The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-12
TRAGIC STORY OF DISASTER.
Thousands H~lpIcs~ly Watched the
NOlturnO BurninR.

NOiturnO BurninR.
Special caJie Despo'ch 10 TnE srN
LoNpoN. oct 1.-THE Nolturno of the
Uranium Line. burning and helpless in a
raging mid-.Atlantic storm last THURSDAY
sent wireless call over the sea and drew
to her ten ships that came up in time to
save 52i of her 657 passengers and crew.
All but sixteen We're steerage passengers.
The others. 136. were swallowed by
the ocean when the lifting waves crushed
four of the Voliurnos lifeboats against
the ships side. For more than twenty
hours the ten rescuing ships that had
wheeled in their course when the : q )
call halted them in the storm cruised
around the Nolturno unable to give aid be-
cause Of the dangers of wind and wave.
II was not until Friday morning that
they We're able to transfer the remainder
of the Nolturno's passengers. who were for
the most part immigrants from eastern
Europe bound for Halifax and New York
And il was a matter Of two or three hours
at the last that meant the difference be-
t tween life and death to the J2l who had
been driven aft by the growing fire and who
had about given up all hope.
on Thursday night. az 1t fell dark. the
come up to deliver the Volturno's people
had one Of the most remarkable experiences
that ever fell to people that sail the sea
They saw great ship burning In the CEN
tire of a 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
! n thn Vol al
powerless to give aid.
! These ten ships were the Carmania OF
the Cunard Line. the Grosser kurfuerst OF
the North German Lloyd. the Rappahan.
mock, the Kroonland OF the Red Star Line
La Touraine of the French Line. tn,
Minneapolis of the Atlantic Transport
Line. the Czar. the Narragansett. tn,
! Devonian and the Seydiitz, tram
steamer. Early Friday morning, tn,
weather having moderated. these ship.
were able to lower small boats and to TAX,
on the Nolturno's passengers
Capt Barr OF the Carmania. who's
wireless message to the Offices OF tn
news OF one Of the greatest marine dis
asters in history. placed the number tina
had been rescued as follows:
Carmania, II: La Touraine, 40; Min
neapolls. 30: Rappahannock, 10. Cza,
1902; Narragansett, %; Devonian. SO
Kroonland, 90 Grosscr Kurfuerst, lot
Kroonland. 90, Grosser Kurfuerst, ,lO5
Rappahannock, 10. and Seydlitz. IS
making 52l in all However. It
barely possible that few NOR
were rescued after the captain OF tn
Carmania made up his list and wire
lessed II to his line office. 1t is possibl
that the rapidly scattering fleet of IA
maritan liners picked UP some OF the ur
forunates who had been able to kee
afioat
Many Of Rescued Coming Here.
Many OF the rescued will be taken I
New York. The Kroonland. which
due In New York on Monday In IL
ordinary course Of things, IL more apt
arrive on Tuesday with the ninety st
saved. and the Grosser Kurfuerst wit
los survivors ought to reach New 70,
by Wednesday morning. each ship beir
considerably delayed by the work Of rescu
The others rescued will be taken to Il
destination Of the ships that carry ther