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Show SHIP TORPEDOED IN SIGHT OF THE COAST OF IRELAND ANi IRISH PORT, Feb. 7. (By the Associated As-sociated Press) At an early hour yesterday yester-day morning 500 survivors, including troops and members of the crew of the torpedoed troop ship Tuscania, were landed at this port. Survivors have been landed at other Irish and Scottish ports, so it is difficult to estimate the exact number of casualties, but it is believed they will total less than 200, a large part of this number being members of the vessel's crew. The Tuscania was part of a well-guarded convoy and was in sight of the Irish coast when, just as darkness dropped on Tuesday evening and without sign of a submarine of any sort, a torpedo struck the liner full amidships. The track of another torpedo was immediately afterward after-ward noticed astern. Without panic and in splendid order, the men reached the boat stations, but the work of lowering the boats was hampered ham-pered by the tremendous list of the liner. One or two of the first series of .boats manned capsized while being, lowered. After their occupants had been thrown into the water, other boats were let down right on top of them and it is feared several sev-eral men lost their lives in this way. The liner continued to float a considerable consid-erable time. The work of rescuing the men from the water was carried out by boats from the escorting vessels and patrols called to the scene. On the arrival of the survivors here many were removed to hospitals, but a great majority of the men were lodged in hotels, where hot meals were served them by volunteers working under the "shipwrecked sailors' " society. The soldiers sol-diers also were fitted out with warm clothing and given comforts. There were many pitiable scenes, a number of the men beins- on the verge of collapse from shock and uncertainty as to the fate of their comrades. They soon recovered. however, and treated their experience with wonderful indifference. |