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Show At Top Speed. ' ' Xt was ninety-four miles to the Ancona, An-cona, and we made it at top speed. I tried several times to pjet the Ancena by wireless, but she did not answer. Afterwards we learned that her wireless had been shot away by the submarine. "The captain went as close to the Aneona's position aa he dared to take the Verdi, and doubled the lookout. We stood down and tried to find some trace of the Ancona or her boats with glasses, but failed. Then we turned about ana steamed away. We did not want to stay there too long and invite attack ourselves. "We steamed away as fast as we could. The pabsengeis remained on dck and the lifeboats were swung out until we had cleared the war .one." Moroni's story was verified by several of the steamer s passengers, among them being Charley B. Perry, American consul at Torino, Italy. |