The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-23
Nil NORWAY lSHAKEN
BY NORGE DISASTER
Some Light 7Hroan the Affair BY The Journals Chris
tiania Hoayeyer, Seems TO
Recepe No Setback IN Spite Of the AagjsA Loss of
Life-Other accidents in the History
of the Line.

sidered one Of the best navigators in
the company, and has been entrusted
with scientific observations for the
university at Copenhagen. For the
exactness with which he has always
performed these as we'll as his regu-
lar duties he has won much praise.
His behavior during the catastrophe
of June 2S was certainly above re-
proach.
Like all such accidents, this has
brought forth all sorts of criticism,
most of it coming from those who do
not know any more about navigation
than a Minnesota farmer. That the
accident will tend to sharpen the con-
troll and produce closer inspection OF
emigrant steamers is highly probable.
Many new life-saving devices will GER,
tainly also receive renewed attention
on account Of the affair.
In the emigrant traffic the company
has now five ships left, the two old
ones, the Island and the Hekla, both
about the same size and type as the
| Norge, and three modern steamers,
the Hellig Olav, Oscar IL, and United
States.
OF other serious accidents in the
history Of the company these may be
noted:
The Norge struck rock in Chris
tiania harbor Jan. 8, 1890, knocking a
| hole in her bow so that the water
stood twenty-five feet deep, altho
three pumps were constantly working.
In April, 1899, the emigrant steam
er Danmark sunk. After two weeks
Of suspense the news came that all of
all told, were safely landed on the
Azores. This loss to the company was
nearly all covered by insurance.
The year preceding occurred the
collision between the Thingvalla and
! Geiser, both steamers belonging to the
| 1i,,o Wiz A mo rio "a
IThingvalla line as it was then called.
The Geiser sunk a few minutes after
the collision; 4 passengers and IL of
the crew, including the captain, were
saved, while ~ passengers and 26 of
the crew persisted.
4 The Thingvalla. was also badly dam
aged, but all of. her 455 passengers
were saved and taken on board the
steamer Wieland. The collision oc-
CURED Aug. IA, 1888, at o'clock
pm, 80 miles south from Sable
island.
, Before that time the company only
had had one small accident, namely
when the Hekla struck ground on
Faerder, at the mouth of Christiania
, ford, in 1888.
Since then the company has had
trouble twice with the Oscar II. Both
!. accidents have been described in T h {
: j o u r n a l., and, as no life was los
), on either occasion, have been of les:
general interest.
> The Norwegian authorities seem tt
!, have been shaken up by the Norge af
y fair, and it remains to be seen wheth
er the Island, which has taken OF
$ board It's passengers here today ant
8 had about $50 from Copenhagen, will
g be allowed to sail from Christianssant
n with it's full load of human beings. 4
e most minute inspection of her life
n saving abilities will at least be mad
: before she is cleared
!, The figures given for the Island d,
: not seem to indicate that the Norg
Q affair has caused any decline in tn
e emigrations.
The Norge was covered by insur
|, ance only for 100000 kroner Will
" It's insurance value was 400, 900 kron
e err thus a loss to the company on tn
= ship of 100000 kroner. M A.