Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-17
No COWardiCe
 by the Crew
CAPTAIN INCH DENIES STORIES
 OF PASSENGERS.
HE HAD NO REVOLVER
Was Burned Up With the Ship, He says-saiIor Dived from Lifeboat Into the Sea to Save Baby.

the boyish- looking Briton who com manded the burned steamer Volturno, came to port tonight bringing with him eighty seven survivors, passen- gers and crew, of his ill-starTed yes sel. His story of the disaster In which 136 lives were lost. had preceded him by wireless, but in a cabin of the Kroonland, which brought him here, Inch told his tale in simple phrase and modestly spoken detail that de- scribed more wildly than the wireless could picture the panorama of the Vol turno's loss and the rescue of more than 50 of those she had on board.
 No Cowardice by Crew.
 Cowardice there was none on the VolturnO, either among officers or crew Inch said. There was no rush of sea men which made it necessary for him to warn them back with his revolver His only weapon he left in a drawer in his cabin and it burned with the ship. And no one on board drew revolver. These statements he in- tended should refute stories by steer age passengers who arrived yesterday on the GrOsser Kurfurst.
 Boats Did All They Could Do.
 The Volturno's master besides de- lending his own officers and men said he had no criticism to make of the tactics of any of the boats that stood by. fThe Carmania did it's best, the same as the others,' he said There is none but praise for everyone didn't expect a boat could live in those seas when the Carmania and the first few ships came up" The Carmania did drop a boat Inch declared, but it couldn't get near, for the VOlturno drifted faster than the crew could row. Later the Carmania sent forth six rafts, but they drifted across the Vol turno's bow and disappeared. More than that the Carmania could not do said Inch.
 No Rush of Crew Into First Boat.
 Eighteen cabin and two steerage passengers entered the first ifeb0at that ventured to leave the Volturno. Only enough of the crew stepped in to man it, said Inch they did not rush to 1t, and it was not overcrowded. It entangled itself in it's after tackle and capsized. All in it were drowned, swept from sight by the seas, ex- cept Chief Officer Miller and a stew ard, who climbed in it after she had righted and were rescued.
 In the next boat went thirty pas sengers and ten sailors. This boat got away ali right. It has not been heard from The third boat took off forty, ten of them sailors. AS she settled into the water ten more jumped aboard from the Volturno's deck. A wave V n. She just sat on it and crushed it out of sight" said Inch. '"The bos'n dived and was the only one to escape. He was rescued.
 Praises Fourth Officer Lloyd.
 Inch denied reports of rotting tackle and fire hose and of unsafe lifeboats. The ropes are renewed once a year and the hose and boats were inspected before the voyage began and were in good condition, he said He counted only three explosions, the last one Wrecking wheel and compass so that a hand gear had to be rigged up.
 Inch told of the bravery of Fourth Officer Lloyd in venturing out in the Volturno's last boat with four sailors to show the ten ships that stood by that the seas could be lived upon. T opposed his suggestion" Inch said. T told him it was sure death. He would go, however. Let me show them, he said. l let him go. Then the Crosser Kurfurst wirelessed us that Lloyd and his men had arrived.'
 Passengers Afraid to Jump
 Inch denied stories of steerage pas sengers that women were swept over board and babies trampled on in a rush to be rescued in the Grosser Kurfurst's first boat that came in re- sponse to Lloyd's errand. Officer
 
 board, for the ltfeboat could not get near enough for them to be lowere l into it. None dared to jump. Show them how to jump" Inch told his crew. Two at a time they leaped over the rail. When passengers saw them reach the lifebOat they followed them into the sea. With boathooks and oars some were rescued. Others wenu to their death. Nc women were res cued in this way.
 Sailor Dived After Baby.
 Take this down." said Inch 10 the newspaper men in describing the res cue of Friday morning. "A woman crying for joy threw her child toward one of the boats. Ii fell short and dropped into the water. A sailor of the lifeboat dived in after 1t. He to mate in the boat Then he climb ed in. It was all done so quickly that the officer commanding the life boat did not notice it.
 Before I climbed down I went over the ship to see if anyone remained, ' Inch said The fire had eaten it's way beyond amidships under the decks I found no one alive. though there were bodies in the forecastIe men who had been cut off and burned to death I went to the rail with my dog, wrap ping 1t in a blanket. I leaned over l dropped the dog into the arms of Q Kroonland officer in the lifeboat. FIe opened the blanket tenderly. Why it's a dog he said. I thought it was your kid.'"
 Thirty-six Hours Without Food.
 Inch's three kids and their mother are in London One of his first acts upon arriving here was to send them 8 cablegram. Their father went thir- ty-six hours without eating and drink ing, refusing to leave the work of fire fighting or to pause long enough to take food proffered him.
 chlId's Suit Made From Flag.
 smoked smoked about all the time cigars, pipes, cigarettes. anything could get Inch said. A blast of heat blinded his eyes of pain and the skin peeled from his face when he received his first medical attention after being rescued They had to drop cocaine in to his ayes before he could see again Among the survivors on the kroon- land were three children, the where abouts of their parents unknown Henry Street, 8 passenger took them in charge. collection on board the Kroenland netted sY0o and was dfvid ed among the survivors. 4 flag oi the krooniand was tailored into a