Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-05-10 | Page 3 | Lusitania Survivor Saw Torpedo Strike

1 LUS LUSITANIA LUSANIA ANIA SURVIVOR SAW SAVI TORPEDO STRIKE Says Vanderbilt gilt Was Standing at Salon Entrance When Ship Shin Was Attacked I London May oray 0 Oliver Oliver P P. Bernard I scenic artist of Covent enl Garden Gardon theatre a survivor said tonight I I really saw mw a discharged at atthe atthe atthe the I was leaning against tho the starboard rail of the ship when 1 saw the periscope of oC a submarine about 00 yards ards away Then I noticed a long white streak of ot foam roam It gave c mo the Impression of or frothy fizzing In water Almost Immediately there thereas was as a n terrific terrific terrific ter ter- Impact followed b by an explosion I I saw Alfred Vanderbilt standing outside tho the grand entrance cf of the sa sa- sa loon Ho was holding a Jewel case for tor fora a n. lady for tor whom he was apparently wal waiting I did not see Charles Frohman until until until un un- til I saw his body in a n mortuary Fr ob- ob man remained in his cabin most of ot tho the time where I believe he was when hen the ship sank nank Elbert and n 1 his wife I also believe bellevo went Vent down In n their cabin A dispatch to the thc Central News from Hot Holy Head says Ernest Cowper a a. Toronto newspaper newspaperman man asserts that about an hour and a quarter before the tho L I lt r va a as j struck a submarine submarine was sighted I Wit I standing on the starboard st. side said Mr tr Cowper when we ob observed observed ob- ob served tho the wake walcA of oC f our ship and realIzed realized realized real real- that something was happening when the veRs vessel vensel 1 appeared to Hw swerve n We ran to the other side and then clearly saw on ou Ito tho horizon th the conning conning- tower tower of ot a n. submarine She Sho was wa evidently c bent en cn heading I us off otC and H went seat nl us 18 right Into another one