Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-15


the smoke rolled "a black clouds
into lhe hunkera
The enaineefe shut the wnteF-tleht
doors fhc siokcfa could not work
n ihe smoke and ne coal supply was
SIT oif hy flames so the engine fires
died Down We nrcd our last ounce
pf e'enm 90 keep the wireless plant
going When the steam was an gone
we kept the wireless Roine b. a hand
generator. The engine room was left
IN darkness shortly after $3.50 O'Clock
Thrilling story.
There was no steam 10 keen thu
pumps going and the flames rose
higher IL grew darktr aud hotter
At ? o'clock that night flames were
shooting our 81 tho saloon and llRht-
ing tho dark water. The passengers
Wore crowding the rails aft. II look
cd ~ n the end had come. The
drusser kurfucrst lowered boat,
then the Kroonlond lowered one.
They came az near os they dared but
not near enough for az 10 throw them
line. Had they come nearer they
would have been shattered against
the ship. Captain Inch tried 60 shoot "a
rocket The rocket shot up, leaving
the line behind. A spark set on our
rockets. Almost the same minute
there was a terrific explosion on the
bridge. An our ammunition had gone
up
HALF q dozen passengers jumped
IN swim for the boats. Captain Inch
tprncd % me 30 YOU see a chanace
for your iifc.' ne said. take Il and
Jump Tho captain ordered All the
passengers 20 fasion on the life belts.
They did 80 and became quieter. OF
tho half dozen who jumped. all had
lines about them and We pulled them
back TO the ship when Ne saw they
could not make the boats.
Then the rockets all went up al
once and the last explosion shook as.
the captain Of tho Kroonland. think
ing that Il meant the end. lowered all
tho boats. The IRE spread amidships.
1.-TWO women threw their arms
around my neck. weeping, begging me
10 save them. I promised 20 do what
! could / told them TO watch the
boats from the other ships and when
they came close 10 us TO jump for
them. They leaned over the rail.
looked down az the dark water and
were efraid. when 1 tried to help
them, they hugged a stanchlon and
would not iump. i
Gan our lights we're out then. Tho
searchlights 81 the eleven ships
around as and the glare Of the fire
on the water were all wo had 90 guide
US. / gave the order for all to make
ready TO jump for the boats Cap
tain Inch was still on the bridge. The
passengers made ready.
Some OF the passengers jumped
into the water when the boats came
close and were picked up. Some were
not picked up. one Of the life boats
was piled full and put away. II WAS
the first boat that came TO us, a little
boat marked New York The sec
ond boat was from the Grosscr Kur- /
fucrst. ! told the passengers not 10
Jump unless the boat was very near |
ana they needed my command. But |
most Of them were scared and re-
fused to jump.
Finally the women who begged me /
10 save them slid down rope and |
we're taken IN boat. More passen-
gers slid down the ropes. One OF the /
oats from the Grosser Kurfue2st al
most touched the side OF the Volturno
who slid down tho ropes. When i
mw that no more would go and that
lll the women were OF, / slid down
rope and without tU'iching water
tepped into the bont.
THAT life boat crew had n terrific
.truggle 20 pull away without going
oul OF our screw. The second and
bird boats 81 the Grosser Kurfuerst
we're out nearly five hours. The cap
ain Of the Grosser Kurfuerst thought
hat the last boat was lost as q was
ioarly six hours before Il came back
% the ship.
Next morning the captain OF tho
lroSser Kurfuerst put two boats out
gain. The sea was quloter and they
cached Ms without much trouble
Survivors Of the Volturno aboard
ne Grosscr Kurfuorst were all men,
teorago passengers, crew and "A lone
Irst cabin passenger The Kur-
uerst's doctor said that none OF the
escued had been lll and that all
eomed 20 have recovered from their
Experience. They were an. with one ca
option, panpcrs and without baggage,
ut they were allowed 20 land by or
cr OF the immigration authorities az
ana we're taken care Of
y various institutions here.
Captain Incli's story.