The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-16
ALLOWED TO LAND AT NEW YORK, ALTHOUGH PAUPERS
 WITHOUT BAGGAGE.
CAMINETTl MADE THE ORDER
Captain of Destroyed Liner Gives a Graphic Story of Disaster in Which 136 People Die-Makes
 No Mention of Panic.

New York, Oct. 16.-Bringing 1O5 survivors of the burned liner Vol turno, largely women and children. the North German-Lloyd steamship Grosser kurfuerst was off Quaran- tine.
 By orders of Commissioner Cami- netti at Washington, the Ellis Island immigration inspectors allowed all the survivors to land without ques- tion, though they were paupers with. out baggage.
 This was the message that General Manager Thomas of the line received:
 At $50 a. m., Oct. g, 1913, in lati. tude 49.12 north, longitude 3451 west, fire was reported in hold No. 1 by the chief officer The flames burning in hold No. l, spread, setting fire to the forecastle and all the deck fitting.
 T slowed the ship down and kept her before the wind to enable us to put the steam extinguishers in opera tion. put into action also three fire hoses from the deck connections. The flames gained rapidly and soon reach ed the height of foremast light. The fire imprisoned the watch below, who were burned to death in the forecas- tie.
 "A series of explosions now oc- cured, wrecking the saloon and hos pital amidships, the compass and steering gear being also damaged by the explosions. I gave orders to get help by wireless as soon as the flames burst through the hatches. It seemed impossible to save the ship. I ordered the boats provisioned and swung out. The ship was rolling heavily Boats 13 and were smash ed, but No. ? was lowered into the water with cabin passengers and stewardess in charge of Chief Officer H. P. Miller.
 After the boat left the ship she capsized, throwing the occupants into the water. She righted herself after ward and several of the crew got back into the boat, the chief officer being one of them. No. boat was lowered and got away safely, filled with steerage passengers, in charge of Fourth Officer Langsell. No. boat, on being lowered, was caught under the stern of the ship. The boat was completely wrecked.
 Meanwhile the chief engineer, two seamen and myself fought the fire and apparently subdued the flames. I gave orders to send no more boats away, as I had received word from the Carmania that she hoped to be with us by II a. m. Life belts were served out and put on each passen- gers. The passengers now became calmer Food was served out to them.
 Lifeboat Capsizes.
 At 9 a. m the bunkers were found to be ablaze. It was impossible for us to stay in the bunkers and fight the fire on account of the gases that were generated. The watertight doors were closed and water was poured down No. hatch on the fire. but the fire gained all the time.
 At II a. m. the Carmania arrived and lowered a boat, but her boat could not reach us on account of the high seas. l asked the Carmania to search for the two boats. The Seydlitz then arrived and lowered boats which could not reach us. About D. m. the Carmania returned and tried to get life rafts to us, but all drifted past the bow, too far away.
 Several steamers had arrived by dusk. The Kroonland put away boats, which made four attempts to come alongside, but were swept away each time.
 At 9:30 a. m. the salon and chart house were flaming. The deck bridge and all before the funnel were blaz- ing fiercely. Pumps and dynamo stopped for want of steam, Marconi operators working with the accumu- lator until II D. m., when the maga- zine on the brideg blew up, carry ing the aerial away.
 All on Board Near Death.
 Several boats by this time were laying off the ship and induced pas