The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-16
NEVER SAW A GUILTIER MAN,
SAYS JUDGE WADDILL IN
DISCUSSING HARPER CASE
FIRST SURVIVORS
REACH NEW YORK
Intimate Details of Sea Tragedy
Told by People Who Were
on the Volturno.

New York, October 15.-New' York
survivor OF the steamship Nolturno to
arrive in this country. lo2 III number,
brought into port by the Grosser Kur-
iucrst the North t;crman-L LLOYD liner
that sent the first rescue boat carecn-
ing across the heavy seas that made
so difficult the task or removing pas
sengers and crew from the burning
Nolturno
The wireless had brought graphic ac-
counts Of last weeks sea tragedy: and
to-day from the lips Of some of the
Nolturno's survivors there came de-
scriptions which contained the inti-
mate details Ter which the world had
waited. accumulated the heroic conduct
or the Nolturno's captain. officers and
crew anG Of men who manned the life
boatS that put forth from other ships
The explosion Of Il drum containing
chemicals was the cause OF the fire
according 70 the story told by Waldron
pisseiman, third officer OF the Vol
turno. bisselmaa gave a thrilling mar
rative OF the long hours spent on his
hre-riddcn ship, lighting the flames.
sustaining the crippled wireless plant,
lowering iifeboats. Iuieting the panic
stricken. steering the vessel by hand
10 Keep ner from Misunderstanding the
battle unaidcd. because the waves were
running too high for small craft from
other ships TO accomplish the Journey
10 the Nolturno's side. More than
eighty passengers We're burned to
death when they were cut off ny
names, Disseinan reported
Heroisn of Lloyd.
Ranking we'll up with the bravery
displayed By Captain Inch. OF the Vol
turno' were the fcats of daring Of sev-
erai OF his officers. among them sec
ond Officer Lloyd. While ten ocean
hhers manoeuvred about the Noltur-
no after darkness had settled on
thursday Captain Inch wirelessed:
We can't stand this long our boats
are gone. Send boats" No rescue
boats came in response TO mch's wire
less -
Then Second officer Lloyd measured
up TO the mark. Taking four men with
MN ne entered n damaged lifcboat, the
Noiturnos last and showed that the
seas could he lived upon
Second Officer Won Carlbcrs OF the
Grosser Kurfucrst. told the story or
how Lloyd and his crew set the ex-
ample for the other ships. Soon a
light-it was Lloyd's pocket lamp
was seen dancing up and down on top
OF the waves, said Won Carlsbcrg
and in short time the Nolturno's
boat reached US. Second officer Lloyd
and his crew were Ia tho boat, and
no sooner had they beaded the Kur-
fuerst than their boat sank The trim
had been experimental to see if il was
possible for small boat TO live in the
heavy sea"
Non carlberg commanded the first
lifcboat that put out toward tho Vol
turno rs a result OF l.loyds venture
Besides the GroSscr kurfucrst others
OF the liners that had come 10 the Vol
turno's assistance lowered lifcboats
and assisted in the dangerous work OF
rescue The Carmania, which had re
layed the Volturno's wireless calls for
help 10 the other steamships. did not
dispatch any lifeboats. according to
Second officer Lloyd OF the Volturno
Said Second Ofliccr Won Carlsberg. or
the kurfucrst. describing the first
boats trip: II heard screaming on
board and decided to keep away. for
figured that some OF the panic
stricken people might jump into our
boat and upset II, | shouted ID the
officers OF the Volturno TO tell the peo-
pie to jump into the sea and they would
be rescued
This advice was taken and we pick
ed up man after man. When we got
back 10 our snip, found we had res
cued twenty-one men. The following
morning, made two trips and rescued
more. While we were Mt the Volturno's
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