Show V Volturno Rescue Latest Triumph of Wireless 1 The liTho da day ot of the mystery ot of the the sea when a vesse vessel might sail from port and QC be heard beard from again is past says the D cember Popular Mechanics L in an article discussing dis dis- cussing the tho recent Volturno disaster ith dh the equipment without with with- out which no DO Ye vessel el is now permitted to leavo any port in a a. civilized country a ship no matter how isolated can quickly the tho news of disaster ot or the tho call for or help broa broadcast cast over oYer the se and the tho all is sure suro to bo be heard by bj ever every ship within a radius of miles Tho latest triumph of this marvel of modern science took place when the Volturno burner burned in mi ocean on October 9 1913 lo Fire re started in tim tho nut nf n tho hold hoM of Ves at in abou 7 7 f in th the morning By 10 o'clock tho fire firo was beyond be yond control it was realized that the thed d destruction truc ion of the tho ship was inevitable an and the S 'S 0 S. S distress s si signal nal was flashed fro from i. i the doomed vessels essel WithIn With With- in an hour ten ships had bad abruptly changed change l th their ir courses and were rushing to the rescue II Although wireleSs apparatus as not fully until it is esti mated that over hives had been saved sa b by i prior to t the he burning of the tho Volturno Without the tho wireless both the Volturno and anil the lita ic would probably have been noted in marine marine history imph as ships that put out to tosea sea an to conic come into port |