The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-07-07
APPALLING DISASTER
ON the ATLANTIC
Over ov,cn 7uuured Danish
and Norwegian Emigrants
Drowned.
VESSEL STRIKES A REEF
Steamship Norge, Trusted Ocean Liner,
Met With Accident and Only
Twcnty-Seven Out of 500
Souls Saved.
.ondon, July 5.-Oyer 700 Danish ana

London, July 5.-Over 700 Danish ana
Norwegian emiErants bound for New
York are believed 10 have been drowned
in the north Atlantic on June IS.
on of nearly 800 souls on board the
Danish steamer Norge, which LETT
C~operAagen June -, only twenty-seyen
gre known to be alive. and for the resi-
no hope Is held out.
When last sect the Norge was sink
ing where she struck on the islct OF
RoDkalt, whose isolated freak rises from
n deadly Atlantic reef some 200 miles
on the WcSl coast OF Scotland.
Early on the morning of last Tues
dav the Norge which was out of her
course in heavy weather. ran onto the
Eockail reef, which, in the distance.
locke! like a ship under fun sail.
The Norge was quickly backed off,
but the heavy seas poured in through a
rent through her bows.
The emigrauts. who were then await
ing breakfast below. ran on deck. The
hatlhways were scarcely built for these
hundreds of souls ana they became
cloggnd.
Tue Norge quickly began to go down
BY the head. Eight boats were lowered,
and into these tho women and children
we're hurriedly put. Six of these boals
smashed against the side of the Norge.
and their helpless mate were caught
up by the heavy seas.
Two BoatIoads Got Away.
Two boatloads got safely away from
thu side of the sinking ship, and many
Of tie cmiGrants who were left on
board, Selling life belts. threw them
sr,yeS into the sea and were drowned.
Captain Gumdel, 20 say the survivors,,
stood on the bridge until the vessel
couti be seen no more. The vessel
fuuuiered suddenly, and some COO ter
riGed people We're thrown into the wa
ter " drowned within the sinking ship.
T,sgFe who could swim tried to reach
Tie boats, but these We're already too
fulI, and their occupants beat off the
drowning wretches with oars.
The boats kept together for some
hours.
Practically all Of their occupants were
passengers. ana were % used to hand
ling such craft, The boat occupied by
the survivors landed at GrimSOy was u
lifehoat.
one account says that three hats
wcfa successfully launched. the other
two holdiug about ten persons each.
Tta lteboat 1}nde faster progress and
IelI. i'm With the SALIVA. What became Of
the other boats is not yet known.
The rescue of those on the Iifeboat
took place at 5 O'Clock on the morning
Of June %. the Survivors consisting Of
twenty men. one of them a seaman. six
womcY. ana a girl.
Story Of Il Survivor.
Ono ot the survivors said that when
he got on deck the Norge was half sub
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ll'ef' "i]4 great neIplSIn. jumped INTO
me "aler ana tired TO board another
boat which was not so full. He failed
"1i VAS drowned,
Ia the sea by this time was a mass
Of struggling men, women and children,
Gaspin@ and choking from the effects OF
the water. The boat rOwed clear Of this
SETTLING inferno, ana lust as she drew
away the Norge went down.
Peter Nelson, one of the surveyors
araEF'hed as a young American, Sald;
For some hours We roWed In COM
Tauy With the other boats, but the
strong tide drifted us away from the
others. and nothing has been seen Of
them since. The Saliva picked us up,
ard we were we'll cared for on board
the lrawler. All of rs lost our entire
belongings. We had no time in that
fierce Hght for life IA, mink Of ANYTHING
bus OF getting seats In the boat"
Tho only hone nv,,ant FOR hose known
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for Cri,,shx 40 ,yl"r. ,nd Fau In with
the st,rvivnr r. ne Nnrqe who for
twcnty-four hours had helm tossed
about In a small hoot IN thn ro,Ich wa
tiers Of he north Atlantic.
Rescued Twentv-seven
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