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The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14

All was CvOnfusion.
 The ropes broke and the people were thrown into the water and drowned or killed. When the captain saw what had happened he cut the tackle of the other boats, so they could not be launched.
 We were so glad when we saw the Carmania coming, for we said, Now we all shall be saved
 Captain Uses Revolver.
 The firemen rushed up from be- low and refused to go back. The cap tain drew his revolver and drove them below. but soon after, as the fire was spreading. they were obliged to aban- don the engines.
 As soon as the Carmania was sight ed the captain made all the women and children go on one side and men on the other side. He has been com pelled to leave the bridge and go aft because it was too hot Women Wept, shrieked laughed and became hys- terical
 We had not thought of food, but in the afternoon we considered it bet ter to get something, and went to the kitchens. which we found deserted, made coffee, and helped ourselves to biscuit and beef But most of the passengers refused to eat.
 We saw rafts sent from the Car mania, but nobody told us to jump in. In fact. we knew not what they were there for. About 6 o'clock the decks aft began to get very warm, then hot ter and hotter. But we did not seem to feel the heat"
 When shown his boot, with the sole half burned through, Trintepohl said: "I don't remember this, but it was awful when the flames burst out. Some of the women and men tore their hair. but others were quite still.
 After the explosion l thought 1t better to jump, for l am good swim mer, and an English passenger and one of the crew said they would ac- company me. jumped first; they followed. but I never saw them again.
 swims Till Rescued.
 '1 made for the German ship, but they did not hear me. Then l came towards the Carmania. and shouted help, and was seen by the aid of the searchlight l was about an hour in the sea and became half uncon- cious. I know not how was gotten out.
 During the day five sailors and one steward fell into the fire and were burned to death. know nothing more. came away because it was too hot to stay any longer and l feared the whc'e sb'p would blow up
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14
Wine ad Libitum.

The old house between the Tiber and the Piazza Navona at Rome are shortly to be pulled down, and with them an interesting old landmark the Osteria del Orso, situated at the corner of the Via del Orso and the Via Santa Lucia. writes an Italian correspondent This house once gave shelter to princes and poets-among the latter Dante and Goethe-and was at one time the most fashionable hos telry in Rome. It was particularly popular because the price of room some 50 cents-in the fourteenth cen tury comprised wine ad libitum, while in other inns the refreshments to which guests were entitled free of charge was limited to a certain DOT ton.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14

rush forward which overwhelmed the officers in charge.
 Trintepohl, the first of the Vol turno's survivors to reach land, was in the hospital when the Carmania reached Fishguard. He was threat ened with pneumonia and was still in a delirious condition. During lucid story. He said that when Capt. Inch finally left his ship the shoes had been nearly burned from his feet. He was in an exhausted condition, not having slept or eaten in 36 hours.
 Survivor Tells Story.
 From the lone survivor on the Car mania comes the story of the terror, the struggle for the boats, the death of those who went over the sides and his own desperate fight for life.
 Trintepohl has been employed at Barcelona and took third-class pass age on the Volturno to get position offered him in New York.
 All went we'll, said Trintepohl, until 6 o'clock Thursday morning when the fire alarm sounded. We were aroused and told to go on deck as fire had broken out in the hold. On ascend ing life belts were handed around and much time was occupied in fastening them.
 We were told that the fire might soon be quenched, but the captain thought it wise for all to have belts as precaution.
 "The captain behaved splendidly. So did the officers who were English. am sorry to say that the crew be- haved very badly. The people rushed about wildly and the crew seemed to think they ought to have first place and instead of quieting the passen- gers they made the panic worse.
 Crew Crowds Boats.
 "The first officer took charge of the first boat, but although he wanted the women and children saved first, majority of those who entered the boat were members of the crew This boat was smashed against the ships side. Just as it reached the water it broke in two and all were drowned
 Meanwhile attempts were made to lower the second boat. 1 cannot say who was in charge of this, but l do know that after the chief steward had thrown provisions in he jumped in himself There were more men than women and children in this boat, which did not go down for it was broken against the ship and all were drowned
 "These two boats were admidships. Three others were put out on the aft. The fourth officer was in one of them. but cannot say which one.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14
SURVIVOR ON CARMANlA
 TELLS OF SEA DISASTER

