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. Coroner Horga questioned him:

"You were aware threats had been made that the ship would be torpedoed?"

"We were," the Captain replied.

"Was she armed?"

"No, Sir."

"What precautions did you take?"

"We had all the boats swung when we came within the danger zone, between the passing of Fastnet and the time of the accident."

The Coroner asked him whether he had received a message concerning the sinking of a ship off Kinsale by a submarine. Captain Turner replied that he had not.

"Did you receive any special instructions as to the voyage?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Are you at liberty to tell us what they were?"

"No, Sir."

"Did you carry them out?"

"Yes, to the best of my ability."

"Tell us in your own words what happened after passing Fastnet."

"The weather was clear," Captain Turner answered. "We were going at a speed of eighteen knots. I was on the 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?"

"At ordinary times," answered Captain Turner, "she could make 25 knots, but in war times her speed was reduced to 21 knots. My reason for going 18 knots was that I wanted to arrive at Liverpool bar without stopping, and within two or three hours of high water."

"Was there a lookout kept for submarines having regard to previous warnings?"

"Yes, we had double lookouts."

"Were you going a zigzag course at the moment the torpedoing took place?"

"No. It was bright weather, and land was clearly visible."

"Was it possible for a submarine to approach without being seen?"

"Oh, yes; quite possible."

"Something has been said regarding the impossibility of launching the boats on the port side?"

"Yes," said Captain Turner, "owing to the listing of the ship."

"How many boats were launched safely?"

"I cannot say."

"Were any launched safely?"

"Yes, and one or two on the port side."

"Were your orders promptly carried out?"

"Yes."

"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 suppose the 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.

Captain Turner, in answer to another question, said he received no report from the lookout before the torpedo struck the Lusitania.

Ship's Bugler Livermore testified that the watertight compartments were closed, but that the explosion and the force of the water must have burst them open. He said that all the officers were at their posts and that earlier arrivals of the rescue craft would not have saved the situation.

After physicians had testified that the victims had met death through prolonged immersion and exhaustion the Coroner summed up the case.

He said that the first torpedo fired by the German submarine did serious damage to the Lusitania, but that, not satisfied with this, the Germans had discharged another torpedo. The second torpedo, he said, must have been more deadly, because it went right through the ship, hastening the work of destruction.

"Lusitania's" First Cabin List

May 22, 1915.

List of

SALOON PASSENGERS

BY THE QUADRUPLE-SCREW TURBINE

R.M.S. "Lusitania"

