The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-07-05
Is THRILLING Scene.
Going Down Of the Norge Terrible
disaster of the Deep.
WAS HEARTRENDING
Vessel Plunged Forward and shortly
She went to the Bottom, aud
Those Swimming Around
Drawn Into Vortex.

Grimsby, Eng. July 5,--A long PIE
OF granite rising sheer out of the At
lantic 2s0 miles from the Scottish
mainland is now a monument TO about
geo dead. Bodies wash against the
rocks or lie In the ocean bed at its
base. Nearby. completely hidden In
the water, is the Scandlnavian-Am eri-
can liner Norge. which vas carrying
500 Danes, Norwegians. Swedes and
Firms 10 join relatives or friends I'm
America. or these. only about 1870
were saved
No tragedy OF the sea has had more
appalling consequences. and none has
occurred I'm shorter time. The pas
sengers were suddenly aroused from
their steep terrified hy the contact OF
the bows OF the ship with the 81 lid
granite. followed by a grinding. rasp-
Ing sound as though was being showed
over huge rocks. Then silence. az the
clang OF bells brought the engines to
stop. Those OF the passengers who
were standing at the time the steamer
struck were thrown against the bulk
heads or on the decks. and had not
recovered their feeet when a stentori-
an voice gave the terrific order. "All
hands on decki Men. hurry on. or Won
may sink"
Immediately there was a rush for
the narrow companionwavs and men
women and children pushed ard string.
geo ana made every effort TO reach
me deck where the boats swung from
the davtts Many persons retaining
Their presence OF mind seized life ure
servers only 10 find. In some instances
that the strings we're rotten and they
could not quickly be put around their
bodies Those who reached the deck
saw the nose of the Norge mined
against the rock. II remained there
only few minutes for Captain Gun
deli, commanding Rho had Immediate.
" gone Ia the bridge. gave the order
10 The engir" room tn reverse the en-
gin@s. Some men Of the engineers
force had relatives among the paRRer-
gers, and after seeing them safely to
the boats they herolcalIY returned IN
their stations below. SLOWLY the shin
backed on. and 80 she gained way. IL
was found that water was pouring into
her hold, This announcement called
In scandinavian. AMI presar{ng death.
added 10 the supreme fright ard a 9onv
he passengers who were piled in the
boats were the unfortunatpv who saw
death near. clustered In the vicinity 81
a Seethine- struggling mass. some an
their knees praying surrounded by
children. Others duplicating adj from
me and striking for permission To en-
ter IN" boats sIbowing ard fightfuR
their ~av 70 the places from which
the boats we're being lowered The
sound Of grinding eeaT ed the how 81
The Norge vawned as the steamer re-
turned 70 deep water. The SEA rushed
hungrily Into the huge rents made
by the roFk I'm the iron hull Swiftly
the vessel begun 90 sink by the hows
Without waiting for orders without
paving attention to their proper man
ming. the occupants began "a bower
the boats The starhoard lifehaats he
OF those On hoard the stern tackle
failed. white the bow tackle ran free
soon the bow was almost perpendic-
ular. Those who were IN 81 chung dos
perately along the sides and seats until
a great wave came towering along and
struck the boat smashing IL against
the side ~ the ship. The occupants
OF the boat who were not killed bv
the impact were thrown into the water.
The crew and passengers on deck had
ma time 20 spare n assist the few who
had chance 70 escape but had lost
t. Tndeterred by the experience Of
the first boat second. loaded princi-
paliy with women and children was
lowered. This time the tackle ran
smoothly hut the hopes Of escape az
the passengers on board were blasted.
The moment IL touched the water.
waves picked up the small craft as ~
Il had been a feather and dashed IL
against the side NJ the ship. In spite
" the frantic efforts Of the psssen-
gers to fend IL OF The crash was
heard on deck Then the sea swallow
ID more victims and pieces NJ wreck
age slowly drIfted towards the rock.
The women In the boat which reach
ID Grimsby hid their eyes but the
men who were sitting facing the Norge
say they saw the captain sttil nm the
bridge and the passengers en- deck ir
attitudes OF resignation. while they
looked the Norge piun9esa forward.
her stern shot up In the air ana she
The swimmers In the ~
-inity ~ the ship were drawn into
The vortex. around which they swirl
- like chips IN the masls,rorn- nut
twelve minutes elapsed from the time
he ship struck until she saEk
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