Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
THE AGENTS ARE HOPEFUL.
They Believe the Passengers Were Taken
on In Safety.

Ihey bel1eSe the passengers Were Taken
on In Safety.
NEW YORK, April 13-The agents of the
line TO which the Danmark belonged feel con-
tident that the passengers of that craft are
safe and sent the following to the Associated
Press for publication:
As some of the comments ON the reportsi
loss OF the Danish steamer Danmark express
the apprehension that this disaster may have
been accompanied by heavy loss of life We beg
leave to state for the benefit of all persons who
have friends on board the Inflated boat our
belief to the contrary. When sighted by the
City OF Chester on Monday last in latitude
1855 north, longitude A. 10 west, the decks aft
and the sails were in pieces, but the vessel
was floating, and although the reporting
steamer expressed the belief that she would
shortly founder this did not occur during all
the time that elapsed from the hour she was
first sighted until lost sight of.
The Danmark WAS floating directly in the
track of the transatlantic steamers and we
believe beyond persdventure that the passen-
gers and crew were taken Off some time possi-
bly, as far back as couple of days, before the
City OF Chester sighted the wreck since the
Denmark, having left Christansand March
%. should, under ordinary circumstances
have advanced considerably beyond the posi-
ton found in. II the wrecked passengers and
crew had not been picked UP they would nat
urally, even II embarked in boats and on RATS,
have remained in the neghborhood OF the
wreck, the presence of which would be much
more likely to attract the passing steamers
than small boats or RATS would.
The City of Chester evidently did not find
the slightest wreckage near the vessel such
as might be attributed TO smashed or other
wise tncapacitated boats, while the steamer
bore no sign whatever of human life. We
confidently believe, therefore that. with the
possible exception OF single casualties such as
may occur during the transfer of so many
people from one vessel to another the passen-
gers and crew OF the Danmark are safe and
will ere long be heard OF as on board of one of
the transatlantic steamers. Very respect
fully, FUNGI EDYE d Co.
General Agents Thingvalla Steamship Line.
8 The New York agent of the Thingvalla
line said
We have here a cable dispatch to the effect
that the Danmark left Christiansand on
March 70, on her first voyage under her new
flag and name. She had been completely over
hauled, and 1t was thought by all that she was
the best OF the fleet. There were on board of
her at the time of her departure at least I'D
people. or these $50 were passengers. To
manage and to look after the comfort of this
large number of passengers there must have
been at least sixty in the crew, and probably
the number may have reached 100 or perhaps
l25. There are, therefore, to be accounted
for the lives Of no to rs people.
IuS DduulhTh Is DN Capt.
Knudean. an old seaman. well known for his
courage and presence Of mind.
There were great number OF life-boats-
enough for the great passenger list-and sew
eral new life RATS OF the latest pattern and
improve ments, which could have accommo-
dated the crew and officers and some OF the
passengers IL there was not enough room in
the Hfs-boats for them.
That any of the persons aboard the Dan
mark were lost is not believed here 1t is ar
gued that the very fact of the steamer being
seen afioat, be she ever SO waterlogged, is
sufficient evidence to warrant the belief that
everybody was saved. So long as there was
anything on which to stand no one on the
ship would leave her except they were sure
Of beinT picked up.
The LATEST l o'clock this morning
the steamer Aller, from Bremen, was sighted
1t is hoped she may bring some tidings of the
lost Danmark.