Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

tors H1ddleE On the eigh: ocean
liners. a German tramp and a
Standard oil tank steamer w1i-1
heard the To.turno's s D. : dis
tress call By wireless. were several
hundred persons. Who. urmindful g
the biting cold q the gale and tie
danger from the huge waves Uhi-h
crashed Dye- ire vessels remained IN
deck throughout tire afternoon and
might 20 Harc1 the FIRE
All during Thursday night one
search tglt from the Cunarder Car
mania was kept steadily on the Vol
rUrno. while another played over the
ten vessels that surrounded the
stricken ship The cries q those N
me Toitu-no vere carried oy the gale
and The passengers On all % The oth=r
vessels could see the women and chill
dreu huddied close 70 NOituruo's aft
er rail while t1e men stood nearer
the IRE
That 80 many were rescued from
the NoituTno was due TO the prompt.
sfsrler. work q Captain Barr. Of the
Carmzria TIE wireless operator on
the Carman!a picked W faint s.
.. :" call shortly after noon on
Thursday.
The position of the yoIturno was
given and the following:
Come quick. ship ahre; fear We
are doomed
csrranis Bushes 70 Rescue.
The Carmania. which sailed from
New York October 4 for Liverpool.
put about and headed for the point
where Captain Incl. OF the Noiturn1.
had reported his vessel When the
Carmania received the first wireless
call. she was about 8 miles from the
Eoltu-uo. Extra stokers were rushed
into the freroom and withia short
time the Carmanta was making -
knots under forced draugnt-
Al 2 O'Clock the Lookout on the
CsrrnanIa sighted a black spot on the
horizon and the Cunarder was point
ed toward this Shortly after
O'Clock Captain Barr slowed down his
vessel and circled the VolturnO. Al
that time a terrific gale was swee ping
over the sea Captain Barr signaied
10 Captain Inch that any attempt TO
launch ilfeboats would prove disas-
trOus. and the CaTmania was worked
about until she was close TO the Vol
turno.
Captain Barr then attempted to
reach the burning ship with lines shot
from the bow Of the Carmania. But
owing 20 the wind all OF the shots
went wide Of the mark
N the meantime the Carman.a
wi-eieSs operator had been sending
out calls 20 all vessels which hap
pened To be in that section % the
trans Atlantic track Nine vessels
answered these calls
Soon after 5 o'clock the North Ger
man liner Grosser Kurfurst which
sailed from Bremen on October T.
hove in sight little later the Ger
man tramp s. amer Seydiitz came up
10 the Volturno.
Others Steam 10 Aid.
Following these. all al full steam
and an centering on the source Of the
black line 81 smoke which was being
whirled across the foaminx waves By
the gale. came La Touraine. OF the
French line. which sailed from New
York October for H%vre: the Min
neapOlls. Of the Atlantic transport
line. which left New York October 4
FOR St John: the Gar. Of the Rus
sian American line. which sailed from
New York on October for R0tter-
dam and Libau the Nara gansett a
Standard OF tank steamer which
sailed from New York October for
LIVERPOOL: the DevonIsn. 81 the Ley
land line. bound from Boston for Liv-
erpool and the Kroou'and. Of the Red
Star line which left Bremen October
for New York
Shortly before darkness closed In
over the scene Captain Inch ordered
six Nfeboats manned and filled with
all Women and children who cared 10
leave. These boats had barely touched
the water when they were hurled
against the side Of the Volturno and
four OF them were crushed Ike egg
shells The other two managed 10
get clear 81 the burning vessel and
one was picked uD bv the Car and
the other by the Seydlitz.
Lines Can't Reach shio.
II Vas then apparent 10 the cap
tains Of the eleven vessels that any
attempt at rescue BY means OF life
boats would prove unavailing Cap
tain Barr then brought the Carmania
close 10 Tire stern Of the Nolturno and
fired several lines at the burning
ship. but the gale was too strong and
the slea6en ends fell into the sea.
one line carried close TO the rail
and scores Of eager hands reached
out 20 clutch the line that meant
safety. But when the line fell a few
feet short OF the Nolturno's stern a
CIV 81 anguish went up from the
frantic passengers which was carried
20 the other vessels.
BY consent OF the commanders Of
all OF the vessels N the rescue feet,
Captain Barr was allowed 70 take
command OF the situation. He then
decided that the ten vessels which
formed the rescue fleet would form
in battle line" in = circle about the
Volturno Then. under half speed
the ten vessels began rnarrS1 around