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Welcome - however you happen to arrive on this page! David Griffiths, a Welsh
Professor whose 'Lake Applet' set me on the
road which now ends at this page, used to say: 'Put the kettle on. We have visitors'.  NEXT PAGE
Before advancing into the site, a
very brief comment.
As I write these particular words, in early 2008, I must say that I am both astonished
& gratified that the site has grown as much as it has over the years. From
just a couple of pages in 2002 or 2003 (I cannot remember when it all started) to
80 or so pages now. In very large part due to the data, imagery & other
support provided by site visitors. To all of those who have contributed material
over the years, I express my thanks! And to everyone else, I bid you 'Welcome'!
And, if you want to make a comment,
a site guestbook is here. Test.
On this page ...
A site index,
Thomas Hemy & the Volturno,
Jan Daamen's Volturno site,
What
happened
to Volturno in a nutshell,
What Volturno looked like,
Volturno the name,
Other Volturno voyages,
Data sought,
a site search facility. And last, but very much not least,
a thank you list
To search for specific text on this page, just press 'CTRL +
F' & then enter your search term.
A SMALL VOLTURNO PAGES INDEX
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
WHOLE SUBJECT |
| Page 01 |
Thomas Hemy
and the Volturno. |
| (this
page) |
THE site for information about the whole matter of the
Volturno.
A short description of the tragedy.
Some images of the Volturno.
A list of Volturno related data the
webmaster seeks to locate. And a thank you list.
A site search facility. In fact now on the bottom
of every site page. |
WHAT HAPPENED? A NUMBER OF DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNTS |
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Page 02 |
The first half of the full text
of Sir Arthur Spurgeon's 1913 book entitled 'The Burning of the Volturno' with an image of Sir Arthur
Spurgeon.
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Page 03 |
The second half of the full text of
Sir Arthur
Spurgeon's 1913 book entitled 'The Burning of the Volturno'. |
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Page 04 |
Other descriptions of the tragedy, in published books.
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Page 05 |
A two page illustrated article from 'The Literary Digest' of Oct. 25,
1913.
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Page 06 |
A four page illustrated article from 'Sea Classics'
of Jul. 1993, written by Owen Gault. |
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Page 07 |
Some articles published in 'The Pathfinder',
'Christian Herald Magazine' and 'The Independent', all in late 1913.
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Page 08 |
A most interesting text from a 1927 book
- 'Tales
of SOS and TTT' by B. Copplestone. Clearly includes information made available
from the Board of Trade inquiry into the disaster. |
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09 |
A page of articles from the New York Times of 1913. A part, at least, of what that
venerable newspaper said about the Volturno disaster, and they
truly said a lot! The page is really too big now and there is much more text to
first print and then transcribe. |
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Page 12 |
A page number to record the Volturno content of two issues of Leslie's Magazine, specifically the issues of Oct. 23,
1913 and Oct. 30, 1913. |
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Page 13 |
A page of the Volturno content of
'Famous Sea Rescues', by Karl Baarslag. Originally published in 1935 as 'SOS
to the Rescue'.
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Page 14 |
A four page article from 'Stag'
of Nov. 1958, written by A. A. Hoehling. With a most impressive illustration by Joe Little.
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Page 15 |
Most of the Volturno content contained in the Oct. 18, 1913 edition (# 3686) of 'L'Illustration'
published in France. A text in French and most of the images. |
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Page 16 |
Two for the price of one!
A three page article from 'Sea Breezes'
of Jun. 1963, written by Charles Cowper, who was serving aboard Carmania in 1913.
And an article from 'The Outlook' of Oct. 25, 1913 with related imagery. |
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Page 17 |
A large page related to the Board of Trade Inquiry into the Volturno disaster.
The Court's conclusion and the court coverage as it was published in the London Times.
The report itself? It is now on site. Next item. |
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Page 18 |
The Board of Trade Inquiry Report, published in London on Jan. 16, 1914. |
RELATED MATERIAL |
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Page 19 |
A page that may help families who had ancestors
on the Volturno and seek data on the Ellis Island site. |
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Page 21 |
A page with an amazing amount of family data re many of the survivors. The very detailed report indeed of the
American Red Cross
Volturno relief activities conducted in 1913 and 1914.
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Page 22 |
The first page about Ellis Island. A start, at least,
to try to cover that most interesting of subjects. |
| Page
23 |
The second page about Ellis Island. |
| Page
24 |
The third page about Ellis Island!
