The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-08
700 EM|GRANTS DROWNED
DANISH STEAMER NORGT, FROM
COPENHAGEN, SUNK.
Danish and Norwegian Passengers
Were Bound for the United States
Only ~ Are Known to Be Saved-zt
Steamer Had Run on a Reef 200
Miles OF Coast Of Scotland.

Miles OF Coast of Scotland.
London, July 4.-Over 700 Danish
and Norwegian emigrants, bound for
New York. are believed to have been
drowned in the North Atlantic on
June 20. Out of nearly 800 souls on
board the Danish steamer Norge, that
left Copenhagen June %, only q are
known to be alive, and for the rest no
hope is held out. When last seen, the
Norge was sinking where she struck
on the isle of Rockall, where an isolat-
ed peak rises from a deadly Atlantic
reef, 29O miles off the west coast of
Scotland.
Particulars.
Particulars of the wreck Of the
Norge follow:
Early on the morning of last Tues
day, the Norge, which was out of her
course in heavy weather, ran on the
Rockall reef, which at distance looks
like ship under full sail. The Norge
was quickly backed off, but the heavy
seas poured in through q rent in her
bows.
The emigrants, who were then await
ing breakfast below, ran on deck. The
hatchways were scarcely built for
these hundreds of souls and became
clogged.
by the rock. Eight boats were loaded
and the women and children were hur-
riedly put into them. Six of these
boats smashed against the side of the
Norge and their helpless inmates were
caught by the heavy seas.
Three boat loads got safely away
from the side of the sinking ship and
many of the emigrants who were left
on board, selling life belts, threw
themselves into the sea and were
drowned.
Captain Gundell, so say the surviv-
ors stood on the bridge of the doomed
vessel until it could be seen no more.
The Norge foundered suddenly and
some 600 terrified emigrants were
thrown into the water or drawn down
with the sinking ship. Those who
could swim tried to reach the boats,-
but these were already too full and
their occupants beat off the drowning
wretches with oars.
The boats kept together for some
hours. Practically all of their occu-
pants were passengers and were not
used to handling such craft The boat
occupied by the survivors and which
OF Griv, hxyx
The fate of the other two boats is
unknown.
Survivors Tell Of II.
The life boat made faster progress
and fell in with the steam trawler Sal
via. What became of the other boats
is not yet known.
Teh rescue of those on the life boat
took place on the morning of June 20.
One OF the survivors said that when
ne got on deck the Norge was half sub
merged 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 life boat and an officer stow
ed away six women and a girl and
then told the men to get in. The Of
ficer took charge and got the boat
away from the sinking Norge. Seeing
that the boat was already overloaded,
. the officer with great heroism jumped
into the water and tried to board an.
! other boat which was not so full. He
failed and was drowned.
3 In the sea by this time was a mass
Of struggling men, women and chill.
8 dren, gasping and choking from the ef-
8 fects of the water. The boat rowed
clear of these unfortunates and Just as
she drew away the Norge went down.
Later.
Grmsby, England, July 5.-A pile
OF granite rising clear out of the At
lantic, 900 miles from the Scottish
4 coast,is now a monument to almost 700
). dead. Bodies washed against the rocks
n or lie in the ocean bed at its base.
Near by, completely hidden in the
water, is the northumberland
!. liner Norge, which was carrying 800
y Danes, Norwegians, Swedes and Firms
), to JOIN relatives or friends in America.