Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-04-24
RESCUED ALIVE AT SEA.
THE DANMARK's PEOPLE SAVED

The DANMARK'S PEOPLE SAVED.
TAKEN OFF BY A BALTIMORE VESSEL.
THE STEAM HIP MISSOURI LANDS 800 AT
THE AZORES AND ARRIVES AT DELAWARE
BREAKwATER WITH 340-NOT ONE Lust.
LISBON. PORTUGAL, April 21.-Forty-
two of the crew of the Danmark have ar.
rived here. Mr.. Raben, the first officer,
who is among them, reports that on April
the Danmsrk's shaft was broken. On the
next day the disabled steamer met the
steamship Missouri, from London March
2S for Philadelphia and Baltimore. The
Missouri towed the Denmark until the 9th,
when the latter seemed to be about to sink.
THREW OVER THE CARGO.
At first the Missouri was only able to take
aboard twenty of the Danmark's passengers,
but after having jettisonel portion nf her
cargo she found accommodation for all the
crew and passengers of the Danmark. The
Missouri then proceeded to the Azores, and
left there the first and second officers and
800 passengers. She then Continued her
journey to Phil.dephis with $40 passengers
and the remainder of the crew. The cap
tain and three engineers of the Danmark
left the Azores ON the 14sh for London.
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
The Dannsrk was abou. 800 miles from
Newfoundland when the accident happen.
ed. Some say that the engines broke down.
Engineer Ksas was found dead in the en-.
gine-roOm after the accident.
The death of the Qaumark's engineer was
due to the bursting OF an engine pipe The
| engineer vas killed on the spot, and the
ship was badly damaged. In consequence
of this damage, together with the breaking
of the shaft, the vessei was helpless in the
heavy seas that prevailed.
LANDED AT LISBON.
Forty-two sailors and all of the passengers
left the Azores by the Missouri came to
Lisbon on the steamship Acor,
TIE captain and thrse engineers pro-
ceedea to LONDON on hoard steamer from
Demerara. s e.
PHILADELPHIA, April 22-The steam
ship Missouri, with 1866 of the people from
wrecked Steamer Daumark. arrived at the
American Line steamships' dock at
O'Clock this evening. All we're on board
with the exception of three persons, whu
are ILL., but doing well. All we'll of he Dan
and show no signs Of the hsrdships which
they must have necessarily endured AmOug
those on board t om the Danmark were
eight nae nbers of the Danma,k's crew, ia
cludirg the purser, surgeon, oae cook,
butcher, baker, and two stewardesses.
Nearly all the emiaranrs are bound for
western points ard th-y will be forwarded
direct from here to their destination.
AcHTLD BORN DURING THE STORM.
Captain Hamilton Munell, commander Of
the Missouri. makes the following state
ment:-
On Apri' 7fh at 20 A M, about ten
hours after the traDsfer was made, Mrs.
Linni, aged eighteen years, pretty Dan1sh
woman who gas GA the way to America To
her husband. gave birth to a grl in M
cabin. The little stranger was chrstened
Atlanta Missouri. The child was born
during a how ling Storm which rocked the
vessel aud caused the sea to break over us.
We bad started for St. MIchse's With all
on board at 5 P. NJ. of the b. The
weather was very threatening at that time
and the wind iusreased in violence as tbs
night wore on. Everything possible was
done to make tho passengers comfortable.