With some very fine images indeed. |
| Page
25 |
And yet a fourth page about Ellis Island!
With some more very fine images. |
| Page
26 |
And a fifth page about Ellis Island! As fine quality images continue to surface! |
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Page 27 |
A Volturno image page,
now with two superb contemporary artworks of the Volturno disaster
- and a fine contemporary postcard. |
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28 |
A second Volturno image page,
just commenced, since page 27 was too large! It features the very best
image of Volturno the webmaster has yet seen - 2nd image down. |
| Page
29 |
A third Volturno image page,
especially to present all 21 images that appeared in the Arthur Spurgeon book
entitled 'The Burning of the Volturno'. |
| Page
30 |
A fourth Volturno image page.
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Page 31 |
Interesting but unrelated images.
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Page 32 |
Other Volturno related information of interest.
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Page 33 |
Selected Volturno related extracts from contemporary newspaper reports.
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Page 35 |
The story of Walter Trentepohl, who swam for his life
and lived to tell the tale.
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Page 36 |
A page about the crew of the
Volturno. But
by no means complete and likely will never be so! |
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Page 37 |
The biographical data that we know about Francis J. D. Inch, Captain of the
Volturno at the time of the disaster. Data is emerging! |
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Page 38 |
What the Illustrated London News reported
about the Volturno
disaster, primarily in its Oct. 18, 1913 issue. A page in progress. With
some coverage from The Graphic also, now. |
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Page 39 |
What the London Times reported
about the Volturno
disaster. But not any of its coverage related to the Board of Trade Inquiry
(see page 17 above). |
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Page 42 |
The Volturno content of the
Oct 26/Nov 3, 1913 issue of La Domenica Del Corriere.
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Page 43 |
A page about the various awards that were
granted respecting the Volturno rescue.
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Page 44 |
A Volturno awards summary page created by Bernard de Neumann.
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Page 50 |
A time-line of the tragedy.
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Page 51 |
A limited page about The Quiver, a magazine
that granted Captain Inch its 'Heroes Gold Medal'.
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Page 52 |
A link page, newly created in Feb. 2005
and long overdue!
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Page 53 |
A few items about Liverpool.
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THE RESCUE FLEET (in alpha sequence) |
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Page 54 |
Asian -
A page of limited content about the S.S.
Asian of Liverpool.
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Page 56 |
Carmania -
The first of six pages about the S.S. Carmania, a general page re the lead ship of the rescue fleet.
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Page 57 |
Carmania -
A second general page about the S.S. Carmania, which seems to have developed into an image page that you will, I
hope, enjoy. |
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Page 58 |
Carmania -
The third Carmania page, mainly re the
Carmania / Cap Trafalgar sea battle. |
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Page 59 |
Carmania -
The fourth Carmania page, re the Carmania / Cap Trafalgar sea battle and other matters. |
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Page 60 |
Carmania
- A page for other accounts of the sea battle between Carmania and Cap
Trafalgar. |
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Page 61 |
Carmania
- A page for prints and artworks that depict the sea battle between Carmania and Cap
Trafalgar. |
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Page
62 |
Carmania -
A seventh general page about the S.S. Carmania, which seems to be developing into another
general page. |
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Page 64 |
Czar -
A page about the S.S.
Czar with now an increasing amount of content.
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Page 65 |
Devonian -
A page dedicated to the S.S.
Devonian, one of the rescue ships.
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Page 66 |
Devonian -
The first of two pages dedicated to the S.S.
Devonian's crew members.
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Page 67 |
Devonian -
The second page dedicated to the S.S.
Devonian's crew members.
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Page 68 |
Devonian -
A page dedicated to the S.S.
Volturno's passengers saved by Devonian.
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Page 69 |
Devonian -
The fifth page dedicated to the S.S.
Devonian. And also to Leyland Lines.
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Page 70 |
Grosser Kurfürst -
The first of four pages about the S.S.
Grosser Kurfürst, which landed 105 survivors at New York.
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Page 71 |
Grosser Kurfürst -
The second of four pages about the S.S.
Grosser Kurfürst.
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Page 72 |
Grosser Kurfürst -
A page in progress about the Volturno survivors,
rescued by the Grosser Kurfürst.
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Page 73 |
Grosser Kurfürst -
The fourth page about the S.S.
