Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-11
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THE YOLTURNO AND THE TITANIC

The tragedy of the Volturno offers marked con
trast 10 that of the Titanic. 8 g.
In both there was great loss D, life, butfit was
from no lack of effort that 1856 sols were lost the
yolturno The power of wind and sen was against
Tic rescuers : T.. =
Help came to the yoltnno from all directions.
Ten STEAMERS raced at top speed in response TO the
wireless call for help. Only the grimuest irony Of
fate kept those vessels from covering the sea with
life-boats the moment the scene was reached
The grave struggle Of those aboard the Carmania
70 drive lifeboat to the survivors huddled on the
sern of the burning ship, the cool nerve with which
tie Oarnanias captain took his big steamer within
hundred yards of the other in an effort to pass a
line across the wildwaers constitute deeds Of hero
ism that will live as live the deeds Of many on the
hinking Titanic
When, within fifteen or twenty minutes after the
Steamship Titanic struck an iceberg, causing her to
sink, the collision taking place fourteen minutes be-
fore midnight ships time, or at 1919 New York
time, Sunday night, April il jill the wireless cry
for assistance spread over the surrounding waste Of
waters it was the Carpathia sister ship of the Car
mania, which promptly responded, reaching the To-
cal Of the disaster after the palatial leYiahan had
gone to the bottom but in time to ressne from life
boats 1917 sonls out Of the, 1928 that had sailed
from Queenstown Ireland, sin~the doomed ship on
the previous Thursday afternoon SO
There were eight steamships IN the vicinity. of
The Titanic when the catastrophe happened ranging
ii distances from SO to 10 miles away The near
est was the Californian Of the Leyland line, (which
moi only got the wireless call bnt saw rockets going
lip from the distressed vessels Of the Calfor-
large vessel going at fun speed just before the acci
dent yet aAt seamslir more than 70
display powerful Morse lamp. Tn our opinion
s,ch conduct says the q. s. senate investigating
committee in its report on the disaster, whether
arising from indifference gross carelcssness, is
most reprehensible and places upon the commander
At the California grave resppps ibilitE
However, the O. lifornian which was westbound
like the Titanic and in a northerly direction from
her at the time reached the scene about eight o'clock
ii the morning and made an exhaustive search for
boat that the captain Of the Carpathia had inform
I'd him was thought missing 1t appeared that the
operator in the Californian had joined in converse
ton with the Titanic along with other steamers, re-
sardng ice of which the Titanic had been warned by
lie Amerika as being in the formers track and
heard the Titanic talking to Cape Race, Newfound-
land, up to within few minutes of the time of the
accident, when he put the phones up, took off his
clothes and turned in.
Had assistance been promptly proffered," again
says the senate committee "or had the wireless
operator of the Californian remained few moments
longer sat his post on Sunday evening, that ship
laight have had the proud distinction of rescuing
the lives of the passengers and crew of the Titanic
The committee awarded great praise" to Captain
Rostron Of the Garpathia for his conduct. The
Carpathia was fftyeight miles from the Titanic
when she received the call for assistance