The morning news., 1889-04-13
A STEAMER ABANDONED.
SHE IS FOUND IN MID-OCEAN WITH
NO ONE ON BOARD.

NO ONE ON BOARD.
The Fate of Her Passengers and Crew
Unknown - The Agents of the
Steamer, However, Believe That
They Were Picked Up by Passing
Transatlantic Liner-She Carried $50
Emigrants from Sweden and
Norway.
QUEENSTOWN, April 12.-The Inman line
steamer City of Chester, from New York
April for Liverpool, arrived here to-day.
She reports that on April s, in latitude 46'
north and longitude 81 west, she passed
the Danish steamer Denmark, from Chris
tiania, Copenhagen, etc., for New York.
The Denmark had been abandoned by her
crew. Her stern was level with the sea and
her bow stood high out of the
water. She was apparently sinking.
NOTIFICATION SENT TO NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, April 12.-The following dis
patch from London was received at the
maritime exchange this morning: "The
steamer Denmark, from Christiauia, was
seen April abandoned in mid-ocean. The
Denmark belongs to the Thingvala line of
steamers, plying between this port and
COpSuudSous lu6 OoufUdTk was
the Jan Breydel, of the White
Cross line. She is stated to have
had $50 passengers on board, mostly
Scandinavians. The agents of the com
pany here say that they place no reliance
in the dispatch, but have cabled the agents
in London and Copenhagen for further in
formation.
SHIPPING CIRCLES EXCITED.
The greatest excitement prevailed in
shipping circles this morning over the loss
of the Denmark. The Thingvalla line is
probably the largest carrying immigra 1T
line that plies between this port and
Europe. The Denmark had on board
when she left Christiansand for
New York on March &c, $50
passengers, presumably all emigrants In
cluding Capt. r. M. Knudsen, the crew
numbered forty men. The office of the
agents of the steamer, French, Edge & Co.,
at No. q South William street. was
thronged with people all the morning anx
iously inquiring for news of the vessel. Mr..
Edge, of the firm, did not credit the report.
He cabled his London agents and sought by
wire for further particulars from the Copen-
hagen branch of the firm.
ONE OF THE soRRowERs.
News spread rapidly down town, and
among the first callers at the Office of
French, Edge & Co. was Morris Slower, a
young farmer from somewhere in MasSa-
chusetts, who got here last night to await
the arrival of the steamer upon which his
brother and sweetheart, Marie Muller, had
taken passage. His grief was uncomfortable.
Mr.. Edge said contradictory dispatch had
been received at noon.
The Denmark was formerly freight steam
er of the White Cross line. Last fall Messrs.
French, Edge 81 Co., who are also agents of
the latter line, had the vessel put in condi-
fx-aff
the Denmark, and transferred her to the
Thingvalla fleet.
HER FIRST TRIP.
This was the vessels first trip from the
other side under her new colors. She was
built in 1880 by G. Mitchell &
Co., at Newcastle, England, and was
rated 100 al, the highest class. She was
Of iron, brigantine rugged and had three
decks and nine watertight bulkheads. Her
carrying capacity was 4, 400 tons on a 2, ,587
ton register She was $40 feet long, 40 feet
beam and had % feet depth of hold. Her
engi nes were 40O-horse power. The reported
disaster vividly recalls the collision of the
steamship Thlngvalla, of the same line. last
summer, by which many lives were lost.
BELIEF OF THE AGENTS.
The following will be printed tomorrow;
To the General Manager Of the Nep York
associated Press, 1876 BroodIoay, NeW York
city:
DEAR S1R-As some of the comments on the
reported loss of the Danish steamer Denmark
express 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 45o 55F north. longitude so 16 west
her decks aft and sails were in pieces, but the
vessel was floating, and although the reporting
steamer expressed the belief that she would
the time that elapsed from the hour she was
first sighted until lost sight of. The Denmark
was floating directly in the track of
transatlantic steamers and we believe
beyond peradventure that the passengers
and crew were taken off sometime, possibly, as
Chester sighted the wreck, since the Denmark,
having left Christians Sand on March 26, should
under ordinary circumstances have advanced
considerably beyond the position she was found
in. If the wrecked passengers and crew had
not been pickedup they would naturally even il
embarked in boats and on RATS, have remained
in the neighborhood Of the wreck. the presence
Of which would be much more likely to attract
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 attributable to smashed or
otherwise incapacitated boats, whilst 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 80
many people from one vessel to another the
passengers and crew Of the Denmark are safe
and will ere long be heard of as on board OF one
of the transatlantic steamers. Very respect
fully, FUNCH. EDYE e Co,
General Agents Thingvalla Steamship Line.