Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-11 | Page 12 | Officer of Ancona Describes Attack

I Officer er of Ancona nc na I Describes Attack CAPE BON Tunis Nov 10 Via Paris Nov 11 One One of the Ancona's officers named says ays that toward noon he sighted two submarines submarines rines nines which by reason of the steamers steamer's nearness nearness a thick r fog and the reduced speed of the liner were able to approach unobserved The officer declares both submarines submarines rines nines flew the Austrian colors but several other survivors affirm that the flag was struck and replaced by the German Geiman colors as soon as the liner was sighted The nearest submarine was about feet long and carried three-inch three guns on her bow and stern The Theother Theother Theother other submarine drew across the Ancona's Ancona's Ancona's An An- conas cona's bow to prevent any attempt to escape Continuing the Ancona's of officer of- of fleer says At the first firt shots the captain of the Ancona ordered out the boats The eighth boat had hardly touched the wat water r when the liner sank by the head engulfing the remainder of th the thO passengers and crew v who had taken refuge on the poop deck The eight b boats ats keeping together steered on a southerly course After traveling some distance they sighted a a. ship with her lights out The survivors survivors sur sur- lighted flares and the ship ap approached approached ap- ap them but the submarines which were following turned their searchlights upon her and she ab abruptly abruptly ab- ab changed her course and disappeared dis die appeared in the night The boats then separated Twentysix Twentysix six ty-six s Persons were landed at 9 D Dt Tuesday morning on the beach at t Sidi r D Daoud oud and on Cape Bon Don penInsula peninsula pen pen- where they were taken in by the European inhabitants believes the persons who went in the eighth boat perished perished inevitably Another boat with the captain of the Ancona and mid eight twenty other pe persons sons was picked up this morning the on Zembra Island by the lighthouse lighthouse light light- house tender from Cape Bon Eon while searching the coast for survivors