FORTY-FIVE MORE SURVIVORS.
RESCUED BY A DRIFTER
LINER UNARMED. ( Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 9. The Prime Minister lias received the following' message from the High Commissioner, under date London, May 8, 3.15 p.m.:— Forfcy-iive more survivors from the Lusitania were landed at Queenstown from a drifter. The Admiralty denies, that the Lusitania wag armed. LONDON, May 8, 8.10 p.m. The Admiralty states that the total survivors of the Lusitania number 658. Possibly fishing- boats may have a few more. In addition to the 145 dead bodies, trawlers signal that they are bringing , 100 more;. Only a few first class passengers were saved.
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Northern Advocate, 10 May 1915, Page 4
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