Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS.
 THE DANMARK'S FATE. A Story Of Storm, Peril And Hardship. VIENNA STRIKERS RIOTING. An Exciting Stampede Of
 Settlers Into Oklahoma. cHILDREN'S DAY AT WASHINGTON.
CHILDREN'S DAY AT WASHINGTON.
Prohibition Is Defeated In
 Massachusetts.
THE DANmARK,s FATE.

THE DANMARK'S FATE.
 The Missouri Puts 365 of the Unfertu-
 nate Daumarkss Passengers Safely
 on Terra F1rma - The Story of the
 Dfsasser-1he Danmark Abandoned
 i'm a sinking Cond1t1On-The Passea-
 gers Transferred Without a Single
 Acefdent-Nasty Weather and . Heavy
 swell 50 Contend Vgith-A Babe Born
 In she Storm.
 PH1LADELrH1A, April 22.-The steamer Missouri with 365 of ths people from the wrecked steamer Danmark arrived at the American line steamships dock at six o'clock this evening. All but three persons were we'll on board. The three are doing nicely. The rescued passengers look hearty and bright and show no signs of the hardships they endured. Among those on board from the Danmark were Purser Hempel, Surgeon Jespersen, Cook Albert Johpsen, Stewardess Mrs. Nelson, Baker John Lunchrist, Butcher Peter Benson, Emigrant Stewardess Mrs. Christianson and Waiter William Dewalt, eight in all. General Passenger Agent John Rath of the Thingvalla line came from New York to make provisions for the comfort of the people of the unfortunate Danmark. He stated that all would be forwarded to their destinations from the city if satisfactory ar- rangements could be made. Nearly all the emigrants are bound for points in the West.
 Captain Murrell, the commander of the Missouri, makes the following statement:
 We left London with general cargo for our first trip to Philadelphia on March 26. We had fair passage up to 12 p. m., of April 5, when ws sighted steamer Danmark flying signal of distress. The wind was strong from the west. We bore down on the steamer and found her disabled. Cap tain Knudsen, her commander, reported that the tail-end of his shaft was broken and he wished us to take his passengers to New York. Owing to the state of the weather and because of the fact that was not pre- pared to accommodate such @ number of people, I declined to acceed to his request, nearest port. This offer Captain Knudsen accepted, and at 3:20 p. m., or two hours after we sighted the Danmark, we placed a tow-line on board the vessel and proceeded slowly turning to the sea and wind and heading northwest for St. Johns, N. F., which considered the best port to make un- der the circumstances. The wind blew with great force all night and progress was most difficult. On April 6 at 5:30 a.m., finding that could make no headway in & westerly direction and seeing ice to windward, I de- cided to abandon my hope of reaching St. Johns and determined to make for St. Mi- chael's, one of the Azores. signalled my determination to the captain of the Danmark and he agreed that this was the best course, and one hour later we squared away for St. Michael's.
 At 2 .. m. the Danmark signalled: "We are leaking considerably; there are now three feet of water in the after hold and it is gaining rapidly" I asked what should do and the signal came keep on towing At 9:20 8. m. the Danmark again signalled us. This time the signal read, "The Dan- mark is sinking; we must abandon the ship. Will you take our passengersa" Without a minutes hesitation Isignalled back: "Yes; will take all on board and do the best can." I cut the tow Danmark. Chief Officer Glenn of that ves- sel came on board the Missouri and inform ed me of the condition of his ship. He said that although the weather at the time was
 fine Captain Knudsen had decided that for the best interests of those on his ship it the people on board the Missouri while there was plenty of time. At 9:30 8. m. we launched our two lifeboats in charge of See- ond Officer Lusan and Third Officer For sythe, and these two boats proceeded TO the Danmark. Meantime the Danmark's boats were manned by the crew of that steamer and the work of transferring the passen- gers began. A heavy swell was running during all of this memorable day, making the work of removing the people from the sinking ship one of great difficulty and it was only by the hardest kind of work that they were able to avoid accidents both to the people and to the boats. The women and children were removed first and after them the male passengers and crew. The officers of the Dsnmark remained on board their ves- sel. At2 D. m. we finished the work of transferring the passengers, having consumed nearly five hours in getting everybody with the exception of the officers safely on the Missouri without single accident of any kind. About an hour later the barometer began falling, the weather was coming in thick and dirty and sent word to Captain Knudsen and his faithful officers to leave the ship and come on board the Missouri, and after getting some provisions from the Dan- mark, which had now settled very percep- tibly in the water that vessel was finally abandoned, Captain Knudsen being the last to leave his ship. then counted heads and found that we had on board, in addition to our own crew of forty-fve men and four passengers, 665 cabin and stearage passen- gers and 69 of the officers and crew Of the i'll fated steamer. After we had taken every body from the Danmark we pulled the plugs out of the bottoms of that vessels boats which we had used and let them sink to the bottom of the Atlantic, and cannot under stand how the Minnesota picked up one ot these boats six days later. Our last view o1 the Dsnmark showed that vessel to be rapid ly going down, her stern being almost even with the sea, and the water was breaking over her.
 We threw overheard most of our cargo be- tween decks, consisting principally of balsd rags, in order to make room for the accom-, mediation of the large addition to our passen ger list. On looking over our provisions ws found after @ careful estimate of the number of mouths we had to feed, we had only enough food to last three days and decided ' to make all possible haste to reach the port of St, Michaels, which was 720 miles away The cabin passengers of the Dapmark wers given accommodations in the MissouIii | cabins, and the officers gave up their cabins | for the use of the women and children. Or April 7th at 1:20 a. m., about ten hours after the transfer was made Mrs. Linnie, aged IS years, a pretty little Danish woman, who was on the way tt America to meet her husband, gave birth ts Q child, a girl, in my cabin. The little | stranger was christened Atlanta Missouri \ The child was born during @ bowling storn | which rocked the vessel and caused the SCI | to beat over us.
 We had started for St. Michael's with al on board at p. m., the 9th. The weather ' was threatening at that time and the wini | increased as the night wore On. Everything possible was done to make the pass engers comfortable. Awnings and saill were used as partial protection to the panic stricken emigrants who for tn first time showed signs of fear. All tnrougl the trying times which had proceeded tn storm they acted admirably. The gale kep increasine in fury and there was a tremen doua sea running, which was continual, breakino over the vessel aud taken altogethe thinos looked dubious. It must be remem
 bered that we were very short of provision