Evening journal., 1913-10-14
RY WILLIAM PHILLIP sMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SiMMS,
Paris Correspondent Of the United
Press.
HAvRE, France. Oct A. - The
burned volturno had but nine avail
able life-boats, when the ship caught
fire. according to Frederick Radke, a
German soldier. who was a passenger
on the ill-fated liner. He was among
the forty-two Volturno survivors who
arrived today aboard the French liner
La Touraine. the second OF the rescue
squadron to reach port.
"The volturno had only nine boats,
that I could see" Radko said posi-
lively There may have been others
but / did not see them. The nine I
saw we're old and rotten. They broke
like eggshells when they struck the
sides of the rolling steamer.
"They seemed absolutely useless.
saw one boat lowered with a hole in
its bottom. II sank Immediately with
those on board. All we're drowned.
1.-TWO boats are said to have got
away / saw four smashed, drowning
all the occupans. Somebody, ] be-
lieve Il was the captain. then cut the
others from their davits. seeing that
they we're destroying lives rather than
saving them.
THE tackle Of all the boats was
so tangled that they were lowered
with difficulty The crew did not seem
to know anything about them, and the
passengers had to help lug the cum
bersome things over the side.
"All Of us would certainly have been
drowned had not other ships come 70
/ the rescue. The Noltumo's boats did not
save single passenger
Radke. twenty-five years old, lived
with his mother in America for sevcra
years. and then returned TO German,
for his three vs rs Of compulsory mill
tary service. lie had completed his tern
and was on his way 10 America who
the disaster happened
"Thev say he win bc taken back
Rotterdam for trans.shipment
America said Radke ''Not me-
Babies Among Survivors
Ten little babies. some OF them und
year old. All scantilv clad. and 4
wrapped only in blankets. were amo
q the 81 NolfurHo survivors brought
Z lport by Ia rouraine.
Some of their parents were killed
Thursdays disaster. Others have be-
located by the far-rcaching wireless b.
fhcv arc scattered on both sides Of th
Atlantic aboard The rescuing stcsm
iships.
Until they can be restored TO thei
ipsrents. the Uranium officials viii tax
the best care OF the little walls of tn
sea and thev viii he returned 10 thci
parents as quickly as possible, aboar
the swiitcst liners available.
The first liicboat that reached II
Touraine carried seven Of the little ba
bics. some CRYING Justify, Others TO
frightened and cold TO make sound.
One little boy. stark naked ant
wrapped in a blanket. was soun
asleep when passed over the J.
Touraine's rail.
The first cabin women OF IN
French boat crowded the boat dec
when the baby survivors were take
aboard. crying hysterically over thei
they We'd with each other, for POI
session Of the little ones.
Expensive first class stateroon
were turned into nurseries. Th
babies were washed and fed, an
wrapped in all manner of appar
until clothing could be provided f
them.
Tearing up some of their ov
skirts and bodices. some Of them
: the costllest material. women passe
gers made clothes for the little wal
Some of them. wealthy women vi
perhaps had never sewed stitch
z fore, obtained needles and thread al
a with their finger stitched little sli