Atlantic Disaster Steamer on Fire. Many Lives Lost
London, Saturday.—The British steamer Volturno, bound from Rotterdam to.New York, has been abandoned on fire in the Atlantic. The "Volturno was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
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Atlantic Disaster. Steamer Ox Fire. Many Lives Lost
London, Saturday:—The British steamer Volturno, bound from Rotterdam to New York, has been abandoned on fire in the Atlantic. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Volturno Fire. Thrilling Details: a Survivor's Story, London, Oct. 13
Further details concerning the disastrous Ltd on the steamer Volturno show that during the night the Nargansett, which is an oil-tank steamer, manoeuvred to windward of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Volturno Fire. Story of the Stokers. a Night of Terror. London, Oct. 14
When the Volturno's first call for help reached speed, and the chief engineer said to the stokers, "Boys, there's a ship burning, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How the Fire Started
Hutches of survivors have reached Havre, Rotterdam, and Liverpool. Various theories are advanced as to how the fire started. One passenger, a German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Volturno Fire Thrilling Details
London, Monday.—Further details regarding the disastrous fire on the steamer Volturno, in mid-Atlantic, state that two boats containing 40 ,people were not seen…
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Just before midnight an explosion wrecked the wireless aerial. Then the fire worked through the women's steeraage to the after end of the ship: but I kept the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Volturno Fire. Caused by Chemicals. (By Cable.) London
The fire oil the steamer Volturno is attributed, to the smashing of boxes in the hold containing chemicals. The contents mingled and caused chemical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Volturno Fire. Captain's Story. Night of Horror. London, Oct. 15
Captain inch, of the steamer Volturno, was interviewed regarding the disaster. He said:—"The chief officer discovered the fire in No. 1 hold. In a remarkably short…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Sydney. Two Big Blazes at Once
Two fires occurred in Sydney last night. The first call was to the large warehouse of Messrs. W. S. Friend and Co., York-street, city, and came shortly after 8 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Origin of the Fire. Bremen, Oct. 12
A wireless message from the steamer Grosser Kurfurst states that the outbreak was apparently caused by a violent explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Volturno Fire. Story of the Stokers. a Night of Terror
LATER particulars of the destruction of the Volturno by fire, in mid-Atlantic. are published. No less than ten large vessels, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Fire at Sea. Survivor's Story. "For God's Sake, Help Us." London, Oct. 12
Further details regarding the disastrous fire on the steamer Volturno, in mid-Atlantic, state that two boats containing 40 people…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in West Workings
The fire which followed the explosion is now confined to the West Pit, where it is raging fiecely. Thousands of spectaters have gathered on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train on Fire. Mails Destroyed
A van attached to a train from Stawell to Ballarat caught fire on Friday night, about two miles from Dobie station. The driver and fireman saw the flumes,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Mastered. London, Friday afternoon
The [?] at the Universal Co[?] at sengenhydd, has been mastered, and the ventilation is improved. There have been many narrow escapes from death, and several of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sea. London
While the Dutch steamer Javannarson. was bound from Amsterdam to New York, a fire broke out. She managed to reach St. Michael's (Canada), where…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Volturno Fire Statement by the Captain
London, Wednesday.—Captain Inch, master of the ill-fated Volturno, stares the fire originated in Number 1 hold, and spread so rapidly that the watch below…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on a Steamer. New York, Oct. 17
A fire broke out on the Royal Dutch Company's West Indies steamer Jan Van Nassan during the outward trip from Amsterdam, and the coal in the bunkers ignited…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Hose at a Boxing Match. Wells Defeats Moir
There was a scene of frantic excitement in and around about the Canterbury Music Hall, Westminister Bridge-road, last evening (says the London "Daily Mail" of…
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