Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
SHIP SINKS WITH 600
STRIKER ROCK AND GOES DOWN
IN FEW MOMENTS.

Out Of Nearly Eight Hundred Passen-
gers Only One Hundred and Twen-
ty-eight Known to Be Saved-Little
Hope for Any of the Others.
London July 5.-Of ia souls on
board the Danish steamer Norge, 1913,
including Captain Gundel, are known
One Of the children died in lifeboat
which brought others to safety. For
the missing 646 persons, small hopes
are entertained. In addition to the
twenty-six persons who landed at
Grimsey, 102 survivors of the Norge
were landed at Stornoway, thirty-two
by the British steamer Cervona and
seventy by the German steamer
Energie. They We're all in pitiful
condition. Many were taken to hos
pital and most of them had to be car
ried ashore.
Among those on board the Energie
was Captain Gundel of the Norge.
He said: "All went we'll until about
7:45 o'clock last Tuesday. When about
eighteen miles south OF Rockall, 1
felt the steamer strike heavily for
ward on sunken rock. Soundings
were taken and it was reported there
was five foot of water in the forward
hold. Orders were given to COM
mence pumping and also to the pas
sengers to put on life belts and be
ready to get into the boats. The crew
worked nobly under the leadership of
the chief officer. Seven boats got
safely away, the life savers were cut
adrift and the steamer went down by
the bow. The chief officer told me she
was sinking and l told him to jump
overheard, which he did. l did not
see him again. I went down with the
steamer. My right leg got damned
between two stanchions and was very
much injured. When rose to the sur
face l noticed number of bodies
floating. The Norge was atioat only
about twenty minutes after striking.
swan for about twenty minutes and
came across Second Engineer Braun,
who is a good swimmer. We kept
company for about an hour and half,
when we noticed a boat some distance
off and we both made for it. Both Of
us were taken on board exhausted.
We found that it was life boat No. 1.
1t was crowded and under the charge
of Seaman Peter Oleson. After re-
covering little took charge of the
boat and the provisions, which con-
al OF Of will nd
two casks of water. The boat was
steered for st. Kilda, $50 miles dis
tant. On Saturday morning we saw
large schooner rugged steamer about
four miles distant. We put up a
blanket on an oar, but the steamer
passed on without taking any notice
of us. On Sunday morning bark
passed some distance off, but with the
same result At about 10 o'clock Sun
day land was sighted and the droop-
ing spirits of all were revived. It
proved to be ST. Kilda. Some time
afterwards steamer was noticed
coming from the west, bearing down
on our boat. She proved to be the
Energie, anI at 6 o'clock we were
safe on board"
Many deeds of heroism shine
brightly through the pals of the dis
aster. That of Peter Jansen, who has
relatives in Brooklyn, is told with adj
miration by the survivors. He was
one of the engineers of the Norge.
When the ship struck he learned the
extent of the disaster and went be-
low to where his relatives were and
told them and those nearby to go at
| once to the upper deck.
| He accompanied them to the boats
and saw them safely on board. He
was urged to join them, but said he
must return to the engine room and,
shouting farewell, ran to his post of
duty, where he died. Some of the
male passengers, without a thought
of self, placed women and children in
the boats, preferring to remain behind
rather than take advantage of their
strength. The mate of the Norge,
who left the ship in the boat which
arrived here, seeing that it was over
crowded, leaped into the water for the
purpose of swimming to a second boat
not far away. He had only gone a
short distance. when, weighted by his
clothes, his strength gave out and he
sunk.
| Officers of the steamship company
knew of only one third class passen.
ger who lived in the United States
Pedro Nelson, naturalized citizen
who had homestead in South Da
kota. All the others gave their ad
dresses in Danish cities.
Four Drowned in Muskegon Lake.
Muskegon, Mich, July 5.-A sal
boat containing seven pleasure seek
ers was capsized in Muskegon lake
and four of the occupants were
drowned in view of hundreds of spec
tators. The party consisted of Albert