First His Majesty's Government never declared the boat ran no risk. Second-The fact that the Germans issued their warning shows that the crime was premeditated. They had no more right to murder passengers after warning them than before. Third-In spite of their attempts to put the blame on Great Britain, it will tax the ingenuity even of the Germans to explain away the fact that it was a German torpedo, fired by a German sea. man from a German submarine, that sank the vessel and caused over 1,000 deaths. CAPTAIN TURNER TESTIFIES. [By The Associated Press.] KINSALE, Ireland, May 10.-The inquest which began here Saturday over five victims of the Lusitania was concluded today. A vital feature of the hearing was the testimony of Captain W. T. Turner of the lost steamship. Corcner Horga questioned him: "You were aware threats had been made that the ship would be torpedoed?" "We were," the Captain replied. port side and heard Second Officer Hefford call out: "Here's a torpedo.' "I ran to the other side and saw clearly the wake of a torpedo. Smoke and steam came up between the last two funnels. There was a slight shock. Immediately after the first explosion there was another report, but that may possibly have been internal. "I at once gave the order to lower the boats down to the rails, and I directed that women and children should get into them. I also had all the bulkheads closed. "Between the time of passing Fastnet, about 11 o'clock, and of the torpedoing I saw no sign whatever of any submarines. There was some haze along the Irish coast, and when we were near Fastnet I slowed down to fifteen knots. I was in wireless communication with shore all the way across." Captain Turner was asked whether he had received any messages in regard to the presence of submarines off the Irish coast. He replied in the affirmative. Questioned regarding the nature of the message, he replied: "I respectfully refer you to the Admiralty for an answer." "I also gave orders to stop the ship," Captain Turner continued, "but we could not stop. We found that the engines were out of commission. It was not safe to lower boats until the speed was off the vessel. As a matter of fact, there was a perceptible headway on her up to the time she went down. "When she was struck she listed to starboard. I stood on the bridge when she sank, and the Lusitania went down under me. She floated about eighteen minutes after the torpedo struck her. My watch stopped at 2:36. I was picked up from among the wreckage and afterward was brought aboard a trawler. "No warship was convoying us. I saw no warship, and none was reported to me as having been seen. At the time I was picked up I noticed bodies floating on the surface, but saw no living persons." Eighteen knots was not the normal speed of the Lusitania, was it?" "Was there any panic on board?" "No, there was no panic at all. It was all most calm." "How many persons were on board?" "There were 1,500 passengers and about 600 crew." By the foreman of the jury-In the face of the warnings at New York that the Lusitania would be torpedoed, did you make any application to the Admiralty for an escort? "No, I left that to them. It is their business, not mine. I simply had to carry out my orders to go, and I would do it again." Captain Turner uttered the last words of this reply with great emphasis. By the Coroner I am very glad to hear you say so, Captain. By a juryman-Did you get a wireless to steer your vessel in a northern direction? "No," replied Captain Turner. "Was the course of the vessel altered after the torpedoes struck her?" "I headed straight for land, but it was useless. Previous to this the watertight bulkheads were closed. I the suppose explosion forced them open. I don't know the exact extent to which the Lusitania was damaged." "There must have been serious damage done to the watertight bulkheads? “There certainly was, without doubt.” "Were the passengers supplied with lifebelts?" "Yes." "Were any special orders given that morning that lifebelts be put on?" "No." "Was any warning given before you were torpedoed?" "None whatever. It was suddenly done and finished." "If there had been a patrol boat about might it have been of assistance?" "It might, but it is one of those things one never knows." With regard to the threats against his ship Captain Turner said he saw nothing except what appeared in the New York papers the day before the Lusitania sailed. He had never heard the passengers talking about the threats, he said. "Was a warning given to the lower decks after the ship had been struck?" Captain Turner was asked. "All the passengers must have heard the explosion," Captain Turner replied. 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He charged that the responsibility “lay on the German Government and the whole people of Germany, who collaborated in the terrible crime. I propose to ask the jury," he continued, "to return the only verdict possible for a self-respecting jury, that the men in charge of the German submarine were guilty of willful murder." The jury then retired and prepared their verdict. Descriptions by Survivors SUBMARINE CREW OBSERVED. [By The Associated Press.] LONDON, May 10.-The Fishguard correspondent of The Daily News quotes the Rev. Mr. Guvier of the Church of England's Canadian Railway Mission, a Lusitania survivor, as saying that when the ship sank a submarine rose to the surface and came within 300 yards of the scene. "The crew stood stolidly on the deck," he said, "and surveyed their handiwork. I could distinguish the German flag, but it was impossible to see the number of the submarine, which disappeared after a few minutes." ERNEST COWPER'S ACCOUNT. QUEENSTOWN, Saturday, May 8, 3:18 A. M.