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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1915
Page
1
Cable report confirms Charles E. Lauriat Jr safe aboard the Lusitania after the German submarine torpedo attack off Kinsale Head Ireland. The liner and 1409 aboard were hit by two torpedoes and torn apart in 21 minutes with many killed or injured.
A long list of New England residents and others aboard the Lusitania returning to England includes Oliver Bernard of Brookline Richard Freeman Jr of Wollaston Mrs A C Luck and two children of Worcester C E Broderick of West Newton A Donald and J Wilson of Cambridge Miss Elizabeth Seccombe and Percy Seccombe of Peterboro N H Lathrop Withington of Newburyport Mr and Mrs Stewart E Mason of Boston Mr and Mrs Henry Adams and others from Boston Medford Malden Lynn Methuen Lawrence Brockton Providence Fall River Holyoke Farmington Conn Bridgeport Conn and Rhode Island towns among the passengers.
Washington May 8 The American Consul at Queenstown reports 700 survivors of all nationalities and lists American survivors including Charles E Lauriat Jr O S Crab Major and Mrs Pearl and two children Mrs Jessie Taft Smith Charles C Hardwick Stuart D Pearl Ardray Pearl Mrs Stanley L B Lines O T Hill Robert Rankin Miss Loney Mrs William Doherty and infant Thomas Phillips William McMadams J H Houghton Continued on Page 7-Sixth Col
The Lusitania disaster is described as the greatest marine catastrophe since the Titanic sinking on April 14 1912 with near identical loss of life figures.
Washington May 7 official circles await the answer to whether any American lives were lost when the Lusitania sank. It is unlikely all 188 citizens escaped and the report will influence President Wilson's next moves. Continued on Page 4 First Column.
Warning published by the Imperial German Embassy in Washington on April 22 1915 reminds travelers that a state of war exists between Germany and Britain and that waters near the British Isles are a war zone. It states that ships with British flags or allied vessels are liable to destruction in those waters and travelers sail at their own risk.
On May 7 in Washington reports list A L Hopkins president of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co among Lusitania passengers.
One year ago today a powerful earthquake devastated several villages in eastern Sicily. Rescue teams reported widespread damage, and many residents faced displacement as aftershocks continued. Local authorities pledged relief coordination and urgent aid delivery.
Captain Turner of the Lusitania remained at the bridge as the vessel sank and was rescued three hours later wearing a life belt, according to D. A. Thomas the Cardiff coal magnate.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity shows unsettled weather with occasional showers Saturday and Sunday. Increasing southwest winds expected. local rains likely in New England with fair conditions later. Temperature readings include mid 60s to mid 70s across coastal and inland areas.
Germany carried out a covert attack on the Lusitania as two torpedoes sent the liner to the sea bottom. More than 1400 perished, many Americans among them notable figures Alfred G. Vanderbilt Charles Frohman Charles Klein Justus Miles Forman. Only 658 of 2067 aboard survived.
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