Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
Raging Gale Keeps Res
cuers at Distance for
Several Hours.
VICTIMS IMMIGRANTS
Majority of Those Who Perish
Enroute to Canada, Reports
to New York Say.

New York, Oct 11-Indications
were there are no native Americans
on the Volurno. A nearly complete
passenger list received here from Rot
terdam showed practically all on board
were immigrants, mostly bound for
Canada
Fishguar1, Eng, Oct. 1.-THE emf
grants aboard the Volturno we're COM
posed Of Russians, Dalmatians, Poles
and few Germans.
Berlin, Germany, Oct. 1.-THE cap
tain of the Grosser Kurfurst, in wire
less report OF the Volturno disaster.
says total rescued was 523 Two full
boat loads from the Nolturno we're be-
ing sought and il was improbable that
they would be found
Fishguard, Eng. Oct. 11-Fire in a
raging storm in the mid-Atiantic
Thursday destroyed the liner Voltur-
no. on voyage from Rotterdam to New
York, with a loss of life of either 1856
or 236 passengers and crew Ten
standing by impo;ent to avert the
tragedy owing to mountainous seas.
Again the wireless played a leading
part In the drama. BY its means and
through the heroisnf- Tnose Who re-
spcnded 10 the call the lives of 521 Of
those on board the Volturno we're
saved.
no g-
dian Northern Steamship company.
but chartered BY the Uranium line.
officials Of the company declared those
on board included "a cabin and $40
steerage passengers and crew OF SO,
making 657.
A wireless dispatch from the steam
ship Carmania said 521 had been
saved and 236 lost their lives. This
makes total of 7E7. or just 100 more
than the number on board given by
the company Checking available
sources indicate an error in the wire
less transmission figures had been
made and that the lower total OF 1876
Is correct.
FIGHT IN GALE.
Ten steamers fought for hours in
the raging gale to save the passengers
and crew of the burning steamer,
which eventually was abandoned. Oc-
cupants of six lifeboats thrown to sea
when the boats smashed against the
steamers side probably drowned. Few
details coming by wireless promise a
graphic story OF the fight made by
the crews Of the 10 steamers which
responded TO the wireless call.
The Volturno sailed from Rotterdam
October for New York by way OF
Halifax. where she was due next Mon.
day The Volturno. was commanded
by Captain Inch, was built in Glasgow
In 1906. was $40 fee. long with 43
foot beam. The gross tonnage was
1851. She carried a cargo OF S9l tons
on this voyage.
CAPTAIN BkRR's REPORT.
Liverpool. Oct 11.-Captain Barr's
official report OF the disaster sent to
the Cunard line here was timed aboard
the Carmania at $3.50 this morning and
said: The Volturno was abandoned
on account OF fire Friday. Oct. 10, in
latitude 4s.25, north longitude S4,Ss
west All survivors were taken off"
The following list was saved on the lC
assisting steamers:
Carmania, IL; La Touraine, 40; Min
peapolis. 80: Rappahannock. 19; Car
1922. Narragansett. 30; Devonian, SO;
Kroonland. 80; Grosser Kurfurst, los
Seydlitz. 26. Total 521.
The figures above make the total
only 5li, but Il is not know here
whether one of the items or the total
is correct. Evidently there was an
error in the wireless. The Barr report
continues: "Adyices from the pursel
of the Volturno are that the original
number on board that vessel when she
sailed was "a cabin passengers. 54C
steerage and SO in crew, making q
total OF 757 In this also the figures
and total do not tally"
When the Carmania. which received
the distress signal when rs miles dis
tant. reached the vicinity OF the Vol
turno at noon she found the forward
end OF the distressed vessel burning
fiercely.
THROWN INTO SEA.
The flaming ship was rolling heav
lily. while her pnopellers were foulec
with boats tackle used in lowering hel
six life boats It is learned only two
OF the six lIfeboats succeeded in get