Show A passenger reaches EN IN thrilling account of her experience TSIP ii i mm nil sauil by jumping ill iho lionts tossed on HIP U acif ESt lIlEK th rolion Rp lion anil welcome at philadelphia after raising daas on from the april as THE dm A story cr alio ill fated lk ast afternoon alio U P evening train brought to ogden mrs sl lund and lier ano children passengers on the ill fated steamer dan anark rank in 0 can about april sir karl luriel of lopan who biad to bid his difo and casl dren welcome after hazardous journe yi met them and the party at anco proceeded to the chapman hoflock in the evening a of CUE arad inn called at the liou 1 and obtained an interview with mrs lund sha graciously gave all the she pos ossed hie journey tha mishaps alio wreak alio deliverance and safe arrival in a cry graphic luanner and in the language As nearly aa possible the account ia riven below as it fell from lier lips on march we left copenhagen in the steamship Panaia rk of abo line alie captains canie was a relative of giue I 1 biad intended leaving on another I 1 did the walla line as well as others in fact I 1 biad purchased roy over another line captain however persuaded me to go with and t my ticket and did BO thorn wre human beings on board from the time I 1 stepped foot on that ship conr misfortune began we were scarcely out of port before we found the pea rollia very heavy alpon reaching Christian sand OB the norwegian coast como of the machinery broke we tossed upon the bavei for four houra before the repairs could be alien we proceeded oa alie voyage the ship waa evidently very rickety and far from aa she labored hard through alie waters it biad a springy motion and all the time we were on the ship whether we were a ting sleeping lying down sitting up or standing thare was a continual perpendicular motion as if we were las to a hue springboard spring board we asted the captain it there were no means whereby this eternal jerk motion could not be but V lie only shook hia head and muttered he doubtless knew more of the ships condition than he cared to elate two days after the lao repairs another portion of the machinery broke with a crash this time ve lay still in for a whole night while the ships labored to repair the break it was liwally fixed and we started westward once moro in alie lope that our troubles were at an end and praying for a calmer sea A day or two later the coal caught on fire and it was with great difficulty eliat the liepe brought to play on the bins it aliis was kept from tb knowledge of the paa as much as possible A second fire again broke out and the passengers who learned of it began to fear that with so many misfortunes they would never leave the the fire was however brought under control on april alli the main shaft of the propeller broke killing the engineer who was attending atten the machinery at that point and knocking a big liole in the end of the ship the pea ran high and the waters rushed through the leak in torrents all hands were bat to the pumps and for they were to lag on the ath a small glimp was sighted and the signal of diat was hoisted in the broke everything to combine to destroy m the waters rashed against the old timbers ii creadel cre akel and snapped anil we felt that unless relief wee sow lell out to us oar last had come still there was no panic the the exception of a few were calm and resigned though on alie countenance of each was imprinted a knowledge of the fearful we passed a night of agony and pu livery screw and brace of the were broken and loosened and the ship appeared to be gradually to pieces at last appeared with the eca aa rough aa ever the we had seen wae and proved to be tho missouri captain morrell bound for ladelphia beliet was asked for tint be stated lie could tuko thirty on buard only thirty out of I 1 our bearta bank the steamer was again shuken and mado acquainted quain ted with our situation that our main shall was broken hn machinery disabled alie pumps broken to pieces and tho chip fast sinking alie noble captain then elion lil aa alie heering intelligence that lie would throw out his cargo and tako us all aboard before this however we biad buried alio engineer I 1 ahall forget that sight he was v rapped in white linen flowers were taken from alio pots and formed into a bouquet placed on iaia body A psalm waa sung and a swedish pastor on board spoke a bordi and the corpse gently glided into its watery grave at 9 am on alie morning of alie dali alie rea became moro quiet had it not calmed to extent the passage from the sinking danemark danmark to the missouri could never bare boon made vow the anost part ot conr experience the boata and upon reaching the water were at on e tobal a a ay fron the ship A kopd ladder w as let down ciak nay to the water lire sailors were stationed below alia women and children were alie first ti be lowered at the foot of the gaudur we waited until a wave would carry the bout up to where we stood when we fumed into it two sailors in the boat were ready to receive oa as we fell the boat would recede and the next p kincner would await the next wave and jump into the boat when it wai carried near enough the smaller children were let down in baskera bas keta ily little gill pained courage a oon aa we reached the boat though we were tossed on the bavei every moment expecting to capsize she cheered me bade me be cheer and not cry for we would be saved there were nine boats and upon reaching lie missouri we were drann aboard kopca one by one until everyone of alie was safely aboard a sound bleamer Bt eamer it took us from nine in the morning until five in tho to mali the transfer had the sea run as iiii as before the plan was to leavo stretched a hauber from one chip to the other and 1 an n us aprons on the line during the chauRe thero no no appearances of frenzy now and hen sobs were audible but all awaited their turn with such crar kosure as they could alie said that had it not been for this comparative quiet and absence 01 excitement many would doubt less have been As it was not a dinglo pinglo life waa lout during the transfer tra nefer no one even tell into the water it was a gods miracle in every respect and I 1 look back upon it wonder our hearts went ont in and praises for our delivery from a watery grave soon after the transfer a little girl was born to a airs lindley aboard the missouri she was christened atlanta antl captain merrelt Mor relt fearing that his provisions po visions would not last eo many adula the journey found it necessary to leave some of alie passengers at some port on the way we att left the scene of our recent hairbreadth e ape seeing the danemark danmark slowly sinking in the ocean on april bolh wo reached st michael on alie azore igonda hera SOO of he married male portion of passenger and a number of alio crow were landed provisions and water were taken in and on april alth we stood out to sea bound fur phia we had a pleasant journey the remainder of conr dav though we were huddled together in the same sleeping on the decks never changing our dithing do thing all our baggage was lost aad I 1 leave never changed my clothing since leaving the danemark danmark Dan mark on monday last april we reached philadelphia on the shore we saw thousands upon thousands cf people gathered waving a sea of handkerchiefs as a greeting of welcome As we approached nearer and nearer shout upon shout rose from them telling us what a welcome awaited us when anchored tho people of all nationalities national itie came oat to see us and we were made to fee just how much concern they had felt tor our safety captain morrell lias treated as nobly as his action to us deserved A beautiful miniature several feet long made of deep red rosos the sails of bilk and the american flag at the resting in a eca of ivy was presented to him in our presence A golden cross was also given him though I 1 forget by whom A swedish pastor came out and welcomed us uia speech was touching and the hearts of the passengers to the very deptris dept lis he said that had been many a brilliant show of festivities and rejoicing in phila delaia but never in alie memory of man had there been such rejoicing as now we were not treated as well by the steamship company they provided very poorly for us would give us no reft but started us at on the train yet we had but little trouble comparatively speaking wo were well off it was those who in suspense almost mourned ua aa dead yet clung to hope they were the onea to be pitied of course you can scarcely imagine what my feelings are now at myself safe almost at my destination united again those I 1 love mr lund stated liis feelings when he heard of the disaster lie came from denmark last october landing in logan cache county last december lie had cent for his family by letter posted at lie learned that had left on the danemark danmark Dan mark when the telegraphic reports reached bis ears lie became frantic he could not sleep either or day was continually upbraiding himself for having come to america when the reached him that every passenger biad been saved on I 1 he missouri hia joy knew no bound he awaited with anxiety the arrival of his dear aws and came as far as ogden to meet them upon clasping them in bis arms all liis sorrow at having left the native soil departed and be is now as happy in the bosnes aion of his wife and two bright children as if they biad returned from the city of the dead the family return to their home in logan this morning |