Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-10-17
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 the Stern
Cries and Shouts of Terror-Strick-
en- People, as They Rushed Aft on
Ship, Reached Ears of Officers and
Crew on the carmania as 1t
Rushed to the Rescue.


New York, Oct. 13.--At least 14b
persons lost their lives on the burned
liner Volturno, according to wire
less dispatch received by the Cunard
line from Capt Barr, of liner Car
mania. He reported that ell had 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 fleet 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
1880 miles from Halifax
The following wireless message
from the Carmania gave the first no
ice of the disaster:
steamer Volturo, bound from Rot
tegday for Halifax and New York with
6UO immigrants on boardEs1 afire and
abandoned Friday night in latitude
1925 1iortFlongitude 3433 west. Two
hundred and thirty-siX passengers
missing.
The Carmania was the FIRST liner to
pick up the IS 0. s." calls which the
operator on the Volturno was fran
tically 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 barning 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
and raging waters.
In the rescue fleet were the follow
fng vessels:
Carmania, La Touraine, Minneap-
oils, Rappahannock. Gear, Narragan-
sett, Devonian, KroonIand, Grosser
Kurfurst and Seydlitz.
The Carmania won the race to the
Voltunro. She found the vessel
mass of fire, her propeller fouled and
wallowing helplessly before the wind.
All the boats had left the burning
ship. These still affoat were found
half water-logged by the relief fleet,
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
neapolis, 80; Rappahannock, 10; Car,
1o2; Narragansett, 20; Devonian, SO;
Kroonland, go; Grosser Kurfurst, 105,
and the Seydlitz. So, making a total
of sci.
2se 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 and
that she carried crew or SO, making
653 In all On board According to the
purser's estimate the death list reach
ed only 1872 The original figures of
.he Carmania. that 296 were dead, was
accepted, however. by Lloyds and 9TH
er marine agencies here.
The meagerly worded wireless dis
patches from Captain Barr OF the Car
mania told a dramatic story. The dead
on the Volturno were burned, crushed
and drowned -Four of the six life
boats carried by the Inflated ship had
been smashed in the storm, by being
washed against the side Of the burn
ing ship. and all the occupants were
drowned.
Officers Of the Voiturno.
The officers of the Volturno were:
Captain, r. G. Inch.
Chief officer, H. P. Miller.
Chief engineer, R. Dewar.
Surgeon. H Carter.
Purser, VIM. F. Brown.
Assistant PurUer, H. G. Lang.
Steward, Wm. Mailer.
First Ofacer Gardner of the Carma-
MIA was in command Of feet Of
shall boats which tried for two hours
60 reach the side of the burning ship.
The huge rollers swamped the boats
and smashed the oars.
In spite of danger Captain Barr then
moved the Carn1ania to position only
100 feet from the volturno. Attempt