Carl Johann Christian PAGEL

<Ausgewandert> 04.11.1868 mit Schiff Cimbria von Hamburg nach USA

Cause of Death:<CAUS> Heart Disease

Served in Prussian Army as a Col onel.

Moved to MortonGrove on the Little Chicago River on Golf Road in 1872

Traded with Indians whowere on the river.

Loaded up produced and drove to Chicago on Water Street.

Sold farm in 1912.

Moved to Evanson.

Built houses on Wesley and on Emerson St.

Description of the ship Carl arrived on.

CIMBRIA

The "Cimbria" was built by Caird & Co, Greenock for the Hamburg America

Line i n 1867. She was a 3,037 gross ton ship, length 339.9ft x beam 40ft,

one funne l, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw

and a speed o f 12 knots. There was accommodation for 58-1st, 120-2nd and

500-3rd class pas sengers. Launched on 21/1/1867,she left Hamburg on her

maiden voyage to Sout hampton and New York on 13/4/1867. On 17/1/1883 she

sailed from Hamburg for N ew York but on 19th Jan. was in collision in

dense fog near Borkum Island, Ge rmany with the British vessel "Sultan" of

the Hull & Hamburg Line. The Cimbri a's hull had a large gash abreast of

the foremast and the Sultan also had a l arge hole foreward and drifted

off into the fog. The Cimbria rapidly sank wit h the loss of 389 lives and

althoughseven lifeboats got away, only 133 peopl e were saved. [North

Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.389] [Merchant Fleets in Profile

by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America Line] [ Posted to Th e ShipsList by

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