Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-07-09
Another frightfuI Horror Of the Deep
With Terrible Loss of Life
PASSENGERS MOSTLY EMIGRANTS
The Danish Steamer Norge, Bound
TO New York. With Nearly 500 DAN
ish and Norwegian Emigrants.
Strikes = Reek in the North At
lantic and Sinks.

LOnden. by Cable.-Over zoo Danish
and Norwegian emigrants bound for
New York are believed 10 have been
drowned in the North Atlantic on June
IS. out OF nearly sac souls on board
the Danish steamer Norge. which left
Copenhagen June -. only p are known
20 be alive and for the rest no hope is
held out.
When last seen the Norge was sink
ing where She struck on the lslet OF
Rockau. whose isolated peak raises it,
self from a deadly Atlantic reef. some
290 miles on the west coast OF Scotland.
Early on the morning OF last Tuesday
the Norge which was out OF her course
in heavy weather. ran onto the Nockall
reef. The Norge. was quickly backed OF
but tho heavy seas poured In through
2 rent ia her bows.
The emicrants. who were then await
ing their breakfast. ran on deck. The
hatchways were scarcely built for these
hundreds OF souls and became cloggcd.
The Norge quickly began 10 so down
by the head Eight boats were lowered
and into these the women and children
were hurrieily put Six OF these boats
smashed against the side OF the Norge
and their helpless inmates were caught
mp by the heavy seas. Two boat loads
got away safely from the side OF tho
sinking ship and many OF the emil
grants who were left on board Selling
f life belts threw themselves into the
sea and were drowned. Captain Gun
+ del. SO say the survivors. stood on the
bridge of The doomed vessel until IL
could be seen nc more.
The boats kept together some hours
r Practically all OF their occupants were
+ passengers and not used TO handling
T such craft. The boat occupied 10y the
survivors landed az Grimsby WAS a life
boat. one account says that three boats
+ we're successfully launched. the other
two holding about Ten persons each
f The lifeboat made faster progress and
. fell i'm with the Saliva What became @.
the other boats IS not known. The res
7 cue OF those on the nschoat took place
40 S o'ciock on the morning OF June 20
the survivors consisting OF % men. one
0f them seaman. six women and Z
Girl
One 90 the survivors said that whor
DE got Cn deck the Morse was half sub
merged and was rapidly getting lower
in the water. Half mad with fright TIE
survivors all struggled for places il
The boats. They fought their way q,
in the six women and the girl and thcI
told the men % get in The officer thei
took charge and got the boat 10 th'
side of the Norge. Seing that the boa
was already ovcrialen. the officer viii
great horoism jumped into the waite
and tried 20 board another boat which
was not SO fun He failed ana WA
drowned
In the sea lv this time was a mas
of struggling men. women and childre
grasping and choking from the eject
OF the water They tried 90 get I'm ia
already ovcr'aicn boats. bur were beat
en- of with oars. The boat rowed clca
90 this scctLing mass and just as SD
drew away the Norge went down.
Peter Nelson. one OF the survivor
described as a young American. said
For some hours We rowod in cOmpan
with the other boats. but the stron
J . tide drifted us away from the other
and nothing has been seen OF thei
, since The Saliva picked us mp and "
were well cared for on board the Trav
Ter. AT % us lost our entire belons
{ ings. he had no time In that fer,
r fight for life 20 think OF anything bi
, The getting OF seats in the boat"
The only hope except for tho:
Z known 10 have escaped is that SON
j few Of the cmigrauts might have bee
, washed upon the barren rocks. The
F, f chance OF being rescued even then
practically nil for vessels sailing u
I North Atlantic give Rockall a vi,
birth as possible.