The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-15

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ing TO the passengers TO Jump. but
none would do SO. No other boat
was seen al that time near the burn
ing ship.
Lieutenant Izenic wanted 10 put
on again from the La Touraine. but 1
sent the second mate with a fresh
crew
"Rousselet returned later with
three rescued people. All who were
brought in we're In state OF great
, exhaustion.
'Rousselet was allowed TO make an
other trip in his whale boat with q
fresh crew and l then lowered a life
boat. thinking It might bring back
larger load
Returned With Seven.
The second mate returned with
seven persons he had picked up and
Rousselet brought back seven more.
"Rousselet reported that he had
found ropes. pulley tackle and imprO-
vised ladder along the after part of
the Nolturno dangling from the sides.
The vessel had a strong list 10 star
board, her nose was low in the waves
and the water was breaking over her.
The flames lighted up the secene as
Rousselet's whale boat ran in close
and a hail OF human beings fell upon
10 and its crew. Fourteen people
were picked up. OF whom seven were
transferred TO the other whale boat.
by this time II was six o'clock
on Friday morning and numerous
boats from the other ships alongside
had been lowered and were around
the Nolturno Another one OF our
boats took two women and two chill
dren from the sea. which has become
calmer. The women and children
HAs -
with ropes
When no more people were on
board the Nolturno our boats were
taken up.
II there had been less panic at
the beginning OF the fire. many more
could have been saved Unfortunate
" two boats launched from the Vol
turno were broken up by the seas
and IL is certain that many were
drowned during tho night. II the
crew and passengers had kept calm.
everybody might have been saved
The doctor. the purser. and sew
eral officers Of the Volturno were
, and Captain Inch was the very last
I to leave his ship"
Discovered the Fire.
Friedrich Badtke. a young steeraze
] passenger. was the first person on
board the Volturno 10 discover the
I fire
II saw smoke coming through
forward" he said. and became
sure that the hold below WAS atire.
! ran as fast as ! could to the deck
In front OF the bridge The Captain
himself was there and yelled 70 MIN
in German that the ship was on IRE.
He did not understand me ! called
out again IN Polish and then shoute q
in Niddish. but still ! was unable 20
make him understand and he sent
down sailor 70 inquire what was
the matter.
Il led the sailor down the steeraga
deck. When he saw the smoke ne
opened one OF the matches and was
met with a rush OF smoke and heai.
The sailor then returned 20 the bridge
and warned the captain
All the passengers in the forward
steerage had by this time become
aroused and every one seemed panic
stricken. believe some tumpad
fright When the smoke and chokins
hames became visible there was an
excited rush aft and the Passages
and stsirways for a while were
pie.
In the meantime the Captain hal
given the alarm. The FIRE crew was
manning the IRE apparatus under tue
/ eye OF captain Inch. who thus was
/ unable Tor the present 20 keep order
] on deck where the panic-stricken pas.
/ sengers had gathered around the ne
boats In the stern In the absence
OF the captain and the other officers
VINO We're below fighting the nre.
there was much disorder"
Due 20 Carel essness.
The lire seems to have been due to
TO" carelessnpss OF a Storage paSNan
ger Hans MaEnus member Of Tho
Nolturro S. crew. AYERS there were fire.
queu' violations OF the steamship
strict order forbidding persons In the
steer go 70 smoke
The company fines any one snok
ing - as Is usual on emigrauf ships. '
Magnus said. yet the rule was bro
ken. have found cigarette stubs
and hal'burned matches often pushed
into cracks or under objects.
II feel sure that some eteerage PASS
enger. when an inspector was seen
threw cigarette down hatclwav
The fire broke ont in a part OF oh.
hold where a lot of rugs and Other
stuff that would burn easily wore
. piled"
Namus says there was no expro
sion on the Nolturno except when ON.
~ me hulkhoads blew out under tho
pre- ure Of heat lie worked ~ a
hose from Z O'Clock 60 The moruina
until o'clock 90 night
Women Given Precedence.
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