The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
BY an. A."
Correspondence Of The Journal.

Correspondence Of The Journal.
~HRIsTIANIA, NORWAY, March
s.-The Oscar III Is one Of the
three new ocean steamers
owned by the Scandinavian
American line Of Copenhagen.
Last year, In February, it will be re-
membered, this same steamer during
a heavy gale met with an accident in
midocean, and was compelled to re-
treat to the Azores, where 1t landed
passengers and cargo, and thereafter
went to England for repairs. Since
then the steamer has been making
regular trips between Copenhagen and
Chr1stianssand, without mishap.
Sunday morning, February %, the
Oscar II, coming from New York, was
approaching Christiansand. The sea
and wind were calm, but 1t was dark
and foggy. A Norwegian pilot had
been taken aboard near Mandal, and
Wien the piot tnoughf they We're EEL
ting into waters too shallow for q ship
drawing as much water as Oscar II
does. He gave an order to swing out
ward, and just as this was done the
ship struck a hidden rock. None Of
the 175 passengers paid much atten-
ton to this accident, and the ship pro-
ceeded on Its course. hasty investi-
cation, however, made the situation
plain to the captain and the other Of
f1cers. She had struck the rock below
the water line, just above the double
bottom. and the water was rushing
into the cargo, compartment in
the circumstances, was to find a suit
able place and beach her. Fortunate
" this was found on the nearby Flick
eroe. In sandy little bay. All the
passengers and even most of their lug
gage were brought safely ashore.
In the proceedings Of the maritime
to blame for the accident, altho he
was considered one Of the best in
formed and most reliable men in the
service Of the district. But then, to
The Oscar II was built In Glasgow in
1901, and cost about 100000 kroner.
Captain Skjoedt has been the master
of the boat since she was put into
service, and it Is said that this, the
second accident, has depressed him
very much. Captain Skjoedt has
crossed the ocean about $50 times
year was his first experience In this
line. He was for eighteen years on
the old Thtngvalla.
The cargo, about 5000 tons, con-
sisted mainly of grain, which will be
badly damaged by the water. The
ihlodll VI lAlS udIIldBS Ulll Cdil, DIS yet,
not even be guessed at. When pre-
liminary repairs have been made, the
boat will be taken to Gothenburg,
Sweden, or to Stettin or Lubbock in
Germany for the final patch-up.
The 200 or more passengers already
booked to sail on the Oscar II on her
next trip (from here March 10) will
now have to wait for the United States
on March 10.
Among the Oscar IT'S passengers on
this fatal voyage was Mrs Rohl-Smith
widow Of the we1l-known Danish
American sculptor. She had with her
large collection Of pieces Of sculpture
which she now fears Is being damaged
by water and frost. If so. her loss
will be irreparable, as nothing was in
sured. Fortunately another valuable
collection; which also was to have
been along Of Oscar n was left be-
hind in America, owing to the delay Of
a freight-train from Washington.
On board the Oscar II. were also
all the models, which Stefan Sinding
had for the finishing of the Sher-
nian monument. AS Mr.. Sinding could