MONTENEGRINS SUICIDE
TO ESCAPE DROWNING. AN AMERICAN'S TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. LONDON, February 4. The war correspondent Mr Martin from AH a s <-- a t-onal sto£ from Miss Lamos, an American who is a E'° was of th r Bri , disi ' th « 2__ ™i S 8 S , Unl r ? the ***-*> with onboard *tf- ""»«■ on board. Miss Lamos was with many Montenegrins who vowed that if the ship was torpedoed they preferred su.c.de to an ignominious deVth 2-nfti r Dd,Si WaS settlin " down. score* of Montenegrins gathered aft, san<seiyes. Miss Lamos jumped overboard, •"Hi. alter swimming in tbe ice-cold ed t p i imk - ™»<>™-£ wise, till the plank was overloaded and submerged. There was a terrible fight to retain the coveted piank, but the others succumbed to the cold, and Miss I Lamos. who wore a heavy overcoat, w_ j alone when she was rescued '
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 31, 5 February 1916, Page 6
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