The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-23

DANMARk PASSENGERS.
ADDlTl0AAL PARTICULARS OF THE
STEAMERS NlSF0RTtNR.
WU} NHE WIS DESERTED ~
MID OlEAN
MANY or THE PASsENGERs LOSE
HEAVILY.
a Double MuVAer In Lebanon fen".--b Base
Ball Gamcs Yesterday -admtral Por-
ter to be Grand Marshal In
the New York HarbOr.

LONDON. Apin22 First officer Raben
and ioitv-tNo of the crew of The steamer
Daum'lk arrived al Lisbon yesterday
from ihc Azores where they were landed
by the steamer Missouri MI kaben
reports that during The severe storm
chat pcvalcd on The 4th, the Danmark
b oke her shaft As.he - ON the crest
of % wave and began TO Ncend the pro
pcller was. for the moments, clear OF the
water While revolving very rapidly, lat
thi- time. ihe shaft i'm the tunnel broke
near the aft end of o section. The jag
rcd end of the portion of the section
Connected N.ih the engine tore a hOie IN
lhe bottom oi the vessel.
Al ibis moment an cngine-pipe burst.
co. killing Engineer Haas Immediately
and loo-eninr the iIon plates al the side
of the vessel causing another leak the
machinery was completely disabled, and
attempt was made 90 mend the shaft.
as if would have been useless. even u
no--ihlc Al the time of the disaster the
Daumark was 500 miles from ne New
foundland banks She at once fell into
thc trough of the sea, and was
as helpless as q log ihe waves
constantly breaking over her
Fortunately the after compartment
of fhc vessel was closed and Kept the
wafcr back. Measure were at once
taken to rci sails ON the vessel She
was nut before the wind and everything
done that skillful seamanship could sug-
rcst i0 secure the safety of the vessel
and passengers Captain knudsen kept
hrr. a- well as the gale would permit
| in the path of the ocean steamers, ana
the steam pumps were kept al WoTh
freeing the forward compartments OF
| thc water That leaked through
from ait Nothing could be done
to clear the after compartments.
"a. the water bad free access through the
immense hole in her stern. All thc rest
of thc day thc sea was eagerly scanned
for assistance. lul NOT vessel was
-irhtcl ON Che 1lh the glad hail was
heard from ihc tops thai "a sail was IN
-irf SIGNALS of distress were hOislcd,
and the steamer. which proved 90 be The
Missouri. from London ior fhlladcl-
nla bore down on the Danmafk-
Ia ptsin Knnisen sign lei the Nilsson
and asked lhai his passengers he taken
aboard intending 90 attempt to proceed
under sgil. hut ihe Missouri signal sd
back that 10 would be impossible 10 take
so nany on the Missouri but offered 90
give thc Dumark t0w. This oilcr
vas accepted and afier much difficulty
"A line Was taken from The disabled
steamer to the Missouri and the heaviest
chain cable was brought into use
The Missouri is q slow vessel and was
heavily laden. and progress was very
slow As soon as the course was changed
from before the wind the Danmark
BEGAN to strain. and the water forced its
way n much faster than the pumps could
free ihe vessel. ON The 9Th the case Was
seen tO be hopeless $50 much water was
in thc hold that She lost her huoyancy,
and every time She went down into ihe
trough of the sea the passengers Thought
If would Doe her last plunge
The Missouri wa, stopped, and Captain
Knudscn went aboard After a short
conference. Captain Morrcil, of the Mis-
-olri. agreed 90 ietti-on portion OF bis
cargo and thus allow room between
decks for the 131 souls ON board the Dan
mark The work of jcilisoning ihe car
100 NiIl LItIrIfI J IAlA NAi' lI't"NN'f-
gan simultaneously, and before night all
ou the Danmark were ON board the Mis-
.ouri. and then the order was given 10
lci go the cable.
The passengers We're each allowed to
take n reasonable kit of clothing and
personal elects bui it was necessarily
limited. and many lose heavily. The
ncarc., mnd was the Azores, and The
prov of the Missouri was turned in that
direction Nothing of incident occurred
to mark ihis part of the journey, the
gale having subsidized.
ON arriving 40 the Azores the Missouri
landed 32O passengers, Captain knud-
SEN. the first and second officers, 3 en-.
giDeers and - sailors. With 3i0 passen.
lor- and the rest of the crew he Mis-
souri,. after provisioning, sailed for Phil
adelphia
Captain Knudsen and the three en-
einecrs sailed ON The llth for London on
board DemaTaTa steamer. Oihcer ha-
la. l.ff fI4 Azores on the 18th.