New-York tribune., 1913-10-15
caught under the stern of ship boat

Meanwhile CIllel elbIhcei' WV
men and myself fought the fire and ap-
parently subdued flames. Gave or
ders 20 send no more boats away as
had received word from Carmania mop
ing to be with US by IL a. m. LfeoeHs
were served out and put on each pas
senger. Passengers now became calm
,r food WAS served out to them a. m
Bunker was found TO be ablaze. II De-
ing impossible to stop In bunker on ac-
count OF gases. water tight doors were
closed and water poured down NO.
hatch on fire. but fire gaining all 'le
time.
FOUGHT Waves to Give AID
Eleven a. m. Carmania arrived ana
lowered boat. but could not reach snip
ON account Of high seas. Asked Car
mania 10 look for the two boats. Steam
shin Seydlitz arrived and lowered boats
which could not reach us. About .
N m Carnania returned and tried 10
reach ship with liferafts, but all drifteu
mast how too far away. Several steam
ors mad arrived by dusk. Kroonland put
away boats, which made four attempts
20 come alongside but were swept
away each time; $50 p. m, saloon ana
charthouse flaming. Deck, bridge ana
all before funnel flaming ferceiy'
pumps and dynamo having stopped Tor
want OF steam.
"Marconi operators working with the
accumulators until IL p. m, when
magazine on bridge blew up, carrying
aerial away. Several boats by th's
time were laying off the ship. Induced
passengers TO jump and they were res
cued by boats IL midnight; weather
overcast and squally. Operations we've
suspended, It being too dark for boats
10 see.
Fire meanwhile worked through
women's steerage to after end of ship
but kept knowledge from passenger.
who were quiet throughout rest of the
night. Chief engineer, Marconi men.
seamen and myself spent night making
deck before daylight.
"5:15 a. m. At this time first boat
arrived. Weather and sea having
moderated, boats were enabled 10 come
alongside ship, which enabled passen-
gers to embark quickly. All steamers
laying around ship sent boats now and
we were enabled to load three boats
with passengers at once. The passen-
gers left very orderly, and there was
no panic, women breaking down and
crying when help was alongside, and
soon all we're off the ship, by a. m.
about 400 passengers.
Searched ship myself and found no
one else on board. so decided to aban-
don, as No. 3 hatch was we'll alight
by now, so with remains Of crew en-
barked on Kroonland.
Nothing has been heard Of two
missing boats at all, passing vessels
having been asked to keep lookout for
them.
Il wish to express my heartlest
thanks and gratitude to the captains
Of ships who stood by; also to the Off
GERS and crews of boats who came to
our assistance, for their bravery and
endurance in their endeavor to come
alongside ship; also TO passengers OF
the Kroonland for their kindness to tne
rescued. passengers, engineers and
crew and myself. in fitting us out and
doing everything for us. Following
named steamers who came TO our as
sistance: Carmania, Grosser Kurfuerst.
La Touraine, Asian. Narragansett,
seydltz, Minneapolis, Devonian, Car.
Rappahannock; also one other steamer
without wireless. The ship was aban-
doned in lat. 1870 north. long. 34.57
west. INCH"
Urged to Rush Report.
Captain Inchs report, the graphic
brevity OF which will place il in history
alongside the one Captain Rostron
made after he had taken the Carpathia
TO the rescue of the Titanic survivors,
was sent in response TO a message from
Edward o. Thomas local agent OF the
Uranium Line. Mr.. Thomas's wireless
read as follows:
Confirming my wireless 11th inst.
please prepare as full statement as
possible Of the disaster, and give II to
the press by wireless. Under no cir
cumstances must information be with
held. Please carry out this order
without regard to any instructions you
may have from any one whatsoever to
the contrary"
This message was followed by one
from p. A. S. Franklin. vice e-president
OF the International Mercantile Ma
rine, in which he urged Captain Krie-
oohm of the Kroonland to use his in
huence with Captain Inch to have him