The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-07-08
HEAVY Loss OF LIFE
Ocean Steamer Strikes on Rocks
and Sinks.
Of the 800 Danes, Norweqians, Swedes
and Firms On Board Only 1872 Have
Eeen Accounted For-Sev-
eral Were Injured.

Grimsby, Eng, July 5--A long pile
of granite rising sheer out of the At
tlantic, 290 miles from the Scottish
mainland, is now a monument to al
most 700 dead. Bodies wash against
the rocks or lie in the ocean bed at its
base. Nearby, completely hidden in the
water is the Scandinavian-Americ
liner Norge, who was carrying 500
Danes, Norwegians, Swedes and Films
tC join relatives or friends in America.
Of these only about 1872 were saved.
No tragedy of the sea has had more
appalling consequences and none has oc.
Cured in a shorter time. The pas
sengers were suddenly aroused from
their sleep, terrified by the contact of
the bows of the ship with. the solid
granite, followed by a grinding, rasp-
ing sound as if the hull was being
/. showed over huge rocks. Then silence
as the changing bells brought the en-
| gineS to a stop. Those of the paSsen-
gers who were standing at the time
the steamer struck the rock were
thrown on the rocks and the decks,
and had not recovered their feet when
stentorian voice gave the terrifying
order, "all hands on deck! Hurry, or
it may sink, men,
Slowly the ship backed off, and, as
she gained way, it was found thai
water was pouring into her hold. This
announcement, called out in Scandina-
Wan and presaging death, added to the
supreme fright and agony. The pas
sengers who were piled in the boats
were the fortunate ones who were to
escape, while the unfortunates, who saw
death near, clustered in the vicinity.
a seething, struggling mass, some en-
their knees praying, surrounded by
children, others supplicating- aid from
any one and shrieking for permission
to enter the boats, elbowing, fighting
their way to the places from which
the boats were being lowered.
The sound of grinding ceased, the
bow of the Norge waved as the steam
er returned to deep water. The sea
rushed hungrily into the huge rents
made by the rocks in the iron hull.
Swiftly the vessel began to sink by the
bows. Without waiting for orders.
without paying attention to their prop
er manning, the occupants began to
lower the boats. The starboard life
boat began slowly to fall when to the
horror of those on board, the stern
tackle failed, while the bow tackle
ran free.
Soon the boat was almost perpendfc-
ular Those who were in it chung des-
perately to the sides and seats until
great wave came towering along and
struck the boat, smashing it against
the side of the ship. The occupants
Of the boat, who were not killed by the
impact, were thrown into the water.
UnGeterred by the experience of the
first boat a second, loaded principally
with women and children, was low
cred. This time the tackle ran
smoothly but the hopes of escape of
the passengers on board were blasted.
The moment it touched the water
waves picked up the small craft as if
it had been feather and dashed it
against the side of the, ship in spite
of the frantic efforts of the passengers
to fend it off,
Aberdeen. Scotland, July 6.-Anoth-
er boat containing IL survivors of the
| Danish steamer Norge, which founder.
ed off Rockall reef, 200 miles from the
Scottish mainland on June %, were
landed at Aberdeen, Scotland fuse
day night by the steam trawler Largo
Bay.
Six hundred and twenty-seven per
sons are still missing
They drifted at the mercy Of the At
lantic for six days. When both water
and food were gone and when the oc-
cupants were almost too exhausted
even to hope, the trawler hove in
sight. This was on July 4 when the
boat was about 80 miles off ST. Kilda
Those rescued had eked out an ex
istence on two biscuits a day When
they started from the Norge there was
only one small cask of fresh water in
| the boat. Before the Largo Bay fell
in with them this and the biscuits had
been finished and the pangs of hun
| ger had set in. They weathered a gale
and continued as best they might,
striving tc reach the coast of Scotland
against the heavy seas.
Many OF those rescued have severe
wounds sustained in jumping from the
decks of the sinking ship The legs
and arms of others are swollen from
exposure and from the salt water.
On their arrival at Aberdeen the
survivors were taken to the sailors
home. The third mate says that three
other boats started with that rescued
by the Largo Bay. One of those con-
tanned 80 persons, including several
women and children. Another boat
had IS men with the second mate in
charges The third boat had ten men
on board. The survivors parted com
pany with the three boats on July g.
President Meyer Out on Bond.
Denver, Col, July 6.-Charles H.
Meyer president of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, was released here
Tuesday by Sheriff Bell of Teller