Grosser Kurfürst.
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Page 75 |
Kroonland -
The first of five pages dedicated to the S.S. Kroonland, another of the rescue ships.
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Page 76 |
Kroonland -
The second of the pages dedicated to the S.S. Kroonland.
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Page 77 |
Kroonland -
A page about the Volturno survivors who were rescued by the Kroonland.
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Page 78 |
Kroonland -
Yet another & 4th page re the Kroonland! With some fine images so far.
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Page 79 |
Kroonland -
A 5th page re the Kroonland! |
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Page 80 |
La Touraine -
A page dedicated to the S.S.
La Touraine, which landed 40 survivors at Le Havre, France.
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Page 81 |
La Touraine -
A second page dedicated to the S.S.
La Touraine.
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Page 82 |
La Touraine -
And now a third page dedicated to the S.S.
La Touraine, as more data is received.
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Page 83 |
La Touraine -
And now a fourth page dedicated to the S.S.
La Touraine re content of 'En Transatlantique' an 1890s volume by H. Lacapelle.
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Page 84 |
La Touraine -
A fifth page dedicated to the S.S.
La Touraine, a page of postcard or map images of or related to the vessel, or the
port of Le Havre, etc.
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Page 85 |
Minneapolis -
The first page dedicated to the S.S.
Minneapolis.
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Page 86 |
Minneapolis -
And the second page re the S.S.
Minneapolis as more imagery is received.
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Page 88 |
Narragansett -
A page about the S.S.
Narragansett - now with an increasing amount of content. More data is
needed. Maybe you can help!
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Page 91 |
Rappahannock -
The first page about the S.S.
Rappahannock - good progress but no vessel image
yet. Need help!
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Page 92 |
Rappahannock -
The second page about the S.S.
Rappahannock with Volturno passenger related data.
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Page 93 |
Seydlitz -
A page dedicated to the S.S.
Seydlitz.
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Page 94 |
Seydlitz -
A second page dedicated to the S.S.
Seydlitz. Of increasing content today.
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Page 95 |
Seydlitz -
A third S.S. Seydlitz page. Of postcards & other memorabilia. |
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Page 97 |
Canada, Campanello, Florizel, Royal Edward and Uranium. -
A page with data and images as available on vessels less closely associated with Volturno.
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THOMAS M. HEMY AND THE VOLTURNO
The Webmaster's interest in the
Volturno came about because
a British artist named Thomas M. Hemy, painted the tragedy. I have a website devoted to that artist,
(first page is
here)
& his
Volturno work
(here & here)
is just one of his many lifetime works (and in truth, not one of his better
works). It appeared as a print in the 'Chums' magazine issue dated May 9, 1914
(No. 1,130 Vol. XXII at page 628) but other sources state
it came from an Apr. 18, 1914 issue despite what the Webmaster saw in the 1914
Annual. The original painting? That is a very different matter! I have no idea where
it might be. But I do have some words re the original. The same source has advised
me that the work was painted to be presented to Sir Arthur Spurgeon
- 'I believe it was given to Spurgeon by the British Press in thanks for his work
on their behalf, more I do not know.'
But if YOU can provide me with
a large scan, that would indeed be most welcome.
THE SUPERLATIVE VOLTURNO WWW SITE
There is, so far as I can see, really only one website (other
than this one) which tells
the story of the Volturno - the most extensive
website run by Jan Daamen of the
Netherlands. There are many many links re the Volturno but they all
lead to Jan's fine site. He has collected a mass of data on the subject, & those who had
family members involved in the tragedy, as passengers or crew members, perhaps,
will find a great many pages of detailed information on his site. My purpose, in these pages,
started out to be more limited -
to tell you what happened, hopefully in a few paragraphs, so that the visitor will
understand the story that inspired Thomas Hemy to make his painting. But since
then the site has expanded a bit! As you can see.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE TRAGEDY
Let me first say that it would seem that there was more
than one Volturno - strangely there were two vessels of that name plying the seas at the very same time
& both built in England. How can that be so? There was a vessel of that name built in 1888
that was damaged by fire & explosion in its cargo of sulphur on Jul. 26, 1912.
It was towed & during towing it apparently collided with two ships in
Hull roads & was further damaged. That particular Volturno,
principally a cargo ship (but it may have carried occasional passengers), was scrapped at Briton Ferry in Oct. 1912.
