The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-15

Of the men commanding the boat--I
don't know his name--yelled Throw
them overheard
The next instant the Officers on the
Folturno charged forward and COM
manded a huddled group Of men to
jump. They cowed lower. One Of the
oficers drew a pistol and fired IL In the
air. Up jumped one Of the immigrants.
As he did the officers pushed him over
the rail- and he tumbled into the sea.
The moment he appeared he wa.
dragged into the lifeboat.
"A searchlight from the Carma MIA
played on the scene and . cheer went
UP.
From that time until thirty.two men
had been dumped overheard there was
continual struggle to get the men to
jump. They cut all sorts Of grotesaue
ana pathetic figures as they knclt and
besouyht the officers who forced them
to the rail and to the darkness below
to permit them TO remain. The Door fci.
lows thought that they were being muir.
dered in cold blood.
while II takes but q few moments
TO recite what happened during the
long hours OF that eventfui night, IL
seemed a century. Every man brought
20 the Grosser Kurfuerst had TO be
grabbed bodily. threatened, and HER
ally hurled into the sea"
But what OF the women ?" was asked.
Il don't know. Those officers on the
Volturno. stern as they were In thelr
treatment OF the men who would not
save their own lives. never laid finger
on the women. They lay on the flame.
liz deck. or Jumped up and paced nadly
about-many with infants wrapped in
old fashioned shaw ls-when he decks
became too hot for them.
Our only regret was that not a
woman or a baby was sent to Us. We
were all prepared for them. too. A
sewing class worked all day preparing
clothing for the infantA."
"cARMANiA DIDN'T SEND OUT A
BOAT"
Miss Upton was not sparing in her
criticism Of the Carmania. She made
the rather startling statement that this
boat had the only searchlight in the en-
tire fleet. however.
Il am surprised" said Miss Upton,
that the newspapers are giving so
much credit to the officers and the crew
OF the Cari1ania. Has II occurred to
any one that although this ship was the
very first TO arrive on the scene II did
not send out boat or pick up a single
survivor? All that was done by the
Carmania was to lay to within n SAT,
distance OF the burning boat"
Said Miss Clara Cralgen: Il nevei
saw SO woe begone. bedrasgled a lot Of
men as the thirty-two that were hoistet
over our side 1hursday night. rns,
were black as coal from the smoke tina
enveloped them for hours. Many o
their shoes were half burned through
the soles. and In many instances thu
bottoms Of trousers that baxged wer'
burned.
| "Of course. rs an easy matter Il
| criticise the crews OF ships for no
making trips to the burning boa; soone
, than they did. But, AZ a matter {
fact, a glance at the sea was enough
to take the heart out OF even IN
stoutest sailor.
When Thursday afternoon began |,
close and the dusk OF evening appeare'
there were times when the Atty or sixt
foot blaze from the volturno was com
pletely shut out by the hills and valley
Of water that separated u.s.
81 suppose the general impression "a
| that the passengers who watched n
burning vessel-espe 2ialiy the women
| were hysterical. Such was not the cas-
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