The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-05
DETAILS OF
DISASTER
Seven Hundred Die On
Norge.
A HUNDRED WERE SAVED.
Life Boats We're Practically
Useless.
Against Rocky Cliffs, of Scottish Coast,
Bodies Of Danish, swede, Finn,
and Nerweigans Wash
With Waves.
A HUNDRED WERE SAVED.

Grimsby, Eng, July IA long pile
Of granite rising sheer out of the At
lantic. 900 miles from the Scottish
mainland. is now a monument to al
most seven hundred dead.
Bodies wash against the rocks or lie
in the ocean bed at its base. Nearby.
completely hidden in the water is the
which was carrying 500 Danes, Nor
wegians. Swedes and Fins to join re-
latives or friends in America. OF
these only about 100 were saved.
No tragedy of the sea, has had more
appalling consequences and none has
occurred In q shorter time. The pas
sengers were suddenly aroused from
theii sleep. terrified by the contact
of the ship with the solid granite. fol-
lowed by grinding. rasping sound as
though the hull were being showed
over huge rocks. Then silence, as the
changing bells brought the engines to
a stop.
Those of the passengers who were
standing at the time the steamer
struck the rock. were thrown against
stt~ oUAAhS*tS VI Oh thS oSShS anu idN
not recovered their feet when a stem
orian voice gave the terrifying order.
All hands on deck; men hurry or you
may sink
Immediately there was q rush for
the narrow companionways and men.
women and children pushed and strug-
gled ana made every other EFFORT to
reach the deck where the boats swung
from the davits. Many persons. re-
tanning their presence OF mind, seized
life, preservers only to ind In some
instances that the strings were rotten
and they could not quickly be put
around their bodies.
Those who reached the deck saw the
riohe OF the Norge pinned directly
against the rock. II remained there
only few minutes FOR Captain Gpnr
del commanding, who had Immediate
ly gone to the bridge, gave the or
der to the engine room to reverse the
engine. Some men of the engineer
force had relatives among the passen-
gers and after seeing them safely to
the boats they heroically returned to
their stations below. Slowly the ship
backed off and as she gained way 1t
was found that water was pouring
into her hold. a
Fought for Boata.
scandinavian and presaging death.
added to the supreme fright and
agonv The passengers who were
ni,ed In the boats were the fortunate
ones who were to escape, while the
unfortunates who saw death near clus-
.ass a. ,ho y,ciritv seethinR. strug-
Cling masses. some on their knees,
$50 s,rrounded nv children: 9TH
20 s,nn,icattnq aid from any one and
$4,000 for narmission to enter the
S.. a,So,v,, and f,ghtinp their way
pohts' eioo WINS 90 s.,hiot tha heats
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Inc souhu $3.50 "a tna
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S"Htiy 'hD 1., o. oraars
the oo"s. Witnoue .,a .e ,ha,r nron'
without paying a''eh'ion ~ 80 n -
er manning. INC
lower the boats.
The starboard liieDoat began sio"iy
to fall when the norror Vi .nU Sy ~
beard the stern Jackie iaiieu' ""'-e '-0
bow tackle was Tree
Soon the DOW was alnios. -.
ular. Those VINO were IN IL CHUNG ues
perateiy along the Sues Gnu ses' ~
Ill great "afe SeAiC e,
and struck the boat smasnlhs
against the side OF the SNIP Inc oUSu.
pants OF the boat VINO wle no ~
by the impact were thro"h iii'o 'no
water The crew ana passengers Oh
deck had not time to spare 10 ASSIST
the few who had chance 10 escape
but lost 1t.
Fate of Second Boat.
Undeterred by the experience OF tne
first boat. a second, loaded principally
with women and children was low
cred This time the tackle ran suiooth-
Nv but the hopes of escape OF the pas
s.rgers on board were blasted The
moment 1t touched the water. waves
picked up the small craft as II II had
been a feather and dashed IL against
the side of the ship In spite OF the
frs ntic efforts of the passengers 10 reno
Il off. The crash was heard on oeck.
T.ien the sea swallowed more victims
and pieces of wreckage SLOWLY drlIted
towards the rock.
The upper deck or the norge al the
time of the disaster to the second boat.
was only few feet from the water
ond It was apparent to every one that
only few minutes more ana she wouia
pit nge beneath the waves. In the