Fishguard, Wales, Oct 14.-That more than 500 persons on the burned liner Volturno, the bulk of them pas sengers, were saved was due alone to the heroic behavior of the Volturno's commander, Capt. Thomas Inch.
 These facts were learned here on the arrival of the Cunard liner Car mania. the first ship to pick up the Volturnos "S. o. S. call and rush to her assistance. The Carmania was delayed several hours because of a storm that was raging on the At lantic.
 The charges of Walter Trintepohl, a steerage passenger, who was picked up by the Carmania, that the mem- bers of the crew fought for places in the lifeboats until Capt. Inch drew his revolver, was borne out by facts, Twenty-Five members of the crew Of 93 were saved. Thus, of those who perished 6S were seamen. According to Trintepohl, six sailors were killed while fighting the flames. The rest OleQ as result LII NhSli ONh M" ardice.
 Cows Sailors With Revolver.
 Most of the seamen on the Volturno were Germans and Belgians. When they saw that the ship was doomed they became panic-stricken. After Capt Inch had given orders to lower the boats and had instructed his or ficers to see that women and children were cared for first the cowardly seamen made a dash for the boats and scrambled in. The officers used their fists but were overpowered. When Capt. Inch saw the perform ance repeated in the second boat he drew his revolver and threatened to kill the first sailor who interfered with the passengers.
 Sailors were needed, however, to man the oars, and when the call was given for men to take charge of the fourth and fifth boats there was a
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14
WHO PLACED IT THERE AND WHY IT WAS REMOVED,
 PROVES A MYSTERY.
ECONOMY IS ONE SUGGESTION
m,,,i,ation in Tower of Postofflce Department No Longer Sends It's psvs and Avenue Is Darker
 Than 1t Used to Be.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The light in tho tower of the postoffice depart mont building in Washington no long or hurns. It is not to be supposed that President Wilson and his post master general, Mr. Burleson, prefer darkness to light but why the "glim was doused" it just as much of a mys- tory to the people of this town as is the reason for it's lighting when Mir. Taft was president and MT. Hitchcock was postmaster general.
 There is a huge open space above the clock in the postoftice tower. It is a chamber with nothing for walls Int four corner pillars which support the higher reaches of the tower. One night during the Taft administration and without any preliminary notice a glaring, dazzling white light shot out over the avenue from the darkness of the tower room.
 Light Suddenly Extinguished.
 That light burned nightly all dur ing the incumbency of Mir Hitchcock and for some time after Mir. Burleson tCok command. Then it suddenly was eStinguished. People who have asked vly have been met with a mysterious look like that with which they were answered when they asked why dur irg the days succeeding the first ap- pearanee of the glare.
 It is true that Mir. Hitchcock once, in answer to query as to the why's and wherefores of this dazzling illum- nation, said, Ask Mir. Weed" MT Weed was then the chief clerk of the pOstoffce department. He in turn
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14
King Receives Ambassador Paqe.

Pisa, Italy, Oct. 14.-The American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page, ac- companied by Arthur H. Frazier Of the embassy, went in state to San Rossore, where he was received by the king.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14
STIRRING EVENTS ON BURNING LINER DESCRIBED BY ONE
 OF THE SURVIVORS.
CARMANlA FIRST INTO PORT
capt Inch, Hero of Disaster, Held Back Seamen at Point of Re- VolVer and Drove Them Into
 Hold to Battle Flames.

