The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-05

OF tho disaster to the second boat was
only few feet from the water. and IL
was apparent to every one that only a
few minutes more and she would plunge
beneath the water In the final crisis
those who were able to remen Der clearly
what happened say that the shr!eks and
sobs died away. and that the quiet was
only broken by the curses of some men.
who gave vent to their fear in blasphemy.
Threw Themselves Overheard.
Suddenly one man threw himself over
board, and another followed his example.
Still another jumped into the water, and
soon round the ship hundreds Of per-
sons were struggling In the sen, having
preferred death in open to being sub
merged with the ship. Others deter
mined to stand by the ship, hoping
against hope that she would remain
afloat.
Three boats, 1t is known. successfully
reached the sea. The passengers frantl-
cally pulled away from the doomed ship,
passing by poor wretches who We're stlll
afoat. and who vainly begged to DO
taken on board, while from the ship came
long, despairlng cries. The women In
the boat which reached Grmsby hid their
eyes. but the men who were sitting facing
the Norge say they saw the captain stu
on the bridge and the passengers on deck
In attitudes OF resignation. While they
looked tho Norge plunged forward. her
stern shot UP in the air, and she dis
appeared. The swimmers In the vicinity
OF the ship were drawn into the vortex,
around which they swirled like chips In
tho maelstronl. But twelve minutes
elapsed from the time the ship struck
until she sank. q v
A fine Scotch mist. which was falling
at the time, shut out the other SURVIVORS
from the view OF those who were brought
to Grimsby. The latter as soon as their
boat was clear of the scene of the wreck,
devoted themselves to thoughts tof their
own safety a Jacket was tied to an oar.
which was In turn fastened In the bow Of
the boat, and sailor Dane. took
charge Of the boat, Men and women We're
put to work keeping the boat afloat as
a hole had been stove In her when " was
lowered from tho ship. An examination
of the water cask showed that 1t did not
contain@a drop OF water, There were
some biscuits, however, and these were
eaten by the shtpwreckcd people during
the tWonty-four hours from the time the
ship struck, at z "A, NJ, June 2Sth, until
they were picked UP by the Grlmsby
trauler Sylvia,
A Sailors Story,
Karl AIathieson. the Danish sa.lp', who
assumed command OF the boat, brought
10 Grimby. Joined the Norge 'n,y nv
Copenhagen just before she sailed for
New York, He said he knaW nothing
nj out tho ships arrangement In cnSe Or
collision or fire, He had never been in-
slructed in fire drill and did n9t undct-
stand what 1t meant. lie was on deck
when the vessel struck, but he did not
Fnow until he heard the captain Shouts
ing the order to man the boats That
the damage was great. Math.eson said
Is the representative Of the Associated
Press:
~ worked with tho third mate and
followed him to the different boats. The
first we attempted TO lower fopled iler
.ackle,, keeping her stern fixed While her
| rows fell and shot the occupants Into
l,he water. A heavy sea washed the boat
against tho ships side. We went 70 an,
other a crowd ~ shriek.ng women and
| children following, The launching opera
tions were no. conducted slmul taneously'
\ the officers and crew going from one to
another Had men been set at work q
i seach boat moro would have been saved