This data came from
Ruffin Cooper who told me that he was tracing ancestors
who left from Antwerp & learned this information from a person in Belgium.
Thank you Ruffin! Here is more about that earlier Volturno.
And this may well be the vessel.
But
I really digress since that is not the Volturno that concerns us with
these pages.
The Volturno
that concerns us was a
twin screw, triple expansion engined steam
ship, designed as a cargo ship but
used as a passenger liner, that plied the seas
between Europe & the United States with its cargo of immigrants from Eastern
Europe & Russia. It was built by Fairfield Govan in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1906, for Navigazione Italo-Americano,
of Naples, Italy, & then, on Nov. 11, 1906 acquired by Volturno Steam Ship Co.
Ltd. (D. G. Pinkney
& Co.). And later (Mar. 1908) leased or chartered to the New York and
Continental Line. She was of 3,602 gross tons, with a length of 340 feet, a
breadth of 43 feet & a speed of 14 knots (some small confusion about those
numbers or so it would seem). I now think that the builder
was, to be exact, 'The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Limited', of Govan, (pronounced 'govern'), near Glasgow. And that she was built for the price of
£80,000. She could carry over
1,000 passengers almost all of whom would be in third class. In her brief life, she had multiple owners. In 1909 she was
sold & went into service for Canadian Northern Steamship Company on the Rotterdam
to New York run. And in 1910 (Apr. 4, I have read) she was leased or chartered to the Uranium
Steamship Company. A working ship & not fancy in any way, or so it
would appear.
I am advised by Kathryn Atkin that every ship has an official number. And
Volturno's number was 123737. Thanks Kathryn! I now find that thanks to Ted Finch
& the 'Mariners' site, a list of such numbers is available
here. I found
data re most other Volturno rescue vessels by entering the vessel name in the search
engine on another 'Mariners' site page, specifically this page.
The final voyage of the
Volturno commenced
normally as it left
Rotterdam on Oct. 2, 1913, destined for New York, with a stop en route in
Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was under the command of an English captain, Captain Francis J. D.
Inch.
The Board of Trade Inquiry report tells us there were 654 persons aboard (561
passengers & 93 crew), the passengers mainly being immigrants including babes
in arms, heading to a new start in the New World. Its cargo included
quantities of oil, rags, burlap & chemicals, all highly inflammable, alas.
On Oct. 9, 1913 in the early morning, a fire broke out on the Volturno, then in the mid Atlantic
in a heavy storm & high seas. What caused it? It would seem that nobody knows
for sure. Possibly it was caused by a Russian steerage passenger
who was smoking a cigarette on board. To avoid being caught & a $5 fine for smoking, he
may have
dropped his cigarette
through a hole in the deck. The hold directly beneath contained
the passengers' luggage, which soon was burning fiercely. More likely it was
that the casks of stored chemicals broke free as the ship rolled in the heavy
seas & that those chemicals then smouldered & burst into flames. Regardless of the
reason, fire did break out & spread through the ship. Four crewmen lost their lives in the flames. Three great explosions
occurred. A distress call was sent out by the then relatively new
'wireless'. Lifeboats were lowered into the high seas & capsized or were crushed.
Eleven ships responded & raced to the scene, the first to arrive being the
Carmania. Rescue was attempted but boats sent out at great risk were unable
to pick up passengers due to the rough sea. The ship continued to burn & the
desperate passengers assembled at the stern of the vessel. Next morning, the gale had subsided
& the sea was
calmer, calmed no doubt in part by heavy oil, spread on the sea by the tanker
Narragansett. The fleet took off a total of 520 survivors (per
Board of Trade Inquiry Report 457 passengers & 63 crew), with the
Grosser Kurfürst taking the most survivors (106). Captain Inch was the last person to leave the stricken vessel with
the ship's papers in hand & with his dog in his arms.
So 134 people died. The incident was witnessed by all of that assembled fleet, unable to help for many
many hours until the weather & sea conditions improved.
The conduct of the Captain was heroic, so I read.
But there are conflicting reports as to the condition of the lifeboats & the fire hoses
& the behaviour of some
of the crew. Some passengers leapt overboard, to avoid a probable death by fire. A French couple, recently married,
is said to have committed suicide in this way, clasped in each other's arms. In its time, it was an impressive
& inspiring
demonstration of the value of the 'new-fangled' wireless telegraph.
