Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-18


and returned with difficulty An
hour later the sea having Gained
slightly, three more lifeboats we're
launched. and these succeeded in
reaching the Vo,turno, but the pas
tengers refused TO jump. The boats.
however, returned after midnight
with thirteen who had been induced
TO take the risk The Kroonland was
most skilfully maneuvered
ct was the judgment Of Captain
Kreibohm and the chief engineer
that the sea would quiet toward
morning and that the Volturno could
hold out At o'clock the Kroon-,
land caused two lifeboats to be low
cred They were in command Of the
second and fourth officers and
manned by volunteers. Tbs boats
reached the Volturno. and in a short
time brought aboard the KroonlanG
Sc more passengers. members OF the
crew and officers Seldom and Pen
nington. the Marconi operators
stuck to their posts until the Kroon-
land arrived
The work Of the Kroonland's men
was magnificent. They were heroes
one and all. and never for a moment
flinched in their duties
81 have never seen higher sea run
ming than the one that was lashinE
the fame-swept Volturno But thai
land master and crew. when Cap
tain kreithbohm realized that aid was
needed without delay he called for
volunteers, and every member OF the
crew responded from the first officer
TO the cabin boy.
Great Heroism Displayed.
THE lifeboats we're manned in
jiffy There was no hcsitancy no
wrangling. Every man realized the
work before him and knew that the
Incentive was the saving OF human
lives why didn't the Carmania men
do the same?
ITO man the Kroonlaud crew
displayed the greatest heroism. They
went into that raging sea In those
little lifcboats as eagerly ms an Al
lanta boy win embark in a hat-bo
toned boat at Piedmont Lake. and
when the stricken passengers were
brought on board the Kroonland the
sailors were willing to share their
all to help the sufferers.
The Carmania was standing by az
we reached the scene Her lights
were playing on the Volturno, but we
all noticed that she hadn't lowered
a single lfeboat When we were
within two miles OF the burning ship
our frs. boats were put over and
we passengers wondered why the
Carmania wasn't doing the same
thing No boat ever left the Cunard-
er. II was a puzzle to us. The
Kroonland's sailors were not afraid
OF the sea. so why were the Carma-
MAS?
Praises Volturno officer.
But II there was any lack of cour-
age aboard the Carmania, there was
plenty of courage at the scene, Every
survivor that came aboard the
KroQnland was loud in praise Of Sec
ond Officer Lloyd Of the burned boat
Tie was the real hero.
According to the story Of the sur
vivors. 1t was o'clock Thursday
morning when the fire alarm rang
aboardship. In second the flames
were shooting up so feet inthe fore of
the ship, and the entire watch asleep
below must have been instantly burn.
ed to death.
What started the blaze no one
will ever know. 1t couldn't have re-
suited from a cigarette as all the
sailors declare that the matches were
battened down.
Captain Inch at once gave orders
TO man the lifeboats, despite the gale
and the high sea. Two boats We're
made ready in command Of the first
and fourth officers, and large num-
Der Of passengers. mostly women,
we're directed to get into them.
Lifeboats Smashed
The boats were then lowered away,
but the instant they struck the wa
ter they were smashed against the
ships side Half a dozen boats in