The evening world. Newspaper, May 7, 1915, Page 1

| INAL be _ fre ire ralation Books Open nto All! PRICE ONE CENT NEW YORK, FRID The Prem Puttiohing nial SINKS LUSITANIA; WENT DOWN IN 30 MINUTES LINER LUSITANIA, SUNK TO-DAY BY SUBMARINE ‘lg : “Lusitania torpedoed and sunk within thirty minutes.” 211,900 persons aboard. ?/ station at Land's End. 2.and immediately orders were sent to the nearest points to get every available craft to the scene. WEATHER—aln te night Rerurdey clearing, | n Rooks Open to an | AY, MAY i 24 PAGES 5 PRICE ONE CENT. Giant Cunarder Torpedoed at cuname to St. eg Channel Off Irish Coast---1,900 Persons on Ship; 1,253 Passengers Are Believed to Be Safe---Rescue Boats Met Paseeaens Com- ing Into Queenstown. : Alfred Vanderbilt, Charles Frohman and Other Prominent Ameri- cans on Board---Wireless Calls After Ship Was Struck Bring Many Vessels to Rescue---German Submarine Torpedoed Another British Ship at Same Spot Yesterday. WASHINGTON, May 7.—American Ambassador Page, at London, cables: LONDON, May 7,5 P.M. The Lusitania was sunk off Old Head of Kinsale by a torpedo. There were The passengers numbered 1,253. The big ship was torpedoed at 2 o'clock this atternoon. § QUEENSTOWN, 4.59 P. M.— About 20 boats of sorts belonging to Lusitania are in vicinity where unk. About fifteen boats are making for the spot to render assistance. Weather clear. The big liner began calling for heip by her wireless at 2.33. The first to pick her up was the wireless The appeal was urgent. ‘We have a big list, rush help" flashed through theair * LONDON, May 7—7.35 P. M.—No information as to the fate of the pas- : sengers and crew of the Lusitania was available in London up to 7.30 o’clock Lloyds confirmed the report of the sinking of the Lusitania but placed the time at 2.15 this afternoon. GERMANY’S. WARNING BEFORE LUSITANIA ess: SAILED FROM NEW YORK SATURDAY LAST The German Embassy at Washington published the following warning to the passengers on the Lusitania on the day she Sailed from New York, on Saturday last: | “Travellers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists| between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial Gov-| ernment, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain or any of her allies are liable to destruction in those! waters and that travellers sailing in the war zone on ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk. u | WILD RIISH 1) CFL STOCKS _|busitania’ s Passengers ee: from Here May 1 SENDS PRICES F AUBIN eee th in ort Lusitania sinee Lin reap on bourd (he Lusitanta, Foronte, Can Confirmation of market alties pou ning of the Stock Ex Selling o ope red in from allo © country and do by Bethlene do from 16% to 10 within ping along whieh droppe tumbling, dew nthe ru ued on Se | 1 | (on ond Pago 1 | verh er ‘ Partar 1 , stags s Blue pace sule, $5. “4 iio, HA. Mon S deg ATE ¥ ay \ Ty N y ‘ 1 fh I { ht eID vl nd M . ! ‘ !y The World travel Burean, ’ ' \ i al ts, 1 Brie H ene 40 \ f ; f wandie t Au mt 1 9 1 bi i rrom J tL The un a i gies ane nay aod vigt "Te ame sciluigs 0 1 Livadwuy, corner Barclay éterAdvt Chapa Lis Wy Toromio, Cam, | Besaamun 4000,—adry, ? ¥ A] e command of the naval station despatched to the scene Stormcock and Julia, together with five trawlers and the local life boat in tow of a tug were hurried {to sea. . The Cunard Line manager says that the Lusitania was sunk by a submarine. He received the following wireless from Old Head of Kinsale at 5.49; “The Lusitania was sunk by a submarine at 2.33 this afternoon, eight miles south by west of Old Head of Kinsale.” * At 5.36 this afternoon the authorities declared that they were without any further details. stated that it was not known how many had been saved. One message received here says “It is not known how many of the Lusitania’s passengers were saved."” The manager of the Cunard Company received this afternoon the following message from the wire= They jless station at Old Head of Kinsale: “The Lusitania was sunk by a submarine at 2.33 o'clock this afternoon eight miles south by west (of this point). It is reported that the passengers are safe.” The presence of German submarines in the transatlantic lanes of travel have been indicated by the sinking, during the past few days, of other British vessels off the Irish coast. The Earl of Latham was ‘sunk by a German submarine off Kinsale Head only yesterday. The Cunard Line gave out information this evening to the effect that there are about twenty 'boats in the vicinity of the spot where the Lusitania went down. Immediately the news of the torpedoing of the Lusitania was received here, the Admiral in all assistance available. The tugs Warrior, It is reported that before sinking her life boats were over her sides. —-¢e——__— RESCUE BOATS NEARING QUEENSTOWN The following cable messages were received late this afternoon at the Cunard offices: “Old Head wire: ‘Majority rescue vessels are now apparently making for Queenstown,’ “L iverpoo! Cork ne wapaper reports, that 400 Passenge rs landed Clonahilty, ” ria 7... | RIPPER'S NEW THREAT Sitar eg io Aghia (f ee | TO KILL BOY'S wat MORE BATS pra oe pedoea by « German subma- f{ Waterford Island, tandidate lowered rine ye TRAWLER N si: were rescued with 1 ltt ully. Finally a traws ene and took and men on | 1, landiog them at Milford \ Mood h ‘ " Company | fi i n. eon torpedoed and a ink by @ Germ 4 wer Don of Grimsby atrack ine ta the North Sea Thunaday sot and was completely destroyed, A uo Rippers” | an submarine, u