The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
Story Is Sent to The Associated Press By Wireless From The Kroonland, Now
 Nearing New York.
GRAPHIC DETAILS ARE
 FLASHED THROUGH AIR
On Board This Rescue Vessel Are Captain Inch. And 90 Survivors of the Steam CT Burned in Mid
 Ocean Last
 Week.

New York, Oct. 16-The wireless phase of the Vclturno tragedy is told
 in the following log of Senior Operator
 SeddAn of the lost ship, sent to the Associated Press by wireless from the
 Kroonland:
 5 steamer Kroonland, Oct. 16-Oeto-
 Der 9th. Volturpe found to be on fire s: 55 a. n., Lat 49.12 norths .51 west Long. At. that time my junior@Nfr.. Pennington-Was on watch when cap tain gave orders send out distress sig
 nza1s which done Immediately. We then called steamers Carmania, Seyd- Htz. Grosser Kurfuerst, individually. Hmm ediately finished calling, Seydlitz answered. We gave him our position; ;, replied was coming under forced steam
 to our aid Just as junior gave our, position reached cabin. Immediately. gave1out distress call as coon as hE- ished with Seydlitz getting instant re- ply from Carmania- Then gave him position. Hfs-repIy was: Coming all speed now 59 miles from -yoI1. Hope reach you 8 a. m. (Greenwtch meri- dian1 time. But he arrived 2:1O D. u., Greenwich meridian) time. Dur ing this time we kept up incessant communication. After giving Car swered. Then I again gave position. He then replied, Coming all speed.'
 Great difficulty experienced in re- cetving owing occasional earthing of aerial through leads coming into con nectton water tanks on deck, this caus- ed by sagging of aerial owing foremast supports giving way. After some time they managed get mast propped then leads altered right position, no
 more earthing took place. Signals quite O. K. Further hamperedg by ship rolling so. great almost ifapossi-. ble to send at times.
 ssCarmania sent out calls About half hour later I was in conmunica- tion steamer Kroonland 108i miles dis tant. Also gave him position. He re- piled, Cheer up, old man. Coming all speed your reseue.' p. n., steamer 30 minutes later Dresser .Kurfuerst arr rived. At this time, Carmania 10 miles distant cruising for our missing boats which left ship when fire broke out. On request returned immediately All this time in continuous communica- ton with ships around us. Received prompt reply at this time.
 s.1:06, Greenwich meridian) time, power set gave out. Did best could. Used as 1ong--a as possible. Towards end current also poor. Then com menced using emergency set which lasted to midnight Greenwich merid- fan1 time when, owing magazine ex- pTosion blowing away aerial. could work no longer Worked set from out break fire, thus keeping communica- ton r hours then only left positions owing aerial going. If this not 'oc- cured accumulators would have lasted several hours longer.
 esI wish to mention from start junior stood by me, deserves. great credit for way rendered valuable assistance con-. vey1ng messages to and from captain who forward fighting flames. When we could not do more inside cabin did what little possible on deck. This very little owing passengers refusing jump for boats which could not come right alongside owing suction being great. Two a. m. Greenwich meridian1 time, Oct. 10th, Junior Jumped for Kroon- lands boat captains orders. Picked up unconscious stayed until last boat left with the captain. chief en- gineer, remainder crew (Signed) w. Seddon, senior operator, s. $. Vol-- turno.'