Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-16
TRAPPED BY FIRE
IN BURNING SHIP
Between 80 and 80 voIturno
Passengers Hemmed in by
First Explosion, Says
Survivor.

Sions and friends and re.atives~of the
dead an.t living awaited her coming.
Ten automobiles and an ambulance
We're on hand ,ostake the unfortunates
10 places Of temporary refuge in Man
haitian
Chemicals Caused Disaster.
In broken English Dsscman - quiet
hammered man of about 81 wears told
of his experiences during tho is hours
ne was aboard the fire swept vessel.
The cause Of the fire he established
AS an explosion OF :, drum containing
chemicals or nil in the forward part
of the vessel
II was lust gong To the bridge" he
said. when the first explosion occur
red Tho v0iturno trclnhled as If She
had been struck by IA heavy shell. Al
mast Immediately other drums began
to explode There was i. rapid fire of
explosions That sounded like cannon.
aiding.
.'c&rtatD inch was on the bridge. +
heard him shout out to Inan the life
soats, The passengers came running in
panic to the decks. The sailors sprang
to the daNits. gale was bowling and
the seas wcrc sweeping in great roll
lers around us. The passengers crowd
ed tile rslt.s an that the. sailors had diff
,lcnitv sf lowering the boats Mean
time the small drums and cases OF
chemicals We're exploding by the dozen
every minute M one thought the Ship
could last five minutes.
PLANES swept up from No. COM
part,Ici,t forward and ]caped To tbs
forcca$tle Within IL few minutes il
was blaztng. The gale famed the
blaze.
"A boat was loMera and made away
1t seemed as if ii would capsi2e every
minute We lost it time after time in
the trough OF tho sea. Another was
smashed against the davits before it
could lie lowered. The carpenters boat,
filled with men. women ard children.
put off Each boat required 8; compile
mcnt of sailors to man it and as each
got away il left us with fewer nlen to
lower the remaining boa.s
lowering the Boats.
y hefpsn lower the tnrd officers
hoat. When it struck the water a
heavy sea hit and swept several of the
women overheard. The cniel Officer was
swept overheard. too. but he held on
and climbed back. 1 SAW him take out
an oar 10 steer the boat away irGEl
the ship as IL Was in danger nf break
ing To- pieces against the Noiturio .ls
any moment He used the oar Ia a.!
vantage and tbc boat tlriftad away.
The fourth officers lnat was low
cred Sext- Ahou, 25 passengers wel,;:
in it, w" let ], down clear OF the stI.
ann saw II FAR away about 10 minutes
after. That was the last tiTrlt- the boat
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