Show TAKE TESTIMONY OF SURVIVORS American Consuls at Queenstown Queenstown Queenstown Queens- Queens town Ordered to Render All Assist Assistance nce DENY PICRIC ACID STORY Cunard Line Officials Extend Sympathy rending Heart-rending Scenes at Offices 4 4 f- f May Uny 8 F. Alfred 4 f- f Booth Hooth mutineer director of the 44 4 4 GUnard company made mad 44 4 4 tb the following lo statement todo today 4 I desire to send semi m my ray heartfelt 4 4 sYmpathy v wherein herein nil all th the Canard Cunard 4 4 dIrectors director anti and managers erA Join to 44 4 4 relatives friends friend of tk the Ainer- Ainer 44 4 4 leon lean mUrd murdered r d liy hT the the- 4 G German submarines 44 4 4 I 1 nm am certain the hole Thole civilized f 4 world orld N Is nt Dt one ODe in grief for the 44 4 4 sOrrow Korrow and suffering en used and 4 In 10 loathing for this f 4 4 on Innocent lives NO so 0 many 4 of whom hom were svere women oDd and ehll- ehll 44 4 4 dren 4 The American consuls nt at Queenston Queens Queens- 4 4 town ton and were ordered to 4 render Tender every ery assistance to the in- in 4 4 and survivors and to take 44 4 4 te testimony e 44 4 4 4 WHITE n GAPS PS PORTENTOUS Now r York May In 8 Telegrams S.-Telegrams b by the hun hundred red poured Into tho Cunard offices here toda today making inquiries regarding survivors of the he Lusitania As the tho da day wore a crowd gathered I at nt the Cunard line lino office and b by noon the offices were titled hued with men and women man many of them crying who waited for word of ot relatives and friends aboard Several hundred more moro unable to crowd Into the offices crowded the sidewalk alk Lists of oC survivors issued were scanned anxious anxiously Every Ever clerk In the lines line's employ except except ex ox- those engaged engas-ed In making out 11 lists lints fits of or survivors as the they dribbled In from Liverpool LI was put to work answering Inquiries Tho rho walls of the offices and the counters were ere placarded with passenger lists lIts showing all aboard A check mark In Ink was waa placed opposite site Ite the names of those reported saved There were ere man many white gaps between the check marks Most of oC tho the inquiries were for tor passengers passengers passengers pas pas- In the second cabin In cabin In which there were more than and GOO and the tho steerage Many Ian women be begged ged be beseechingly be- be for tor word of ot relatives A message messa e Indicating that the survivors survivors sur sur- Ivors landed on tho the coast of oC Ireland would sail toda today for tor Liverpool was received re received re- re shortly before noon It read rend Queenstown wires all passengers for Cor Liverpool now at station waling for tor 3 o'clock connection for tor Holyhead Will send you ou complete list soon as we Ve can oan get It read ready DE DENIES IES PICRIC ACID STORY F F. P. P Gaskell In charge of the outbound outbound outbound out out- bound freight ht of ot the Cunard line denied a report that there had been beon picric acid aboard the tho Mr Ir Gaskell said there were no explosives ammunition ammunition ammunition tion or an any Inflammable material on the sh ship I p. p There was frequent mention during the day dav of ot the fact th t tho the advertisement advertisement advertise advertise- ment meat placed b by the German embassy In Now New York papers the morning of tho the Lu Lusitania's si tan las la's sailing had reappeared In Inthe Inthe inthe the newspapers to today a Simultaneously with the reappearance of this advertisement the tho name was stricken from the advertisements advertisements advertisements advertise advertise- ments of or the Cunard line I |