The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-15

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The passengers left in a very orderly
| way and there was no panic, women
| breaking down and crying when help
was alongside and all were off the
ship by a. m, about 400 passengers.
81 searched the ship myself and
| found no one else on board, so de-
cided to abandon her as the number
hatch was well alight by now, so
with the remainder of the crew en-
barked on the Kroonland.
Nothing at all has been heard of
the two missing boats. Passing YES
sells were asked to keep a lookout for
them.
Expresses His Thanks.
ct wish to express my heartiest
thanks and gratitude to the captains
of ships who stood by; also to the
officers and crews who came to our
assistance, for their bravery and en-
durance in their endeavor to come
alongside the ship; also to the pas
sengers of the Kroonland for their
kindness to the rescued passengers,
fitting us out and doing everything for
US. Following are the names of the
steamers that came to our assistance:
"Carmania, Grosser Kurfuerst, La
Touraine, Asian, Narragansett, Seyd-
litz. Minneapolis, Devonian, Gar,
Rappahannock also one other steamer
without wireless.
1.-THE ship was abandoned in latitude
4S.3O north, longitude 34.57 west
Captain InchS story came by wire
less from the Kroonland, which is
bringing him and other survivors to
this port. The Kroonland may not
reah here until Thursday or later, as
she had had a mishap to a shaft, she
reported and is proceeding slowly. The
captains message was sent to the
press through the Uranium Steamship
company's office here, having been
prepared and sent for at their request
The Red Star Steamship company
cooperated in seeing that the captains
story was promptly transmitted.
1t is possible that the total number
of dead in the disaster may shrink
slightly when all lists are balanced.
Passenger Agent F'urman, of the Ur-
anium line here, said that his figures
showed that 657 persons sailed on the
Volturno, including twenty-four cabin
and $40 Storage passengers and nine
ty-three crew. His lists showed that
526 persons had been accounted for.
leaving 131 on the missing list.
1t was announced that the North
German Lloyd steamer Seydlitz, bear
ing forty-fve survivors of the Vol
turno, will stop at Philadelphia before
proceeding to Baltimore and that she
would dock at Philadelphia some time
today. The steamer Grosser Kurfuerst,
with los survivors on board, is due
here today. The rescued passengers
she carries will be allowed to land
without the usual examination at FL
lis Island.
The Red Cross committee will take
charge of them.
Scores Burned Alive.
New York, Oct. 15.-Between sol
and 80 passengers on the Volturno
were trapped in compartment No.
by the first explosion on the vessel
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at once or were burned alive. This
news was brought to port today with
the docking of the steams ship Grosser
kurfuerst bearing los survivors of the
disaster.
1t came from the lips of WaIdron
Bissellman, third officer of the Vol
tu1no, one of the rescued. The Gros-
ser Kurfuerst locked in Hoboken
shortly before l O'Clock this afternoon.
Committees of the Red Cross and Jew
ish organizations and friends and rela-
tives of the dead and awaited her
coming. Ten automobiles and an am
bulance were on hand to bring the
unfortunates to places of temporary
refuge in Manhattan.
Instances of Bravery.
New York, Oct. 15.-More instances
of bravery shown by the crew of the
NOlturno during the mid-Ocean battle
with fire and storm are related in a
wireless message from J. Haslup
Adams of Baltimore, who is a pas
Senger on the Steamer Grosser- Kur-
fuerst which will arrive here today. |
His message direct to the New York
Times was as follows
Second officer Lloyd of the Vol |
turno made great record for bravery
on the burning ship. He fell ten feet
while repairing the wireless apparatus
on Thursday morning. Then he fought |
the fire in the hospital preventing an |
explosion and spread of fire to the |
whole ship. Later he made his way |
in small boat to the Kurfuerst and |
bravely got through, though the boat |
was smashed in launching and was !
full of water when caught by the Kur- |
fuerSts line.
Third Engineer Pinch after Thurs |
day nights explosion, went to the en-
gine room took a bath, divided his |
money with a fellow engineer and then |
jumped overheard. He was picked up |
by the Kurfuersts boat.
John Burns. a fireman jumped into |
the water from the Volturno but he !
side He caught a line and was pulled |
back to the deck by the chief engineer.
He jumped again and reached the |
kurfuerst's boat. Burns saw a first I
cabin passenger, big man, an Ameri-
can name not known throw his wife |
and sister overheard early Thursday |
morning and then jump himself All |
were lost. This was the third ship |
wreck for Burns in three years
Officers Liebermann and Van Son. |
nenderg of the Kurfuerst were out six |
hours on Thursday night in a small |
boat battling with the waves and were |
nearly run down by a liner. They were |
picked up finally through the aid of |
the Carmania's searchlight- The crew /
exhausted