The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 4, 1904, Page 1

ba ta l to the Library.++++ — midnight, July 4: THE WEATHER. Forecast made at Sam Fran- cisce for thirty hours ending San Francisco and vicinity— Cloudy Monday, nnhblv\m light sprinkles in the morming: fresh westerly wind. i G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecaster. — T 3N Trom e TH v Alcazar—“One Summer's Day.” Central— Wedded and Parted.” Chutes—Vaudeville. Fischer's—“The Mormons.” Grand—“Barbara Prietchie.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. Tivoli—“Rodin Hood.” Matinees at All Theaters To-Day. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HUNDREDS GINK WITH LINER AND TWENTY PERIGH ON TRAIN Two appalling disasters—one at sea and the other on land—give a tinge of horror to the news of yesterday. ~The Danish steamship Norge, crowded by emigrants en route to the United States, struck a reef off the coast of Scotland and sank, more than 700 passengers and seamen drowning. perished and more than twice that number were injured or badly burned in flame-swept coaches. On the In a rail disaster on the Wabash road in Illinois at least a scoré 6f persons wrecked train were many delegates to the Democratic Convention at St. Louis. FREE-FOR-ALL SCRAMBLE OF ANTI-PARKER FACTIONS GIVES JURIST # LONG LEAD % ‘ | ‘ ! Cremeo. & i Ze + & — — DEMOCRATS WHOSE NAMES ARE PROMINENT IN THE POLITICAL NEWS FROM ST. LOUIS. J . - £ ; s pposition Forces Unable to Combine Upon One Man : to Beat the New York Candidate. . ST. L/ IS, ly 2.—1It looks like Par- | wagon” delegates are now counted for | sented to the committee on resolutions. ker. Nine f every ten men who { Parker, but if it were possible to show | Men from the Far West have been have been closely watching the situa- them another man they would be | making quite an active ‘canvass for tion believe that Parker will be nomi- | Wiling to support him. former Senator George Turner for| nated on the second or not later than the third ballot At the same time there is enough uncertainty to make the situation interesting. The balloting is five days away, and a great deal may ocutrsin’ that time, with many un- pledged and uninstructed delegates, with delegations that will their instructions fulfilled after one or two ballots, coupled with the fact that there is a strong undercurrent against the leading candidate. tion to Judge Parker had the elements of cohesion he could be defeated, but the difficulty of mixing milk and water is not yet solved. If not Parker, then Gorman, remotely—Cleveland. T has been 2 the eléments that aid the or— Gorman day. All could be used to Maryland Senator were put forth. His friends have been in evi- dence and the strongest arguments brought to bear to show that he ought to be named. The Congressional influ- ence has b a factor, and Senators and Representatives and Congressional employes, talking and working for Gorman, have given e e of the popularity of the d Semnator among those who W him. GORMAN HOLDS ALOOF. Senator Gorman is not coming to the onvention and will not enter into a scramble for the nomination, nor will he be a party to a movement to defeat the nomination of Parker for the bene. fit of some other man—McClellan or Cleyeland, for instance. There have developed two distinct situations without regard to can dates. -One is a desire to “mix it up” and have a convention which will be uncertain up to the last moment. other is a “band-wagon” conmtingent that w s the problen: settled as soon pos e and to get close to the ariv- er. Thus it happens that delegations with favorite sons are among those | | i The ' | The opponents of Judge Parker raise a number of objections. Hill, as his political backer, and August Belmoft, as representative of the business inter- ests behind him, are said to be un- pleasant for many delegates. The op- position of Tammany+in New York and of Hearst and Bryan in other portions {of the country has some effect. consider | HEARST WILL LOSE VOTES. /Of all the candidates suggested, Par- ker seems more objectionable to Bryan If the opposi- | 2nd Hearst than any other man, Cleve- land alone excepted. Yet several of the delegations under instructions for Hearst freely announce their prefer- ence for Parker ang expect to vote for him on the second ballot. The Cleveland talk has been on the wane, but there is quite a contingent that is watching the situation with the hope that a condition may arise which will make Cleveland’'s nomina- tion advisable. This could not be brought about