The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25
THE DANMARK
The Captain OF the Steamer Mis-
souri, Highly Commended
for Saving Life.
Secret Meeting of the Knights of
Labor to Form Another
. Trades Union.

BALTIMORE, MI, April 23.-In speaking
OF any financial loss resulting from the
throwing overheard of the Missouri's
cargo in resecuing the passengers of the
Danmark, Mr.. Baker, one of the owners
of the Missouri, states that he has not
enough particulars at hand to determine
the merits of the case.
zone thing is certain" said Mr.. Baker,
"and that is, that our company will not
charge one cent for the trouble caused by
the action of Captain Murrell. He re-
ceives our approval for what he did in the
helping of his fellowmen. If it should
fall to our lot to pay for the cargo thrown
overheard to make room for perishing
men, we will pay the bill without a muir
muir. The cause of Captain Murrell
is approved on the same ground that it
would have been disapprowed had he acted
differently. Had he allowed 300 persons
to have gone down to death without hav-
ing done all in his power to save them, he
would not only have been discharged from
the service of the company, but
would have merited and no doubt would
have received the just condemnation of all
who feel an interest in rescuing those who
are in danger"
Captain Hamilton Murrell, commander
of the Missouri, now has the record of saw
ing more human beings from death than
any master of ship in the past. His
case was one of direct rescue, he having
taken 735 PERSONS from the Danmark
without losing a life and landing all
safely.
THE DANMABK's PASSENGERS.
Those of the Danmark's passengers who
were shipped via. the Pennsylvania rail
road from Philadelphia for New York,
sixty odd, after midnight last night, ar
rived here this morning. Most of the
passengers who came mere departed for
their homes or the homes of their friends
in this city, Brooklyn and vicinity. A few
whose destinations are elsewhere were
taken to the hotel Danmark, "a Green
wich street,
New YORK, April 23.-Olaf Waglund
was one of the few English speaking peo
pie in the party. He is florist and has
been in America before. In conversation
statement, which has not yet appeared in
print, IN connection with the casualty.
He was told that his remarks were i'm
portant and detrimental to the steamship
company, but he wished to make the state
ment. He said that before the accident
occurred-he could not recall the day, but
thought it was April l or 2-one
of the Norwegian emigrants told him he
overheard conversation in the officers
quarters. One of the ships officers had
said to the others in the apartment that
he thought the vessel would never reach
New York. Her machinery was in bad
order and had not received the care it
should have before the steamer sailed.
Her pumps were broken and in case of
accident they would be found of little
service.
81 sm afraid the Danmark," the officer
is reported to have said, Twill meet the
fate of the Geiser."
The Geiser was the vessel of the same
line sunk off Nova Scotia by collision
with the Thingvalla about
year ago. Waglund further said that
the vessels coal boxes were fire on two
occasions before her machinery gave out.
The first fire occurred about l o'clock on
the night of March 80, and the second
about $3.50 in the afternoon of the follow
ing day. The passengers heard of both
fires and showed unessiness over the COM
paratively slight accidents. Then the
the vessel became totally disabled. Wig
und was loud in his praise of the cap
tain and crew of the steamer Missouri,
who rescued the Danmark's passengers.