The Dickinson press., 1889-04-27
SAFE IN 1BE HARB0R,
The Missouri Arrives AT Her
Dock With the Danmark's
Passengers.
Cheer After Cheer Rends the Air as
the Good Ship Comes
Into Port.
An Authentic Account Of the Wrcck;ng
Of the Danmark- to
Capt. Murrell.


PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-The steamer
Missouri, with $40 of the Danmark's
passengers on board passed Delaware
breakwater at 1880 o'clock a. III. She
is due here at $50 p. III. The remainder
of the passengers which We're rescued
from the sinking Danmark were left at
the Azores.
There was great enthusiasm among
the throng that had gathered at the
dock when the Missouri arrived, which
was fully reciprocated by the happy inn
migrants. When the passengers We're
landed they were treated to Il boun,iiul
repast spread on the wharf. Those of
the immigrants who were going west
left on special train over the Pennsyl-
vania road at midnight. Many of them
expect to locate in the far West while
others will so but a few hundred miles.
The immigrants who will locate in the
West will be carefully provided for until
they reach their destination.
DIR. Jesperson, one of the passengers
taken from the Danmark, who was on
his way to New York, spoke i'll the high
est praise of Capt. Murrell's action in be-
half of himself and his fellow passengers
in relating his experience to q reporter
of the United Press. DIR. Jesprrson
stated that he never had seen before
such clear-headed work under the trying
circumstances. alt is Capt. Murreli's
perfect self-control," said the doctor. ito
which we are in great measure indebt-
ed for our lives at the present time
''But our experience for time was
certainly most thrilling, and one which
l hope never to have to pass through
again. Up to the 4th instant our trip
on the Danmark had been pleasant
one. On the latter date, however, we
encountered severe storm. We would
had our engines held out, but the Shaft
broke near the aft end of "a section
AS Il result hole was cut through the
bottom of the vessel. 1t appears that
simultaneously with the breaking of the
shaft an engine pipe burst. and Engineer
kass was instantly killed. Another leak
was caused by the bursting of the pipe
in the side OF the vessel. Thus matters
grew very s'rious. and our vessel was
left at the mercy of the waves. Captain
Knudson endeavored to keep her in the
path of ocean steamers. We sought
vainly that day for the sight of sail. but
night fell and we still remained in our
perilous position. The dawning of the
following day-the 5th, however, was
designed to bring us relief. A sail was
sighted by the outlooks and we at once
put up signal of distress. The sails
proved to be those of the Missouri. When
in speaking distance Capt. Knudson
asked il the Missouri could take our pas
sengers on board. The commander of
the latter steamer said that it would be
impossible, as he had no where to put
them. He promptly agreed to take us
in tow. We got along we'll
enough for few hours, when
it was discovered that the wafer was
fast pouring into the steamer through
the big hole iu her stem. The pumps
were going without intermission, but
they proved almost useless SO far as
saving the vessel was concerned We
kept at it. however, until the 9Th and
then it was seen we could no longer hope
to save our ship. AS noon approached,
the danger grew more imminent. Capt.
knudson boarded the Missouri and asked
that his passengers be received on her
deck. At O'Clock the work of trans
ferring the hundreds Of souls from the
Danmark to the Missouri was begun.
First the women and children were taken
aboard the latter boat, then the men ,and
lastly Capt. Knudson and his crew. You
may imagine that during this time the
excitement was intense, but any selnb
lance of Il panic was averted by the cool
ness OF both Captains Murrell and Knud
son, and the prompt manner In which
the crews obeyed their every order
After six hours work, at o'clock on tht
night Of the 9th, all the passengers of til,
Danmark had been safely landed ON tn,
Missouri. OF course a large part of tn,
latter steamers cargo had to be jetti
soned before accommodations could b.
found for T21 souls. Many of these ha,
to abandon their valuable effects, as tn
amount of goods which each passenge
was allowed to retain was necessaril,
limited to what was absolutely indispen
sible. The Missouri was then headed 70
the Azores. the nearest land. where W
arrived without any further incident, o.
the 10th. There all the young unmarrie
men, to the number of 356 and including
Capt. knudson. and the largest part Q
his crew were landed. On tn
18th we again set sail al
ter having laid in stock G
of provisions, which added to those W
took from the Danmark before desertin
her, proved amply sufficient. Cap
Murrell deserves the highest praise fc
the manner in which he has treated Il
during the entire passage. He gave u
all the best accommodations possible, an
did all that lay in his power to make til
trip pleasant one"