The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-17

ti lJGoi, WV. IL Oi1 NlA ~
and thlrty-siN children and
men lost their lives when the Uranium
lire steamship Nolturna, leased from
the Royal line, caught fire in mid-At-
lantic on Thursday and burned to the
waters edge on Friday.
Survivor Tells Story.
The only survivor that has yet old
his story says the English captain and
his English officers behaved CALAMITY
in the face of death, but declares the
German and Bulgarian crews acted
cowardly.
The carmania, with one lone suryiy-
or Of the Nolturno aboard, found it too
rough to stop at Queenstown and is
proceeding direct to ~Fishguard. From
that survivor, however, comes a thrill
ing story Of the burning of the steam
er, Of the terror, the struggle for the
boats, the death OF those who went
over the sides and his own desperate
fight for life.
Ten big %linners, led by the Cunard-
er Carmania, Captain Barr, stood by
the striker ship and battled fer many
hours in a fierce gale TO rescue the
IdocCISElS diu lIeN, Utl we're uDIG
to take Oft and pick up only SCI per-
sons.
Rescue Long Delayed.
While hundreds Of ~sseng
aboard the rescue feet crowded the
rails, spellbound with horror. the cap
tains Unanswered i'll desperate at
tempts to get alongside the Nolturno,
but were unable to do SO until day
break Friday.
Captain Barr then ran a lifcboat un
der the stern Of the Volturno and took
off eleven passengers. Other captains
followed, and the survivors taken from
the Nolturno as Well as those picked
up in the only two Nolturlo lif1 hoats
that got away during the fire We're
distributed among the rescuing liners.
From Thursday noon the Carmania
stood by, helpless, on account OF the
terrific storm and mountainous waves.
until early Friday. The last OF the
surviving passengers and crew were
taken OFF at $3.50 a. m. Friday. The
Carmania was alone with the burning
liner until the Grosser, Furst and Sci
deiitz came up ABOUT 4 y. m. Thurs
day. The other seven rescue ships ar
rived shortly afterWard.
Four Lifenoats Smashed.
While the CaImania's passengers
looked on, frantic and helpless. four
lifeboats lowered from the Nolturno
We're smashed against the side of the
heavily rolling ship and their passen-
gers, including women and children
Nrnrn 1ynyrnnI loAI-,., 49,
the Volturno had SO fouled the tackle
of the lifeboats that only six could be
lowered and only two got away.
As darkness fell, the Carmania kept
its powerful searchlishts playing on
the waters around The burning boat,
looking for possible passengers that
might have taken to the sea in their
desperation. Captain Barr also threw
out burning buoys all night to light the
CHASTITY scene. Their light played on
the poOp of the Nolturno and showed
plainly the hopeless ONE children
and men huddled there throughout the
night.
At midnight there was some hone
aroused when the fire appeared to be-
diving down. Captain Barr made an
otner attempt TO get a boat to the
ship, and when this failed he ran the
Carmanla head-on within 100 feet OF
the VolturnO's stern. 1t was limos
slble, though, to get a line aboard the
wreck.
Volturno Sinks.
The fire broke out t~iercely in the az.
ter engine room before dawn and when
daylight came it was seen that the
Nolturno was sinking by the head.
The gale had abated BY then and
llfeboats from the rescue fleet were
run alongside the burning liner, taking
OH the last Of the survivors.
The Nolturno was abandoned at 900
a. m. on Friday and sank a few min
utes later.
Inc 1876 missing passengers were
burned to death, drowned in tho
smashed boats or jumped overheard.
Oflcla!s Of the Uranium company
declared early that those on board
included "A cabin and $40 staeraeo
passengers, with q crew Of 90.
5osfon Mayor Asks Pages Recall.
BostCl, Oct. 14.-The recall from
England Of Ambassador Page was rrg.
ed by Mayer Fitzgerald in a Faneni,
nail address on the ground that the
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