New-York tribune., 1913-10-13

few minutes she had two large streams
of oil pouring on the water. This was
invaluable in helping the rescue work
of the small boats around the Vol
turno's stern.
by 9 o'clock the remaining 81 had
been safely taken off Each ship went
on short cruise in different directions
to scout for the missing two boats, but
nothing was seen of them.
THAT more than five hundred and
fifty lives were not lost was due, first,
to the wireless ;~second, to the speedy
arrival and organization Of Captain
Barr Of the Carmania; third, TO the
splendid seamanship of the interna-
tional rescue squadron; fourth, to the
Volturno's stanch bulkheads; fifth, and
above all, TO the providential modera-
ton of the gale during Thursday
night"
Cunard officials at Liverpool are
greatly irritated at the lack of any re-
sponse by Captain Barr to their de-
mands for the fullest particulars OF
the loss of the Volturno. The Cunard
company wants not only lists Of the
survivors but is particularly anxious
for an explanation of the fact that the
Carmania has only one survivor while
other ships have as many as hundred.
A Cunard official offers the explana-
ton that the Carmania, owing to the
8 ko- used her.
self as a windshield to minimize the
danger while other vessels could go to
the rescue efficiently. 1t is also ex-
planned that the Carmania Is provided
with oil spraying apparatus fore and
aft and II is conjectured that she was
engaged in circling the Volturno and
spraying oil in an endeavor TO calm the
waves over large area, of which the
Volturno should be the centre.
The Cunard company has received
only two messages from Captain Barr,
one at 4:30 a. m. on Sunday contain
! ing a brief picture of the terrifying
spectacle of the Volturno upright in
mid Atlantic enshrouded in flame but
still afoat, her foremast mainmast
and funnel still standing. He added
that the weather was a gale north
westerly and moderating. The second
message reported the Carmania due at
Queenstown at 3 a. m.
Urgent messages were sent to Barr
by the manager of the Cunard for de-
tails. but up TO midnight no answer
had been received.
A wireless message from La Tou-
raine forwarded from Havre. an
nounces that the steamer will arrive
there on Tuesday morning with forty
two survivors of the Volturno. The
number previously reported was forty.
A wireless from the captain OF the
Devonian. another of the rescuing
steamers, says that he hass fifty-nine
survivors aboard, comprising eighteen
men. twenty women and twenty-one
children. all we'll This is the same
number previously reported.
A wireless message from the steamer
Seydlitz. forwarded from Bremen, says
she has aboard forty-six survivors, in
stead OF thirty-six, as previously re-
ported. This would account for the ten
supposed to have been aboard the Car
mania, the latter steamer having been
credited with eleven survivors, whereas
she is bringing in only one.
In accordance with the wishes Of the
Canadian Northern Steamship Com
pany the survivors will be sent on i'm
mediately 10 Rotterdam.
Among the first class passengers on
the Volturno there were only two
Americans. John Krug and Frieda
Krug.
The Amsterdam correspondent Of
''The Times" learns that all the Vol
turno's cabin passengers were saved.