The 'burning' of the
Volturno? Oh yes. A raging &
uncontrollable inferno with flames rising eighty feet into the air & clouds of
black smoke - described as being 'one big furnace', 'a sea of fire' and 'a blazing beacon in the night'.
Metal work & porthole glass melted away in the intense heat. And the wreck? It
floated, a danger to shipping of course, for over a week
after it was abandoned until Oct. 17, 1913 when late in the day, the Dutch tanker Charlois
found it. It was still burning, all those days later! Next morning, they boarded what was left of the vessel, opened
the sea valves & permitted it to sink.
The first page of Jan Daamen's site is
here. Do visit!
He has a wealth of information on the subject. Including a personal & quite
emotional family story here written by Cary Ginell whose
family were aboard the Volturno.
Visitors will surely be interested in the headline in the New
York Times on Sunday, Oct. 12, 1913, announcing the disaster. And interested also in seeing an image of Captain Inch, the
splendid captain of the ill-fated Volturno. Both are now at the top of this page. The New York Times image is
presented courtesy of Ellen Karp while the image
of Captain Inch, scanned from the Spurgeon book, is presented thanks to Tony Jones of North Wales.
WHAT DID THE VOLTURNO LOOK LIKE?
And here is a composite image to give you an idea of what the
Volturno looked like. The large image
came from here,
while the small image at lower left, which seems to be of the Volturno on fire, came I believe from
this Russian
site which seems again to be operative. The drawing,
the work of Duncan Haws, came from Jan Daamen's site, but originated, I see, at
the Ellis Island On-Line site.
An image of the assembled fleet at the disaster scene, courtesy of a
primarily
Titanic site (which seems now to no longer be operative). I did
try to level the horizon in
the image but lost too much detail when I attempted to do so. Now one would think, from looking at that image, that the seas
were relatively calm and not
as high and rough as they in fact were when disaster struck. It needs, I think, an artist, rather than a photographer, to be
able to convey in an image the savagery of a high sea. But
a most interesting image none the less. In view of the bad link above, I
searched & have now seen the image elsewhere, described as being 'Daylight on the morning of the 10th'. And underneath is an image of the Volturno that
originated (thanks!) with The Mariners Museum. I do not know in which year the photograph was
taken. It would seem that the Volturno had lots of lifeboats! But then there normally would be more than 1,100 souls aboard
so many lifeboats would, of course, be needed.
But the very finest image of the Volturno that
the webmaster has yet seen is that on the second Volturno image page
of this site, and specifically right
here. Do see it!
It appears there thanks to Kathryn Atkin & the 'Kathryn Atkin Collection'.
VOLTURNO - THE NAME
The webmaster has no idea, so far, why the vessel was called the
Volturno. Unless, that is, the fact that the Volturno is a major
river (in the Italian context) of the Naples area of Italy & that a steamship
company from Naples (Navigazione Italo-Americano) had it built in the first
place is explanation enough. I have read that the word itself derives from
'Volturnus' from 'volvere' - to roll. The same origin as the Volvo automobile, I presume. How that relates to OUR Volturno is
at present quite unclear. And, there now seems to be a white hybrid
lily named Volturno, for reasons unknown to the webmaster!
OTHER VOLTURNO TRIPS
I am sure that many families seek data on the Volturno but re earlier trips.
This list of
earlier arrival
dates of the vessel in North America, may prove to be of assistance. It would
seem also that there was a later Volturno. If you go here,
and type in 'is exactly' Volturno as the ship name, you come to
a Volturno page with some manifests at the bottom of the list with
dates in 1921 & 1924. And you can access, from that page I see, lots of
manifest data re the earlier trips of 'our' Volturno.
A message from Luis Havas, from Argentina but
now resident in Mexico,
enquired about the maiden voyage of Volturno, a question to which I,
alas, had no answer.
Now Luis believes that that
voyage, commanded by Captain James Harrison, left Genoa for Buenos Aires via
Naples & Gibraltar, & arrived at Buenos Aires on Feb. 6, 1907. If you can
confirm or amend that data, it would
surely be appreciated.
DATA SOUGHT
A listing of items that would, if available, add to my limited
body of knowledge of the Volturno matter. I do not really
want the following, per se. Just whatever new data that they might prove to contain. If you could help in any way,
drop me a line.
