Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-23
TIL Z EMIG Il A n I S
Cor the Yirst Time Become Pauieky-h
Scarcity OF Provisions Forces the His
souri, to Seek the Nearest Hsrbor.
by telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l

by telegraph 10 the Dispatchl
PHILADELPHIA. April % Tho steamship Mis-
R0url. win ~ Of the people from tho wrecked
F'rsIse DaDmark. arrived at the American Limo
ei.am-htrs dock At O'Clock this evening. All
were welt on board with the exception Of three
p-r-ou-. who arc ill. bit doing well All Of the
iiarns-s a,sanger's look hearty and bright
Grd -r.w 20 signs % the hardships which they
1uIs. .f.- .c-essar'ly endured. Among those on
board from the ralmark we're eight members
81 u.r ualmsrks crow, including the purSer.
Fnr~ro pHe cook. butcher. baker, and two
rtow srdcsses. Nearly all the emigrauts a o
bound Tor western points and they Will be for
wAfdcd direct from here 10 their destination.
COMMANDER HURRELL's STATEMENT.
Captain Hamilton Aurrell. commspder Of the
Missouri. cakes the following stateTnen
We lcit Lone On with general cargo for our
slrsi Trip o. Philadelphia on March 2Sth. We had
C. fair passage up 20 In L. N. OF ApTil 5th, when
We sighted the steamship DRnmark nying sg-
"a 81 distress The wind az the time was blow
sus strong from the West Va tore down on tho
steamer. snd found her disabled. Captain
knudsen. her commander. reported that the tail
oul ~ ms SHAFT vas broken, and he wished us
20 lake hrs passengers 90 New York. Owing %
the state Of ibe weather. and because OF the fact
that WAS not prepared 70 accommOdate such a
number a people. declined 70 Rccode 10 his
request. hut offered instead 70 tow his vessel 70
che nearest port This offer Captain Knudsen
arcepsed. aud two hours after we hrst sighted
The iaumark We placed a tow-rope on board that
vessel ana proceeded slowly. turning 20 sea aud
wind and heading northwest for ~ Joho's. y.
J.. gnico conslderei the test port 20 make I'M
der the circumstances. The wind blow with tre-
IneudoUs force all night and our progress was
most clfncsit On April 9Th. AZ $50 A. NJ, ind
i1g thai j could make no headway In a westerly
direction. and seeing ice 20 windward, decided
IN abandon my hope Of reaching ST Johns and
tieioriuinrd 10 make for ST Michaefs, one OF mo
Azores Islands. signailed my determination
20 tho captain 81 the DanmArk and ne agreed
that this vas the Dast course 70 pursue, aud one
hour later NE squared away for 81 hichaefs.
LEATISO AND SINKING.
AZ 4 ". the Dannsrk sigDelled 70 US: 1--WE
nre leaking cJnsidersbly. There are now three
feet o. Wnter IN tne AZ hold. and IL - gaming
rapidly ] asked what should 90, ara the sig
nsl came. keep on towing" At 20 VI. the
Danmark again siRDalled VA This time the sig
ma real. "'rhe Dsumark is sinking. We must
abandon the ship. VIII you take our passen
Rsrs9" Without moments hesitation ! rig
Hailei hsCk: Yes; | will take all on board
anu DO the best ! can" then cut the tow
line and We dropped down 20 the Danmark,
Quiet. pniccr Glen. Of that vessel, came on board
the Missouri aud Informed me Of The condition
o. his ship. lie said that although the weather
NJ he time WAS fine Captain knud len had de-
cidcd that for the best interests Of those on his
ship ~ would be better 20 abandon her and get
q. tne people on board tho Missouri VINE more
wac plenty of time. AZ s:D \. VI. We launched
our two l1e-tOsis in charge OF Secund-Omcer
Lucas and Third OGlcer ForsTth, aud these two
DOass proceeded 80 the Danmark.
TRANSFERRING PAssEAGERs AND CREW.
Ia tie mean time seven OF the sinking steamers
lUNf- we're manned Df tbe crew OF AhAt btobtuoI
and TIE work " transferring the passengers be-
Faa. heavy swell was running during Gil OF
tts msDOrsble day, making the work OF re-
moving the people from tho sinking snip one OF
rroai dificulty. and Il WIS only by tue hardest
liuI of Wogk that were able 10 avoid accl-
dents botA 70 the people and 70 the boats Inc
women and chlidron were removed nrst and az
Toy them the male passengers and crew. The
orloer- OF the nsnulark remained on board their
Nr.-el. ATE p. "A. We hnished the work Of trans
fesr.ng tic passengers, having consumed nearly
Eve hour. aud gets,ng everybody with tue ex-
cfrtIpn OF the officers safely on the Missouri
vtup.t single accident OF any kind About
90. hour laior the barometer began falling, the
weather was coming In thick AMI looking dirty,
AMI sent word 10 Captain knudsen and MS
fs.lafgi officers 10 leave the chip and come on
board he Missouri
ABANDONED.
