The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-20
international
news BY Wire
LOST MUM Der 1856.

IOoi NOMbeH $50.
FISHGUARD. Oct. 10. Reports
received today concerning the Vol
turno disaster, which occurred last
week in mid-Atlantic, place the mum.
Der of lives lost at 1856. the origi-
nal estimate
The rescue ship Carmania reached
here today with several hundred
survivors of the Volturno all of
when picture the burning of the
vessel as the most horrible sea dis
aster of modern times. Many of
the victims were driven insane by
the terrible heat. some of them
leaping into the burning hold and
others rushing madly overheard.
Numbers of the passengers were lest
through the swapping of the life
boats which were launched from
the burning vessel.
A coWARDLY CREW.
PARIS, Oct. 14.-Advices received
in this city today indicate that the
passengers of the burned steamship
Volturno were badly treated by the
crew during the time the vessel was
being consumed by the flames. The
survivors charge the ships officers
with cowardice of the worst kind
and 1t is claimed that but for the
eagerness of the members Of the
crew to save themselves. many more
Of the passengers would have been
rescued.
OWNERS BLAME RIVALS.
LONDON. Oct 1.-THE owners of
the steamship Volturno declare that
the vessel was in first-class order
when she sailed from Rotterdam. and
her destruction was the result of a
conspiracy Matched by rival compa.
MES who desire TO put the Volturno
steamship company out of business
They express the belief that the
Volturno was set on fire deliberately
by men hired to sink the ship.
HULK AFLoAT SUNDAY.
LONDON, Oct a. Wireless ad.
vices received here today state that
the hulk of the Volturno was still
afleat on Sunday The flames had
burned the vessel practically to the
waters edge.
BABIES MADE ORPHANS.
HAVRE. France, Oct. IA. The
steamship La Touraine. of the French
line. arrived in port today with AZ
survivors of the Volturno. OF this
number ten are fatherless or moth
erless babies.
iNHUMAN CREATURES.
CARDIFF Wales, Oct. 14.-Four
hundred ccal miners are facing al
most certain death in the Universal
colliery at Singhenydid as the result
of an explosion which occurred early
today. There were 900 men work
ing in the mine at the me the
accident occurred, and of this mum
Der 500 were rescued before the
flames. which followed the explosion
cut off their escape.
The greatest excitement prevails
this afternoon in consequence of
the announcement that an effort
would be made by the owners to
seal up the mine without making
any further effort to rescue the en-
tombed miners. The management
claims that il is impossible to save
them. and that the only way in which
the fire can be extinguished is by
closing up the shafts.
The attempt to carry out such a
plan doubtless will be followed by
bloodshed, for the thousands of PEG
pie gathered about the workings al
ready are aroused to the highest
pitch of excitement by the seem.
ing indifference of the mine owners.
SYLVIA DOGS 1T.
LONDON, Oct. IA. = There is Joy
today among the suffragettes over
the escape of Sylvia Pankhurst. mill
tant daughter Of Mrs. Emmaline
Pankhurst. who eluded the authori-
ties after having been placed under
arrest in connection with suffragette
disturbances. Miss Pankhurst has
been in custody many times during
the past year. but on no occasion
has she been forced to serve out her
sentence. Like her mother, she is
professional hunger-striker, and when
she can escape from prison in no
other way she starves herself out
Of Jail
SIGNAL RECEIVED.
CARDIFF, Wales, Oct. 15.-There
Is great rejoicing among the fami-
lies Of the entombed coal miners
today over the fact that commun ca
ton has been established with the
men by the rescue workers. who
risked their lives to ascertain the
fate Of the explosion victims. The
imprisoned miners have signaled
that only 20 are entombed in the
lower levels, where yesterday it was
feared that there We're many times
that number All of the % are stin
living, but they report the air very
bad, and the fear is expressed that
they will be unable to hold out until
the rescue workers reach them.
The fire is still burning in the
mine. but less menacingly than last
night. and the owners of the prop
erty have abandoned the plan of
sealing the shaft, which they threat
ened to carry cut yesterday despite
the protests of the surviving miners
and the townspeople.
The rescue work is being conduct.
ed under the most dangerous con
ditions. and at least another day
will elapse before it is known def
nitely if there is hope of saving the
entombed miners.
SUFFRAGETTE LITERATURE
LONDON, Oct ia desperate
attempt was made today BY well,
organized mob OF suffragettes to
deluge the king and queen with
literature as the royal couple were
enroute to ST. James palace to at
tend the wedding of Prince Arthur
OF Connaught and the Duchess of