The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-10-25
Many Other Vessels Rush to Aid
Of Doomed Vessel and Help
less Passengers.
SCENE ON FATED SHIP AWFUL
Fire Started In Fore End Of Craft and
Ate Its Way Toward tho Stern
Cries and Shouts of Terror-StrIek-
en- People. as They Rushed An on
Ship, Reached Ears Of Officers and
: Crew on the carmanla ~ II
3ushed to the Rescue.

persons lost their lives on the burned
liner Volturno, according TO a wire
less dispatch received by the Cunard
tine from Capt. Barr, of liner Car
mania. He reported that oil had been
saved by the ten rescue ships and tina;
there had been on the lost vessel $50
persons. as follows: Cabin passen-
gers. "a: steerage passengers. $40;
crew. 81
Echo Of Titanic Disaster.
The Volturno disaster was an echo
VI the Titanic tragedy. Radiograms
from the rescue feet said that the
number OF llfeboats on the Volturno
was insufficient to accommodate the
passengers and crew.
The disaster occurred In latitude
aS25 north. longitude 34.33 west. or
Il. the middle OF the North Atlantic.
The scene OF the tragedy was about
1900 miles from Halifax.
The following wireless message
crom the Carmania gave the first no
oce OF the disaster:
steamer volturo. bound from Rot
yerday for Halifax and New York with
ESQ immigrants on board. afire and
abandoned Friday night in latitude
4S.zs north longitude 34.33 west. Two
hundred and thirty-six passengers
missing.
The Carmania was tho first liner to
pick up the IS. o. s." calls which the
operator on the Volturno was fran
Ideally sending out. The Carmania i'm.
mediately repeated the calls to the
other vessels. giving the position OF
the Voltuno.
Liners Rush 10 Rescue.
Nine other transatlantic liners were
within wireless range and sped to-
ward the Burning ship. The race was
q thrilling one. A gale was sweeping
The seas and the rescue ships had to
pound their way through head-winds
aud raging waters.
In the rescue feet were the follow
ing vessels:
Carmania. La Touraine. Minneap-
oils. Rappahannock. Gar. Narragan-
set. Devonian. Kroonland, Grosser
Kurfurst and Seydlitz
The Carmania won the race to the
VoItuuro. She found the vessel a
mass OF fire. her propeller fouled and
waliowing helplessly before the wind.
AL the boats had left the burning
ship. These still affoat were found
half water-logged by the relief feet,
filled with half frozen. covering ref
agees
Wireless reports from the ten ships
gave the following number Of rescued:
Carmania, IL; La Touraine, 40; Min
neapolis. 80: Rappahannock, 10; Car,
102; Narragansett. 20; Devonian, 80;
KroonIand. 90; Grosser Kurfurst, 105,
and the Seydltz. SO. making total
of 521.
2ae Reporter Dead.
The pursuer Of the Volturno, who
was taken on board the Kroonland,
reported that the number of passen.
gers on the Volturno was $50 and
that she carried crew Of 90, making
$50 In all on board. According to the
purser's estimate the death list reach.
ed only 1872. The original figures OF
accepted, however. by Lloyds and 9TH
er marine agencies here.
The meagerly worded wireless dis
patches from Captain Barr OF the Car
nania told dramatic story. The dead
on the Volturno we're burned, crushed
md drowned. Four of the six life
beats carried by the Inflated ship had
been smashed in the storm, by being
washed against the side of the burn.
ting ship. and all the occupants were
drowned.
Officers Of the voIturno.
The officers of the volturno wero:
Captain, r. G. Inch.
Chief officer, II. T. Miller.
Chief engineer. r. Dewar.
Surgeon, Fl. Carter. ~
Purser, VIM. #. Brown.
Assistant Purser, II. c. Lang.
Steward, VIM. Mailer.
First Officer Gardner of the Carma-
mia was In command Of q fleet Of
ANAL boats which tried for two hours
Co reach the side of the burning ship.
Tho huge rollers swamped the boats
and smashed the oars.
In spite OF danger Captain Barr then
snoved the Carmania to position only
1uo feet from tho volturno. Attempt
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