THE LUSITANA.
ACCOUNT OF HER LOSS. SOME COWARDLY WHITES. By Electric Telegraph Copyright. (Received April 21, 8.5 a.m.) CAPETOWN, April 20. The Lusitana ran on the rocks on a moonlight night. She crippled her bow, but was otherwise uninjured. All hands were in confusion, but there was no panic, 250 natives behaving admirably. Some Europeans rushed the boats before the women and children were comfortably stowed. The women were scantily clad, some only in blankets and socks. They were landed in a famished condition. Fog made.the rescue difficult. Three persons were drowned. The Lusitana sank.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143473, 21 April 1911, Page 3
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95THE LUSITANA. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143473, 21 April 1911, Page 3
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