The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-16
LAST MESSAGE SENT FROM
BURNING SHIP ASKED AID

London, oct. 14.--Tho last message
treceived by the Camabria from tha
commander OF the steamer yolturn3
before he abandoned the burning ves-
sci was az follows:
Cannot something be done to help
us? We must abandon the ship. Her
plates are bpckling. Stand close as ]
may have to jump for IT.
Captain Francis Incl handed this to
the wireless operator OF the Volturno
just before he was driven out or his
room by the flames. Shortly afterward
from funnel to forecastle,
The rescu OF the only passenger
taken on board the Carmania, Walter
tTrinepohl, a German. was effected by
| a gallant seaman OF the Carmania's
crew. His name Is Heignway when
he saw that the efforts of those who
We're trying to reach the mar strug-
Cling In the water from the ladders
hanging down the ships side were use-
less, he Owed from the upper deck of
the Carmania and attached q line to
the exhausted swimmer,
The British cruiser Donegal was dis
patched today from the west coast Of
llict Volturno.
SEA MODERATED JUST nv
TIME TO SAVE EMlGRANTs
Fishguard. Oct. 1.-THE Carmania
first OF the rescuing vessels on the
scene of the disaster to the Volturno
arrived here shortly after 2 o'clock thii
afternoon.
Captain Barr met the newspaper
correspondents with a positive refusal
to say q word about the Volturno un,
I'll the Carmania reached Liverpool and
ne q delivered his report TO the Gun,
ard company.
He referred his wouid-be Interviewer
to the ships bulletin for an account oi
the tragedy. The greater part of the
contents Of this had already become
history. The fire on the Volturno ap,
i pears to have originated In her cargt
hold. When IL became evident that the
flames had gained the mastery, Capt
Francis Inch~devoted all his Energy Il
the salvation OF his passengers. III
The Garments bulletin says that sin
small boats were launched from: the
NOlturno, that two OF them with 81
persons each, on board, got away and
that the other four were smashed
against the ships side and all their oc.
cupants persisted. N
Passengers Terrified. :
After the failure OF the life boat,
] from the Carnania to reach the burn.
ing ship and when, Captain Barr man.
euvered his vessel close to the IVolturnc
the passengers on board the Cunardei
did everything in their power to- en-.
courage h terrified crowd huddled to-
gether in the after part of the Vol,
turno. They waved handerchiefs, and
shouted cheering words through mega.
phones. to which they received answer
ms signals from the emigrants on the
Volturno. 42 IT.
Baked in his attempts to establish
communication between the Carmania
z the volturna Captain Barr sent out
proadcast wireless signals, which
brought to the vicinity an information
al fleet to the succor Of the doomed
ship. IN ~
Late on Thursday afternoon CAPTAIN
Barr made another attempt to reach
the Volturno by throwing overheard
life RATS. which he hoped might be
secured 10y those on board, but this att
tempt also proved futile.
In the meantime the despairing mes-
sages from Captain Inch of the Vol
turno calling for succor grew more In
sistent as the flames ate their way
through. Great clouds Of smoke en-
veloped the ship.
Sea Stills In Nick Of Time.
At about 7 o'clock in the evening
Captain Inch succeeding in lowering q
boat In charge Of the second officer Of
the Volturno and a crew of four men
with the intention Of taking a line to
the Grosser Kurfeursr. The small boat
after a desperate struggle reached the
German liners side, only to be dashed
to pieces. It's occupants managed to
seize lines thrown out by the German
sailors and we're thus saved.
About half past 9 at night, the sky
was suddenly illuminated. with q lurid
glare as the flames burst through an
other part Of the Volturno. =
Captain Inch then sent a last des-
pairing appeal n in 20 minutes there
occurred a terrific explosion which, to
the helpless thousands OF spectators on
board the surrounding vessels seemed
to seal the doom Of those on the
stricken. ship.
The hope of saving any Of those on
board, the Volturno had been almost
abandoned when the sea suddenly
moderated and the fleet of r~escuine
ships was able to get away a numbei
of life boats and take off all the sur
yivors,