New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
IS Of VOLTURN0 CREW
ARE HOMEWARD BOUND
Second Officer Lloyd, One OF
Heroes of Disaster, Among
Passengers on Oceanic.
II MORE SURVIVORS HERE
Arrive on the Florizel-Mother
Faints as She Sees Husband
and Children She
Believed Lost.

Forty-fve members OF the Volturno
crew sailed yesterday for their homes on
the White Star liner Oceanic. Second
Oficer Lloyd. one of the heroes of the
disaster, headed the delegation. Others
in the party were Third officer Dussel-
man. the two wireless operators. Penning-
ton and Seldom. and the four surviving
engineers of the. lost ship.
Eleven more survivors Of the Volturno
arrived In Brooklyn yesterday morning
aboard the Red Cross steamship FloriZel.
They had been transferred at Halifax
from the Rappahannock. They were met
at the pier by automobiles sent by the
various charitable organizations of the
city.
Mrs Pavil Polack was one of the sur
vivors who arrived yesterday When she
stepped from the gangplank she did so
under the belief that her husband and
three children were drowned or burned.
When she learned all were safe and
sound in a Jewish immigrant home In
New York she tainted. Fifteen minutes
later she was Joined by her husband ana
children.
Mrs Polack told the newspaper men
that to give courage TO her children she
first climbed down the rope alongside OF
the vessel The. rope broke, however, and
she fell into the water.
One of the happiest survivors was
Kinda Friedman, who met her fance at
the pier yesterday. The others rescued
arranged that the couple should instantly
be married. They agreed and will be
married to-day
Esther Katske. and her sister Teige.
two other survivors on the Florizel. both
leaped from the burning deck OF the
Nolturno after the third boat had been
launched. The waves carried them far
beyond the l!feboat which they were try
ing TO reach. Half an hour later they
were pulled from the water by their hair.
Magdalina Zajac, who with her four
year-old daughter. Marie. was saved by
the crew Of the Kroonland. learned yes
terday that her husband had been saved
and was in Providence. ,
Those who were brought into New York
aboard the Florizel yesterday morning
are:
Peral Biks and her sister. Provie; Marie
Eisenberg Kinda Friedman, Esther Kap-
Ian and Basy Landin-all OF whom were
sent to the Clara De Hirsch Home, In
Second avenue; Mrs. Alexandra kon-
koska, who was sent to her husband In
Camden, n. j.. Feige and Esther katske,
sisters; Esther Louzcka and Mrs. PaviI
Polack.
Three members of the crew of the Vol
turno. all OF whom were fitted out yes
terday by tailors at the expense of the
Uranium Line, missed the Oceanic and
had TO sail aboard the French liner
Rochambeau
The Hebrew Immigrants Home at No.
229 East Broadway which originally
looked after l66 of the survivors. now has
only fifty Of them. Four were sent TO a
Hungarian home. twenty-five to an Aus
trian home. thirteen to a Polish home
and one to a Russian home. The re-
mainder were given to their relatives.
Captain Jamison of the American liner
St Louis reported to his New York
offices yesterday that the steamship Vol
turno was sin burning. The commander
said he had passed the wreck on Tuesday.
three DAYS after she had been abandoned.
According TO Captain Jamison the Vol
turno had drifted from latitude 1873
longitude 3i:33 to latitude 4S7, longitude
354 Travelling in a general northeasterly
direction. she now lies in the middle OF
the steamship lane.
The British Admiralty has sent war
ship TO the wreck to destroy It.