Newspaper Article about SS Danmark Shipwreck
Title
Newspaper Article about SS Danmark Shipwreck
Description
A copy of an original newspaper article covering the sinking of the SS Danmark. On April 5, 1889, heavy winds and high seas caused the ship to begin sinking on its voyage from Copenhagen to New York with 665 passengers, most of whom were women who intended to go to the West to marry or seek work as domestics. The cargo ship, SS Missouri rescued everyone from the ship.
Creator
New York Times
Source
Perry Severson, Lincoln History Harvest, 2014
Publisher
New York Times
Date
1880-04
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Relation
"Perry Severson Discusses the SS Danmark and His Family's History," http://historyharvest.unl.edu/admin/items/show/745
Format
document
Language
English
Type
image
Original Format
Newspaper
Files
Collection
Citation
New York Times, “Newspaper Article about SS Danmark Shipwreck,” History Harvest, accessed November 22, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/609.