Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-14
VoLTURN0 HULL
IS STILL seen
AFLOAT
so REPORTS THE CAMPANIA.=- LOSS
OF 1856 LIVES COULD HAVE Been
AVOIDED, HAD they STUCK WITH
The SHIP'-=M0RE SURVIVORS
ARRIVE At XAvRE.
CAPTAIN OF ToURA|NE
MAKES REPORT OF WRECK

London, Oct. 1f-The Volturno was
still afloat on the afternoon of Sun
day in latitude 47.37 north, longitude
33.45 west. There is apparently &
possibility of the hulk yet reaching
land
"The Campania was in her vicinity
at 2:15 on October 12," says Captain
Rostron in wireless dispatch to the
Cunard company THE derelict was
then going southeast. making about a
knot an hour. Her hull appeared tc
be in good condition and likely tc
float indefinitely.
"a careful search was made by us
for the missing boats. The Lorraine
six hours later, continued the search
but did not see any boats"
More Survivors Coming.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE steamship
Kronland. bringing nearly hundred
survivors of the Volturno disaster to
this port, has developed a flaw in her
crank shaft, which is retarding her
speed. The vessel will not dock be-
fore Thursday.
AZ Survivors at Havre.
Havre. Oct. 14.-La Touraine of
the French line, second of the rescue
ships which figured in the Volturno
disaster to reach port, arrived at
Havre this morning La Touraine had
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On the forward deck of the La
Touraine when she arrived at the
quay was a group of eight children
from three to twelve years old, who
had been rescued from the Volturno
and whose parents either had perish
ed or were aboard other rescuing
steamers.
First Lieutenant Izenic of the La
Touraine told of the work of rescue
at was half past eight on Thursday
morning." he said, when we received
the first wireless message that the
Volturno vas burning. At that time
we were 2G9 miles away. We reach
ed the Voltnrno at 8 O'Clock in the
evening and found ten other steam
ers already on the scene. Heavy
smoke was streaming away from the
matches of the Volturno, whose pass
engers had assembled in the after
part of the ship. The women and
children had been placed farthest
from the fire, while the men formed
line nearest to the point of danger.
What followed after the arrival of
La Touraine in the vicinity of the
Volturno is related in detailed re-
port sent by Captain Caussin to the
French Transatlantic company. He
says:
"The forward part of the Volturno
looked to me like an incandescent
brazier.
"As the sea was beginning to mod
crate, thought of putting out boats,
but the opinion of all my officers was
against the lowering Of life boats, but
l sent out whale boat
"The Volturno at this time had her
stern in the air, while forward and
amidships she was nothing but
great torch"
Children Were Deserted.
Paris, Oct. 14.-Many of the sur
vivors of the Volturno showed signs
of violence, according to passengers
of the Touraine, arriving in Paris to-
day. One woman bore scratches and
bruises all over her body which she
received during the struggle to get
places in the boats. A child arrived
on board the Touraine completely
naked. Most of the survivors had lit
tie clothing and what they had was
torn.
One of the most striking facts, ac-
cording to the passengers of the
Touraine, was the arrival of children
from the Volturno apparently not be-
longing to any one and seeming to
have been completely left to take care
of themselves by their parents.
Crew Of voIturno Accused.
London, Oct. 14.-"The crew of the
Volturno, most of whom were Dutch,
behaved in a cowardly manner and
were brutal to the passengers" is the
verdict of most of the thirty surviv-
ors of the Volturno who arrived at
Gravesend on board the Minneapolis
this evening. All the survivors are
men, Russians, Hungarians and Poles.
They are to proceed to their destina'
ton on board the Olympic tomorrow.
The Devonian's Report.
Liverpool, Oct. 4.-According to
Captain Trant of the Devonian there
was some attempt on the part of the
male passengers of the Volturno to
rush to the rescuing boats when they
reached the vessels side and the cap
tain and officers of the Volturno did
good work in keeping them under con-
troll. When the Devonian departed
from the scene, Captain Trant says
the fire on the volturno was making
progress toward the after part of the
vessel.
Captain Trant says the pitiful
screams for help uttered by the pass
engers of the Volturno made "the |
night hideous" to the would-be res
cuers, who were unable to reach them
The first survivor to reach the Devon