The Jersey City News

LAST EDITION
SAFE IN PORT AT LAST.

Half of the Danmark's Passengers Landed at Philadelphia by the Missouri.

STORY OF THE DISASTER.

A Time of Awful Anxiety Before Rescue Came--The Shaft Broke and a Steam Pipe Burst.

[By Cable to the United Press.]

LONDON, April 22, 1889.-First Officer Raben of the Danmark reports that during the severe storm, April 4, the Danmark broke her shaft near the aft end of a section.

The jagged end tore a hole in the bottom.

At this moment an engine pipe burst, killing Engineer Kaas immediately and loosening the iron plates at the side of the vessel, causing another leak. The machinery was completely disabled.

At the time of the disaster the Danmark was 800 miles from the Newfoundland banks. Fortunately the after compartment of the vessel was closed and kept the water back.

All the rest of the day the sea was eagerly scanned for assistance, but not a vessel was sighted.

On the 5th the glad hail was heard from the tops that a sail was in sight.

Signals of distress were hoisted, and the steamer, which proved to be the Missouri, from London for Philadelphia, bore down on the Danmark.

Captain Hudson signalled the Missouri and asked that his passengers be taken aboard, intending to attempt to proceed under sail, but the Missouri signalled back that it would be impossible to take so many on the Missouri, but offered to give the Danmark a tow. This offer was accepted, and after much difficulty a line was taken from the disabled steamer to the Missouri, and the heaviest chain cable was brought into use.

The Missouri is a slow vessel and was heavily laden and progress was very slow.

As soon as the course was changed from before the wind the Danmark began to strain and the water forced its way in much faster than the pumps could free the vessel.

On the 6th the case was seen to be hopeless. So much water was in the hold that she lost her buoyancy, and every time she went down in the trough of the sea her passengers thought it would be her last plunge. The Missouri was stopped and Captain Knudsen went aboard.

After a short conference, Captain Morell, of the Missouri, agreed to jettison a portion of his cargo, and thus allow room between decks for the 721 souls on board the Danmark.

The work of jettisoning the cargo and transferring the passengers began simultaneously, and before night all on the Danmark were on board the Missouri.

The passengers were each allowed to take a reasonable kit of clothing and personal effects, but it was necessarily limited and many lose heavily.

The Missouri was then headed for the Azores where 320 passengers were landed.

Rescued Passengers Landed.

PHILADELPHIA, April 22, 1889.-The steamer Missouri, with 340 of the Danmark's passengers on board, sailed from the Delaware Breakwater at half-past seven o'clock this morning and arrived here at about half-past two this afternoon. The firm of Peter Wright & Son, to whom the Missouri is consigned, is making every arrangement to receive and provide for the Danmark's passengers, and will forward them to New York. As soon as it is obtainable, a list of those arriving on the Missouri will be sent to the office in New York of the Thingvalla company.

Receiving the Immigrants.

The passenger agents of the Thingvalla line left New York for Philadelphia this morning to attend to the wants of the Danmark's passengers. Most of the vessel's immigrants, the agents said today, were bound for Western States and would be shipped direct from Philadelphia as soon as the Missouri arrived, if they desired to go forward at once.

Those of the passengers who had friends or relatives in New York and who had intended remaining there, would be supplied with tickets on the Pennsylvania Railroad tonight, and will probably reach the city before midnight.

Everything for the comfort and convenience of the ship-wrecked people, the agent said, would be supplied by the Thingvalla line's representatives now in Philadelphia.