Washington, Sept. 5, A report on the demarcation Glasgow and Galway, Eire, of survivors of the torpedoed British liner Athenia, was received by the State Department today from' Joseph P. Kennedy, U.S, Ambassador in London.
Ins, Kennedy said that he hod sent hhis Naval Attache to question some of the survivors, draw up a report. and send it to him as soon as possible for despatch here to the State the frst lifeboat that was launch ed turned over. I saw many of its occupants drowned. The lifeboats: were supposed to hold forty persons put 1 think there were eighty in ours.
"We just cruised around for about eleven hours when we were finally picked up.
Another survivor, Mrs. Ellen Fisher, said: "I thought we would never off the Athenia, but the worst moment came when the submarine apparently fired another torpedo which passed underneath our lifeboat, pitching it high Into the air. I think we were very lucky to come down right side up."
Some survivors said the boilers of the ship appeared to have burst when the torpedo struck, resulting in the death of a number of passengers—United Pres
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