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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1915
Page
8
Reports late yesterday stated the Lusitania, torpedoed off Ireland, may have left 1,000 or more dead among 2,104 aboard. British and Cunard bulletins cited uncertain survivor totals, with 169 Americans counted and many injured taken to Queenstown and hospital ships.
Fragmented reports from Ireland and London describe the Lusitania struck by a possible torpedo followed by internal explosions. Wounded and dead are being treated at naval hospitals as crowds react with shock and mourning. the ship was cruising near the Irish coast en route to St George’s Channel when the disaster occurred.
A garbled report describes a sudden torpedo strike causing many deaths. The account claims no warning was given and mentions a Liverpool shipping line warning about German submarines and a refusal to halt operations. Details are incomplete and names are unclear.
Eye witness notes and wireless logs reflect a rapid torpedo strike on the Lusitania near Land’s End Ireland. Authorities debate how the liner sank so quickly with multiple compartments flooding and limited time to warn others, while speculation about internal explosions and munitions aboard adds to the uncertainty.
Readable listings show Wretton theater presenting two part play The Truth of Wretton featuring Irith Winifred Greenwood and Jack Wohardson. Also billed are Fatty Chance Acquaintance and a screaming Keystone comedy. Two Vita graph two reel features and two seat comedies round out the program.
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