Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-11

Fisheuard. England, Oct. 11-A
wireless message from the steamer
vsiturno, wlth ssvsral hundred
passonasso aboard, from Rotterdam
for New York, abandoned afire at
see, Ten steamers Responded to
~irsisss calls help and fought for
hours during raging gale TO save
the passonaoro and crew OF the
burning steamer, which eventually
was Abandoned. The occupants OF
six jifsbeate wsee thrown into The
ssa when the boats wsrs emashsd
against che stsamsrs side aAa
probabIy vvsrs drowned. One report
by way Of Livsrpoe' says 23e Of ths
turno are missing.
Fishxuard. England. Oct. 11-Fire In
. raging storm in the mid-Atlantic on
Thursday destroyed the liner volturno
on her voyage from Rotterdam to New
York and destroyed the lives Of either
13s OF 23s Of her passengers and crew.
Ten other liners called by wireless by
the liner to the rescue were standing
BY. impokent to avert the tragedy owing
70 the mountainous seas.
Again tho wireless played . leading
part In the drama. BY Its means and
thru the heroisn Of those who respond
ed the lives Of b31 on board the Vol
turno were saved.
Discrepancy In Figures.
The volturno was owned by tho
Canadian Northern Steamship Com
1aAA fn
Uranium lire. Officials Of the latter
company declare that those on board
included "a cabin and $40 steerage pas
senxers and q crew Of %, making q
total Of 657.
A wireless dispatch received from the
Carmania said b21 were saved and 236
lost their lives. This makes total OF
757, or Just 100 more than the number
on board a. given by company officials.
Checking from all available sources
would indicate an error In the wireless
transmission Of the figures had been
made, and that lower total. 1876, is cor
rect.
Four Life Boats Crushed.
The occupants Of four lifeboats were
thrown into tho sea when the boats
were smashed against the steamers
side and probably drowned. The wire
less said tho yolturne caught hre in
mil. Atlantic and that tho flames ragged
30 furiously that abandonment Of the
steamer followed on Thursday night.
A few details coming by wireless
promise Q graphic story Of the efforts
made By thu ten Atlantic steamers
which responded to the volturno's call
for aid.
The volturno sailed from Rotterdam
on Oct. : for New York. via Halifax.
where she was duo next Monday. It is
believed the steamer carried twenty
four cabin. and $40 steerage passen-
germ, and crew Of ninety three men.
One wiroleso report says SCI were
saved.
carmania Called by Wirs'sss.
Captain Barr. Of the Carmania, re-
ceived the distress call Of the Volturno
whom sevonty-eight miles distant in
latitude - degrees 81 minutes north, |
and longitude "a degrees west.
The CaFmania crowded on full steam !
and with extra stokers made more than |
twenty knots an hour in the teeth of
the gala. When the Carmania reached
the vicinity Of the volturno she found
the forward end Of the distressed ves-
sci burning dercely. The ship was roll |
iug heavily. while her propellers were
folded With tackle used In lowering
her six Mfeboats.
II was learned by the captain Of the
CarmAnia that only two Of six life
boats had succeeded In getting safely
away. The other four. crowded with
passengerD ana members Of the crew.
had been smashed by the side OF the
vessel ana "a the occupants drowned. |
Vessels Stand BY Hslpless.
All that could be done by the would
be helpers WAS to throw overheard from
their vessels dozens Of lighted lifebuoys
and stand BY in the hope Of picking up |
some of those who had been cast into !
the sea.
At $50 p. m. the wireless operator on
board the volturno had to turn over
the connections OF his instruments to
the reserve batteries, 40 the IRE had
reached tho boilers In tho engine rooms
and put tho pumpo and dynamos out
Of action. \ few minutes lates cries for |!
help were heard rising from the water
by those on the Caxmamia. and then .
man who proved 70 be . stessage pGs-
sengsr of the votturnoA wearing q life |
belt, vas located BY means Of Q ssarch- |
light, . short distance away, tossed |
about by the sea. He was rescued. but /
only after one OF the sailors Of the