Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-22
Many Other Vessels Rush to Aid
OF Doomed Vessel and Help
less Passengers.
SCENE ON FATED SHIP AWFUL
Fire Started In Fore End Of Craft and
Ate Its Way Toward the Stern
Cries and Shouts Of Terror-striek-
en- People, as They Rushed Aft on
Ship, Reached Ears Of Officers and
Crew on the carmania as II
Rushed to the Rescue

New York. Oct. Bat least TAG
persons lost their lives on the burned
liner Volturno, according to a wire.
less dispatch received by the Cunard
line from Capt Barr, of liner Car.
mania. He reported that 5t1 had been
saved by the ten rescue ships and that
there had been on the lost vessel 657
persons. as follows: Cabin passen-
gers. "a; steerage passengers, $40;
crew, %.
Echo Of Titanic Disaster.
The Volturno disaster was an echo
% the Titanic tragedy. Radiograms
from the rescue feet said that the
number Of lifeboats on the Yolturno
was insufficient to accommodate the
passengers and crew.
The disaster occurred in latitude
1925 north, longitude S4.33 west. or
II. the middle OF the North Atlantic.
The scene of the tragedy was about
1900 miles from Halifax.
The following wireless message
from the Carmania gave the first no
tice OF the disaster:
Steamer Volturo, bound from Rot
terday for Halifax and New York with
Gao immigrants on board, afire and
abandoned Friday night in latitude
49, north longitude 34.33 west. Two
hundred and thirty.six passengers
missing
The Carmania was the first liner to
pick up the IS o. S" calls which the
operator on the volturno was fran.
tlcnIly sending out. The Carmania i'm
mediately repeated the calls to the
other vessels. giving the position of
the Voltuno.
Liners Rush to Rescue.
Nine other transatlantic liners were
within wireless range and sped to-
ward the barning ship. The race was
thrilling one. A gale was sweeping
the seas and the rescue ships had to
pound their way through head-winds
and raging waters.
In the rescue feet were the follow.
ing vessels:
Carmania. La Touraine. Minneap-
,oiis. Rappahannock, Gar, Narragan.
sett, Desonian, Kroonland. GrosseT
kurfurst and Seydlitz
The Carmania won the race to the
voltunro. She found the vessel a
mass of fire, her propeller fouled and
wallowing helplessly before the wind
All the boats had left the burning
ship. These still affoat were found
half water-logged by the relief feet
filled with half frozen, covering ref.
ugees
Wireless reports from the ten ships
gave the following number of rescued
Carmania. IL; La Touraine. 40; Min
neapolis. 80; Rappahannock, 10; Gar
| Io2; Narragansett. 20; Devonian. SO:
Kroonland. 30: Grosser Kurfurst, 1916
and the Seydlitz. SO. making total
of SOL
236 Reported Dead.
The pursuer OF the Nolturno, who
was taken on board the Kroonland
reported that the number of passen
gers ON the Volturno was $50 anc
that she carried crew of 80. making
s55 Tn all on board. According to the
purser's estimate the death list reach
ed only lac. The original figures o
The Carmania. that 236 were dead. wa.
| accepted. however. by Lloyds and 9th
err marine agencies here.
The meagerly worded wireless dis
patches from Captain Barr OF the Car
mania told a dramatic story, The dea,
on the Volturno were burned, crushe;
and drowned. Four Of the six lif,
hoats carried by the Inflated ship ha,
been smashed in the storm. by bein,
washed against the side of the burn
ing ship. and all the occupants wert
drowned
Officers OF the Neiturao.
The officers OF the Yolturno were.
Captain X. c. Inch.
Chief officer, Il p. Miller.
Chief engineer, il. Dewar.
Surgeon. II. Carter.
Purser. VIM. f Brown
Assistant Purser. H. c. Lang.
Steward. VIM. Mailer.
First Officer Gardner of the Caru
MIA was in command OF o feet G
small boats which tried for two hour
to reach the side of the burning shiI
The huge rollers swalnped the boat
Rnd smashed the oars
Ia spite OF danger Captain Barr the
moved the Carmania to a position oni
loo feet from the voltGrno Attemp