He described in horrific detail: “I was sucked off into the water by what I believe was a wave caused by the bow going down rather rapidly.”

他描述了可怕的细节：“我被我认为是船头下沉速度相当快引起的波浪吸进了水里。”

On May 7, without warning, the ship was struck by two torpedoes and in a few minutes went down by the bow, carrying to death 1153 persons including 114 American men, women, and children.

5 月 7 日，这艘船在毫无征兆的情况下被两枚鱼雷击中， 并在几分钟内沉没在船头， 船上共有 1153 人死亡， 其中包括 114 名美国男女老少。