Show PASSENGERS FROM ILL-FATED ILL LINER RELATE EXPERIENCES MANY INJURED BY EXPLOSIONS t Three Torpedoes Fired Into Lusitania and nd Ship Sank Sankin in Twenty Minutes SUBMARINE PLAINLY SEEN Thrilling Stories of Their Experiences Experiences Ex- Ex Told by Survivors of Disaster In S. S A S.-A A May cabin steward of the toda today gave Jave the following follow tollow- I ing In account of ot the tho sinking ot of the vessel yes ves f sel l The Th passengers a large number of ot whom hon hom were seriously Injured b by the explosion cx- cx ex ex- of or the torpedoes and b by splinters spun spun- from the e wreckage were all at luncheon The weather was beautifully beautiful beautiful- ly clear and calm VVe We e were going at About sixteen knots and were wez-o ero seven Beven or orel r el eight ht south of oC Galle Galley head bead when we were struck by one torpedo and In Ina Ina a minute or two afterward b by two more I The first explosion staggered us and the others othen finished us us shattering the Sl gigantic ship Tho The Lusitania disappeared pared In twenty minutes after the first torpedo struck The Thc passengers ers were surprisingly cool earl z-earl Nearly all tho the first class passengers passengers gers fers were dro drowned Most lost of ot those u. ed ri were second and third class pass- pass engers XO NO 0 w. GIVEN I f. f c f c did lid not Jet get n moments moment's I notice from the It appeared sud sud- nb e the surface on 00 ur tur bow and n torpedo nt i L f XI u. u fhe disappeared n as sud- sud L t denly at n It en came ome me Into loto t Wc We saw 55 the thc track the torpedo made in the tho water and we got it fair fall amid amid- r The listed forward and started to settle Then the submerged submerged sub suh- merged submarine discharged two more torpedoes which also alo struck us and our ship hui sank In twenty minutes After Afler the tue submarine arrived d It was ns not seen n It went neot off oU after accomplishing ne- ne Its It S work nork and did not oot at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to save n men meo women omeo or children but left Idt thin in to ro t trap ti p. p Tho The scene was rightful frightful as the ship went n down A great rea t many persons were carried down at once by b- the suction suc sue tion of oC the big vessel About bout per- per Jumped overboard and clung to I wreckage or upturned boats boate which were blown off the ship b by the Story Stor- of Survivor r I Clinton Bernard Dernard of oC Now r York CIt City one one Lono of or the first cabin survivors hors of oC the Lusitania had this to sa say of ot his ex ox p C ri en ces When ben I saw SIl tho the ship was sinking I Jumped overboard o Just as I was I had no life belt but I 1 picked up a bit of or flotsam Finally I got to an nn upturned boat at an and with some sonic other swimmers I I. I managed to right It We Yo climbed in Inand and started to rescue as man many as ns we could The German made mode no at attempt at- at tempt to sate H no hod- hod We e Ve saw 1 0 It tt forI for lor ii II I moment before or It tilted dl The first torpedo struck us bet between een the first and second funnels tunnels Tho The I Lusitania shook and settled down a bit Two other torpedoes quickly followed and soon finished our ship Four or five thc or 01 our lifeboats went down with her anti the tremendous us suction as the liner Iner was engulfed dragged man many people peo peo- pIe plc clown n alsoc also I We c had floated about two hours In our small boat before the first rescue steamers arrived Previous to this time some small shore boats and fishing smacks macks came along and helped us c r n Torpedo Streak i W. W G. G E. E Meyers of ot Stratford Ont ant 16 years ears old who was sas on his wa way to Join the British na navy as a cadet said said- i L J I Ill had bad Just gone one to tho the upper deck after lunch to pia play a game of or quoits quoit with two other boys One of or them looking over the sl side c saw sa a a white streak In tho the water and shouted Theres There's a torpedo coming coining straight at us We e c watched It until It struck us with an awful explosion Then we wo rushed to the boat deck Just as we wo sot got ot there a hugo huge quantity of or wood splinters and great masses of oC water I flew all around usA us I.