The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-13
lHB GREAT ANXIETY FELT
In New York City Among tho
Friends OF the Hundreds
of Passengers.
cOpNlrtIng lIumOrS Regarding the Loss.
The Wreck Sighted by tho City Of
Chcster-A Letter Issued by
the New York Agents,
Are ANY Saved!

line steamer City of Chester, Captain
Ropl, from New York, April 2, for Liv.
rrpool, arrived here to-day, She reports
that ON April $, in latitude 40, N. Long,
Al W, she passed the Danish steamer
p,amark from Christlana, Copenhagen,
,lr. for New York. The Denmark had
bcrn abandoned by her crew, Herstern
WAS level with the sea and her bow
stood bigl out out of the water. She
Tas apparently sinking. The Denmark
Wa, A vessel Of 9,3GO tons and belonged
othe Thingyall0 line. She was COM
mlndrd by Captain Knudson. The
Denmark was formerly the Belgian
steamer Jan Rreydel. She was q bark
rycd vessel and was $40 feet long, 10
iret in breadth and 90 feet deep. She
WAS built At New Castle, England, in
the year 1850.
TIlg NEWS IN NEW YORK.
The greatest excitement prevails in
sbiM,in, circles in New York over the
ls los Of the Denmark. Tho Thingvalla
line is probably the largest carrying i'm.
migrant line TINT plies between this port
anil Euopp. The Denmark had on board
when she LEFT ChristiNnsend for New
York. on the 18th 0f March, $50 passCn-
Nr, presumably ail immigrants. InClu-
lips The vessels Captain, Il, NJ. Huns
jrn tile crew numbered forty men.
Thcoilice Of the agents Of tho steamer,
French, Ely, 4 Co.,, No. ~ South vii.
liam street, has been thronged with peo-
Dleall the morning, an%iously inqnlring
br later news Of the vessel. Mr.. Edge.
Of the firm, does not credit the report.
liz has rablph his London Ggents and
sought by wire for further particulars
rom the Copenhagen branch Of the firm.
The news spread rapidly down town
nd among the first callers ut tho Office
u Funch, Eiye 4 Co., was Morris
NOyer young farmer from somewhere
10 Massachusetts,, who got here last
night to await the arrival OF the steamer
upon which his brother and sweetheart
NMie Mueller had taken passage. His
gieIwOS uncomfortable when Mr.. Edge
ail lttat no contradictory dispatch had
been received at noon. The Denmark
vas iorncrIy the freight steamer Jan
RylcI, Of the White Cross line. Last
hll Messrs funCh, Edge 4 Co., who
WealsO the agents Of the latter line, had
eyrssel put in condition for passenger
tflllc, rchrislened her "Denmark" and
transferred her to the Thingvalla fleet,
THIS was the vessels first trip from the
other side under her new Colors. The
reported disaster wildly recalls the col
Is'on Of the steamship Thingyalla ofthe
a,mc line last summer by which many
lives were lost.
THE NuNHER or PAssENGERs.
The agents on being interviewed, said:
I'VE have here a cable dispatch to tho
tHet that the Denmark left Christian.
Ani on March 20, on her first voyage
under her new flag and name. She had
Ctta completely Oyerhauled and II was
thought by all that she was the best Of
oufiIeet, There were on board OF her
NtAe time Of her departure at least 40
GopIe. OF these $50 were passengers.
70 manage and to look after the COIN
Mol this large number OF passengers
We're must have been at least sixty In
ae crew, and probably the number may
ave reached 100 or l25. There are,
giy,Nlore, to be accounted for the lives
ulgm 40 to 10 people.
Inc Denmark is commanded by
HN khnlscn, an old seaman, well
MoEn lor his courage and presence OF
atna' anl hr is not tho man 10 abandon
NalPto the incrces Of the waves when
JsI, Is Ohc chance in even thousand
SMIlng IIer into port, and We don't bo.
s,e ,., lhaI he has abandoned her. She
.Ay aave been disabled, but we are very
Sy atly certain that she has not been
We have taken steps to discover II
nv IS truth in the story. At l0;30
r.A ,a.A lllls morning We sent of two
Ils' One was to the Lloyd's in Lon.
~ SElng Tor further particulars OF the
ral2nment, il such were to be had,
!. IsO Tor the name Of tho ship that
S''ae sighted the Denmark In such a
I.Iuoh' The second Of the two cables
~ ihe home Office In Copenhagen,
@Glng for particulars and for nd.
~ AMI Tor the names Of those $50 pco.
EEao yTEao sailed on the Denmark.
lIe position in which the Denmark
Aa ohayc been sighted abandoned Is
m winch she might very easily have
NV ~ Tue timc, April s. She had at
Sulhe been ont from Chrlstiansand
| rsEgO IVY days, do not think II at all
gGVqaOIc that some fearful calamity
NV, 6S nave bctcl hOr, but please allow US
| lssVee sSe y The numbers Of friends Of the
Ge,Ia SIIaAs passengers that We do not be-
sy'ge llUS beCn abandoned.
N,,,,, incoming steamship to this port
llro l's any life boats or RATS that might
| b. g.ThNlOhggd to the Denmark. even II
| "nnlllark had been abandoned. RhO
n, uuVlehl means ~ accommodate all
a, f"'VhHes on board, II not all the
la" t"cle We're q great number Of llio.
@-thOugh for tho great passenger
@ nI several new liiO Rats OF the la'
r tIetll and improvements, which
nhaNe accommodated tho crow aud
g,,m gm and some Of tho passengers, Il
RS..% RSSS% not enough In The llie.boatt
FURTHER PARTICULARS
i'S.alet dispatch from New York says
SJ%vt particulars Of tho sighting o
h TIahdOntd steamship Denmark b!
n nlnan line City oil Chester have
slowly arriving since noon. ThI
O.,,a., OIa,E was rapidly sinking when thO
JNW saw her.
ts, Vhesler had sighted her from
ss,e se aud had been struck by her ar
M apsenCe Of any life on board. sh
e,%aEn near and investigated an
@Ju made sure that no one was Of
go' lhu abandoned wreck. TIL
h,H ,,,ay 10 and about for sOvOra
G1t Tue storm Of tho Denmark wu
sn,~yei With tie sVa. Her bow va
NsS VI IhQ water In the air. ThOi
iN,Luo visible slgus Of d collision. N
tos NY was llOallng about, The boAI
d, ini iS9 gone from their daylta and nOu
4'oI,yyAuhB haste and panic wei
ONt tI%,S ~, Alter laying 10 near III