Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-25

signalied u.s. This time the signal read !.
The Danmark Is sinking. We must
abandon the ship. Wall you take our
passengers p
Without moments Meditation / sig.
nailed back; Yes, with take all on
board and do the best can.' I then cut
the tow line, and we dropped down TO
the Danmark. Chief Oficer Glenn of
that vessel, came on board the Missouri
and informed me Of the condition OF his
chip He said that although the weather
at the time was fine, Captain Knudssn
had decided that for the best intere sts OF
thoss on his ship IL would be better to
abandon her and get all the people on
board the Missouri while there was plenty
OF time.
"At 9 80 q. m. we launched our two
life. boats, in charge of Saoond Jffioer
Lucas and Third Officer Forsyth, and
these two boats proceeded to the DAN
mark. In the meantime seven Of tina
sinking steamers boats were manned by
the crew Of that vessel, and the work OF
transferring the passengers began. A
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, and it was
only by the hardest kind OF hard work
that We were able to avoid Academia both
to the psopie and to the boats. The
women and children were removed Hrst.
end after them the male passengers and
the crew. The officers OF the Danmark
remained on board their vessel.
"At p. M. We hnishtd the work of
transferring tue passengers, having con-
sumed nearly Ave hours, and getting
ev-ry body with the exception of the off,
oera, safely on the Missouri without any
accident OF any kind. About one hour
later the barometer began falling. the
weather was coming on ,hiok and looking
dirty, and l seut word to Captain Kuud.
sen and his faithful Off ,ers to leave the
shio and come on board the Missouri,
aud after getting some provisions from
the Dannisrk, which had now settled
very perespt,oiy in the water, that vessel
was finally abandoned, Captain Knudsen
being the last to leave his ship.
II then counted heads and found that
We had on board in addition to our own
crew of As men and "a passengers, $50
steersga and cabin passengers and So of
the officers and crew OF tho ilI.fnted
steamer.
"Atter we had taken everybody from
the Danmsrk We pu led tho plugs out Of
the bottoms of iha. vessels boats, which
We had used, and left them to aipk 10 the
bottom Of the Allan tic, and | can't under
stand how the III nuesota picked up one
Of these boats SIX days later. Oar last
view of the Daumark showed THAI vessel
to oe rapidly going down, her stern being
almost level with the sea, and the water
was bre king over her. We threw over
board most Of our cargo between decks,
consisting principally OF baed rasa In
order to make room for the acconmodg.
tion of the large addition to our pas.en.
ger list.
"0n looking 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 | decided to make all
possible haste 10 reach the port of st
M,cheis, which was 40 miles away. The
cabin passengers OF the Danmark were in
the Missourl's passenger cabins, aud the
oth:ers gave up their cabins for the use
Of the women and children.
BADY BoEs AT SEA.
Con April h, at l. 40 q. M, about 10
hours after the transfer was made, Mrs.
Linnie, aged Is years, pretty little
Danish woman, who was on the yay 10
America 10 meet her husband gave birth
to Girl in my cabin. The little stranger
was nhristened Atlanta Misanuri The
chtd waa born dnriug q howliu4 ssorui
which rocked tho yessai and caused the
sea to break over US. We had started for
81. Michels with all on board at 5 D, m,
OF the 9Th. The weather was very threat
eninR at that fms and the wind incressad
10 violence as the night wore on. Every.
thing possible was done TO make the
passengers comfortable. Awnings and
sails were brought out and used as q mar.
tial protection to the pauic stricken
immigrants, who for the e ret tune showed
signs OF fear. All through the irving
times which had preceded this storm
they acted admirably.
DUBIOUS PROSPECT.
"The gale kept incre sing In FURY, and
there was tremendous sea running
Witch was continually breaking over the
vessel, aud taken all together things
looked dubious. II must be remembered
that we were very short OF provisions
and this storm at the very outset of our
journey toward st Michels made us fear.
ful of reaching that port safely. BY day
light, however, the gale had materially
decreased, and we were able to make tipe
progress. The 9th went by Withont moi.
dent, and at 9 80 q. M, Of April 10Th we
arrived at st. Michels.
LANDING AT ST. MIoHEIs.
"On April 18th Of ii q. N. we landed
$40 Of the passengers and crew OF tie
Danmcrk, including Captain Knudsen. at
ct. Michsls. III dividing mp our load we
kept on board the Missouri the families,
endeavoring as far rs possible to leave
single men aud those not having children
at st. Micheis. At 6 p. No. Of the Same
day we sailed from at. Michels with a05
passengera from the Danmark. Including
slight of the crew OF that vessel, who
were allowed to come With us. We had
fine weather all the way to Philadelphia
and remarkably small amount OF sick.
ness on board considering the crowded
| condition of our boat. We have nov
three cases in the hospital: Carl Jansen,
Norwegian, hcuud for the west, who
has severe earbupcle on his face; a
baby, Il with pneumonia ami Soandi.
naviau, who has some ;iiflpg siiment.
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