New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18
INCH WOULD FLEE FAME
AND FORGET SEA HORROR
VoIturno's Captain Will Seek
Refuge (AIso a New Dog) IN
Spot He Keeps Secret.
HIS COMMAND A QUESTION
Hasn't Yet Been Assigned to
Any ship-Crew May Testify
in London Inquiry-Sur-
vivors Reunited.

Fame is more fearsome than fame ac-
cording 10 Captain Francis Inch. The
master Of the burned steamship VOL
turno wants 10 forget. He intends 10
follow the cure for memory which AIian
RYAN gave 10 the sulzer impeachment
court and do his forgetting In the coun-
try.
I'm going to disappear for a while 10
some place where there are no reporters
no photographers and no steamship pas
sengers," said Inch yesterday. I've got
the spot picked out, but it's secret
You can bet it's not in New York
Edward c. Thomas, general manager OF
the Uranium Lines New York ONCE de-
MED yesterday that he had promised cap
tain Inch the command of another boat IN
the companys feet I'VE haven't had
time 10 consider the matter yet, said MT
Thomas.
He added that such a promise would not
have been In the scope Of his powers.
Ibid | tell you that you could have
another ship" asked the Uranum's gen.
eral manager.
No" answered Inch. but I wish you
would"
CAPTAIN Inch and the other officers OF
the Volturno are still in the employ Of
the Uranium Line. All the members Of
the crew and the officers Of the burned
steamship will be sent back TO England
to-day on the White Star liner Oceanic.
The officers will travel second class and
the crew third. There will be no inVesti-
CATION Of the disaster here, so far as the
company knows. but the British Board
OF Trade will conduct an inquiry. Captain
Inch expects TO stay here week unless
he receives orders from the board TO
hasten his departure.
Mr.. Thomas would make no answer TO
the charges of Anton A. Raven. president
of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Com
paAy, who said the Volturno should not
have carried passengers on account OF
her dangerous cargo. The Uranium off,
cial admitted that he did not know ex-
actly what the liner had carried.
All the officers OF the Volturno lost
clothing when the vessel burned The
line told them yesterday TO go TO tailor
and order whatever they wanted. Evil
IDENTIFY their shopping tour was a success.
Il must say" said Thomas, that never
saw seafaring men better dressed"
One of the officers was in sore need of
rescue. He. lost his shoes during the fire
and was obliged TO fall back on the gen.
crosby Of a passenger. The shoes of the
passenger were number mines. The off,
Ger, except under compulsion. wears
IL
ceeded in finding his size yesterday in
a patent leather with gray cloth top.
In the secret haunt where Inch hopes
10 live down his reputation as hero he
will keep on the lookout for another dog
10 replace Jack. now the property of Cap
tain Kreibohm Of the Kroonland. The
new mascot will have TO be a short haired
dog. warranted fireproof. The Cunard
Line has invited Inch to return on one Of
its boats. and he intends to accept the
invitation.
Yesterday morning Captain Inch and
the other officers of the Volturno posed
for a moving picture on the roof of the
Uranium Lines building at No 10 Broad
way
The Uranium officials reported that the
women and children from the Volturno.
would dock at Pier 3d. Brooklyn. this
morning. These survivors were rescued
by the Rappahanock, of the Furness-
Witty Line. They were taken TO Halifax,
where they were transferred to the
Florizel.
The Seamans Church Institute. which
sheltered and fed the rescued members
of the crew of the Volturno. realized for
the first time in the seventy years Of its
existence an ambition 1t had long known.
With the added space and facilities in the
new institute building. at South street
and Coenties Slip il was able to receive
and care for the fifty-ive who were sent
there.
When the Grosser Kurfurst locked
Wednesday the institutes boat, the Sem
tinel. went TO Hoboken and brought TWEEN
ty-two Of the crew around to the Sea-
mans home. From the Kroonland, of
the Red Star Line. which arrived early
Thursday evening. the Sentinel took four
teen more. and late that night II steamed
TO Jersey City to the Reading Railroad
pier 10 take in hand some sixteen more
of the Volturno's crew. taken to Phila-
delphia on the Seydlitz and transferred
: 10 New York on arrival at that city
officials of the institute yesterday had
the highest praise for the conduct of the
seamen while in their care. and also ex-
pressed qualification to the Uranium Line
for the generous manner in which it
had provided for the sailors and the CO.
operation IT had shown the institute In
rendering aid.
by that vessel. Her sorrow yesterday
was pitiable.
One of the three waits. survivors of the
tragedy, brought here on board the
kroonland by Mrs. Florence Kelly. has
found her mother. The identified child
is Ludwiga Wujek, three years old. now
at the settlement house with her mother.
Her brother and sister were lost.
One hundred and sixty-six rescued have
come to the Immigrant Aid Society, but
twenty-four were sent TO other institu-
tons. Yesterday eight were taken care
OF by relatives.