Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-10-17
824 DIE AS SHIP Sinks

New York. Oct I3-Anotbe
great disaster at ses has claimed
s24 lives. TIE burning and sinking
of the big liner vol:urno 10 mid.
ocean last Thursday Is enc Of the
greatest tragedies of the history Of
ocean traffic.
Fire and water sealed the fate
of nearly as many people abroad
the Volturno as were lost Ger a
year ago on the Titanic. The de-
tails Of the latest disaster a, sea
are just beginning to trickle in. In
the first reports Of the Volturno
disaster it was said that 52I per
sons out OF 65l aboard tae ship had
been saved By the eleven ships
(which arrived before the burning,
snip went to the bottom. II has
been stated that these 52I who we're
saved were aboard the various
vessels now rushing toward port.
Today there came reports tina; the
loss Q. life BY FIRE an! drowning
was greater than had been oriEl-
nally given out. Today the to.a!
loss Of life was placed al So #
which IS were mCmbers OF the
ships crew. The loss Of life IN the
first reports Saturday were esti-
mated to be only 1856. Just why or
how the first statement onIE ac
counted for l36 Head has rot been
definitely settled butt appears that
in s0me manner a serious error
was made in the wireless tpIe-
graph report sent ont from the
rescue ships
The officials Of the Uranium
Steamship line today admitted a
larger passenger list aLoard the IL.
tated yoIturno than was given out
Saturday. Saturday il was said the
vessel only carried 554 passengers
but today the company estimates
that the doomed vessel had q, least.
756 passengers aboard. a revisc5.
list Of the number rescued IS beirg
prepared.
Ten steamships surrounded the
V~olturno for sixteen hours while
the fire ragged at lis height but.
zone Of the rescue fee, were able.
to lend assistance owing to the
terrific storm.
Early Friday morning q terrific
explosion in the boiler room almost
rent the vessel in half. When this
occurred the passengers on the
tricken ship believed they were
doomed while the captain Of the.
vessels which had rushed TO the
rescue could see little chance Of.
saving those on the burning ship.
Suddenly gale sbated and the sea
Gained consider ably. Within d
few moments a score Of life boats
had been launched from the vessel
standing rs and were rushing to-.
ward the stern Of tta '1I'urnO|
where the passengers o.. .-cw
were huddled against the rail
When the VsltUruo Eas abandoned .
Friday morning she was seen to be
sinking gradually. Her position
then about 600 miles northeast Of
Cape Race and close TO the spot
where the Titanis sank eighteen.
months ago.
The big steamship picked up a
faint IS o call shortly after
mon on Thursday. The position Of
the Yolturno was given and the
following:
Come Quick, ship afre; fear we
are doomed"
The Carmania which sailed from
New York, October 4 for Liver
pool put about and headed for the
noint which Captain Irch Of the
Volturno had reported his vessel.
When the Carmania received the
first wireless call she was about
seventy eight miles from the Vol
tu~no. Extra stokers we're rushco
in the fire room and within short.
time the Carmania was making
twenty knrts under fore q uraught.
AT O'clock the outlook on The Car
mania sighted a black spot on the
horizon and the Cunardcr was
pointed toward it. Toward 4 o..
clock, Captain Barr slowed down
his vessel and circlpd the yolturno.
At that time a terrific gale was
sweeping over the sea. Captaui
Rarr qiunaipJ m r-r4f,u -, ~