New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-04

London. July 3--Over seven hundred Danish
and Norwegian ennigrants, bound for New-York.
believed to hare been drowned in the North
Atlantic. Out of nearly eight hundred persons
ON board the Danish steamer Norge, which LEFT
Copenhagen on June %. only twenty-seven are
known TO be alive and for the rest no hope is
held out.
The news Of this disaster which, II Is feared in
its death record is greater than any previous
tragedy OF the Atlantic. with the arrival
tonight OF the steam trawler Saliva at her home
port. the quiet fishing town of Grimsby. The
Saliva had been a fortnight's cruise around
the Hebrides. BY lucky chance she steamed
further than is usual for Grimsby trawlers.
and fell in with the survivors of the Norge. who.
for twenty-four hours had been tossed about in
a small boat the rough waters OF the At
lantic. The survivor, were taken aboard the
Saliva and landed at Grimsby tonight.
The Norge sank near where she struck. on
the islet Of Rockall. whose isolated peak raises
itself from a deadly Atlantic reef some 290
miles of the west coast OF Scotland
Early on the morning OF June 2s. the Norge.
which was out Of her course In heavy weather,
ran on the Rockau reef. which IN the distance
looks like ship under full SAIL The Norgs was
quickly backed off. but the heavy seas poured
in through a rent IN her bows.
The emigrants. who were then awaiting
breakfast below. ran on deck Except that the
hatchways were scarcely built for these hun
dreds of people. and became clogged. there was
no panic.
ONLY TWO BOATS LEAVE WRECK.
The Norge quickly began to go down by the
head Eight boats were lowered. and into these
the women and children were hurriedIy put.
Six Of these boats smashed against the side of
the Merge and their helpless inmates We're
swept away by the heavy
Two boatloads got safely away from the side
of the sinking ship. and many OF the emigrants
who were left on board seizing life BELTS threw
themselves into the sea and were drowned
Captain Gundel the survivors say. stood on
the bridge of the doomed vessel until It could
be seen no more.
MEN BEATEN OFF WITH OARS.
The Norge foundered suddenly. and some six
nunOENu triiiiSH Silti5AShiltn NCAc AhSN
the water or drawn down with the sinking ship.
Those who could swim tried to reach the boats,
hut these were already too full. and their occu-
pants beat off the drowning wretches with oars.
The boats kept together for some hours.
Practically all OF their occupants were passen-
gers and were not used TO handling such craft.
The boat occupied by the survivors landed at
Grimsby was Ifeboat
one account says that three boats we're sue
cessfulIy launched. the other two holding about
ten persons each The nfeboat made faster
progress and fell in with the Saliva What be-
came of the other boats is not yet known.
The rescue of those on the lifeboat took place
at s o'clock on the morning of June IS. the sur
vivors consisting OF twenty men. one of them
seaman. six women and girl.
4 STRUGGLE To REACH THE BOATS.
one of the survivors said that when he got on
deck the Norge was half submerged. and was
rapidly getting lower In the water Half mad
with fright the survivors all struggled for places
in the boats They fought their way to the big
Iifeboat. and an officer slowed in the six women
and the girl. and then told the men to get in
The officer tnen took charge and got the boat