except after an exciting and bitter struggle. During the day there was some talk about Mayor McClellan, but it is recog- nized that his birth in Germany would o small element of uncertainty, e a’still greater factor is the solid delegation of New York State support- ng another candidate. Soon after Bryan's arrival in St Louie there was some talk about Judge Gray, mainly because a report had been circulated that the Nebraska man would support Cray in preference to any other candidate. Occasionally the ame of Joseph Folk is heard, but it is apparent that Missouri Democrats do not want any further prominence given to the young Missouri attorney. FIGHT OVER PLATFORM. The Presidential situation has been sufficiently interesting to keep the Vice-Presidency and the platform somewhat in the background, although both have received consideration. Many drafts of alleged platforms have been brought to the city and several who would like to prolong the contest | prominent Democrats are said to have and be among the first to swing for | the real thing, but it is said that the the winning man. Some uninstructed | platform will be made in committee delegations would be giad of the op- | and after a sharp contest. Jt is ki portunity to make the Presidentiai can- | gl | didate, if they were sure they could that Senator Gorman made a draft of a platform and sent it here with the pick the winner. Naturaily the “band- | Maryland delegation. This will be pre- Vice-President, and Marshall Field of Chicago, Benjamin F. Shively of Indi- | ane, John Kern of the same State, Dav- id R. Francis of Missouri, Rose of Wisconsin and John Sharp Williams of Mississippi are among those whose names are mentioned in connection with the second place on the ticket, but P long as there is doubt about who®will head the ticket no great excitement can be worked up over the second place. Zogh et PR OLNEY DELEGATES ON WAY. Massachusetts Majority Will Apply the Unit Rule at St. Louis. 7 BOSTON, July 3.—Many of the Massachusetts delegation left to-day on a special train for St. Louis, in- cluding Mayor Patrick Collins, who is mentioned for permanent chairman. Five Hearst delegates from Massa- chusetts went on a regular train. % Twenty-seven of the thirty-two dele- gates intend to vote for Olney as long as they believe there is a chance for their candidate and will apply the unit rule if this plan is accepted by th® na- tional committee. Mayor Collins will make a speech putting Olney’s name before the convention. There is a strong sentiment in favor of Cleveland as a second choice. REALAT 28 “HARMON AND HARMONY.” Slogan of Ohio Democrats En Route to the Convention. CINCINNATI, July 3.—A number of leading Cincinnati Democrats, who are not delegates, but who are enthusiastic advocates of the nomination for Presi- dent of Judge Harmon, left to-night for St. Louis. Many from other parts of Ohio who are not delegates will go to St. Louis in the interest of “Har- mon and harmony.” Judge Harmon’s name will be pre- sented to the convention by Harlan Cleveland, a cousin of Grover Cleve- | land and former District Attorney at Cincinnati under the late Democrati¢ administration. oo i Political News Continued on Page 2. David . | R Aally. LIMITED TRAINIS DITCHED Fire Adds to the Horror of a Wreck. More Than a Score - of Wabash Pas- - sengers Lost. | %Many DelM the Dem- ocratic Convention in | the Coaches. — | AMONG THE DEAD 3 ST. PIERRE BALD, Montreal. | | L. 0. ESCHTADT, Chicago. | MRS. C. F. LUTHER, Mil- | waukee. DAN H. DAVIS, JOSEPH BARDER, from North Dakota. | | JAMES SANFORD, Decatur, 1L J SAMUEL SMITH, fireman, De- catur, Il | | MRS. PERKINS, Chicago. | | I. R. MILLS, Decatur, Ill. | | 1. M. DEITRICH, Toledo, O. | | | ] Decatur, Il Delegate engineer, REV. N. M. MILLS, Bridgeton, N. R. A. DEITRICH, Chicago. FLORENCE SMITH, Chicago. |1 MISS S. H. ATKINS, Chicago. | | HOWARD GROVES. Unknown boy, about 15 years old. 5 LITCHFIELD, IlL, July 3.