New-York tribune., 1913-10-13
ONLY Is Of VOLTURN0'S
CREW SAVED, SAYS inch
Captain of Burned Vessel Sends
First MeSsage-ReportS 485
Passengers Rescued.
146 ON HIS DEATH LIST
Captain James Barr, of the Gu
harder Carmania, However,
Again Puts Figure of Those
Who Perished. at 1876.

Three messages received in this city
yesterday at the Offices Of the Uranium
Steamship Company. No. 13 Broadway,
changed somewhat and amplified the pre-
vious reports in regard to the burning OF
the Volturno.
The most important one, which came
from Halifax, said fifteen women and -FOUR
children were saved and were on Doard
the Narragansett. Another. from Captain
James Barr OF the Carmania, confirmed
his previous message that he saved only
one person. The third was from Cap
tain Inch of the Volturno. who was on
board the westbound Red Star inner
Kroonland. due here on Tuesday.
Captain Barr. in command OF the east
bound Cunarder Carmana, the first yes
sci TO reach the Volturno. sent one mes
sage by wireless to Queenstown for him
self and another for Captain Inch. The
Inch message was sent to the Carmania
from the Kroonland. Both were trans
mitted TO the Uranium Line officials by
cable from Queenstown.
Captain Barr's own message was most
likely an answer to n query sent by me
home office OF the line Saturday, as II
explained definitely that the Carmanla
saved only one person. 1t was thought
for a time that the word zone" was mis-
Interpreted in transmission and that the
Carmania picked up many OF the sur
vivors. The message said
Supposed 1856 Lost
Due in Queenstown a. m. Monday
CThis is Greenwich timeD The Nolturno
floating ablaze forward end. Masts ana
funnel standing. Weather had been horth-
westerly gale. moderating. Records not
complete Supposed 1876 lost VINO at
tempted to get away IN snip pod's
previous TO our arrival
The other message was sent from the
westbound Red Star liner Kroonland TO
the Carmania and relayed by that vessel
to Queenstown. II was from captain
Inch and was addressed to the ioca! once
OF the Uranium Line.
This was the first direct information
from Captain Inch. 1t was generally De
lleved he was on board the Standard Oli
tank steamship Narragansett. bound from
New York to London. The message from
the Volturno's master read:
.'Volturno on fire. Abandoned in lau-
tude 4s % north. longitude SiSs west Ap-
proximate passengers saved. iSj. Approx
innate crew saved. %.
This message makes great change III
the optimistic message from Captain Barr
Saturday, In which he said: Grew saved
on board Kroonland." In another part oI
his message Captain Barr gave the total
number OF persons taken on py the
Kroonand as ninety.
The Volturno's crew. including Captain
Inch. was made up OF ninety-three per-
sons. His message Of yesterday Indicated
that sixty-eight OF the abandoned vesseFs
crew pershed.
Another message received late yester-
day AT the Uranium Line Offices from Mr..
Furness I'm Halifax said fifteen women
and four children rescued from the VOL
turno were on board the Furness-Withy
steamship Rappahanock. due in HALIFAX
Tuesday. The message gave the names
Of the nineteen survivors,. and read:
"Rappahanock wires US via Cape Race
as follows; Passengers we saved hfteen
women. four children. All scantily clad.
Nine steamships at rescue. weather
rough: ll2 people missing. Approximately
seventy or eighty perished. Hope TO ar
rive. Report later. Names Of rescued as
follows:
"'Feige Katske. Esther Katske. Maria
Isenburg (the passenger list shows that
two children Draine and Josef, were with
her on the Volturno), Esther Lentetsko
dist shows she was accompanied by Abe
and Estha Lentetsko). Bella Recensky
Dist spells name Redensky), Mrs. Pia
Pollok Dist shows she was accompanied
by three children, Mika, Golde and
Chame). Mrs Geduckparashe, her son,
Nlkoli: Mrs Maria Nikitszeek, her sons,
Pedro and Demitrio. and daughter, Ka-
trina Dist spells name NikitzZuD; Leo
kadia Wojcieek dist shows she was ac-
companied by Edwardo, Ludwig and
Johaan WojceeD; Esther Kapplaan.
Privie Biks. Pearl Biks, Edna Friedman
and Visy Laudin.'"
"AII Is Well" Voturno Said.
The first vessel in wireless eommunica-
ton with the abandoned Nolturno TO
reach New York was the American liner
ST. Paul. which arrived here yesterday
from Southampton, having left that port
October 4.
When three days out OF port she passed
the Volturno. about twenty miles to the
north of her.
Tuesday evening William Burgess. the
st. Paurs wireless operator. got into COM
munication with the Volturno and re-
celved a message which said: "All is well.
Good wishes"
Burgess said he heard the Volturno's
wireless until about midnight, but her
transmission. due to distance was ex-
ceedingly weak. Captain Passow and tine
St. Paurs passengers did not learn of'the
Volturno's fate until they arrived here.
The Counsel OF Jewish Women an
nounced Yesterday that its agents on
Ellis Island would receive contributions or
money and clothing for women survivors
of the Volturno who may be brought 10
this city. Money and clothing also may
he sent TO Miss Sadie American. at No.
44s Central Park West
A representative of the North German
LLOYD Steamship Company. who sent mes
sages TO the westbound steamships Grosser
Kurftirst and Seydlitz to send reports OF
the catastrophe, with lists OF all survivors
on board, last night said no answers had
been received.
The home Office of the French Line, In
yIavre sent a message to the Uranium