The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
Many Other Vessels Rush to Aid
of Doomed Vessel and Help
less Passengers.
SCENE ON FATED SHIP AWFUL
Fire Started In Fore End of Craft and
Ate Its Way Toward the Stern
Cries and Shouts of Terror-Strick-
en- People, as They Rushed Aft on
Ship, Reached Ears of Officers and
Crew on the Carmania as 1t
Rushed to the Rescue.

New York, Oct. 13-At least lao
persons lost their lives on the burned
liner Volturno, according to wire
less dispatch received by the Cunard
line from Capt Barr, of liner Car
mania. He reported that 511 had been
saved by the ten rescue ships and that
persons, as follows: Cabin passen-
gers. "a; steerage passengers, $40;
crew, SO.
Echo Of Titanic Disaster.
The Volturno disaster was an echo
of the Titanic tragedy. Radiograms
from the rescue fleet said that the
number of lifeboats on the VoltErno
was insufficient to accommodate the
passengers and crew.
The disaster occurred in latitude
1926 north, longitude 34.33 west, or
in the middle of the North Atlantic.
The scene Of the tragedy was about
1900 miles from Halifax
The following wireless message
from the Carmania gave the first no.
L1c0 or the disaster:
Steamer Volturo, bound from Rot
terday for Halifax and New York with
500 immigrants on board, afire and
abandoned Friday night in latitude
1926 north longitude 34.33 west. Two
hundred and thirty-six passengers
missing.
The Carmania was the first liner to
pick up the "S O. S." calls which the
operator on the Volturno was fran
tically sending out. The Carmania i'm
mediately repeated the calls to the
other vessels. giving the position Of
the Vcltuno.
Liners Rush to Rescue.
Nine other transatlantic liners were
ward the burning ship. The race was
a thrilling one. A gale was sweeping
the seas and the rescue ships had to
pound their way through head-winds
and raging waters.
In the rescue feet were the follow
ing vessels:
Carmania, La Touraine, Minneap-
oils, Rappahannock. Gear, Narragan-
sett, Devonian, Kroonland. Grosser
Kurfurst and Seydlitz
The Carmania won the race to the
Voltunro. She found the vessel a
mass of fire. her propeller fouled and
wallowing helplessly before the wind
All the boats had left the burning
ship. These still affoat were found
half water-logged by the relief feet,
filed with half frozen, covering ref
ugees.
Wireless reports from the ten ships
gave the following number of rescued:
Carmania, H.; La Touraine, 40; Min
neapolis, 30; Rappahannock, 10; Gear,
1902; Narragansett, 20; Devonian, SO:
Kroonland, go; Grosser Kurfurst, 105,
and the SeydlitZ, So, making a total
Of 521.
236 Reported Dead.
The pursuer of the Volturno, who
was taken on board the Kroonland,
reported that the number of passen-
gers on the Volturno was $50 and
that she carried a crew of SO, making
$50 in all on board. According to the
purser's estimate the death list reach
ed only 1872. The original figures of
the Carmania, that 236 were dead, was
accepted, however, by Lloyds and 9TH
er marine agencies here.
The meagerly worded wireless dis
patches from Captain Barr of the Car
mania told a dramatic story. The dead
on the Volturno were burned, crushed
and drowned. Four of the six life
boats carried by the Inflated ship had
been smashed in the storm, by being
washed against the side of the burn
ing ship. ,and all the occupants were
drowned
Officers Of the Volturno.
The officers of the Volturno were:
Captain, r. G. Inch.
Chief officer, H. p. Miller.
Chief engineer, r. Dewar
Surgeon, H. Carter.
Purser, VIM. F. Brown.
Assistant Purser, H c. Lang.
Steward, VIM. Mailer
First officer Gardner of the Carma-
ala was In command of a feet OF
small boats which tried for two hours
10 reach the side of the burning ship.
The huge rollers swamped the boats
and smashed the oars
In spite of danger Captain Barr then
100 feet from the volturno. Attempt