Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-05-02
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signaled back, 'Yes, will take all on
board and do the best I can"

s'Hnaled back, Yes, L will take all on
board and do the best I can"
| then cut the tow lire and wo
dropped down to the Danmark. Chief
Officer Glen of that vessel came on
board the Missouri, and Informed me OF
the condition Of my ship. He said that
Captain Kuudson had decided that, for
the best interests cf those on the ship,
it would be better to abandon her and
get all the people on board the Missouri
while there was plenty of time.
A heavy swell was running during all
Of this terrible day, making the work Of
removing the people from the sinking
ship one of great difficulty, and it was
cnly by the hardest kind of work that
We we're able to avoid accident, both to
the people and to the boats. Tfe
women and children were removed fir.t.
and after them the male passengers and
crew. At 2 P. NJ, we finished tho
work OF transferrin. the passengers,
having consumed nearly five hours in
getting everybody, with the exceptio,
OF tho officers, safely on the Missouri
without single accident of any kind.
An hour later the barometer began
falling, and l sent word to Captain
knudson AMI his officers to leave tho
ship and come on board the Missouri.
and after getting some provisions from
the Danmark, which had now settled
very perceptiblv 10 the water, that
vessel was finally abandoned, Captain
knudson being the last to leave the
ship.
then counted heads and found that,
We had, in addition to our own crew of
fortv-dve men and tour passengers, 669
cabin and stcerage passengers and sixty.
nine officers and crew OF the i'll .fated
steamer. Our last view of the Dan.
mark showed the vessel to be rapidly
going down, her stern being almost even
With the sea, and the water breaking
over her.
We threw over board most Of our
cargo on the deck, consisting principally
OF bales Of rugs, in order to mako room
for the accommodation of 80 large an
addition to our passenger list. On look.
ing over our provisions we found, after a
CAREFUL estimate of tho number cs
mouths Of feed, that VIC only had enough
food on board to last three days, and /:
d'sided to make all possible haste to
reach the port Of St. Michael, which was
72O miles away.
On April Z, at 1:20 A. NJ, about ten
hours after the transfer was made, Mrs.
Linney, aged Is years, a Danish woman,
who was on the way to America to meet
her husband, gave birth to girl in my
cabin. The little stranger was chrietened
Atlanta Missouri. The child was born
during bowling stern, which rocked
the vessel and caused the sea to break
over US.
We had started for St. Michael's, with
oil on board, at 5 P. NJ, on the 9th.
The weather was very threatening at the
time. and the wind increased in violence
- the night wore on. Everything .pos.
sible, was done to make the passenl lers
comfortable. Awnings and sails we're
brought out and used as partial protec-
ton to the panic stricken emigrants.
The gale kept increasing in fury, and
there was tremendous sea running,
which was continually breading over the
vessel, and taken altogether things looked
dubious. 1t must be remembered that
We were very short Of provisions, and
this storm at the very outset of our
Journey towards St. Michael's, made NJ
fearful Of reaching that port safely.
By daylight on April 8, however, tho
gale had materially decreased, and we
we're able to make fair progress, and on
April 10 We arrived at St. Michaers.
April II We landed 80 Of the passsn.
gera and crew Of the Danmsrk, including
Captain Kuudson, At St. Michael's.
On Wednesday We sailed from St.
Michasi's with 360 people from the,
Danmark, including eight Of the crew 81
that vessel. We had fne weather oil
the way to Philadelphia, and remark
ably small amount cf sickness on board,
considering tho crowded condition Of our
bost. HAMILTON MURRILL