Captain
* W.T. Turner, R.N.R.
Staff-Captain
@ J.C. ANDERSON
@ CHIEF ENGINEER—A. BRYCE
@ SURGEON—J.F. McDERMOTT
@ ASST SURGEON—J. GARRY
@ CHIEF OFFICER—J.T. PIPER
@ PURSER—J.A. McCUBBIN
* 2ND PURSER—P. DRAPER
* CHIEF STEWARD—J.V. JONES
From New York to Liverpool, May 1st 1915.
Mr. Henry Adams	England.
Mrs. Adams	England.
Mr. A.H. Adams	London, Eng.
* Mr. William McM. Adams	London, Eng.
* Lady Allan	Montreal, Can.
* and maid (Emily Davies)
Miss Anna Allan	Montreal, Can.
@ Miss Gwen Allan	Montreal, Can.
* and maid (Annie Walker)
* Mr. N.N. Alles	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. Julian de Ayala	Liverpool, Eng. (Consul General for Cuba at Liverpool)
* Mr. James Baker	England.
Miss Margaret A. Baker	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. Allan Barnes	Toronto, Ont.
* Mr. G.W.B. Bartlett	London, Eng.
Mrs. Bartlett	London, Eng.
Mr. Lindon Bates Jr.	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. J.J. Battersby	Stockport, Eng.
* Mr. Oliver Bernard	Boston, Mass.
* Mr. Charles P. Bernard	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. Albert C. Bilicke	Los Angeles, Cal.
* Mrs. Bilicke	Los Angeles, Cal.
Mr. Harry B. Baldwin	New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Baldwin	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Leonidas Bistis	Greece.
Mr. James J. Black	Liverpool, Eng.
Mr. Thomas Bloomfield	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. James Bohan	Toronto, Canada.
* Mr. Harold Boulton Jr.	Chicago, Ill.
* Mr. Charles W. Bowring	New York, N.Y.
Miss Dorothy Braithwaite	Montreal, Can.
* Miss Josephine Brandell	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. C.T. Brodrick	Boston, Mass.
* Mr. J.H. Brooks	Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs. Mary C. Brown	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. H.A. Bruno	Montclair, N.J.
Mrs. Bruno	Montclair, N.J.
* Mrs. J.S. Burnside	Toronto, Ont.
* and maid (Martha Waites)	Toronto, Ont.
Miss Iris Burnside	Toronto, Ont.
* Mr. A.J. Byington	London, Eng.
* Mr. Michael G. Byrne	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. Peter Buswell	England.
@ Mr. William H.H. Brown	Buffalo, N.Y.
* Mr. Hy. G. Burgess	England.
* Mr. Robert W. Cairns	Booked on Board
Mr. Conway S. Campbell-Johnston	Los Angeles, Cal.
@ Mrs. Campbell-Johnston	Los Angeles, Cal.
Mr. Alexander Campbell	London, Eng.
@ Mr. David L. Chabot	Montreal, Can.
* Mrs. W. Chapman	Toronto, Canada.
* Mr. John H. Charles	Toronto, Canada.
* Miss Doris Charles	Toronto, Canada.
* Rev. Cowley Clarke	London, Eng.
* Mr. A.R. Clarke	Toronto, Canada.
@ Mr. W. Broderick Cloete	San Antonio, Tex.
* Mr. H.G. Colebrook	Toronto, Canada.
* Miss Dorothy Conner	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. George R. Copping	Toronto, Canada.
Mrs. Copping	Toronto, Canada.
@ Mrs. William Crichton	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Paul Crompton	Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Crompton	Philadelphia, Pa.
Master Peter Crompton (8 months) and nurse (Dorothy D. Allen)
@ Master Steven Crompton	Philadelphia, Pa. (17 years)
Master John David Crompton	Philadelphia. Pa. (6 years)
Master Paul Romelly Crompton	Philadelphia, Pa. (9 years)
Miss Alberta Crompton	Philadelphia, Pa. (12 years)
Miss Catherine Crompton	Philadelphia, Pa. (10 Years)
@ Mr. Robert W. Crooks	Toronto, Canada.
* Mr. A.B. Cross	F. Malay States.
* Mr. Harold M. Daly	Ottawa, Ont.
@ Mr. Robert E. Dearbergh	New York, N.Y.
@ Mrs. A. Depage	Belgium.
Mr. C.A. Dingwall	London, Eng.
Miss C. Dougall	Guelph, Ont.
Mr. Audley Drake	Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Alan Dredge	British Honduras.
Mrs. Dredge	British Honduras.
Mr. James Dunsmuir	Toronto, Canada.
Mr. W.A. Emond	Quebec, Can.
Mr. John Fenwick	Switzerland
* Dr. Howard Fisher	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Justin M. Forman	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Chas. F. Fowles	New York, N.Y.
@ Mrs. Fowles	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Richard R. Freeman Jr.	Boston, Mass.
Mr. J. Friedenstein	London, Eng.
Mr. Edwin W. Friend	Farmington, Ct.
@ Mr. Charles Frohman	New York, N.Y.
@ and valet (Wm. Stainton)
* Mr. Fred. J. Gauntlett	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Mathew Gibson	Glasgow, Scot.
