DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

168 CASE OF THE ANCONA.
I do not know.
24th Interrogatory. What warning shots were given ?
The first shot I know of was that mentioned in my
answer to the second interrogatory.
25th Interrogatory. Whether the vessel was being fired
on while the passengers were leaving?
Yes.
26th Interrogatory. Time allowed for such taking off.
The only time between the shots was of a few seconds
seemingly.
27th Interrogatory. Whether vessel sank before all the
passengers were taken off?
I do not know.
28th Interrogatory. Were there any other vessels in
the neighborhood?
I do not know.
29th Interrogatory. What was the conduct of the crew
during the taking off of the passengers?
Every man was looking after himself.
Last question unnumbered. Do you know any of the
survivors of the S. S. Ancona who could corroborate
your statement?
To the last question, unnumbered, he saith: No.
ISAAC STRACHLEVITZ.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this first day of
December, 1915.
JAY WHITE,
Consul of the United States of America.
(Seal of American Consulate.]
WILLIAM GARGTJILO, !„.,
EBW. H. CAPP. J Witnesses.
[Inclosure 10.]
Sworn Declaration of Dornenico Tambone, passenger on
board S. S. Ancona.
AMERICAN CONSULAR SERVICE,
Naples, November 26, 1915.
Be it known that on this twenty-sixth day of November,
1915, before me, Herbert Carlson Biar, Vice Consul of
the United States of America in and for the city and
consular district of Naples, Italy, duly commissioned
and sworn and by law authorized to administer oaths
and affirmations, personally appeared Dornenico Tamboni,
now residing at the Asilo Degli Emigranti (Emigrant
Shed) in Naples, Province of Naples, Kingdom of
Italy, whose home address is 302 Thirtieth Street,
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States of America, and
being by me duly sworn, did depose and say, I was born
at Nolfetta, Province of Bari, Italy, about thirty-three
years ago, but I do not know the date of my birth. I am
an Italian subject.
I embarked on the S. S. Ancona at Naples on the fifth
day of November, 1915.
TAMBONE DOMENICO.
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