Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13

was spreading, they were obliged L
| abandon the engines.
| AS soon as the Carmania was
sighted the captain made all the wom-
en- and children go to one side, and
| the men to the ether side. He had
been compelled to leave the bridge
| and go aft because it was too hot
Women wept, shrieked, laughed and
became hysterical.
I'VE had not thought of food, but,
in the afternoon, we considered it best
to get somethink anu went to the
kitchens, which we found deserted,
made coffee and helped ourselves to
biscuit and beef. But most of the
passengers refused to eat.
we saw RATS sent from the Car
mania, but nobody told us to jump in.
In fact we knew not what they were
for. About O'Clock, the decks aft
began to get very warm, then hotter
and hotter But we did not seem to
feel the heat
When shown his boot with the sole
half burned through, Trintepohl said !:
81 don't remember this, but it was
awful when the flames burst out. Some
of the men and women tore their hair,
but others We're quite still.
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 ac-
company me. l jumped first; they
followed, but l never saw them again
Il made for the German ship, but
they did not hear me. Then | came
towards the Carmania and shouted.
Help! help" and was seen by aid of
the searehlight. | was about an hour
unconscious. | know not how | was
got out.
During the day sailors and one
steward fell into the fire and were
burned to death.
I nothing more. came away be-
cause il was too hot 10 stay any long
en- and | feared the whole ship would
blow up"
When he was told that according
to the captains wireless message SIX
boats had been launched and two
got away, he said.
TT is not SO. | was there all the
time and saw everything. No boat
got away
Mr.. Sturgeon in his own account
tells of the attempts to get life boats
alongside the Volturno Nothing, he
said was seen of the two boats
launched with about 20 passengers
each after they left the Volturno's
side. Four others were smashed
against the ships side and the occu-
pants either killed or drowned
AT o'clock, Thursday night, the
captain of the Volturno sent a wire
less which read For Gods sake help
us or we perish
by a miracle the flames did not
spread to the after deck. Eventually
the seas moderated and the boats saw
ed 521 persons. The death roll num-
bers 1856"
The wireless operator aboard the
Carmania sends the following mes
sages: 1.-TWO boats were lowered from
the Nulturno before the Carmania ar
rived and ITO passengers We're lost
Decentralization commenced before
da Wight. The total number last is 1876
as far as known"
A Awireless from the captain of the
Devonian one of the rescuing ships,
says he has 80 survivors aboard. com
prising Is men, 70 women and Il emil
Gren. all well. This is the same NUM-
her previously reported.
f a wireless from the captain OF the
er seydlitz forwarded from Bremen,
saw she has aboard Al survivors, in
stead of 90. as previously reported.
This would account for 10 supposed to
have been aboard the Carmana, the
latter having been credited with III
survivors whereas she is bringing only
one.
Among the first class passengers on
the Velturno there were only i"o
Americans, John krug ana ffleaa
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