After getting somo provisions from the Dan
YLrt. witch hsd now settled very percepboiy
la .lr water. that vessel Was nDauy abandoned,
Captain kuudsen being the last 70 loaVe his
su.l. ] tnen coaute1 beads aud found that We
Lal ON iOard la addition 10 cur own crew OF Tor
ty-fyr mon an1 four passengers b0S CABIN aad
f,ecrere passengers Hnd sixty-nine OF tho ori-
-.-s and crew q The Inflated steamer. After We
laI taAeG everybody nom the DanmarS We
fIiei the pluga out OF the bottoms OF ihst Vos-
fe poa;s, which We had used, and left them TO
nuE % the bottom OF tho Atlantic, and can't
understand h0v he Minnesota picked 40 one OF
faeso boats SIX days later. our last new oil me
I4nmkrk sh0WOi that vessel 10 De rapidly gong
DOWN. her storm being almost even with the asa
ana Tie water was breaking over her.
CARGO OvEeB)AED.
We threw overheard most Of our cargo be-
fresn decks consisting prtOci paly Of baled rags,
il order % make room for Sle accommodation oil
tie large additions 20 our passenger liue.
Ou looking over oar PROVISIONS we found. AFTER
refoiui estimate Of ue number OF mouths We
Las " feeC, We had ouly enough iooi on board
tn lat hroe dRys and decided 20 make oil pos
BIC haste 70 reach tao port Of 81 Micbaels.
vri-h wHssa1 miles away. The cabin passengers
81 tho DanmarH we're given accominodatIons In
sac Nissonri's passenger cabins and the omcers
gass % thelr cabins Tor the use OF women aud
caidrsn.
CHILD BORN DURING 4 STORM
Oa April sth 81 100 A. NJ, about ten hours
si.rr fae transfer was made. Mrs- Ltnni, aged
e'goi~eo yesfs, pretty DANISH woman who was
90 che way 20 Amer;'a 20 Der husband, gave
tlrfh 20 girl IN M cabin. The little stranger
Vac chnsienod Atlanta Missouri Tho child was
horn 1Jttuc r. bowling storm which rocked the
vessel snd caused the $50 10 br0nt over Us. We
h.d started TOT 81 Michasps w3tn all ON board az
r.. n. 81 tho 9th. Tho weather was very
threatening az tnat time AID tue wind ncreesei
in sioieEee ~ the night wore Everything
possible vas done 70 MAKE The passengers com (
iofaDlc. Awning and sails were brought out
aud used a. p@ruai protection 10 the panic |
sGckfn engrsnts. who for The hrst time /
shovel sgns - lear. Al through the trying !
umss which had rroceied this storm they /.
acted admirably The gale kept incssastng In /
fIfy aud here Was tremendous sea running, !
which Was continually breaking over tho vessel. !
nnd saEen altogether things looked dubious lt l
must pe rofnsH. b0Iol that We we're very short Of
provision, aa1 i4is storm al The very outset OF 4
our !oafney toward ~ Nichaeis inside mo /
f3nrm u neacaing thst port safely. /
by daylight u Apnl slh. however. the gale had |
materially decreased and Ne were able 70 make /
nRe progress
IL PORT AT Vt. HicBAEI's.
lhe ~ went by without Incident aud at $50 4
a. n. VI Arril iJth We arrived at 1t Michaels /
tu Agrl I'm At III A.. landed tsV oil INA 2
pa-s~ngsrt ana crew OF the Dao marx, incuoiug /
captain kuUisen. al - hichsers In diyidtnS !
~ our loas " kept on board "a 70 Missouri AMI I
les, euoeasorDg AZ far a. possible 70 leave I've
single men aad taoee not having children 90 81
1h'heei = A5P. n. Of me same day Ne sailed
ffOm n. Sichaei's with 90 people from the Dan
marx Including eight OF the crew OF that vessel.
Who we're allowed ~ come with ia We hsd me
weather all the way 70 Phiiadelphis and Q re-
rusfkaoly small amount Of sicknoss on board
considering sbe crowded condition Of Onr boat
We have now three cases tn tho hospital-kAi
JeBsen, Norwegian bound for Denver. who has
4 severe carbnncie on his feoo, baby Ill wsth
pneumonA and scandinavian. who has some
trltsng aiiinonL All the ofiieers chsorfuiiy gave
up their Quarters for tlle use 81 the women ana
rhlldfoa. ana tho beet OF good nstore nas pre-
vailed durisg no entire trip. We bad plenty 70
Is. on the voyage from ~. hichaeps here. having
taken en- a sapply al mat place amply SUFFICIENT
" last us
PHLaDrLPsIA. April u captain Marrell Of
aud bic reception hero has been 80 eoihns'e,sle
% embarT2ss him, for BIO bears MS honofs
nodesty. He lisa yoang man. pos en nio esiioL
10 - bat - year. o ato. but mas been MASTER
lincals from d&Is 0f rcarbiDg legal age. 10
hundreds sho showerea their Congratulations
upon him, be hssa hright emile and I'm veils any
l1oy .ouie have done ms same, I'm en,y sorry
% ne pslauars river was q pleasant oae
fhroaeh ops n shsn she landed Ct her dpck ~