The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-18
THE LOST GEISER.
Further News of the Illfated Ship.
The Number Lost is as at First Re-
ported, One Hundred and Five.
The Graphic Account of the Wreck
Given by Jansen Castborg.
Some of the Horrible Scenes as tho
Boat Wont Down Forever.
The Thingvalla Arrives Safely at Hal
flax in Pitiable Condition-What
the Commander, Capt.
Lamb, Has to Say.
Further News of the nlfated Ship.

Lamb, Has to Say.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 1.-THE corrected
list of the lost is l05, as given by Capt.
Muller, OF the Inflated steamship Geiser.
The Gescr carried ninety-three passen-
gers and crew of iorty-thrcc OF the
passengers fourteen were saved, and of
the crew seventeen. This makes the list
OF lost, seventy-nine passengers and twcn-
ty-siX crew.
$. +. Hansen, OF Worcester, Mass. A.
L. johnson d Coz, of 81. Paul, Mimi; A.
Mortensen x Co., Of Chicago, and A. L.
Winnestorm, Of Philadelphia, agents OF
the line, have been notified TO send on
Ms. Ida Mangrave, who, with her child,
were lost, bought her tickets in Worccs-
ter. Fourteen and half tickets were sold
in st. Paul, OF which three were saved.
From Chicago iorty-one and half tickets
were shipped, Of which six were saved,
and from Philadelphia one shipped and
one saved. The balance OF the tickets,
twenty-three, We're sold at the Office No.
l3 State street, in this city, of which only
three were saved.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT.
The following graphic statement was
given by u young druggist named Jansen
Castborg, who was a passenger on board
the Thingvalla, en- route TO Galveston,
Tex, with his sister at was Just about
daylight, and all, with the exception of
myself and few friends, were asleep,
when, all Of a sudden, We heard ascuiiling
OF feet on deck and then crushing noise.
Then for moment all was still. In
second all the passengers were out Of their
berths and and all rushing for the COM
panionway. The screaming and din was
dealcnIng, particularly from the lower
deck, where the people with families were
located. After considerable difficulty got
on deck and rushed 20 see what the dam
age was, and Just here | wish 10 state
most cmphatically that no whistles were
blown on the Thingyalla before the coli
llsion. / went 10 the front Of the vessel
and saw gap Of about twelve feet On
the left side the plates were rolled up and
on top OF them lay part OF the corpse Of
man, and the whole stem was covered with
blood and fragments Of flesh which were
soon washed of by the waves. The cap.
tain then ordered every one ON neck, and
after an examination, the passengers were
told there was no danger and they became
quiet. The women on the occasion be-.
haycd splendidly. On the night side tho
plates were broken of completely, aud
saw the bow Of our ship SO clean into the
statc.roOm OF un officer ON the Goiscr, who
.l..ttt a.. lao
anchor. During this time there was a
terrible rain storm which was more the
cause Of the extreme darkness than any
fog The Goiscr began TO sink gradually
aud In eight or ten minutes passed down
out Of sight. There was an effort made
ON our shin 10 lower the boats, but u was
40 very dark that We could not see whether
il was human beings or not that were
floating around the ship, but q mans
voice scramcd out in the midst Of the cX-
eiicmcnt that lac was bitten by o shark.
The screaming was something awful. IL
was fully twenty minutes before the
/ boats were lowered. We all stood
ON deck looking nj the people be-
ing saved, but powcrlcss 30 do anything
| ourselves / saw three boats Of the
/ Gciscr, one turned upside down, another
smashed in by the storm, and the third
/ had two men who were holding up u
woman between them who seemed to be-
/ dead. Several had liio.prcscrycr on, but
/ we're swallowed mp In thc whirlpool made
/ when the Gciscr went down. Some came
agnin 20 the surface, and were picked up.
! a number Of NJ got liic.prcscrycrs and
! stool ready to east them out, but | must
saw | wondered that so few were seen
after the ships sinking. a great number
| must have been drowned IN their bUrihs.
In about an hour and a half the boats
returned, and the saved were h0lslcd on
board by ropes aud partly 10y thc all Of d
r1pc ladder, which had been lowered oyCl
the side. When they were got on dcCh
they we're each made b. NJ down, and
they were given q glass Of brandy apiece
They seemed Tor the most part a. be- it
COOL spirits, except one man, who wa
! covered with blood, aud thc doctor snn
him 30 the hospital. The boats Wrr
sent away again, lut thuy only ioun.
a dead woman. The immigrants Wcfl
well treated by the people ON th'
Thinyynlla. The passengers and crew thci
went to work tD shift the cargo from thl
stem 20 the stern, ~ we'll ms The chaii
anchors, on the Ihingyllla. This hnl
, | good effect on the passCngcn, and the
r1t cheerful and hopeful, as all We had q
fear was n storm, as the shattered bull
head had been backed with plluks anD
hogshcads. aud could stand little shock
. We we're making about two knots an huui
, ! when at noon We saw the Wiclnnd. Alio
, some talk between the captains We Wcr
, taken on board the Wioland, being onl
/ | allowed to take a small yalisc each. lis ~
/ flint experience oi voyage across the AZ
/, lautic. and think Il will last me my life
. | time"
Tho passengers a The Thingyalla wei
/ registered In Castle Garden this morning
and only await the arrival Of their luggag'
4 A number OF the women seemed a. ha,
! not fully recovered from the shock yet.
TIE Tbing,aiia Arrives safety.
j HIWAN, n. s., Aug. 1.-THE DAMS
g steamer Thingyalla WIS sighted off q
7 harbor at O'Clock this morning In char
! 4 ptt.t William Whitp of hont M . ~