Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-13

hufHUt NtiNNNi THAT tho flames had
aalned tho mtelery. Captain Franel.
iueh dcvpte4 8li hle energy to the aal.
walton 81 hlA p8sseneets.
THE Carmanlas bulletin saws fNai
eix small boats were ianncned from
the voltnfno that two al them viii.
35 persons each on hoard got away
and that rht oihcf four were smanhoa
against the ships eide and aii their
occupants petlshed.
After the iallufe a. the Iifobonta
from the Cafulaula 60 reach the bufn-
Ing ship and when Captain narr man
eurered hts vessel close Ia the Vol
iurno the nAteurcrs on board the
scunarder dld tFefythine IN their DOW.
er % enconraHe the terrified crpw1
npdolfd toge1Her IN thc affer para 6i
Ihe veiturno They waved handKer-
chiefs ana shouted cheering words
through mcsaphones % which they
received anaNcfing signals from tho
emigrants on tie vollurno.
Baked IN his attempts ~ establish
communication between the carmania
and the volturno. Capfain rarr sent
out broadcast Wireless signals. which
brought 20 the viclnlty an Information
al fleet 30 The shcc0r of the doomed
ship
Late on Thursday afternoon Cap
tain Barr made another attempt 70
reach the V0lturno by throwing over
board life rnfts. which ne hoped might
be secured ~ those on board. hut this
also proved futile IN the mennflme
the deapaiFing messages from Captaln
Inch OK tho Noiturnn calling FOR sue
cor grew moro inslsicnt ns the flames
nte their way through. Great clouds
of smoke enveloped tho ship.
A. about O'clock IN the evening
Captain Inch succeeded In lowering
boat IN charRe 0f the second officer
Of the Nolturno and crew Of four
men with the Intention of taking
lino TO che Grosser kurfurnt
The small boat after desperate
struggle reached the Ciermnn liners
side only 10 be dashed 10 pieces. Ita
occupants managed to seize lines
thrown out by the German sailors
and were thus saved About half
past nine at night The Sky was sud
denly illuminated with iurld glare
hs the flames hurst through another
part of the Voliurno.
captain Inch then sent a last de-
spairing appeal and ia twenty min
utes there occurred q terrific explo- |
sion which to the helpless thousaads |
OF spectators on board the surround !
ing vessels seemed 10 seal the doom |
OF those on the stricken ship.
AFTER describing the rescue OF the i
German. Walter Trintepohl. the only
survivor taken on board the Car
mania. the DNiietin proceeds that the
nope OF SAVING any more of those Oh \
board The Voliurno had been almost
abandoned when she sea suddenly
moderated end the fleet of reacuine /
shins was able to get away "a num-
per OF llfeboats and take or an fhe
survivors,.
Captain Neh 4itsl Ms rcssey s,
o'clock on Friday morning. carving
with him all the ships papers.
Mr.. Mansfield OF New YORK. n nas-
senser on the Carmanla. said. "The
people aboard the NOlturno seemed
10 be paralyzed and helpless They
made no effort 70 seize the lines Of
the rafts thrown TO them. saw one
man kiss his wife and children ana
throw them overheard. lie lumbed
/
= moment and then disappeared to-
sether. u was an awful sight to see
'he snip burning with SO many people
on BOARD The fire Is believed 10 have
started In cottonseed oil In the cargo"
r W. Duller. OF New York. de-
scIiplng how the passengers were
saved said that ropes were cast from
The lifeboats 10 the v0lturnO and tho
passengers were made fast to these
ana swung over board. He continued.
saw no panic. The passengers
pt the Nolturno were an wearing life
belts and seemed TO be quiet. / saw
TWO boats floating bottom up"
u VIII be up with the milk In the
morning. was the cheerful raply
photographed by Commander Har-
wood Of the Anglo American ar
steamer Narragansett 10 the Car
nania's ca'l for help. As soon az
Captain Barr Of tho cunard steameul
realized the situation, he told the
Marconi operator on board tho Carr
nanh 20 get IN toach with the OF
steamer rs an abundant supply OF oil
seemed to be the only means OF sub
DUNG tho violence Of the seas and Of
the rescue operations The
rasmanla quickly picked up the oil
ihlp and received the hearty response
luoted
True 10 his word the skipper OF the
brought his steamer on
o the scene early on Friday morning
md Immediately siuiced hundreds Of
ons Of oil In the waves. Humphrey
tones, passenger on the Carmania,
describing the scene at the wreck /
aid the International fleet worked {
plendidly and With the regularity Of
naval review The Grosser Kur- 4
urst. the Kroonland and the Cxar dld I
wonderfully.
The spectacle OF the burning ship
n the middle Of ring OF vessels im- :
Potent 10 help he said. "was too hor-
'ible to describe. nut for the sub
idonce Of the storm an on board the 4
folturno must assurcdly have been E
os."
GERMAN SURVIVOR TELLS
TERRIBLE STORY OF FIRE {
London. oct lS.--Forty Of the Z
me hundred and thirty-six persons q