The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-17
WIRELESS RECORD OF
THE VOLTURNO WRECK

| NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The wireless
phase of the Volturno tragedy is told in
the following log. kept by Senior Oper-
ator w. Sodden Of the lost ship, 1t
was sent to the Associated Press today
| by wireless from the Kroonland
Steamer Kroonland. Oct. 16.-Oc-
| tober Volturno found TO be on fire
6:55 a, M, latitude 1912 north, 3451
west longitude. All that time my
Junior, Mr.. Pennington, was on watch,
when captain gave orders send out dis
tress signals which done Immediately
We then called steamers Carmania
Seydlitz, Grosser Kurfuerst, individ
ually: Immediately finished calling,
Scydlitz answered. We gave him our
forced steam TO our aid. Just as junior
gave our position. l reached cabin; i'm.
mediately gave out distress call as soon
as finished with Seydlltz, getting in.
slant reply from Carmania. Then gave
him position. His reply was Coming
ali speed. now tifty-nine miles from
you: Hope reach you p. IN. Green
wich meridian time)'', but he arrived
2:15 p, m, Greenwich meridian time).
communication. After giving Car
mania position Grosser Kurfuerst an
swered. Then | again gave position.
lie then replied, Coming all speed
Water Gave Trouble.
''Great difficulty experienced in re.
celvlng owing to oceanal earthing of
aerial through leads coming into con-
nection water tanks on deck, this
caused by sagging of aerial owing fore.
mast supports giving way After some
tImn ihpy
then leads altered right position, no
more earthing took place, signals quite
o. k. Further hampered by ship rolling
SO great almost impossible send at
times.
.Carmania sent out calls. About
half hour | was in communication
steamer Kroonland, I0s miles distant.
Also gave him position. He replied,
Cheer up, old man, coming all speed
your rescue Five p, M, steamer Seyd.
litz came alongside to wndward. thirty
minutes later Grosser Kurfuerst ar.
rived. AT this time. Carmania ten
miles distant cruising for our missing
boats, which left shin when fire broke
out. On request returned immediately; |
all this time continuous communication
with all ships round us. Received
prompt reply all this time
Power Gives Out.
"At I:06 Greenwich meridian).
power gave out Did best. Used il as !
long rs possible. Towards end current
so poor junior holding starting handle. |
taking out all resistance. Then com.
menced use emergency set, which lasted |
II midnight Greenwich meridian |
time). when, owing to the magazine cs-
plosion blowing away aerial could worl, !
no longer. Worked set from outbreak /
fre, thus keeping communication sew |
enteen hours, then only left posts ow.
ing aerial going. If this not occurred (
aecumulators would have lasted several
hours longer,
II wish to mention from start /
junior. stood by me. deserves great !
credit for way rendered valuable assist /
ance conveying messages TO and from [
captain. who forward fighting fame.
When we could not do more inside cab' !
IN. did what little possible on dccl,
This very little, owing passengers re.
fusing jump for boats which conld not
come right alongside owing suction he.
ing great. Two a. III. (Greenyicb mo.
rIdlan time), October 10, Junior iumned
FOR hroonland S boat, captain 8 ordors
Picked up unconscious. + stave5 Nil
last. boat left with the captain rb;nf
engineer, remainder crew. 1Siored1
'Senior Operator & : VoIto.'