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Images of the rescue ships. |
Any images of the rescue ships would be most welcome - most especially
images of Asian, Czar, Devonian,
Narragansett and
Rappahannock. |
| 2 |
What Mr. C. F. Hart said in the 'Daily Mail' in mid October 1913. |
The Illustrated London News page (linked above) refers to the Volturno
story by C. F. Hart published in the 'Daily Mail'. The exact publication date
is not known, but is likely in the early part of the period of Oct.
13/17, 1913. |
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3 |
Images of ship interiors |
Any interior images of the Volturno itself or of any of the
many vessels that participated in the rescue. |
| 4 |
'Philadelphia Public Ledger' newspaper. |
The pictorial section of the issue dated Oct. 26, 1913 contained, I understand, a page with many photographs
depicting the 'Volturno' rescue. |
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5 |
'Collier's, The National Weekly' magazine. |
The Nov. 13, 1913 issue of Collier's contains, I understand, a page of photos about the Volturno disaster.
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6 |
'The Graphic' of October 18, 1913. |
Contains at least two disaster images (& possibly an article?), i.e. content
which would be of interest. The smaller image is new to the webmaster. |
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7 |
'Everybody's' - issue of April 25, 1953. |
A U.K. magazine. Contains an article about Volturno, of content quite unknown. |
| 8 |
'Süddeutsche Illustrierte Zeitung Jahresband' |
Issue #43 dated Oct. 26, 1913 contains a half page of text and a drawing.
It would be good to get some German coverage in these pages. |
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9 |
'The Sea-Raiders' by E. Keble Chatterton, first published in 1931 |
The
volume contains, I understand, both text and images re the sea battle
between Carmania and Cap Trafalgar in 1914.
Carmania was the lead vessel in the Volturno
rescue. That most interesting of sea battles is covered extensively on site
pages 58 thru 61. Such data as I now have about the volume's content can
be seen
here. |
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'Journal des Voyages' |
A French illustrated weekly newspaper, which looked, in an e-Bay item, to be similar to 'Le Petit
Journal'. A report on the Volturno disaster, presumably
in a late Oct. 1913 issue. |
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11 |
'Le National Illustré' |
A French (in the French language at least , maybe Belgian) illustrated weekly newspaper. Issue #44 of 1913, of 8 pages, dated
Nov. 2, 1913, contains an article entitled Le sinistre maritime du "Volturno". |
A WORD OF THANKS
Some of those who have graciously helped me, along the way.
In alpha sequence by surname.
A short-cut to the surnames
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
J,
K,
L,
M,
P,
R,
S,
T,
V,
W,
Y,
A |
Antonio Angioni, of Italy
David Asprey of Norfolk, U.K.
Kathryn Atkin, of Sheffield, U.K. |
B |
Peter Baron of Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Peter Beddard of Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex, U.K.
Barbara Bignold of the U.K.
Carol Blackman, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Timothy Bradshaw, of New York, New York, U.S.A.
Marg & Clem Breuer, of Townsville, North Queensland, Australia
Timothy Bradshaw, of New York, New York, U.S.A.
Thomas W. Briggs, of Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.
Raymond Brown, of Kinmel Bay, near Rhyl, North Wales, U.K.
Tracey Brown of Milton Keynes, U.K.
Dirk Bulens of Antwerp, Belgium
Michael Buschow of 'Archiv der Seefahrt
Hamburg/Cuxhaven', Germany |
C |
David Cain, of Brisbane,
Australia
Enzo Calabresi, of Trento, Italy
Pauline Campbell, of Mirfield, West Yorkshire, U.K.
J. Michael T. Clunas, of Blackburn, Lancashire, U.K.
Jennifer Cole of Vange, Essex, U.K.
Steve Corcoran of Liverpool, U.K.
Lyndon Comstock of Bolinas, California, U.S.A.
Eric Czerwonka, of Amherstview, near Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
D |
Jan Daamen of the Netherlands, whose definitive Volturno
website,
says it all
D.D. of New York City
John Daymond, of Caerleon, Monmouthshire, England
Dirk Deschamps, of Antwerp, Belgium
Dr. Roy C. De Selms, of California
Bernard De Neumann, of The City University in London, England
Dmitriev Dmitrij, of Riga,
Latvia
Charles Dragonette, of Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A., a marine history buff & e-Bay
vendor
|
E |
Paul Edwards, of Sussex, England
John Erwin, of the State of Victoria, Australia
Ailish Evans, of Ireland |
F |
Jonathan S. Farley, of Farnborough, Hampshire, U.K.
