The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-11
l36DE AND 52l SAVED; LIFE BOATS BECOME
TRIPS Of DEATH THAT ARE SENT HURTING TO
SEAS BOTTOM WHEN DASHED AGAINST SHIP

Fiskguard, Wales Oct 11.-During terrific
gale, the Uranium liner, Volturno was destroyed in
mid Atlantic Thursday by fire. with loss of life of
either 136 o. 236 persons.
Mountainous seas prevented ten other vessels,
called by wireless, to give them aid.
52l LIVES SAVED FROM VESSEL.
By means of the wireless and the heroism of
those who responded, the lives of 521 were saved
The Cunard liner, Carmana, reached the vicinity
Of the Volt,rno noon, and found the distressed
vessel burning fercely f
The Carmania was 7S miles away when it re-
ceived tie wireless call for help. Immediately full
steam was crowded on, and the rescue ship made
( twenty knots in the teeth Of the gale.
AS TIA distressed ship was sghtedtsaeu {6sesFas.
burning hercey, and the vessel rolling heavily
BOATS DASHED INTO SHIP AND LOST.
carmanias captain, Barr, at once lowered four life
boats and these were crowded with passengers and
crew when they smashed against the side of the
vessel and all were thrown into the and drowned
LIFE BOAT BATTLES FOR TWO HOURS IN SEA.
The Carmania then launched another life boat in
charge of First Officer Gardiner. and after two hour
battle along side the doomed vessel Gardiner was
compelled to return to his own Ship
Captain Barr then got the Carmania's bow with
in hundred feet of the Volturnos STERN It was inn
possible, however, to cast line or get anybody off,
TERRIFYING SIGHT OF HORROR STRICKEN
PEOPLE
1t was terrifying sight. with hundreds of hor-
stricken people huddled together in the afterend
of the ship, with the flames gaining in force despite
the heroic work OF her to stop the spread of the
fire.
At o'clock in the afternoon the liner Seydlitz
appeared These were later joined by the Kroon-
land, Devonian, Rappahannock Minneapolis, Latou-
raine and Asian and others.
The gale abated slightly toward night and each
succoring ship launched life boats. The were
too high however, to get alongside and at o'clock
the flames burst through amidships from the engine
and coal bunkers.
EXPLOSION SENDS BLAZING EMBERs INTO AIR
An explosion followed sending into the sky burn
ing wreckage like the flight of sky rockets.
The helpless ould-be-rescuers threw overheard
a dozen lighted life buoys. .
CRIES FOR HELP ARISE FROM CHURNING SEA
A few minutes later cries for help were heard
rising from the water near the Carmania. 1t
steerage passenger wearing life belt, who was res
cued by sailor lowered at the end Of life line 9th
er cries were heard but these gradually died away
About midnight ray of hope came when it
seen that the flames we're not making much headway
in the afterend At daybreak the Volturno still
floating with its great human cargo huddled in
ses in her poop
RESCUES ARE EFFECTED AT DAY BREAK
The sea had moderated considerably and the ao-
tilla gathered about the stern, and rescues af
fected.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF SHIPS ABANDONMENT
Captain Barrs official report, timed aboard the
Carmania at $50 o'clock this morning, says:
''The Volturno abandoned account of fire
Friday, October 10, in latitude 1926 north longitude