On Board the North German-Lloyd Steamship Grosser Kuerfuerst, at Sea (By Wireless Telegraph to Cape Race), Oct 14.-With 105 survivors on board from the steamship Vol turno, which burned in a gale in mid Atlantic and was abandoned Friday, the Grosser Kuerfuerst is approach ing New York.
 The passengers and crew of the Grosser Kuerfuerst witnessed some thrilling scenes when their vessel, called by wireless signals from the Volturno, arrived near her.
 We found the Nolturno burning fiercely and her crew and passengers helpless in the heavy seas. It was learned by wireless messages from the flaming vessel that the fire had been started by an explosion in the forward hold at ' o'clock on Thurs day morning, ships time.
 Fifty Killed by Explosion.
 On the arrival of the Grosser Kur- fuerst, the flames from the hold of the Noturno were leaping so feet into the air through the hatchways. It was learned that 50 or more of the Vol turno's crew and steerage passengers had been killed by the explosion and fire.
 Six boats were lowered immediate ly afterward from the Nolturno's day it's. Three of them, still empty, were smashed to pieces against the yes sels side. One boat with 40 passen- gers on board capsized when being launched and all were lost The two others with from 60 to so passengers on board, got away, but apparently were lost in the mountainous seas.
 Altogether F liners were brought by the wireless distress signals with in hail of the Nolturno. The Cunard liner Carmania was the first of these. She reached the scene about noon. Then followed the Seydlitz, the Gros- ser Kurfuerst. the Kroonland, the New York, the Levonian, La Tour aine the Narragansett the Mime apols. the Asian, the Rappahannock and the Car
 The sea was running too high to allow the taking on of the Nolturno's passengers when the rescuing vessels came to the scene.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14
Pastor Tells Why Giants Got One.

Philadelphia, Oct 14.-Preaching on "Matty in the Ninth" Rev. Au- gustus Barnett said the Giants won their only game because of the clean living of the star pitcher.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-14

was asked the wherefore of the light and he said Ask Mr. Hitchcock"
 The appearance of the light and it's disappearance are dark mysteries. Someone said that the blaze was orig inally kindled to frighten from their nightly roasting place a pair of fal- cons which preyed daily on the do- nestle pigeons of the capital The falcons, however. were seen after the light had burned for some time.
 Economy Is Suggested.
 Now the light is out and perhaps economy has something to do with it. The chances are that few people in Washington would care much about it one way or the other if it were not for the obstinacy of the government officials of two administrations in re- fusing to answer plain peoples ques- tiCns as to why the electric switch originally was turned on and after ward was turned off.
 The attitude of the officials is that of the school girl who, when asked who won the battle of Saratoga. re- piled. "I know, but I won't tell" but nevertheless, Pennsylvania avenue is darker than it used to be.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
Mack Voices Fear Of
Losing Big Series

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. A-Connie
Mack, manager o. the Athletics, is sdr
from being optimistic over the win
ming OF the worlds series. This was
learned to-day when Mack IN
bosomed himself to a close personal
friend.
Mack fears what may be done to
his pitchers. He is fairly confident
that Bender and Plank will deliver
when necessary, but he realizes he
can not place the entire burden of tue
series upon them.
One OF the surprising things is that
Mack may break up that wonderful
100000 inheld. McInnis probably
will not play in all the games. lie
does not hit when a hit IL reauirsl
Although his hattiu average is grea.,
his record for making hits with mn
on bases Is not as good. During the
worlds series II il likely that Harry
Davis will be substituted for McIn-
mis- when men are on bases and a nj;
is needed.
LApp will do all OF the catching ex-
vspt when Bender lE on the frinK
line. SchRng will do the receiving for
Bender.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
Thompson Ridicules
Attack BY English
Special Cable TO IN. American.

