The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-11
Ten Other Liners Called by
Wireless to Scene Stand
lmpotent.
TERRIFYING SIGHT
Foaming Seas Prevent Res
cue Ships from Approach
ing the Volturno.

FIsHGUARD. Eng, oct, 11.-Fire
In a raging storm n mid-Atlantlc on
Thursday destroyed the liner, Voltur-
no, on her voyage from Rotterdam
to New York with loss Of 1876 OF her
passengers and crew. Ten other linz
ers called by wireless to the rescue
were standing by impotent to avert
the tragedy owing TO the mountain
Gus seas.
Again the wireless played 4 lead
ing part in the drama by its means
and through the heroism of those who
responded to the call, the lIvns OF 52l
OF those on board the Nolturno were
saved.
Captain Barr. of the carmania. re-
eeived the distress call Of the Voltur-
no when IS miles distant In latitude
4S-25 north; Longitude 1888 west
The Carmania crowded on fun steam
and with extra strokers made over 20
knots an hour In the teeth OF the
gale.
When the Carmania reached the
vicinity of the Yolturno at noon, she
found the forword end OF the dis
tressed
Vessel Burning F'uriousIy.
The flaming ship at the same time
rolling heavily, While he: propellers
were fouled with boats tackle used in
lowering her six life boats 1t was
learned by the captain Of the Car
mania that two only out OF six life
boats had succeeded in getting safely
away from the Nolturno. The other
four. Gro wded from stem t. stern with
passengers and members of the crew,
had been smashed against the side OF
the vessel and all their occupants
thrown into the sea and drowned.
In spite of the terrific gale raging
when she arrived near the Volturno,
the captain of the Carmania had one
of his life boats lowered TO proceed to.
the Volturno 10 help In the rescue.
The boat was launched with much
difficulty for even on the lee side Of
the Carmania, the sea was terribly
rough and II was only by eNtraordi-
nary efforts that the small craft was
prevented from being smashed aS she
left the side of the ship. The Car
mania's life boat in charge of First
officer Gardlnes, made a gallant but
futile attempt To- get along side the,
doomed Yolturno.
Terrifying Sight.
Captain Barr, OF the Carmania,
then maneuvered his big vessel very
close to the Volturuo and finally got
the Carmania's bow within 100 feet
Of the Nolturno's stern. Ii was found
impossible. however. to pass line on
budIu the NOltuIllb, OF 10 get anybody
of her.
1t was terrifying sight for the
passengers and crew of the Carmania
to see so close to them the hundreds
of passengers. including many women
and children, in hurror-strickeu fear
on the decks of the Nolturno and yet
be unable to help them.
Most of the passengers got into the
Volturno's life boat but a hundred Of
them had gathered at the arter end %
the burning vessel, whose crew at the
same time continued in vain 10 fight
the tire al her forward end.
Captain Barr. of the Carmania. in
the meanwhile Kept his wireless APP
paratus at work. communicating with
all the vessels within the radius OF
his Instrument. At o'clock In the
afternoon the Grosser Kurfuerest
and the SydlItz came in sight and
these two We're joined later in the
afternoon by the Kroenland. the
Devonian, and Rappahannock. the
Minneapolis, the LatouraIne. aud the
Asian.
Overwhelming Seas.
The gale moderated slightly toward
night and each of the succoriug ships
as soon rs II was possible for her to
do so put out boats from her davits
and lowered them to the sea. The