Mr. George A. Gilpin	England.
Mr. Edgar Gorer	London, Eng.
* Mr. Oscar F. Grab	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Montagu T. Grant	Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Grant	Chicago, Ill.
Mr. Frederick S. Hammond	Toronto, Canada.
* Mrs. F.S. Hammond	Toronto, Canada.
* Mr. O.H. Hammond	New York, N.Y.
Mrs. O.H. Hammond	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. C.C. Hardwick	New York, N.Y.
Mr. John H. Harper	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. Dwight C. Harris	New York, N.Y.
Mr. F.W. Hawkins	Winnipeg, Man.
@ Miss Katheryn Hickson	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. Charles T. Hill	London, Eng.
Mr. William S. Hodges	Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Hodges	Philadelphia, Pa.
@ Master W.S. Hodges Jr.	Philadelphia, Pa.
Master Dean W. Hodges	Philadelphia, Pa.
* Master W.R.G. Holt	Montreal, Can.
* Mr. Thomas Home	Toronto, Canada.
@ Mr. Albert L. Hopkins	New York, N.Y.
* Dr. J.T. Houghton	Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Mr. Elbert Hubbard	E. Aurora, N.Y.
Mrs. Hubbard	E. Aurora, N.Y.
Miss P. Hutchinson	England.
* Mr. C.T. Jeffery	Chicago, Ill.
* Mr. Francis B. Jenkins	New York, N.Y.
* Miss Rita Jolivet	Paris, France.
@ Miss Margaret D. Jones	Honolulu, Hawaii.
* Mr. W. Keeble	Toronto, Canada.
* Mrs. Keeble	Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Francis C. Kellett	Tuckahoe, N.Y.
* Mr. Maitland Kempson	Toronto, Canada.
* Dr. Owen Kenan	New York, N.Y.
Mrs. C. Hickson Kennedy	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Harry J. Keser	Philadelphia, Pa.
@ Mrs. Keser	Philadelphia, Pa.
* Mr. Geo. A. Kessler	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. Thos. B. King	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Charles Klein	London, Eng.
Mr. C. Harwood Knight	Baltimore, Md.
Miss Elaine H. Knight	Baltimore, Md.
* Mr. S.M. Knox	Philadelphia, Pa.
Sir Hugh Lane	England.
* Mrs. H.H. Lassetter	London, Eng.
* Mr. F. Lassetter	London, Eng.
* Mr. Charles E. Lauriat Jr.	Boston, Mass.
Mr. C.A. Learoyd	Sidney, Aus.
* Mrs. Learoyd	Sidney, Aus.
* and maid (Marg't Hurley)
* Mr. James Leary	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Evan A. Leigh	Liverpool, Eng.
* Mr. Isaac Lehmann	New York, N.Y.
* Miss Dilane Lehmann	Booked on Board
* Mr. Martin Lehmann	Booked on Board
Mr. Joseph Levinson Jr.	Canada.
Mr. Gerald A. Letts	New York, N.Y.
Mr. F. Guy Lewin	England.
* Mrs. Popham Lobb	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. R.R. Lockhart	Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Allen D. Loney	New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Loney	New York, N.Y. and maid (Elise Boutellier)
* Miss Virginia Loney	New York, N.Y.
Mrs. A.C. Luck	Worcester, Mass.
Master Eldridge C. Luck	Worcester, Mass.
Master Kenneth T. Luck	Worcester, Mass.
* Mr. John W. McConnel	Manchester, Eng.
Mr. William McLean	France.
Mr. F.E. MacLennan	Glasgow, Scot.
* Mr. Louis McMurray	Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Fred. A. McMurtry	New York, N.Y.
@ Mrs. Henry D. Macdona	New York, N.Y.
* Lady Mackworth	Cardiff, Wales.
Mr. Stewart S. Mason	Boston, Mass.
@ Mrs. Mason	Boston, Mass.
* Mr. Arthur T. Mathews	Montreal, Can.
@ Rev. Basil W. Maturin	Oxford, Eng.
Mr. George Maurice	London, Eng.
Mr. Maurice B. Medbury	New York, N.Y.
Capt. J.B. Miller	Washington, D.C.
Mr. Charles V. Mills	New York, N.Y.
Mr. James D. Mitchell	England.
Mr. R.T. Moodie	Gainesville, Tex.
* Mrs. M.S. Morell	Toronto, Canada.
Mr. K.J. Morrison	Canada.
* Mr. G.G. Mosley	England.
Mrs. C. Munro	Liverpool, Eng.
Mr. Herman A. Myers	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. Joseph L. Myers	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. F.G. Naumann	England.
@ Mr. Gustaf Adolf Nyblom	Canada.
* Mr. F. Orr-Lewis	Montreal, Can.
* and manservant (Geo. Slingsby)
* Mrs. A.B. Osborne	Hamilton, Ont.
Mrs. T.O. Osbourne	Glasgow, Scot.
* Mrs. F. Padley	Liverpool, Eng.
@ Mr. Frederico G. Padila	Liverpool, Eng. (Consul Gen'l for Mexico at Liverpool)
Mr. J.H. Page	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. M.N. Pappadopoulo	Greece.
* Mrs. Pappadopoulo	Greece.
* Mr. Frank Partridge	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. Charles E. Paynter	Liverpool, Eng.
