The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-13
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED MISSING
British Cruiser Starts Out to De.
stroy the Wreck
Is MENACE TO NAVIGATION

London, Oct 1.-THE last message
received by the Carmania from Com
mander Inch OF the doomed Volturno.
before he abandoned the burning ves-
sci, was as follows:
Cannot something be done to help
us? We must abandon the ship Her
plates are buckling. Stand close as |
may have to Jump for IL"
Shortly afterward the volturno was
a raging furnace. The British cruiser
Donemal was despatched today from
the west coast of Scotland to destroy
tho blazing derelict.
Grosser kurfuerst Saved 105.
New York, oct. lathe North Ger
man Lloyd line today received the fol-
lowing wireless from Captain Spangen-
boeg of the Grosser Kurfuerst:
The Volturno was found in total
burning condition. The fire commenced
with n heavy explosion at the bow. re-
sulting in the death of several of the
passengers and crew. Eleven vessels
surrounded the Volturno. A heavy
northwest storm and high seas pre-
vailed
Two boats of the Grosser Kurfuest
remained in the water all night, but it
was almost impossible to approach the
wreck. During the night thirty two
persons were saved by the two boats
and at dawn sixty eight more One or
the Nolturno's boats, containing five
men. was picked up and the men
taken aboard. Their boat sank immc-
diately after the rescue.
The total saved by the ships was
j23. About 100 are missing"
Although the total saved by the
GrOsser Kurfuerst, as given above. is
100. it Is classified in the rescued ac-
counts as but 10i.
when we left, the Carmania aud
Tourainc were searching for two Of
tho Nolturno's boats. fan Of passer-
pcrs. hut success was improbab BILE 4"
continues Captain Spangenboeg. Al
most all Of Volturna's boats werc
smashed by the seas when lowered.
"Thc wreck is drifting and is dan
Ecrous to shipping. We continued our
voyage after losing "a hours
Thrilling Scene.
The passengers and crew Of the
Kurfuerst witnessed thrilling scenes
when the ship arrived in the vicinity
Of the Volturno. We found the Vol
turno burning ficrcely and the crew
and passengers helpless in the heavy
seas. 1t was learned by wireless from
the burning vessel the hames were
started by an explosion IN the forward
hold at Z o'clock Thursday morning,
ships time.
ION the arrival of the Kurfuerst, the
flames were leaping eighty feet in tho
air through hatchways. Ii vas learn
cd flf:y or more of the Nolturno'S
crew and steerage passengers were
killed in the explosion and fire. Six
boats were lowered Immediately af-
terward from the Volturno's davits.
Three OF them were still empty when
smashed against the vessels side. One
with forty passengers capsized while
being launched and all were lost. Two
others. with from sixty to eighty
aboard, got away but apparently were
loss in the mountainous sea The Car
mania was the first OF twelve liners to
reach the scene in answer to the wire
less.
officer Lloyd is Hero.
During the day time, the flames in
tn hold were kept more or less in con-
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night, the fire reached the coal bunkers
and Il was found necessary to close the
bulkheads. The pumps We're unable
to work and the full pressure of the
flames broke out through the entire
forward part of the vessel.
at 10: 90 o'clock Thursday night an
other explosion in the Volturno caused
n panic among the passengers and
crew.
"Three boats OF the Kurfuerst res
cued thirty-two persons who had been
washed into the sea. Al those remain
ing on board the volturno who had
been crowded together at the after
enc OF the vessel were taken off safely
after daybreak. Friday.
Second Officer LLOYD Of the Voltur-
no was one of the heroes. He fell
twenty feet while repairing the wire
less apparatus on board his vessod. but
to fight the fire all through
the day. At in the evening be made
4 per!lous trip to the Kurfuerst in a
small boat, with three others of the
volturno. The little craft was sinking
when picked Up by life boats Of tho
THE total saved II is believed are
ica-"