—The Chi- cago limited on the Wabash Railroad, due in St. Louis at 7 p. m., a half-hour late and running fifty miles an hour, was wrecked to-night inside the city limits. The engine ran into an open switch and struck a freight train on a siding. The engine and the first three coaches, viled in a hdap across the track, caught fire and were consumed. | It is believed that twenty persons per- |ished in these coaches and that forty were injured. Three of the injured have since died. The last car on the train, a special from Wisconsin, was pushed back and saved. Nearly all the passengers were bound for St. Louis and many of them were delegates to the Democratic National Convention. I. R. Mills, one of the dead, was Internal Revenue Collector at Deta- tur, Ill, and a prominent Republican. One of the injured is H. E. Rose of iverside, Cal, who was hurt intern- INJURED OR BURNED. The list of injured as far as com- pleted follows: H. E. Rose, Riverside, Cal., internally; S. A. Asquivitch, Waterloo, Iowa, internally; Willlam Archibald, Honeoye Falls, Ky.; Gegrge Archibald; William Balls, Chicago, fa- | tally; Mrs. Candyou, Milwaukee; Glea- s |son S. Ellis, Marshfield, Ill.; James Fazzell, Taylor, Ill.; Harry M. Cassa- way, St. Louis; Joseph Grein; Alofs Grein; Mrs. Theresa Gehreg, internal- ly; Mrs. Anna Kenyon, Kingston, Ky.; Mrs. Gertrude Kitt, Chicago; Mary Kitt, aged 10 years. The following are suffering from burns: Joseph Kitt, 10 years of age; Kitt, aged 12 years; J. A. Wil- | nut, Chicago; S. Livingston, col- lebtor on train; J. S. Macomber, Perry County, Ky.; Mrs. Huldah Nock, Ar- lington Heights, IlL.; Harry Rink, Cin- cinnati; James B. Roberts, Catlin~Ind.; Harry S. Rubens, Chicago; W. Schrader; W. L. Smith, Chicago; Mrs. FElizabeth Weber, Chicago, seriously; W. B. Thorpe, Chester, Pa.; Charles ‘Ward, Chicago, seriously; Miss Fannie Tipson, internally; Mrs. B. F. Tenney, Ada, Minn., internally. COACHES PILE UPON ENGINE. Mr. and Mrs. W. Bachelor of Chicago escaped with slight injuries. “We were in the chair car at the rear of the train, and it did not leave the track,” said Bachelor. “When the ac- cident occurred the front cars piled upon the engine, took fire and burned. There were dead and injured persons all around, and it seemed to us that Continued on Page = Column 1, z st Danish Steamship Norge, Crowded With Emi- grants, Strikes a Reef Off the Coast of Scotland. Of More Than Seven Hundred Persons on Board, Only Twenty-Seven Are Picked Up by Passing Craft. Terrified Men, Women and Children Leap Overboard and Engage in a Mad Struggle for Life. LONDON, July 3—More than 700 Danish and Norwegian emigrants, bound for New York, are be= lieved to have been drowned in the North Atlantic on June 28. Of nearly 800 on board the Danish steamship Norge, which left Copenhagen on June 22, only 27 are known to be alive, and for the rest no hope is held out. When last seen the Norge was sinking where she struck on the Isle oi Rockall, whose isolated peak raises itself from a deadly Atlantic reef 290 miles off the west coast of Scotland Early on the morning of last Tuesday the Norge, which was out of her course in heavy weather, struck the Rockall reef, which in the distance looks like a ship under full sail. The Norge was quickly backed off, but the heavy seas poured in through a rent in her bows. The emigrants, who were then awaiting breakfast below, ran on deck. The hatchways were scarcely built for these hundreds of souls and soon became clogged. The Norge quickly began to go down by the head. Eight boats were lowered and into these the women and children were hurriedly put. - SiX of the boats smashed against the side of the Norge and t} nmates were caught up by the heavy seas. PASSENGERS LEAP TO CERTAIN DEATH IN THE SEA. Thrée boatloads got safely away from the “Side of the sinking ship, and many of the emigrants who were left on board, seizing life belts, threw themselves into the sea and were dfowned. Captain Gundel, so say the survivors, stood op the bridge of the doomed vessel until it could be seen no more The Norge foundered suddenly and some six hundred terrified emigrants were thrown into the water or drawn down with the sinking ship. Those who could swim tried to reach the boats, but these were already too full, and their occupants beat off the drowning wretches with oars. The boats kept together for some hours. Practically all of their occupants were passengers who were not used to handling such craft. The boat occupied by the survivors and which landed at Grimsby was a lifeboat. The fate of the other two boats is unknown. The lifeboat made the faster progress and fell in with the steam trawler Salvia. helples The rescue of those on the lifeboat took place on the morning of June 29, the survivors consisting of twenty men, one of them a seaman, six women and a girl. One of the survivors said that when he got on deck the Norge -was half'submerged and was rapidly getting lower in the water. all struggled for places in the boats. They fought their way to the big lifeboat and an officer stowed in the six women and the girl and then told the men to get in. The officer