The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-15
became calmer. Food was served

became calmer. Food was served
out TO them.
Bunker Ablaze.
AT 3 a. m. the bunker was found
10 De ablaze. 10 being impossible TO
stop the FIRE in the bunker on account
OF gases the wafer tight doors We're
closed and water poured down the
No. ? hatch onto the FIRE. but the
hre was gaining all the time
At IL a IN. the Carmania arrived
and lowered a boat. but could not
reach the ship on account OF high
seas. Asked Carmania to look for
the No. 2 boat. The steamship Sey.
dlitz arrived and lowered boats which
could not reach us. About D. m.
the Carmania returned and tried to
reach the ship with life RATS. but
all drifted past our boat. too far
away.
Several liners had arrived by
dusk. The kroonland put away boats
which made four attempts TO come
alongside but were swept away each
time.
AT $50 p. IN the saloon and chart
house were flaming The deck.
bridge and all before the funnel were
blazing hercely. Pumps and dynamos
stopped for want OF steam. Narconi
operators were working with the ac-
cumulatOrs until IL y. m. when the
magazine on the bridge blew up. car.
rying the aerial away.
Several boats by this time were
laying on the ship and induced pas
sengers TO jump and they were res
cued by boats At IL midnight. the
weather was overcast and squally
Operations were suspended IL being
too dark for boats 10 see The FIRE
meanwhile worked through the wo-
mems Storage 70 the after end OF
the shin htfF rtsa Ea -
this from the passengers. who were
quiet throughout the rest OF the night
me chief engineer. the Marconi
men and seamen and myself sIent the
night making small RATS in case the
daylight
First Boat Arrives.
A. J:lJ a. m. the first boat ar.
rived. Weather and sea having mod.
Grated, boats were enabled TO come
alongside ship which enabled passeil.
gers 10 embark quickly. All the
steamers laying around the ship sent
boats. Now We were enable TO load
three boats with passengers at once
me passengers left IN a very orderly
way and there was no panic. women
breaking down and crying when help
was alongside, and all were of the
ship by. a. m, about 400 passengers
i searched the ship myself and found
no one else on board SO decided Ia
abandon her ae the No. 3 hatch was
well alight by now. so with the re
mainder OF the crew embarked on
/ the Kroonland
Nothing AT all has been heard OF
the two missing boats Passing YES
sells were asked To keep a lookout for
! them.
Il wish 10 express my hearties-
4 thanks and gratitude 20 the captains
J OF ships who stood by: also 20 the OF
ncerS and crews. who came 10 our As
Sistance. for their bravery and en-
durance In their endeavor TO cone
alongside the ship. also 10 the pas
sengers OF the kroonland for TIER
Kindness 20 the rescued passengers
engineers and crew and myself IN IN
ting us out and doing everything for
D us. Following are the names of the
steamers that came TO our assist
ance.
"CRrmania. Grosser Kurfurst Ia
Iouraine Asian. Narragansett. Sevd
lltz. Minneapolis. BevOnian. Car
RappahannOck. also one other steam
er without wireless. The shin VS.
abandoned in latitude 1890 north
. longitude 3S57 west
Captain lnchs story came by wire
less tonight from the Kroonland
/ which is bringing him and other sur
/ Vlvors 70 this port. The Kroonlant
may not reach here until Thursday
/ or later. as she has had a mishap {,
/ shaft she reported today. and +,
] proceeding slowly