- I. A sf second cond torpedo struck struel us about four minutes after the lic first I went vent below to get a and met a worn worn- I an nn who was frenzied with t- t fear r I tried to calm her and helped her into a boat Then I saw a a. boat which was nearl nearly swamped I got ot Into It Wand and with other men A crowd of ot men clambered In it and nearl nearly swamped It lt Refused The Rev ne V. IV G. G Simpson a pas passenger enger In the second cabin abin saved gaved himself b by I clinging Ing to an upturned boat bont After Arter a struggle Ie we e filled tilted this boat with all we could rescue Dr Simpson said toda today Wo We tied lied p t 1 pair of or trousers trousers trousers trous trous- ers to an oar and hoisted it as a signal of or distress A big big- trawler came along and took us When hen we were struck I was in the saloon were handed around but the people did not want to put them on and they rushed off ott to the deck Just au aM the they were n nf su survivor i s said l h he ho d decided d- d not t t to j Join the rush to for the bont boats I 1 came to the conclusion that a life lICe belt belt was the thing for tor me he lie said So I went to my cabin and secured one With It on I slid down n it long rope Into the water Subsequently I got bot Into a boat M. M I. I S. S a steerage passenger passenger ger eer was saved in tho the same way a lie Ito had put his wife Into a lifeboat andIn andin and andIn In spite of oC her urging ho lie refused to accompany her saying the women and children must go to first After Atter the boat with his wife wire In It had pulled awa away tho the husband put ona ona on ona a slipped Into the water and floated until ho hi was picked ed up Tragedy cl O Over r In Twenty 1 Minutes Cork May oLl S From S. From the da day we sailed we wo complacently spoke of oC the possibilities of ot the German menace but no one believed It for tor wo we e scorned the Idea Iden of or being being- torpedoed said F. F J. J Gauntlett of or Washington who was traveling with A L. L Hopkins among among the missing missing and and S. S M. M Knox of oC Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia who was saved sayed A number of or us were going over on business It was sas shortly after 2 2 probably ten minutes past and past and I was as lingering In the dining saloon chatting with my when tho the first ex explosion explosion ex- ex occurred We 0 knew at once what had happened Shortly the ship listed perceptibly I shouted to the others to close the ports Some of us went to our berths and put on life lIre beltsOn belts beltsOn beltsOn On making our t a way to the deck decle we t were ere Informed that there thero was no danger danger dan dnn- ger er and we need not be alarmed but the ship was gradually sinking sinking- deeper Into tho the water and efforts were made to launch the tho boats FUt Fifty or more people entered the first boat and as It swung from tho the I davits da It fell tell sudden suddenly h. h I think most of ot the occupants perished Other boats were launched with tho the greatest cu culty I ty Gets Get float Ilont S ln Swinging ln free tree from one of oC them asIt asit as asit it descended descend cd I struck out swimming strongly and steadily for Cor a piece picco of or wreckage which I observed On reaching reachIng reaching reach reach- ing It I found It was one of ot the collapsible collapsible collapsible col col- boats bu but t I had to rip the thc canvas canvas canvas can can- vas with a knife before J I could get It open Another nother passenger climbed Into It and between us we were ero able to get Jet about thirty people out of oC the water While hUe we e were thus engaged I 1 noticed that the was gradually sink sink- I ing n g. g Women omen and children under tho the protection protection pro pro- of ot men had clustered In lines linos on the port side and ft as tho the ship made her plunge e down a a. little b by the head I and heeling at an angle of oC nearl nearly 90 degrees this little arm army slid down toward toward to toward to- to ward the starboard side dashing themselves themselves them them- selves against each other as the they went until they were engulfed Mr Gauntlett said that he heard only onu explosion and nud tho whole hole tra tragedy tragedy trag trag- edy was over In twenty minutes |