The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-10-23


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NV York Pr1ncjs Inch. III bov,
tah-jookfpg Bfitou Wlso counm andsd ~
buEpod stoamer volturno. came 70 nor.
I4urDday night, brfneinx with Mn 81
survivor, pAsseagess and crew Of hls
ilj-stasrod veeool. His stofy Of IL
disaster, in which 10 Iiyeo vors lost,
- preeedsd him ~ viFeIess, but h :
CABIN 81 ~ krcooland, which brought
hin hore, Inch tod bic tale II simpIy
p1reeed md modsgtly spoken dofail
saet Described noro wildly than tho
vIte's:. eouId picture, ~ penor.ms
o ~ Volmrnot ioss and H. rescue
e nefo then 500 Of those h. hsd on
poeso'
Covera'ee thsre Wa mons on ths
vcstnFno, either among o6icsrs Or
crSv, inch said. Thers VA no rush
81 seemen watch made Il necessary for
n'm 90 ve9n them back with bic rsvol-
sT nn revolver WA IN drawe7 IL
nv cabin No e burned With the ship.
AHo - one On board drew rsvoI-
80 49, .tatements hc intended
1'oe'd rsfute tn stories told BY steer
~ PASSENGERS who arrived on the
Sfoeeeg kurfurat.
~ voitunr0's master, besides de-
!eoo'ng ne own o1icers and men, said
- nno no criticism 70 make Of the
tactics o. any Of ~ bosts that stood
~ Tho CsrmAnia did IL bet, the |
'sms = ~ othsrs. he said There
Z n7tn'ne bue pr<iss for every one.
~ nov expect : boat could live ~ |
1soss 500 when the Cnrmanis and the |
'snsr sn'ps csms ""
Inc Carmsnis did drop boat, Inch !
,sc'sred. Dut u could not get near. for |
ne vo'kurno drifted fastsr than the
NV could row. Later tho Cnrmania |
'ent on = life raft, but they drifted
'cfoss the voitufnot bow and dIsap-
'eaFed More than that the Carmania
'oulo not 90, said Captain Inch.
E'gnteen cabin and two steerags
PASSENGERS sntered the hpt lifsboat
nat Fentured TO leave tho Volturno.
'p'y enough sailors stepped In to man
: ss'd Inch. They did not rush to Il
na x was not crowded. EntanRling !
tse.f ~ ~ after tackle, II capsixed.
~ IN v were drowned except Chief
,hcer Miller and steward, who
''mped into u after Il had rightod,
na ware rescued.
Into the psxt boat went 80 passen-
err ana ~ sailors. This boat got
way AZ right, but has not been heard
rom. The third boat took OF 20. 10
tnem sailors. A. she settled into
10 wstef IN more jumped aboard
rom the Vo'turno's deck. A wave
wspt v under the Volturno's stern.
hhe Just sat on II and crushed II oct
! sight said Inch. THE bos'n
Yea ana was the only one to escape"
Inch denied reports Of rottlng tackle
M nre hose and OF unsafe lifebosts,
AyinR All OF these articles were In
ood condition. Hc counted only :
1ree explosions. the last one wreck
" the wheel and compass 70 that .
andgear pad to be rugged up.
incn oenied stories OF Storage pas
engers that people we're swept over
BARD and babies trampled on while
eng rescued by the Grosser Kur- :
irsts nrst boat that came In re-
'onse 70 Lloyds errand. Officers o
TRed men and women to jump over
'afd' Tor the lifeboat could not get
ear enough for them TO be lowered
10 u None dared to jump. "Show
lem how TO jump" Inch told his /
CIV. Two at time, they leaped
'er the rail. When passengers saw
lem reach the lifebost they followed
ZEN into the sea. With boathooks
20 oars some were rescued. Others :
emf 70 their deaths. No women were :
moved IN THIS way. :
Before ! climbed down went = J,