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Newspaper
The Tulsa Star
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1915
Page
2
The Lusitania, outbound from New York, was torpedoed off the Irish coast by a German submarine. Fourteen hundred lives lost, including many Americans. The ship, flying the British flag, sank quickly. rescue boats and nearby vessels aided survivors as authorities investigated.
Texans gave life belts to steerage women as the Lusitania sank. RK Timrals and Moodie stayed afloat in the sea, Timms clinging to debris for nearly three hours before Moodie drowned. Timms was rescued but later died.
Thomas Sidely of New York told a London interview he saw Alfred G. Vanderbilt on the Lusitania deck as the vessel went down. Vanderbilt, unable to don a life belt, removed his own belt and wrapped it around a young woman before attempting to find another. The ship sank shortly after.
Overview of the Lusitania as a fast Cunard liner built in 1006 with 700 feet length and 92,600 gross tons. Mention of speed records, later surpassed by Mauretania, and notes on passenger accommodations and wartime service including continued use and neutral flag controversy.
A New York paper report describes mixed reactions to warnings about danger aboard the Lusitania's voyage. Prominent figures including T Bowring of Bowring & Co and Lady Mackworth commented on the German embassy and government, while Alexander Campbell of John Dewar & Sons dismissed the warnings. Dr Thoms and his daughter, and Charles Klein offered varied reactions to the alert as he planned work on Potash and Perlmutt.
President keeps counsel awaiting full report on the Lusitania sinking. American officials fear German actions risk war, while diplomatic notes warn of accountability if American lives are harmed. German warnings to neutral ships and embassy cautions shape a tense U.S. response.
New York reports 08 vessels in peril with many passenger ships sailing to Europe. The Cameronia departs New York May 3 bound for Halifax to take Europe to England. Several listed liners depart from New York and other ports toward Liverpool, Copenhagen, and Bergen amid wartime dangers.
Welsh collier owner D A Thomas tells how the Lusitania was struck at Queenstown. He describes the lunch time first explosion and second torpedo that sent the ship into a perilous shudder. Passengers feared and ran as lifeboats launched. Lady Mackworth rescued unconscious after three hours in the water. He calls the attack a dastardly outrage deserving global condemnation.
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