-A sharp lookout for submarines was kept aboard the Lusitania as she approached the Irish coast, according to Ernest Cowper, a Toronto newspaper man, who was among the survivors landed at Queenstown. He said that after the ship was torpedoed there was no panic among the crew, but that they went about the work of getting passengers into the boats in a prompt and efficient manner. "As we neared the coast of Ireland," said Mr. Cowper, "we all joined in the lookout, for a possible attack by a submarine was the sole topic of conversation. "I was chatting with a friend at the rail about 2 o'clock, when suddenly I caught a glimpse of the conning tower of a submarine about a thousand yards distant. I immediately called my friend's attention to it. Immediately we both saw the track of a torpedo, followed almost instantly by an explosion. Portions of splintered hull were sent flying into the air, and then another torpedo struck. The ship began to list to starboard. "The crew at once proceeded to get the passengers into boats in an orderly, prompt, and efficient manner. Miss Helon Smith appealed to me to save her. I placed her in a boat and saw her safely away. I got into one of the last boats to leave. "Some of the boats could not be launched, as the vessel was sinking. There was a large number of women and children in the second cabin. Forty of the children were less than a year old." From interviews with passengers it appears that when the torpedoes burst they sent forth suffocating fumes, which had their effect on the passengers, causing some of them to lose consciousness. Two stokers, Byrne and Hussey of Liverpool, gave a few details. They said the submarine gave no notice and fired two torpedoes, one hitting No. 1 stoke hole and the second the engine room. The first torpedo was discharged at 2 o'clock. In twenty-five minutes the great liner disappeared. The Cunard Line agent states that the total number of persons aboard the Lusitania was 2,160. MR. KESSLER'S DESCRIPTION. [Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES.] LONDON, Monday, May 10.-Survivors of the Lusitania arriving in London yesterday from Queenstown told George A. Kessler of New York, in an interview, gave the following description of the Lusitania sinking and of preliminary incidents aboard: “On Wednesday I saw the crew taking tarpaulins from the boats, and I went up to the Purser and said: "It's all right drilling your crew, but why don't you drill your passengers?" "The Purser said he thought it was a good idea, and added, 'Why not tell Captain Turner, Sir?' "The next day I had a conversation with the Captain, and to him suggested that the passengers should receive tickets, each with a number denoting the number of the boat he should make for in case anything untoward happened. added that this detail would minimize difficulties in the event of trouble. I "The Captain replied that this suggestion was made after the disaster to the Titanic. The Cunard people had thought it over and considered it impracticable. He added that, of course, he could not act on the advice given, because he should first have the authority of the Board of Trade. "I talked with the Captain generally about the torpedo scare, which neither of us regarded as of any moment. The Captain (you understand, of course, that we were smoking and chatting) explained his plans to me. He said that they were then slowing down, (in fact, we were going only about eighteen knots,) and that the ship would be slowed down until they got somewhere further on the voyage, and then they would go at all speed and get over the war zone. "I asked him what the war zone was, and he said 500 miles from Liverpool. According to the next day's run, ending about two hours before the mishap occurred, we were about 380 or 390 miles from Liverpool. So we were in the war zone, and we were going only at a speed of eighteen knots at the critical moment. "For the two days previous, as well as I remember, the mileage was 506 and 501, and on Thursday the mileage was 488. On Friday I was playing bridge when the pool was put up on the day's run and I heard twenty numbers go from 480 to 499. I thought it would be a grand speculation to buy the lowest number, as we were going so slow. I did buy it, and paid $100. The amount in the pool was between $300 and $350, and when the pool was declared, I was the winner. "The steward offered to hand over the money if I would go to his cabin, but I said that he could pay me later. "Shortly after the steward had left me I was on the upper deck and looking out to sea. I saw all at once the wash of a torpedo, indicated by a snakelike churn of the surface of the water. It may have been about thirty feet away. And then came a thud." Mr. Kessler told of the general rush for the deck and the second explosion. Then he continued: "Mr. Berth and his wife, from New York, first-class passengers, were the last ones I spoke to. I should say that all the passengers in the dining saloon had come up on deck. The upper deck was crowded, and, of course, the passengers were wondering what was the matter, few really believing what it proved to be. Still they began to lower boats, and then things began to happen very quickly. "Mr. Berth was trying to persuade his wife to get into a boat. She said she would not do so without him. He said, 'Oh, come along, my darling; I will be all right,' and I added to his persuasions. "I saw him help her into the boat with the ropes of the davits. I fell into the |