New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-01
GALLANT CAPT. MURRELL
The Man Whose Heroism Saved the
Lives Of the Wrecked Dam
marks Passengers.

Lives Of the Wrecked Dam
marks Passengers.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2.-The steamship
Missouri, with 500 of the people from the
wrecked steamer Danmark arrived at the
American line steamships dock this evening.
All We're well on board with the exception of
three persons All of the Danmark's passen-
gers look hearty aud bright. and show no
signs of the hardsh1ps which they must have
necessarily endured General Passenger
Agent John Rath, of the Thingvalla line, came
from New York to make provisions for the
comfort of the people from the unfortunate
Danmark. He stated that all would be for
Waraed to their destination from this city if
satisfactory arrangements could be made.
Nearly all the emigrants are bound for points
in the West Capt. Hamilton MurreIl, the
commander of the Missouri, makes the fol-
lowing statement:
We left London with general cargo for our
hrst trip to Philadelphia on March %. We had
a fair passage up to April 5, when we sighted the
Steamship Danmark flying signal of distress.
The wind at the time was blowing strong from
the west. We bore down on the steamer and
found her disabled. Capt Knudsen. her COM
mander reported that the tail end Of his shaft
sengers to New York. Owing to the state of the
weather and because of the fact that was not
prepared to accommodate such a number of peo-
pie Idecl1ned to accede to his request, but Of
fered instead to tow his vessel to the nearest
port. This offer Capt. KnudsOn accepted, and
two hours after we first sighted the Danmark we
placed tow rope on board that vessel and pro-
ceeded slowly, turning to the sea and wind, and
heading northwest for ST. Johns, N. F.. which
considered the best port to make under the cir
cumstanees. The wind blew with tremendous
force all night and progress was most difficult.
On April 6, finding that / could make no head
way in westerly direction and seeing ice to
WlndWard. l decided: TO abandon my hope of
reaching st. John $ and determined to make TOR
ST. Mlchael's, one of
THE AZORES ISLANDS
The Danmark signalled to us: I'VE are leaking
considerably; there three feet of water
in the aft hold. and it, is gaining rapidly" I
Keep on sowing" The Danmark again sienaled
us. This time the signal read: "The Danmark
is slnklng-we must abandon the ship. Will
hesitation signaed back. "Yes. I will take all
on board and do the best can" I then CUT the
towiine and we dropped down to the Danmark.
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. 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 left them to sink to the bottom of the
Atlantic. and can t understand how the Mime
sofa picked up one of these boats six days later
our last view OF the Danmark showed that yes
sci to be rapidly going down, her stern being al
most even with the sea. and the water was
breaking over her. We threw overheard most
or our cargo between decks. consisting princi-
pally OF baled rags, in order to accommodate the
large addition to our passenger list. On look
ing over our provisions we found, after careful
estimate OF the number of mouths we had to
feed, we had only enough food on board to last
three days, and I decided to make all possible
haste to the port Of St Michael's, which was 72O
miles away. On April z, about ten hours after
the transfer was made, Mrs. Lime, aged eigh-
teen years Danish woman who was on the
way to America to meet her husband,
GAVE BIRTH TO A GIRL
n my cabin. The little stranger was christened
Atlanta Missouri. The child was born during q
bowling storm, which rocked the vessel and
caused the sea to break over US. It must be re-
membered that we were very short CT provisions,
and this storm at the very outset of our Journey
toward st. Michaels made u fearful of reaching
that port safely. On April IL we landed $40 OF
the passengers and crew of the Danmark includ-
Ing Capt. Knudsen, at St Michaels In dividing
up our load we kept on board the Missouri the
families, endeavoring, far as possible to leave
the single men and those not having children
at st. Michaels. The same day we sailed from
ST. Michaels with 365 people from the Danmark.
including eight OF the crew of that vessel, who
were allowed to come with U.S. We had fine
weather all the way to Philadelphia, and a re-
markably small amount of sickness on board,
considering the crowded condition of onr boat
We have now three cases in the hospital All
the officers cheelfuly gave up their quarters for
the use OF the women and children, and the best
had plenty to eat on the voyage from St. Mich
aels here. having taken a supply at that place
amply sufficient to last US.
NORTHWESTERN PASSENGERS
NEW YORK, Special telegram. April GA.
D. johnson, the general Northw estern agent
OF the Thingvaila flne at ST. Paul, arrived
here from Philadelphia tonight To the
PIONEER lREss correspondent Mr. johnson
said, were some few things of in
terest 70 the Northwest about the
DaAmark,s PASSENGER that would probably
not be mentioned in the press dispatches.
The Missouri was locked at o'clock. The
passengers were in good health. the only in
disposed person in the whole lot BEING q
young child. The Thingvalla company made
arrangements with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company 90 forward all the Western
ana Northwestern passengers from Phiadel-
apha at midnight tonight. Through the
courtesy of Peter Wright & Sons the steam
ship company was allowed the use of
their docks and the Pennsylvania trains will
load right upon the dock. A substantial
meal was provided for every one upon land
Ing and the passengers will also be furnished
with the necessary provisions for their Jour
ney. They are que in Chicago Wednesday
morning and st. Paul ana Minneapolis pas
sengers, and those for other points in the
Northwest will leave Chicago at $40 an
Wednesday afternoon on the Chicago + North
western, arriving at St Paul and Mlnneap
oils early on Thursday. There are
probably $50 people on the Missouri bound
for the Northwest. Miss Emily Lofgren OF
Hudson, Wis, who is well known as a Church
choir singer in Minneapolis, was among the
hrst class passengers on The Danmark. She
arrived safe and well on the Missouri and
Will proceed at once to the Northwest. Mr.
Johnson says the steamer Hekla, which left
Cnr!stianssand for this country last Sunday.
has $50 passengers for the Northwest The
new steamer Norway will take the place of
the Danmark in the Nav saliinps
SHERMAN AND QUAY.
Both Have Few Words to SayRe-
garding Their Differences.