* Miss Irene Paynter	Liverpool, Eng.
Mr. F.A. Peardon	Toronto, Can.
@ Dr. F.S. Pearson	New York, N.Y.
@ Mrs. Pearson	New York, N.Y.
* Major F. Warren Pearl	New York, N.Y.
* Mrs. Pearl	New York, N.Y.
* infant and maid (Greta Lorenson)
Miss Amy W.W. Pearl	New York, N.Y.
Miss Susan W. Pearl	New York, N.Y.
* and maid (Alice Lines)
* Master Stuart Duncan D. Pearl	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Edwin Perkins	England.
* Mr. Frederick J. Perry	Buffalo, N.Y.
@ Mr. Albert Norris Perry	Buffalo, N.Y.
* Mr. Wallace B. Phillips	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. Robinson Pirie	Hamilton, Ont.
* Mr. William J. Pierpoint	Liverpool, Eng.
@ Mr. Charles A. Plamondon	Chicago, Ill.
@ Mrs. Plamondon	Chicago, Ill.
Mr. Henry Pollard	Washington, D.C.
* Miss Theodate Pope	Farmington, Ct.
and maid (Emily Robinson)	London, Eng.
* Mr. Eugene H. Posen	New York, N.Y.
Mr. George A. Powell	Toronto, Ont.
* Mr. Norman A. Ratcliff	England.
* Mr. Robert Rankin	New York, N.Y.
* Mr. A.L. Rhys-Evans	Cardiff, Wales.
Mr. Chas. E. Robinson	Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Robinson	Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Frank A. Rogers	Toronto, Canada.
@ Mrs. Rogers	Toronto, Canada.
* Mr. Percy W. Rogers	Toronto, Can.
Mr. Thos. W. Rumble	Toronto, Canada.
Mrs. G. Sterling Ryerson	Toronto, Canada.
* Miss Laura Ryerson	Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Leo M. Schwabacher	Baltimore, Md.
* Mr. August W. Schwarte	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Max M. Schwarcz	New York, N.Y.
Mr. A.J. Scott	Manila, P.I.
@ Mr Percy W. Seccombe	Peterboro, N.H.
Miss Elizabeth Seccombe	Peterboro, N.H.
Mr. Victor E. Shields	Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Shields	Cincinnati, Ohio.
@ Mrs. R.D. Shymer	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Jacobus Sigurd	Sweden.
Mr. Thomas J. Silva	Temple, Texas.
* Mr. Thomas Slidell	New York, N.Y.
* Mrs. Jessie Taft Smith	Braceville, O.
Mr. Henry B. Sonneborn	Baltimore, Md.
@ Comd'r. J. Foster Stackhouse	London, Eng.
@ Mrs. George W. Stephens	Montreal, Can.
and maid (Elise Oberlin)
Master John H.C. Stephens	Montreal, Can.
and nurse (Carolina Milten)
Mr. Duncan Stewart	Montreal, Can.
Mr. Herbert S. Stone	New York, N.Y.
@ Mr. Martin van Straaten	London, Eng.
Mr. Julius Strauss	Hamilton, Ont.
Mr. Alex. Stuart	Glasgow, Scot.
* Mr. Charles F. Sturdy	Montreal, Can.
* Mr. R.L. Taylor	Montreal, Can.
Mr. F.B. Tesson	Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Tesson	Philadelphia, Pa.
* Mr. D.A. Thomas	Cardiff, Wales.
Mr. E. Blish Thompson	Seymour, Indiana.
* Mrs. Thompson	Seymour, Indiana.
@ Mr. Georges Tiberghien	France.
* Mr. R.J. Timmis	Gainesville, Texas.
* Mr. F.E.O. Tootal	London, Eng.
* Mr. Ernest Townley	Toronto, Canada.
@ Mr. Isaac F. Trumbull	Bridgeport, Conn.
* Mr. Scott Turner	Lansing, Mich.
* Mr. G.H. Turton	Melbourne, Australia.
Mr. Alfred G. Vanderbilt	New York, N.Y.
and valet (Ronald Denyer)
* Mr. W.A.F. Vassar	London, Eng.
@ Mr. G.L.P. Vernon	London, Eng.
* Mrs A.T. Wakefield	Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mr. David Walker	New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Wallace Watson	Montreal, Can.
Mrs. Anthony Watson	England.
@ Mrs. Catherine E. Willey	Lake Forest, Ill.
Mr. Thomas H. Williams	Liverpool, Eng.
Mr. Charles F. Williamson	New York, N.Y.
Mr. Winter	Liverpool, Eng.
* Mrs. A.S. Witherbee	New York, N.Y.
Master A.S. Witherbee Jr. (3 yrs.) New York, N.Y.
Mr. Lothrop Withington	Boston, Mass.
Mr. Walter Wright	Scotland.
@ Mr. Arthur John Wood	England.
* Mr. Robt. C. Wright	Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. J.M. Young	Hamilton, Ont.
Mrs. Young	Hamilton, Ont.
* Mr. Philip J. Yung	Antwerp, Belgium
Total number of Saloon Passengers 293
Survivors marked *
Identified Dead marked @

[This list, as corrected to May 22, 1915—the final revision—is a facsimile of the broadside issued by the Cunard Company. It will be noted that all of Paul Crompton's family perished, including himself, his wife, and six children.]

The characteristic courage of the Irish and British people was manifested at the time of this terrible disaster, the Coroner continued, and there was no panic. 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.