The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-16
DEATH LIST NOW 11s
Contributions Coming In Very Slowly
But Red Cross Advances 5000
to Those Who
Escaped.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The Red
Star liner Kroonland, moving slowly
because Of her damaged shaft, today
was expected to dock here about sew
en- o'clock tonight with Captain Fran
els Inch, six other Volturno officers
and eighty-three women, children and
men survivors Of the burned ship.
The wireless tended to confirm the
report that the Dutch oil tanker New
York;, not included in the roster Of
the Volturno rescue fleet on the first
day. has on board eighteen survivors,
| fifteen women and three children. She
Is proceeding to Rotterdam. This
would reduce estimates OF the Vol
turno dead to 11S The, names OF none
OF the New York's survivors had
reached the Uranium Offices here to-
| day and the rooms were still crowded
with scores of weeping relatives and
/ friends of those known to have been
aboard the Volturno who have not
been accounted for. They were In
pathetic contrast to those other rela-
tives and friends who went to the
Red Star pier early today to await
!! the arrival of the Kroonland, know
ing from the wireless lists of surviv-
ors that their loved ones are safe
aboard the crippled liner and in great
{, er contrast with those who joyfully
i welcomed the 1o5 who were brought
! safely to port on the Grosser Kur.
| feurst Money for relief of volturno
survivors arriving here penniless, is
coming in SO slowly that Jacob Schiff,
treasurer of the Red Cross society
advanced $4,000 for immediate use.
This is to be refunded If the other
contributions amount to enough to
make 1t possible. Schiff gave the
first $500 to the fund which today
totalled only $1,4Ss.
In contradiction to the stories told
by some survivors criticising the
Carmanias conduct, Captain Inch, in
I. wireless report, says that Captain
Barr sent out one boat when the Car
mania first arrived near the volturno
The nigh waves and the gale made ii
impossible for this boat to reach the
burning ship, according to Inch The
sea was rougher then than after
wards. Captain Barr, in his wireless
report, made similar statement
Twelve men and children survivors
rescued by the Rappahannock, which
: docked at Halifax. are on their way te
4 New York aboard the Red Gross
steamship Floricle.
4 Conquering Hero.
: LONDON, Oct. 16.-An almost roya
i reception awaited the oil tank Mar
r raeansett. prominent in the volturns
4 rescue, when she reached Tilbur,
i dock today. The Narragansett wa
wirelessed by Captain Barr Of th'
Carmania come up with the milk il
4 the morning and by pumping hun
dreds of gallons of oil, Gained thu
waves and enabled the rescue ship
: to save the lives of the volturno's SUI
i vivors. A tug, manned by British
i band met her, and she was escorte.
4 to her berth to the tune of Conquer
I ing Hero
The SoirIItz Arrives.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-on he
9 maiden voyage to this port the Nortl
t German Lloyd liner Seidlitz, bearin
i forty-six Volturno survivors will doe
here at 5 O'Clock this afternoon. Th
5 rescue ship passed the Delawar
I breakwater at ten o'clock today an
wirelessed that she would dock thi
evening immigration officials a
: quarantine stations have arranged t
take immediate care OF the rescue
immigrants.