The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-14

struggle, reached the German liners side
only to be dashed to pieces. Its oceu
pants, however, managed to seize lines
thrown out by the German sailors ane
were thus saved.
Near $3.50 at night the sky was sud
denly Illuminated with lurld glare
as the flames burst through another part
OF the Nolturno. Captain Inch then sent
a last despairing appeal and ~ MN
utes later there occurred terrific ex-
plosion which to the helpless thousands
of spectators on board the surrounding
vessels seemed to seal the doom of those
on the stricken ship.
After describing the rescue of the Ger
man, Walton Trintepohl, the only sur
vivor taken on board the Carmania, the
bulletin proceeds that the hope of saw
ing any more of those on board the Vol.
turno had been almost abandoned, when
the sea suddenly moderated and the
fleet of rescuing ships was able to get
away a number of lifeboats and take
off all the survivors.
Captain Inch left his vessel at o'clock
Friday morning carrying with him all
the ships papers.
I will be up with the milk in the
morning" was the cheerful reply radio
graphed by Commander Harwood of the
Anglo American oil steamer Narragan-
sett to the Carmana's call for help. As
soon as Captain Barr of the Cunard
steamer realized the situation he told
the Marconi operator on board the Car
mania to get in touch with the oil
steamer, as an abundant supply of oil
seemed to be the only means OF subdu-
ing the violence of the seas and of fa-
cilitating the rescue operations. The
Carmania quickly picked up the oil ship
and received the hearty response quot
ed.
True to his word, the skipper of the
Narragansett brought his steamer on to
the scene early Friday morning and i'm
mediately sluiced hundreds of tons OF
oil onto the waves.
Passengers Describe Scenes
Humphrey Jones, a passenger on the
Carmania, describing the scene at the
wreck, said the international fleet worked
splendidly and with the regularity of a
naval review. The Grosser kurfurst,
the Kroonland and the Gar did Won
derfully. The spectacle of the burning
ship in the middle of a rig of vessels
impotent to help was, he said, too ter
rible for him to describe. But for the
subsidence of the storm, all on board
the Volturno must, he concluded, as
suredly have been lost.
T. r. Watson of Philadelphia, anoth-
er of the passengers of the Carmania,
said that the chief credit for saving
those on the Volturno was undoubtedly
due to the oil ship Narragansett. Only
i few good swimmers" he declared,
would have survived from the ill-fated
ship had not the Narragansett made
free use OF oil to calm the terrible
waves.
"When the Carmania arrived, Captain
Barr recognized at once that it would
be almost hopeless task to attempt
10 save the Volturno's human cargo
without the use of oil, but with a dar-
ng amounting seemingly to foolhardi- |
ness, he instructed First Officer Gardi- |
ier to lower small boat. This, after |
errible buffeting, regained the Carmania |
With only three oars intact. After this |
escape, Captain Barr did not |
gain attempt to launch single boat.
Hence, our ship saved only one passen-
yer, who swan to her.
"0n account OF the size of the ships |
turbine engines which made fine ma
impossible, Captain Barr stood
,ff and directed operations acting in eff |
ect as commander of the great fleet |
which gathered about the stricken Vol
urno. Shortly after we arrived, the
Jarmania tried both fore and aft oil |
prays but without effect on the noun
ainous waves. Then the captain sent |
nut wireless calls in all directions for
N oil ship and his efforts were re
varded by an answer from the Nara
ansett.
"The Narragansett, the urosser Kur-
urst and the other liners, got in as
lose as possible and lowered 1ifeboats.
'hese took aboard several persons who
ad jumped from the Volturno and the
york was greatly facilitated by the
team pinnace of the Grosser Kurfurst
which had stayed out all night. At
nee the Nsrragansett began to spray
il about the doomed ship and the waves
ubsided as if by magic. Soon the small
oats were enabled to run along side the
ner and take the elinging people from
he ladders. The rescue work was over
a a very short time. Eleven liners
ormed the boundary around the film
{ oil and the survivors were hoisted i
board the various steamers without
rouble.
Owe then cruised about for two hours
for the lifeboats which were
aid to have escaped the destruction
hat the other boats had suffered against I
he side of their own ship, but found
My the air tanks which are carried
eneath the seats. ! do not believe
hat there is any possibility of the two {
oats having escaped swapping
"When we arrived on the scene. the I
re was burning steadily, but not fierce
7. 1t never at any time got aft of
he bridge. When we went to dinner
o'clock in the evening there were
o flames; nothing but thick smoke
Duld be seen. At 8 we were summoned
n deck by the rebreaking out of the
ames which soon eliminated in an ex-
losion. Then we saw for the first time
gns of a panic on the decks of the
tied vessel. Several jumped overheard,
mong them our own survivor, who,
laking a plucly swim, reached the side
the Carmania, but was too weak to
et ND the ladder. Seaman HIGHWAY q