Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-10-18


New York, Oct. 13.-At least 14b
persons lost their lives on the burned
liner Volturno, according to a 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
there had been on the lost vessel 657
persons, as follows Cabin passen-
gers. "a steerage passengers. $40;
crew, 3d.
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 Volturno
was insufficient to accommodate the
passengers and crew
The disaster occurred in latitude
1926 north. longitude 3433 west, or
in the middle of the North Atlantic,
The scene Of the tragedy was about
1909 miles from Halifax
The following wireless message
from the Carmania gave the first no
tice OF the disaster:
Steamer Volturo, bound from Rot
terday for Halifax and New York with
COO immigrants on board, atire and
abandoned Friday night in latitude
4S.25 north longitude 3433 west. Two
hundred and thIrty-sx passengers
missing
The Carmania was the first liner to
pick UP the IS. 0. S" calls which tho
operator on the Volturno was fran
ticalIy sending out, The Carmania i'm
mediately repeated the calls to the
other vessels. giving the position OF
the Voltuno.
Liners Rush to Rescue.
Nine other transatlantic liners were
Wi hin wireless range and sped to-
ward the bdrning 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 fleet were the follow
ing yessels
Carmanla. La Touraine. Ninneap-
oils. Rappahannock, Car. Narragan-
sett, Devonian. Kroonland. Grosser
Kurfurst and Seydlitz
The Carmania won the race to the
Noluuro She found the vessel
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.
filled with half frozen, covering ref
ugees
Wireless reports from the ten ships
gave the following number of rescued.
Carmania II: La Touralne, 40; Min
neapolis, 80; RaPpahannock. 10: Car.
lo2; N0rragansett, 20: Deyonian. 90;
kroouland. so; Grosser Kurfurst. lO5.
and the Seydhtz. 80. making a total
Of SCI
2S6 Reported Dead.
The pursuer Of the Volturno. who
@as taken on board the Kroonland,
reported that the number of passen.
gers on the Nolturno was $50 ana
that she carried a crew of 90. making
653 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 Iloyds and 9th.
er marine agencies here
The meagerly worded wireless dis
patches from Captain Barr Of the Car.
mania told dramatic story The dead
on the Nolturno 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 Yolturno were:
Captain r. C. Inch.
Chief officer, H. r. Miller
Chief engineer r. De;,i1r.
Surgeon, H Carter.
Purser, VIZ F. Brown.
Assistant Purser. h. c. Lang
Steward. VIM, MAILER.
First Officer Gardner Of the Carma-
MIA was in command OF a feet Of
small boats which tried for two hours
10 reach the side OF the burning shin
The huge rollers swamped the boats
and smashed the oars.
In spite Of danger Captain Barr then
moved the Carmania to a position only
loo feet from the Volturno. Attempt