Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-10-17

New York. Oct. 1S--At least 14b
persons lost their lives on the burned
liner VoIturno, according to a wire
less dispatch received by the Cunard
line from Capt. Barr of liner Car
mania. He reported that 511 mad been
saved by the ten rescue ships and that
there had been on the lost vessel 657
persons, as follows Cabin passen-
gers, "a; steerage passengers, $40;
crew, SO.
Echo of Titanic Disaster.
The Volturno disaster was an echo
OF the Titanic tragedy. Radiograms
from the rescue feet said that the
number of lifeboats on the Volturno
was insufficient to accommodate the
passengers and crew
The disaster occurred in latitude
1926 north. longitude 34.33 west, or
In the middle of the North Atlantic
The scene Of the tragedy was about
1900 miles from Halifax
The following wireless message
from the Carmania gave the first no.
tice of the disaster:
Steamer volturo, bound from Rot
teFday for Halifax and New York with
60C immigrants on board, afire and
abandoned Friday night in latitude
1926 north longitude S4.33 west. Two
hundred and thirty.six passengers
missing.
The Carmania was the irst liner to
pick Up the IS O. s." calls which the
operator on the Volturno was fran
tcally sending out. The Carmania i'm
mediately repeated the calls to the
other vessels. giving the position OF
the Voltuno.
Liners Rush to Rescue.
Nine other transatlantic liners were
within wireless range and sped to-
ward the blrning ship. The race was
a thrilling one. A gale was sweeping
the seas and the rescue ships had to
pound their way through head winds
and raging waters.
In the rescue feet were the follow.
Ing vessels:
Carmania, La Touraine, Minneap-
oils, Rappahannock, Car. Narragan-
sett. Devonian, Kroonland. Grosser
kurfurst and Seydlitz
The Carmania won the race to the
Voltunro. She found the vessel a
mass of fire. her propeller fouled and
wallowing helplessly before the wind
All the boats had left the burning
ship. These still affoat we're found
half water-logged by the relief feet
filled with half frozen, covering ref
ugees.
Wireless reports from the ten ships
gave the following number of rescued:
Carmania, IL; La Touraine. 40; Min
neapolls, 30; Rappahannock, 49,; Car
102; Narragansett. 20; Devonian, SO;
kroonland, 80; Grosser Kurfurst. 105
and the Seydiitz, SO. making tota
Of 521
236 Reported Dead.
The pursuer of the Volturno. who
vas taken on board the Kroonland
reported that the number OF passen
gers on the Volturno was $50 ant
that she carried crew of SO. makinl
S5S in all on board. According to the
pnrsers estimate the death list reach
ed only 1872. The original figures O
The Carmania, that 236 were dead, wa!
accepted, however. by Lloyds and 9th
er marine agencies here.
The naeagerly worded wireless dis
patches from Captain Barr of the Car
mania told dramatic story. The dea,
on the Volturno were burned, crushe,
and drowned. Four of the six If
boats carried by the ill-fated ship ha
been smashed in the storm, by bein
washed against the side OF the burr
Ing ship, and all the occupants wer
drowned.
Officers Of the Volturno.
The officers Of the volturno we're:
Captain, r. c. Inch.
Chief officer. H. p. Miller.
Chief engineer, r. Dewar.
Surgeon, H. Carter.
Purser. VIM. F. Brown.
Assistant Puner, H. c. Lang.
Steward, Wn Mailer.
First Officer Gardner of the Carm
nia was in command OF a feet
small boats which tried for two hon,
70 reach the side of the burning shi
The huge rollers swamped the boa
end smashed the oars.
In spite OF danger Captain Barr tn,
moved tie Carmania to a position on
700 feSt from the volturno. Atten