Painting of the S.S. Tasso (1): (Signed: J.C. Hull 1886 - Owner: Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum - Source: Digitalmuseum - License: CC BY-SA 4.0)
On April 15th 1880, an incident happened at the harbor in Trondheim.
The Tasso had been moored by the Pier in the Nidelven river to take on passengers,
but not all passengers got on board before the low tide came. The ship had to
anchor up in the fjord to wait for the rest of the passengers. To get
on the ship the passengers had to go by small ferryboats from a floating
pier situated in the channel at a place called Ravnkloen. Several thousand
people are said to have been there to say farewell to their friends and
family. The floating pier was connected to land by a pontoon bridge, and the
weight of all these people bacame to much for the old bridge. It is estimated that ¨
between 100 - 200 people fell into the channel when the bridge broke. At the same
time, two ferryboats on their way out to the Tasso were filled with water by
heavy seas, and one of them sank. Two people from one of the boats drowned.
By a stroke of luck none of the people that fell into the channel were killed,
but several had to be taken to hospital.
April 24, 41 emigrants left Trondheim for America via Hull, England. 14 emigrants for Allan Line, 2 for National Line, 10 for White Star Line, 9 for Inman Line, 5 for America Line and 1 for Anchor Line.
