore.
This, naval officers said, ought to
make possible the recovery of rateable
property aboard the shlpt