, 1889-04-25
THE BOOMERS.
A TREASURY OFFICIAL RE-
SIGNS.
OUTLAW. MORRISON CAPTURED.
Presidential Appointments.
GLAD TIDinGS!
All OF the Passengers OF tho Lost Den
mark Rescued.---The Missouri
Picks up 365, and the Bal
Anee Landed at ST,
Michaels.
OUTLAW. MORRISON CAPTURED.
Presidential Appointments.
GLAD TIDiHGS!

NEW York, April 22.-It is likely tha
some of those passengers of the steamer
Denmark who were rescued by the
steamer Missouri will be in New Yorl
to-day. The following dispatch was re
ceived by the agent OF the Denmark, fol-
Peter Wright 4 Son at Philadelphia
agents of the Missouri, that the latter
left Delaware Breakwater, and would be
in Philadelphia between two and three
O'Clock this afternoon. Captain Murtell,
of the Missouri, telegraphed that the
Missouri arrived all well, with 3o5 pas
sengers of the steamer abandoned April
10th. The rest of the passengers and
crew, $40, all landed at St. Michael's.
All well. Please tell Thing Valla Line
agents to make all arrangements to for
ward these people to New York to-
night.
LEWIS, Delaware, April 22.-No COM
munication could be had with the steamer
Missouri this morning. She i'll reach
Newcastle, Delaware, probably between
twelve and one o'clock, and get to Phila-
delphia late this afternoon.
Capt. Hamilton, commander, furnish
es the following statement: We left Lon
don with general cargo for our first
trip to Philadelphia, March 2S. On
April we sighted the steamer Denmark
flying signals OF distress; We bore down
on the steamer and found her disabled.
Capt. Knudson, her commander, report
ed the tail end OF his shaft broken and
he wished me to take tho passengers TO
New York.. owing to the state of the
weather 1 was not prepared to aoOomo-
date such large number of people f-de-
eiined to accede to his request but offered,
instead, to tow his vessel to the nearest
port, this offer Capt. Knudson accepted
and the vessel proceeded slowly, head
ing northwest for st, Johns, N. Y, which
is considered to be the nearest port to
make under the circumstances. The
wind blewnTith tremendous force all
night and eDgress was most difficult.
On April 6 at 40 A. NJ, finding could
make no headway in a westerly direc-
ton and seeing ice to the windward de-
termined to make for the Azore islands /
signalled my determination to the cap
tain of the Denmark and he agreed that
this was tho best course to pursue and at
7 A. NJ. the Denmark signalled we are
leaking considerably there is four feet of
water in the after hold and gaining
rapidly 1 asked what should do and
the signal came back keep on towing.
Two hours after Capt, Knudson again
signalled that = the Denmark is sinking,
We must abandon ship, will you take pas
sengers? Without moments hesitation
l Isignalled back yes, Iwili take all on
board and do the best can. then cut
the tow line and we dropped-down to
the Denmark. Chief Officer Glen of
that vessel came on board the Missouri
and said Capt. Knudson desired that for
the best interests of those on, ship
it wsuld be better to abandon
her and get all the people on board
Missonri; while there was plenty Of time.
4 heavy swell was running during all OF
this trouble making ths work of renney-
ing the people from the sinking ship one
OF great difficulty, and it was only by the
hardest kind of work, We, were able 10
avoid accidents both to people and TO
boats. The women and children were
removed first sud after them, the
male passengers and crew, at 2 D. m.
We flashed the work of sraferr-
ing she passengers having consumed
nearly five hours, and getting every
body With the exception Of the officers
safely on the Missouri without single
accident OF any kind, an hour, later the
barometer began falling and I sent word
to Capt. Kuudson and his officers to
leave the ship and come on board the
Missc sri and after getting some provision
from the Denmark, which had now
settled very perceptibIy in the water
the vessel was fually abandoned, Capt
Knudson being the last TO leave the ship
then coahted heads and found We had
| in addition to our own crew of IS mer
passengers, go cabin and steer.
= 60 OF officers and
Oar last