The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-16
FLEET OF LiFE5oATs TAKES
521 OFF DOOMED voLTuRNo

London, England.-The Volturno OF
the Uranium line burning and help
less in a raging mid-Atlantic storm
last Thursday sent n WIRELESS call
over the sea and drew to her ten
ships that came up In time to save
'2l of her 657 passengers and crew.
vi but sixteen were steerage passen.
gers, The other 1876 were swallowed
by the ocean when the lifting waves
crushed four of the Volturno's life
boats against the ships side.
For more than 20 hours the ten res.
culng ships thar had wheeled in their
courses when the S. o. S. call halted
them in the storm cruised around the
Nolturno, unable to give aid because
of the dangers Of wind and wave.
Great Ship Abaze.
1t was not until Friday morning
that they were able to transfer the
remainder Of the Volturno's passen.
gers who were for the most part i'm
migrants from southeastern Europe
bound for Halifax and New York.
And II was a matter of two or three
hours at the least that meant the dit.
ference between life and death to the
52l who had been driven aft by the
growing fire and who had about given
up all hope.
On Thursday night, as it fell dark,
the 5000 passengers OF the ten ships
that had come up to deliver the Vol.
turno's people had one of the most
remarkable experiences that ever fell
to people that sail the sea. They saw
a great ship burning in the center
OF fleet impotent to help. The flames
leapinG from the Volturno illuminated
the great waves that daunted the
rescuing vessels. All around we're
steamships ablaze with light, whose
people heard the cries OF the Vol
turno's passengers and were power.
less to give aid.
carmania First to Report.
These ten ships we're the Carmania
OF the Cunard line, the Grosser Kur-
fuerst of the North German Lloyd,
the Rappahannock. the Kroonland of
the Red Star line, La Touraine OF the
French line, the Minneapolis of the
Atlantic transport line, the Gar. the
Narragansett, the Devonian and the
SeydlitZ, q tramp steamer. Early
Friday morning, the weather having
moderated, these ships were able to
lower small boats to take off the
Volturnos passengers.
Capt Barr of the Cermania, whose
wireless message to the Offices of the
Cunard line in Liverpool gave the
first news of one OF the greatest ma.
riue disasters In history, placed the
number that had been rescued as
follows:
Carmnia, II; la Touraine, 40: Min.
neapolis. 80; Rappahannock, 10; Car,
l02; Management, 20; Devonisan, 50; |
80; Grosser Kurfuerst,
los. and seydlitz, 80, making 521 in
all.
Many OF the rescued will be taken |
to New York, The Krooniand, which |
IL due in New York today In the or.
binary course Of things, is more apt
to arrive tomorrow with the 80 she
saved, and the Grosser Kurfuerst,
with lo5 survivors. ought to reach
New York by Wednesday morning.
each ship being considerably delayed
by the work OF rescue. The others
rescued will be taken to the destlna.
ton OF the ships that carry them. The
Rappahannock is due at 81. John, N.
b., October 16. The Carmania will
reach Liverpool today. La Tourraine
is expected to make Havre today. The
Minneapolis was due here on October
10, the Car at Rotterdam October IA,
he Narragansett at London on octo-
Der II and the Devonian at Liverpool
On October IA. The destination Of
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