Douglas Fraser, of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, U.K.
Mike Francis, of S.E. London, U.K.
David Fletcher, of Plymouth, U.K.
Glenn Frazee of the U.S.A. |
G |
Gill Georgeson, of Orpington, Kent, U.K.
Cary Ginell, of Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A.
Steve Godwin, of Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Arnold Graboyes of Vallejo, California, U.S.A.
Melissa Groeneveld, of White Lake, near Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.A.
Dr. Michael Gross of Oxford, U.K. |
H |
Carolyn Hampson, of Australia
Margaret Hampton, of Pontypridd near Cardiff in South Wales, U.K.
Luis Havas, of Argentina, presently living in Mexico
Stan Hazlewood, of Leyland, Lancashire, U.K.
German Herrera, of Argentina
Ted Hiland of the Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Nick
P. Hiley, of Canterbury, U.K.
Peter L. Horton of Staffordshire, U.K.
Chris Hughes, of the village of Wraysbury, Berkshire, England
Jim Hutchinson, of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. |
J |
Pauline James, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Greg Jefferys, historian of the Seydlitz, of Australia
David B. Johnson, of Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
Tony Jones, of Whitford, Holywell, North Wales, U.K.,
or he was from there!
Rod Julkowski, of Plymouth, near Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. |
K |
Ellen Karp of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
Susan Karp of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Jonathan Kinghorn
of Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Maury Kitces of the U.S.A.
Rodolfo E. Knipp of Misiones, Argentina |
L |
Ian Lawler of Ireland
Jon Lawton, of Gloucestershire, U.K.
Valery Lebigot of France
Andrew Lennon of Plymouth, U.K.
Dawn Long of Arizona, U.S.A.
Werner Lyssens, of Belgium |
M |
Ian Macfarlane of Falkirk, near Edinburgh, Scotland
Thomas McGee, of near Kingston, New York, U.S.A.
Lynn McMeans of Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S.A.
Tyann and Brian Miller of Lancaster County, Philadelphia,
U.S.A., history buffs & e-Bay
vendors
Keith Mills of Swansea, Wales
Senan Molony, of Ireland
Mike Morris of Bedfordshire, U.K.
Dianne McQuaid, of Colorado, U.S.A.
Dan Murphy, of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
P |
Jean-Christophe Palthey of the
'Galerie Histoire et Curiosités', of
1 rue Fontaine in Paris, France.
Don Poppe of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Philip Potter of Dublin, Ireland |
R |
Reto Raeth, of Zurich, Switzerland, whose 'Postcards Ocean Lines' website is here.
Susan L. (Linda) Robertson of the U.K. |
S |
Tom Schmitz of Luxembourg.
Markus Schnellinger, of Dresden, Germany
Don and Marlene Schuld, of New Jersey, U.S.A.
William Scimbe, of Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.
Avner Shats, of Haifa, Israel
Alexey Shirokoff of Moscow, Russia.
André J. (Jan) Smilts of Frankfurt,
Germany
Chuck Spurgeon of Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Jerry Stevens, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, U.S.A. |
T |
Meurig Thomas, of Epsom, Surrey, U.K.
Colin Turner, author, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, U.K.
Henry Treece, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gordon Turner, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, author of '
Empress of
Britain: Canadian Pacific's Greatest Ship' (1,
2). |
V |
Robert Vervoort, of Antwerp, Belgium |
W |
Arthur Walters, Archivist of the village of Wraysbury, Berkshire, England - via Chris Hughes
Grace Weaver, of Kirkland, Washington, U.S.A., also an e-Bay vendor.
Chris Wheeler, of Devon, U.K.
Gordon White, of Bolton, Lancashire, U.K.
Georg Wilden, of Wüsting, nr. Oldenburg, Hamburg, Germany
John Winchester, of Rugby, Warwickshire, U.K., author of 'Strange, but True', a monthly column in U.K.’s 'Stamp Magazine'.
Ruediger Woberschal, of Germany
Susan and Dean Woodcock, of Lisle, New York, U.S.A.
Jeff Woods, of Arizona, U.S.A.
Hans R. Wüthrich, of Elsau, Switzerland
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Y |
Mark J. Yurich,
of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. |
Not forgetting 'e-Bay', which is becoming a quite irreplaceable research tool
I thank you all!
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