Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-07-07
PANIC ON SINKING SHIP
Only lB Out Of ia People Reached
the Land.
STRUGGLE FOR THE LIFE BOATS.
Appalling Scene Aboard the Steamer Norge as
She Went Down After Crashing Into a Rock
200 Miles From the Scottish Coast-The
Captain Unable to Preserve Discipline Among
the Crew.

the Crew.
London, (By Cable).-Of TIA souls
on board the Danish steamer Norge,
1873, including Captain Gundel, arc
known to have been saved. One of
the children died in lifeboat which
brought others to safety. For the
missing 640 persons small hopes are
entertained.
The enormous death roll which was
feared with the first news of the
wreck has been decreased by Io2, that
number of survivors, after many pri-
vations, having landed at Stornoway
yesterday
The horror Of the wreck itself
grow with each survivors, account
Captain Gundcls statement, which
reads like an affidavit from the dead
for he went down with his ship. main
tains that the Norge struck on a
sunkcn rock Is miles south of Rockall
The lO2 Survivors spent the night
dl sDl'l H'N many VI tlINill III tllI
hospital.
The majority of the a0 who were
landed at Grimsby have arrived at
Liverpool, from where they will sail
on the Cunard Line steamer Saxonia,
for Boston.
Vessels arc searching i'll the vicinity
Of Rockall for any more survivors.
The chief hope lies in Captain Grun-
dcl's statement that seven boatloads
got safely away
No traplev Of the sea has mad more
appalirp consequences and none has
occurred in a shorter time The pas
sengcrs were suddenly aroused from
their sleep. terrified by the contact Of
the bow of the shin with the solid
granite. followed by a grinding. resp
mo sound as il .,Lc hui was being
shcercd over hinge rocks. Then silence
as thc cl,npinp b,lls brought the
engines to 4 sion
Those of the passengers who were
standing at the time the steamer
struck thc rock were thrown against
the bulkhcad, or ON the decks and
had nor recovered their feet when a
stcntor;,u voice povc thc terrifying
ordrr. '' '
"All hands ON deck Hurry or
Won may sink,"
Lie FreserVers useless.
Immediately there was a rush for
the narrow c6mpanionwavs, and men,
women and children pushed and
struggled and made every other cf-
fort 10 reach thc deck. where the
boats swung from fine davits. MANY
persons retaining their presence OF
mind, srilcd He nrc,crvrrs, only to
Gnd-in some instances that the strings
we're rotten and Ihcv could NOT be
quickly out around their bodies.
Those who reached thc deck saw the
nose OF the Norge pinned directly
II remained there only \ few
m;rutrs fnr C,nt,;n GrundelI com
manI;ng Who had Immediately gone
r. thc hr;dgr Gave thc order to the
enoinc-rnnm ~ reverse the engines.
Some of ,hr rnpincrr force had rcla-
t;vr. amon~ ,hr n,ssrnprrs. and after
seeing them safely to the boats thew
hcr0;c,Ilv returned to their stations
hclow
Slow,v the shin hacked off. and as
cha n,;,od ID r.ay i was found that
wator w,e nomr;no into her hold This
anno,rrnr,cn, raIIrd ont in Scandina-
,,;nr ,nL nr.sorr;nr death added 70
tha a" s"nrer,n "'n ir;Ght aud AGONY The
n,ssenr.rs ,,hn were niled in the
boo,e ,.aro ,ho fortunate ones to cs-
oao oo"'' v'h;io TGi ,hn r,;nr,,,natcs who saw
JJap,ii Jopp,i nnnr "m nt nl,stnrnd IN ,he yr;n;tv
usa',; uo"u,;,'1 mN',, s,-rn',I;,n rassce some on
49,. l.nons Hra,ng surrounded bv
ch;Idron c,ii N ~, Lors !nnni;cat;np aid from
or,.ore ,,d sLr;rk;ng for nermiss;on
snSu sS,.o- "' ,h, hno,, oIhow;,r Gght;ng
~: ~ H"'n' ',,, ~ - ,he ,i,ree }rom wh;ch
.i'e' .h ,a, wa! ,,.n.a y" 'TI ho;ppn p1( 1o,.crcd
'''e o''''' WY ~"
Boats Smashed.
Tho sornd oi Grinding ceased and
tba now ni ,hn Nnrge y,wed as The
s,o,,,or s,e no~ ,nrrnI 10 dee, ,,,te- Thc
sa, CO. "',u .ushnd hu,ar;lu ;ntn thc h,rc
81" se,. 'r', aLn H." H. ,H -oni, !, the ;ren
i,,,m '' Cu';i,,,,' ,he vcese, ben,n ~
s;nl, nv thn bows W;thout WAITING
fnr Co.." otIors v;thnn, nav;ny attention
~ ,bo;r nr,nnr ~ m',m. ,r,,n;nn the ocrm-
~ ..'I'' h,, - Iowa. ,,,e ,ants The
Pa"19 Pptarhoo.5 a.. rinhn,t hen,n slo,y,v to
f,il ,,hor ,o thc horror Of those on
the bow tackle ran free. Som
the boat was almost perPenuIcu'ar