The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-10-16

cinity OF the Voltlrno the forward end
of the distress vessel was burning
fiercely. The flaming ship was roll.
Ing heavily, while it's propellers were
fouled with boats tackle used in low
ering the six lifeboats. IS
II was learned by the captain of the
Carmania that up to that time only
two out Of six liteboats had succeed
ed In getting safely away from the
volturno The other four. crowded
with passengers and members of the
crew. had been smashed against the
side Of the vessel and all their occu-
pants thrown into the sea and
drowned. #-
Lifeboat Driven Back,
In spite of the terrific gale raging
when the Carmania arrived near the
Volturno, the captain had one OF his
lifeboats lowered to, proceed to the
yolturno to help In the rescue.
The Carmania's lifeboat, in charge
OF First Officer Gardiner, made a gal
liant but futile attempt to get along
side the Volturno.
Captain Barr then Unanswered his
vessel close to the Volturno, and
finally got the Carmania's bow within
a hundred feet or the Yolturno's
stern. 1t was found impossible, how.
ever, to cast line on board the Vol.
tlrno or to get anybody on or of
1t was terrifying sight for the pas.
gangers and crew of the Carmania
to see so close to them hundreds Of
passengers, including women and chill
dren. on the decks OF the yolturno
and yet be unable to help them.
Many of the Volturnos passengers
got into the ships lifeboats, but a
hundred of them we're seen gathered
at the after end of the burning vessel.
whose crew at the same time con
timed in vain to fight the fire at its
foreward end. =
Other Ships Draw Near.
Captain Barr OF the Carmania In
the meantime kept his wireless ap.
parstus at work communicating with
all the vessels within the radius OF
his instruments. ..
At four o'clock in the afternoon the
Grosser Kurfuerst and the Seydlitz
came in sight, and these two we're
joined later in the afternoon by the
kroonland, the Devonian, the Kappa
hammock, the Minneapolis. and La
Touraine. sl
The gale abated slightly toward
night and each. OF the rescue ships,
as soon as 1t was possible for II to
do so, put out boats. The waves
were still SO high, however, that all
the small craft were driven back.
Cries we're heard during the night,
but the searchlights could locate no
one. They who cried out persisted
miserably with ten ships, as brilliant
as summer hotels, standing all around
them. g.. o.. ... ...a. ....-.. .....
Reseues Begin at Dawn.
The storm continued throughout
the night, but toward dawn the wind
decreased and the sea began to get
smoother Every minute of the dark.
ness the officers and crew OF the ten
rescuing ships had been on duty
watching and waiting for chance to
lower boats. At daylight their oppor-
tunity came.
All Of the waiting steamships had
part in the rescue. The sea in the
neighborhood OF the volturno was
covered with lifeboats: The boats ap.
preached the stern, where the hun
dreds OF passengers and crew we're
gathered, and in turn took on loads
or survivors. M
Some OF the volturno's people
leaped into the water and were
hauled into the lifeboats.
The volturno was abandoned at
$3.50 o'clock on Friday morning In
longitude 1929, latitude. St.ss.
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