The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-10-16

Crew on the carmanla as II
Rushed to the Rescue.
Liverpool, Oct. 13.-The steamship
New York. Oct 13.-At least las
persons lost their lives on the burned
liner VoltHrno, according to wire
less dispatch received by the Cunard
line from Capt. Barr, of liner Car
mania. He reported that 511 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, SO.
Echo Of Titanic Disaster.
The Volturno disaster was an echo
OF the Titanic tragedy. Radiograms
from the rescue fleet said that the
number of lifeboats on the Volturno
was insufficient to accommodate the
passengers and crew.
The disaster occurred in latitude
4S.25 north, longitude 34.33 west, or
In 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
500 immigrants on board, afire and
abandoned Friday night in latitude
1925 north longitude 34.3S west. Two
hundred and thirty-six passengers
missing.
The Carmania was the first liner to
pick up the IS. o. 81 calls which the
operator cR the Volturno was fran
tically sending out. The Carmania i'm
mediately repeated the calls to the
other vessels, giving the position Of
the Voltune.
Liners Rush to Rescue.
Nine other transatlantic liners were
within wireless range and sped to-
ward the burning ship. The race was
a 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
oils. Rappahannock, Car, Narragan
sett, Devonian, Kroonland, Grossel
Kurfurst and Seydlitz.
The Carmania won the race to the
Voltunro. She found the vessel q
mass of fire, her propeller fouled anG
wallowing heiplessly before the wind
All the boats had left the burning
ship. These still affoat were founC
half water-logged by the relief fleet
flled with half frozen, covering ref
ugees.
Wireless reports from the ten ships
gave the following number of rescued
Carmania, II: La Touraine. 40; Min
neapolts, 80; Rappahannock, 19; Gear
iO2; Narragansett. 20; Devonian, So
Kroonland, 80; Grosser Kurfurst, 105
and the Seydlitz. 36, making a tota
of 521.
236 Reported Dead.
The pursuer of the VoltNrno, whit
was taken on board the Kroonland
reported that the number Of passen
gers on the Volturno was $50 ant
that she carried a crew Of SO, making
653 in all on board. According to tn
purser's estimate the death list reach
:, ed only 132. The original figures O
the Car7nania. that 236 were dead, wa
accepted, however, by Lloyds and 9th
er marine agencies here.
The meagerly worded wireless dis
patches from Captain Barr Of the Cal
mania told dramatic story. The dea
on the Volturno were burned, crushe
and drowned. Four of the six lif
boats carried by the ill-fated ship ha
been smashed In the storm, by bein
washed against the side Of the burr
ing ship, and all the occupants wer
drowned.
Officers Of the VoIturno.
The officers of the Volturno were:
Captain, r. c. Inch.
Chief officer. H. P. Miller.
Chief engineer, r. Dewar.
Surgeon, H. Carter.
Purser, VIM. F. Brown.
Assistant Purser, H. G. Lang.
Steward, VIM. Mailer.
First Oficer Gardner Of the Carm
MIA was in command of a feet
small boats which tried for two houl
70 reach the side of the burning sht
The huge rollers swamped the boa
and smashed the oars.
In spite Of danger Captain Barr the
moved the Csrmania to position on
100 feet from the Volturno. Atteml