then took charge and got the boat away from the side of the Norge. jumped into the water and tried to board another boat which was not so crowded Hali mad with fright, the survivors Seeing that the craft was already overloaded, the officer with great heroism He failed MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. In the sea by this time was a mass of struggling men, women and children, gasping and choking from the effects of the water. Nelson, one of the/ survivors described as a young American, said: “For several hours we rowed in company with the boats, but the others and nothing has been seen of them since. The Salvia picked us the trawler. All of us lost our entire belongings. We had no time in anything but the getting of seats in the boats.” The only hope, except for those known to have escaped, is that some o washed upon the barren reef. Their chance of being rescued even then is practicaily North Atlantic give Rockall a wide berth. ‘The news of this disaster, which, it is feared, in its death record is greater than any previous tragedy of the Atlantic, came with the arrival to-night of the Salvia at her home port, the fishing town of Grimsby. The Salvia had been on a fortnight's cruise around the Hebrides. By a lucky chance she steamed further west than is usual for trawlers and fell in with the survivors of the Norge, who for twenty-four hours had been tossed about in a small boat on the rough waters of the North Atlantic. The survivors were taken aboard the Salvia and were landed at Grimsby to-night. One of them said: “We left Copenhagen on June 22. There were 700 emigrants—Norwegians, Swedes, Danes and Finns— on board. The crew numbered about eighty. All went well until June 28. 1 lay in my bunk waiting for breakfast. We heard a little bump, then another bump, and then I rushed on deck. I saw at once that some- thing serious had occurred and I made a dash below to gather up my few belongings. Scores were rushing on deck and the hatchway was crowded with emigrants. They were launching boats and rushing into them, but there was no panic. SURVIVORS SEE TWO OTHER BOATS CAPSIZE. “Four or five were in the boat into which I got and we cleared the ship. Luckily for us, in our party was the only seaman from the Norge who escaped, and he was able to navigate our little boat. We saw two other boats ecapsize, owing to the heavy sea and because no one could navigate them. We made straight away -and when we last saw the Norge a large number of emigrants were on the deck. Captain Gundel stood on the bridge. Dozens of passengers had jumped into the sea. They wore life belts but were drowned before our eyes. After twenty-four hours the Salvia bore down and picked us up., About 700 persons must have been drowned.” According to the survivors, the moment the vessel struck the engines were reversed and the Norge éame back into deep water. The hole in her bows was so large, however, that she began to fill rapidly. The vessel’s light boats were swung over the sides rapidly and the women and children were put into them first. There was a heavy sea running and in lowering the boats ali but two of them were smashed. TWO OF THE VICTIMS EN ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO. The Norge sailed from Copenhagen on June ernmost point of the Hebrides [slands) on June 27. west of the Hebrides. Tt is a dangerous recf w a rock about 75 feet above water. The Norge, which has been in the Copenhkagen-Néw York service on the Scandinavian-American line for a number of yegrs, was an iron vessel of 3338 tons gross and 2121 tons net. Her principal dimensions were: Length 340 feet, breadth j0 feet, depth 25 feet. The Norze was built at Glasgow by Stephen & Sons in 1881, when she was christened Picter de Coninck. When she was purchased by the United States company at Copenhagen she was renamed the Norge. The vessel was equipped with six water-tight bulkheads. and was drowned. The boat rowed clear of these and “just as she drew away the Norge went down. Peter strong tide drifted us away from the up and we were well cared for on board that fierce fight for life to think of Ire emigrants might have been nil, for vessels sailing the She was last sighted off the Butt of Lewis (the north- Rockall, the islet on which she struck, is about 200 miles 22 There were two Dai.semzers on the Norge bound for San Francisco from Sweden. A young girl, Ida Tell, from Engelholm was coming to join relatives living on Pine street. The other was Mrs. M. Nielsen, mother of sea captain Nielsen of Berkeley. ~