Special Gable TO The American.
LONDON, Oct. 4.--Colonel Robert
Thompson. whose connection with the
American Olympic team is well
known, gave to-day his opinion Of
Guy Nickalls' attack on American
sportsmen.
"Nickalls says that American ell
bows won more races al Stockholm
than American legs" commented
Colonel Thompson. MY reioinder is
IL any elbow work was done Il must
have been between Americans. for
with the solitary exception OF the
1900 meter race the English competi-
tors never were near enough TO be
elbowed.
Il am tired of this kind OF talk ami
am surprised that It should emana e
from such a once famous oarsman.
But II is a curious coincidence that
these attRcks are confined almost ~
clusively to the rowing section hece,
which Is composed Of rich young men,
who spend more for their coaches and
training than we do for all our
sports"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
By Monty.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-The Ath-
N letics are facing the best
rounded pitching staff that
ever entered a Worlds Series and yet
should be regarded as the favorites
to win by odds Of at least 5 to 4.
Mathewson, Marquard, Tesreau and
Demaree, the Giants leading mound
artists, rank right at the top-all OF
them. Brown, Overall and Reulbach
of the 1908 Cubs, and Bender, Plank
and Coombs Of the 1911 Athletics, are
the best hurting corps of past Worlds
Series. In these cases there were
three stars, while now the Giants
have four, the Athletics possessing
only two seasoned eXperts-Plank ana
Bender-since COMBS has been laid
on the shelf by sickness.
With only two crack pitchers OPP
posed to the Giants four, how are
the Athletics going to win? Math-
ewson and Bender probably will be
the slab opponents in the first game
on Tuesday. Plank versus Marquard
Is the likely card on Wednesday;
Thursday probably will find Carroll
Brown, Bush or Shawkey pitted
against Demaree; Friday Bender will
be ready to come back, probably
against Tesreau, and oppose the
Giants again, and Saturday Plank
will be ready for his second game.
I T is within the bounds of possibil-
ity. in our humble opinion, that
the series will come to an end with
the Saturdays game, the Mackmen
winning four games of the first five
played, Bender taking two of them
and Plank two. This conclusion is
not based on any superiority of Ben
der and Plank over the rival hurlers.
Bender is a great workman when
under an unusual strain, but even
then we do not consider him the
equal of Mathewson. In his present
venerable condition., Plank hardly is
as capable as either Vanguard, Dem
aree or Tesreau. Then arises the
question again-how are these some
what inferior pitchers going to obtain
four verdicts in four times out over
their superiors? The answer is
there are eight men on a baseball
team beside the pitcher.
The Athletics as a batting team,
without taking into consideration the
opposing pitchers, far outrank the
Giants. In the American League race
Just closed they hit for a team aver
age of over $50, while the Giants
batted under .270 in the National.
Moreover, the Athletics have six men
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
Some Batters Find
Some Pitchers Easy

II has long been q well known fact
that Joe Tinker can hit each season at
about 900 clip against Chrsty MAth-
eNsOn, and Il must be dawning on
Richard Marauard that Sherwood Mo
gee, Of the Phinies. has designs on
becoming MaHVuaro's Tinker The
Quaker sluReed has raced hRrQuard ten
times this season and has maced him
for brace OF doubles and a trio Of
homers That makes HE batting aver
age 500.
Mages secured two home runs on
Marquard in the game Of May . and
sarnered double and q homer IN the
controversy OF Angus, -
Two OF Marquard's defeats ha can
trace absolutely 10 Mage for on Mar
Sherwood batted in four runs while
the Giants were making three. and on
August rs the Dooinite Hammered home
three tallies while the McGrawites were
acquiring q pair OF mRrkars
Marquard has only baffled the Quaker
hitsmith once this season, striking him
out on May 2
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
iris Perfecting New
Slide on Close Plays

BOSTON, Oct 4.-Tris Speaker IL
Perfecting a new sylide for which no
name has yet been devised
II is an Improvement on the hook
and the fallawsy slides and Speakers
teammates on the Red Sox team claim
II Is the hardest slide yet figured out
This slide is particularly effective in
The slide is used Where the ball is
beating the runner by a narrow mar
gin. Iris goes at the bag feet hrst
Then just as the innelder is about to
put the ball on his legs. Iris Jerks
them away and let's his body keen on
sliding past the bag till be Is past
TfFh he grabs IL with HIS hands
This slide is particularly effective in
getting away from second basemen or
stortstops who hold the ball down and
walt Tor the runner TO slide into IT,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
Hartzell May Figure
In Trade; Chance Is
After Young Players

