Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-08
STEAMER NORGE WRECKED
NEARLY 700 EMIGRANTS BOUND
FOR NEW YORK LOST.

Story Of the Disaster-The Fourth's
Fatalities-National Prohibitionists
Nominate Presidential Ticket -
Thirty Burned in Train Wreck.
Terrible loss OF life, which revised
figures now place at GAG, resulted from
the wreck of the Danish liner Norge,
which struck on Rockhall reef, Off the
New Hebrides. northwest Of Scotland
June IS, The story of the disaster
was brought TO Grlmsby, England,
Tuesday, July 3, by % OF the 500 pas
sengers of the Norge, who had been
picked up by the steam trawler SAL
via, and who were supposed To be the
sole survivors of the wreck.
The Norge carried about 200 Danish
and Norwegian emigrants bound Tor
New York together with Captain Gum
dell and crew.
The Norge struck the reefs of Rock
hail. a deadly islet To mariners, whose
isolated peak raises 10 feet above sea
level some 290 miles off the west coast
Of Scotland Rockhall reef looks from
a distance like a ship under full san.
Early ON the morning of June IS the
Norge, which was out of her course in
heavy weather. run foul of the reel
She backed off Immediately, but the
reef had cut deep into her bows ana
she settled rapidly. High seas were
running at the time and In the efforts
to escape from the doomed vessel
most of the life-boats were smashed.
The Norge foundered suddenly and
more than 600 terrified emigrants
were thrown IN the water or drawn
down with the sinking ship. The
boats kept together for some hours.
Practically all OF their occupants were
passengers and were not used TO
handling such craft. The boat occu-
pied by the survivors landed AZ
Grimsby was a boat, which made
faster progress and fell in with the
Saliva AT a. IN. June 70. The sur
viyors consist of 20 men, SIX women
and girl. The Norge left Copen-
hagen June %. Captain Gundell
stayed by his boat 20 the last He and
his crew showed courage ana presence
Of mind but the odds were against
them.
Later reports state that 80 survivors
of the Norge We're landed at Storno-
way, Scotland. Monday, July 4, by the
British steamer. Cervona. Seventy sur
vivors were also taken Off the German
steamer Energie, They We're all IN
la pitiful condition. Among them was
CAPTAIN Gundell. He said: 4 went
down with the steamer. My right leg
got jammed between two stanchions
and was very much injured. When
rose 10 the surface l swan for about
90 minutes and came across Second
Engineer Brunn, who Is a good swim
mer. We kept company for about an
hour and q half when we noticed 2
boat some distance off and we both
made for It" 4 fourth boat containing
I17 survivors was landed at Aberdeen,
Scotland. July O. by a steam trawler.
G27 people are stHl missing.
Charles H. Corregan Of New York
and william w Cos Of Illinois We're
chosen as candidates for president
and vice president respectively, by
national convention of the socialist
labor party at New York Wednesday,
July c.
President Roosevelt with Secretary
and Mrs. Loeb Assistant Secretary
Barnes. two stenographers, tele-
graph operator. two messengers. and
two secret service men left Washing
ton Saturday. July .. to spend the
summer in oyster Bay.
The Chicago Tribune published
Tuesday, July ). a partial list Of ca
sualties resulting from Fourth OF July
celebrations all over the country. The
list gives the total number OF dead,
rs, injured 1884 and a property loss
of Sl77.SG0. A year ago the accidents
reported were As dead 341 injured.
In "A hours the total had jumped to
52 dead and 1856 injured. Through
out the country the fire losses were
generally smaller than in former
years.
The Chicago limited on the Wabash
railroad, a heavy train loaded with
July excursionsts TO ST. Louis was
wrecked Sunday night July g. at
Litchfield. H. The train was late and
running fast, struck an open switch
and was overturned seven of the nine
cars burning. Eighteen persons were
killed and about 40 burned and man
gled. An investigation is being made
to discover how the switch came TO
be open. Charles Coneau, station
agent, aserts that the wreck was the
result of malicious mischief. He said
the north track. as that siding is
called, had not been used Sunday and
that the switch was tempered with.
Not Is minutes before the accident
passenger train went over ii safely
When the limited was derailed he
saws, the switch was turned and the
lock lying on the ground beside It.
The engineer and fireman of the train
were among the victims, being caught
under the engine.
Harvard defeated Yale to 0 in the
third game of baseball In their series
at New York Saturday July 2.
big crowd saw the game. Yale won
the annual varsity eight-oared boat
race from Harvard at New London,
Conn., the same day. She proved her
superiority in everything that goes to
make a perfect crew-skill. with the
sweeps, seamanship and physical en-
durance. Her victory in the varsity
race. considered with her grand battle
in the four cared race which she lost
through an accident when 1t looked
like walkover for her, and the win
of her freshman eight on Thursday
in a magnificent struggle, makes IL
fair to say that she completely out
classed her rivals from Massachu-
sets. The official times of the finish
of the three events which now consu-
tute the annual competition, including
the freshmen of Thursday, were. as
follows: Freshman Fights, two miles
Yale, 1920: Harvard, 10:201a. VAR
sity tours. two miles: Harvard, 12:l2:
Yale. 1915: winning distance, IA
lengths Varsity Fights, four miles:
Yale, 214O1s Harvard, 22:1Q; win
ming distance, seven lengths. Botn
varsity crews were of remarkable
physical strength finishing in good
condition.
The prohibition party in national
convention at Indianapolis, IND,
Thursday, June 80. nominated Silas 9.
Swallow of Pennsylvania for presi-
dent, and George w. Carroll of Texas
for vice president. The platform was
adopted without argument after
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