Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-10-16

OCTOBER 10, 1913.
tain saw what had happened he cut
the tackle OF the other boats. SO that
they could not be launched.
Carmania cheered Survivors.
I I'VE were SO glad when we saw the
Carmania coming, for we said: Now
we shall all be sayed!n
The firemen rushed up from below
and refused to so back. The captain
drew his revolver an5 drove them be.
low. 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 to one side and the men
to the other side. He had been com
PEELED to leave the bridge and so aft
because 1t was too hot Women went
shrieked, laughed and became hyster.
ical.
1--WE had not thought Of food, bul
in the afternoon we considered 1t bet
ter to get something and went into the
kitchens, which we found deserted
made coffee and helped ourselves tc
biscuit and beef R,,t saes. ef ...ss5sSsss the pas
sengers refused to eat. We saw RATS
sent from the Carmania, but nobody
told US to jump in. In fact, we knew
not what they we're there for. About
s o'clock the decks aft began to ge,
very warm, then hotter and hotter
But we did not feel the heat
When shown his boot with the sole
half burned through, he said:
Il don't remember this, but 1t was
awful when the flames burst out. Par,
of the men and women tore their hair
but others were quite STILL
Jumped When Explosion Came.
AFTER the explosion thought il
better to jump, for am good swim
mer and an English passenger and one
of the crew said they would accom-
pany me. ! jumped first. they follow
ed. but ! never saw them again.
4 made for the German ship, buI
they did not hear me. Then came
towards the Carmania and shouted
Help! and was seen by the aid 81
the searchlight. was about an houl
in the sea and became half conscious
] know not how was gotten out.
During the day five sailors and csis
steward fell into the fire. and were
burned to death. know nothins
more. / came away because. it was
too hot to stay any longer and fear
ed the whole ship Would blow up
Says No Boats Got Away.
When Trintepohi was told that ac
cording to the captains wireless mes
sage six boats had been launched and
two got away. he said:
1T was not SO. / was there all the
time and saw everything. No boa,
got away
Mr. Spurgeon, in his own account
tells of the attempts to get lifeboats
alongside the Filturno.
Nothing" he says, "was seen ol
the two boats launched with about 2(
passengers each after they left the
Volutrno's side. Four others were
crushed against the ships side and the
occupants either killed or drowned.
AT 8 o'clock Thursday night the
captain of the Volturno sent message
which read:
For Gods sake help us or we per
ish:
by miracle the flames did not
spread to the after deck. Eventually
the seas moderated and the boats
saved 521 persons. The death roll
numbers 1885,"
The wireless operator aboard the
Carmania sends the following mes
sage:
Two boats were lowered from the
Volturno before the Carmania arrived
and 40 passengers We're lost. Dis
embarkation commenced before day.
light. Total number lost is 1856, as
far as known"
A message from the captain Of the
Deyonian, one of the rescuing steam
ers, says that he has So survivors
aboard, comprising is men, 20 women,
and 81 children; all well.
This is the same number previously
reported.
A wireless message from the cap
tain of the Seyditz, forwarded from
Bremen, says she has aboard 46 sur
viyors, instead of 36, as previously re-.
ported. This would account for the
10 supposed to have been aboard the
Carmania, the latter boat having been
credited with IL survivors, whereas
she Is bringing in only one.
Among the first-class passengers on
The Volturno there were only two
Americans, John Krug and Frieda
Krug.
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