Unless Roy Hartaell is retained as
utility man by Manager Frank
Chance. OF the Yankees, which 10 not
unlikely. he may figure in an early
deal w. J. McBeth, a New York
baseball expert writes as follows:
Prank Chance seems to be making
some Roadway at last and is in line
for a better club next season. He has
secured a number OF fast and prom
Using minor leaEuers, with more COM
ing in all the time. The Peerless
Leader win retain very few of the
veterans who accompanied him to
Bermuda last spring. Already an en-
tire new infield has been planted with
good results Birdie Cree. who is go
ing at his very best form, is the only
veteran outfelder kept busy. He and
Sweeney, outside OF a few pitchers
may be all OF the Wolverton legacy
that the p. L. will savo. Hartzell
may be retained for utility roles, but
not as a regular. There Is chance OF
a trade in which HsrtEell may figure.
Chance was certainly up against It
proper when he came here. He could
not make his players take the game
seriously. They had been used for
two seasons TO play devil may care
ball--everybo for himself. They
had absolutely no Idea of Ip-to-date
baseball Chance said scarcely a
man on the club could take a sign
ha
StRllings had taught them had all
been forgotten. Chance decided i'm
mediately TO get RID OF the entire
bunch and build up with young men
that he could train In his own ideas
and under his particular system"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

Collins, Baker. McInnis, Dan Muir
ply, Strunk and Eddie -. Murphy
among the rs leaving batters OF theit
league, while the Giants have only
one of the leading 25 National League
hitters-Chief Meyers.
ANOTHER thing to take into con-
a sideration in the batting propo-
sition is that the Athletics have only
an average pitching staff, and ac-
cordingly their batters faced the best
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
Cyclone Thompson
Quits Boxing Game

NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-"Cyclone
Johnny" Thompson, who has been
prominent in pugillstic circles since
1902, to-day announced his retire
ment from the squared circle. Thomp-
son fought all the best middleweights
in America and Australia. He came
to the conclusion that he was getting
too old to fight.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
WORLD rouR A HONEYMOON.

CHICAGO, OCT. IA tour OF the
world with the Chicago Americans
and New York Nationals next winter
will be the honeymoon OF Louis J.
Comiskey. son OF the owner OF the To-
cal club, and Miss Grace Reidy, who
were married here recently. The
couple Will join the baseball aggrega-
ton at Portland, Greg, in November.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

Same old story with the Glants-no
hitting. The inexplicable slump has
lasted longer than any similar slump
In the history of this particular club
batting slump Is a curious thing.
however. IL passes away as suddenly
as u striker, and by the time the
worlds series opens the Giants may
have returned TO their batting stride
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
GIANTS AND ATHLETICSOF
EQUAL STRENGTH, SAYS
NOTED CORRESPONDENT
Damon RunyonSaysN National League
Champions Have Advantage in
Pitching, While Phillies Show Better
Batters---Hard to Pick Winner.
BY Damon Runyon.
Baseball
made careful udy o both


n EW YORK. Oct 4.-Thls of those
The subject matter you have already guessed
head writer has not been unusually obscure in
ton the Worlds Series the known
There is much to be said about Worlds Series
of has been said there dope to be reviewed
wise distorted, and-wel, this of those stories
1t is with little difficulty that ourselves from
Immediately picking the New York Giants Pha
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-03

ihs character s. Zach aad enaoa4op
io mplalt hlr ssmnle
1ycchaue nat shaved himself twice
veek ter ,hirly-four years. bot
never oifnsa shaving mug. rarof.
3 s,rop 81 hope Il 81 Nr. Adams
rr'de Chat he keeps hts fasor an old
cleover twice na biz ~ common
razor ~ iho finest trim with the
leaa, trouble az ans man IN the coun-
iry
fic wenfa old-siyie. hieh-topped
leather boots and slni has one pair
which h. bought twcnty-alx years
ESQ Wishlns 20 shave. mir. Adams
nssl puts On those boots ne thcn
snacks the raaor blade back ana
fofsh along me heather les OF the set
ono Tor minute or two. His nex,
operation ia 60 moisten hts face win
fasn waiorno perfnmed soap for
him-and chen he iuat shaves
Mr., Adams was never shaved ex-
cepi BY mis- own hand BARRIERS ana
an tho perfumes ami the se~ eaas
o. their trade provoke him 10 scorn.
ful snortina.