The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-13
LOST THEIR LIVES
THROUGH OWN
COWARD|CE
voIturn0 Sailors We're Their
Own Victims
PASSENGERS MOSTLY SAVED
Sailors Crowded Them Out Of the
Boats and the Boats We're
Smashed BY Sea

London, Oct 12.-Forty of the 1876
persons lost from the steamship Vol
IurnO in mid-Atlantic on Thursday
were in the two boats which succeed
ed in getting away from the burning
vessel and which without doubt
were swamped. The majority OF
the other victims lost their lives
when four other boats were smashed
against the steamers sides in an al
tempt TO launch them.
All this occurred before the arrl-
val of the Carmania and the other
liners summoned by wireless calls
Tor help. The Carmania. with one
lone survivor of the Volturno abroad,
ioand It too rough TO stop at"Queens-
town and is proceeding direct 10
I'isheuard From that survive,
however comes thrilling story OF
the burning OF the steamer. OF the
terror, the struggle for the boats,
the death OF those who went over
the sides and his own desperate fight
for lite.
Arthur Sturgeon. passenger OF
the Carmania, In Il wireless dispatch
supplements his own description OF
the race OF the Carmania 20 the burn
ing vessel and the rescue of the pas
sengeFs OF the Nolturno by the story
told him by the survivor, Walter
Trntepohl a German. who swan to
the Carmana and was rescued in an
exhausted condition.
Since being taken aboard the Car
mania Trintepohl has been in the
ships hospital threatened with
pneumonia. He told his story to Mr..
Sturgeon before he became serious
" III. but owing 10 his exhausted
state and his broken English. his &c.
count of the disaster was somewhat
Incoherent.
Tlintephol had been employed at
Barcelona and took third class pas.
sage on the Noitiirno to secure Il
position offered to him in New York.
"All went well. said Tsintephol,
until 6 o'clock Thursday morning
when the fire alarm sounded. We
were aroused and told to so on deck.
as fire had been broken out In the
hold On assembling. he belts wee
handed around and much time was
occupied in fastening them We
We're told that the fire might soon
be quenched. but the captain thought
it wise for all 10 have bells as a
| piecaution.
THE fire frightened the children
who cried bitterly. There were many
babies in arms.
THE fire grew worse. We saw
things blazing down below. Abou,
| 10 o'clock there was a CRY TO lowe
| tho bonts.
The captain behaved splendidly
so did the officers who were English
| am sorry 10 say that he crew
who were Germans and Delgians
behaved very badly. The people
rushed about wildly and the crew
seemed to think they ought to have
first place and instead of quietinp
the passengers they made the panic
| Yo'sc.
The frs; officer took charge NJ
The FIRST boat. but, although he want
ed the women and children savet
first, majority OF those who enter
ed the boat were members of IN,
crew
This boat was smashed against
the ships side. Just as Il reache,
the wafer j, broke in two and al
wee drowned
! Meanwhile. attempts were mad,
to lower the second boat. canno
say who was in charge OF this. bn
do Know that after the chief stew
ard had thrown provisions in. a,
jumped in himself There wer,
ino.e men than women and children
IN this boat which did not go dow
from the davits for it was broker
against the ship and all wer
drowned.
These two boats were amidships
| Three other boats were put out aft
The fourth officer was in one q
them. but I clnnu; say which one
Ah was confusion. The ropes brok
and The occupants were thrown int
The water and drowned on kille,
When the captain saw what had hat
pened he cut the tackle Of the othe
boats so that they could not b
launched.
I'VE we're 50 glad when we sa,
The Carmania come. FOR We said. 49,
Now We shall all be saved
The iremen rushed up from n.
low and refused to 40 back. Tn
captain drew his rpvolve- and drov
them below. but soon after. rs IN
Gre was spreading. they were nbiis
ed TO abandon the boilers.
As soon as the Carmania was sigh
ed the captain made all the wome
: and children go TO one side and m
men to the other side. lie had bee
compelled to leave the bridge and z
. an because ID was too hot Nome
: wepi. shrieked. laughed aud becam
} / hysferical.
, We had not thought OF food but {