, 1889-04-13
LOST IN MID OCEAN.
The Steamship Danmark found
Abandoned at Sea.
No Tidings of her $50 Passen-
gers and Crew.
Sir Charles Russell's Eloquent
Plea for Ireland's Patriots.

Steamer Abandoned in Mid Ocean.
QUEENSTOWN. April l2.-The steamer
City Of Chester from New York, reports
she passed April Sth the Danish steamer
Danmark from Copenhagen for New
York waterlogged and abandoned in mid
ocean.
New YORK, April l2.-The greatest
excitement prevails in shipping circles
over the loss of the Danmark. The
Thingvalla line is probably the Largest
carrying immigrant line that plies between
this port and Europe. The Danmark had
on board when she left C~hristiansand, on
the 9th Of March, $50 passengers, pre-
sumably all immigrants. Including the
captain, X. Q. Knudsen, the crew num-
bered forty men. The Office of the agents
of the steamer, Funch, Edge & Co., No.
81 South William street, has been
thronged with people all the morning
aExiously inquiring for later news of the
vessel. Edye, of the firm. does not credit
the report. He has cabled his London
agents and sought by wire for further
particulars from the Copenhagen branch
of the firm. The news spread rapidly
down town, and among the first callers at
the Office was Morris Slower, a young far
mer from somewhere in Massachusetts,
who got here last night to await the arri-
val of the steamer. on which his brother
and sw eetheart had taken passage. His
grief was uncomfortable when Edge said
that no contradictory dispatch had been
received at noon.
The New York agent of the Thingvalla
line this afternoon said: 1--WE have a ca
blegram to the effect that the Da1mark
left Christiansand March &c on her first
voyage under a new flag and name. She
has been completely overhauled and it
was thought by all that she was the best
of our feet. There were on board at the
time of the departure at least 10 people,
of these $50 were passengers. To man
age and look after the comfort of this
large number there must have been at
least sixty in the crew, and probably the
number may have reached 100 or perhaps
125. There are therefore to be accounted
for the lives of ITO to IT'S people" The
Danmark Is commanded by Capt. Knud-
sen, an old seaman. well known for cour-
age and presence of mind. He is not n
man to abandon a ship to the mercies of
the waters when there is one chance in
even a thousand Of getting her into port.
She may have been disabled, but we
are very nearly certain she has not been
abandoned. Even if the Danmark had
been abandoned, she had sufficient means
to accommodate all passengers or board,
if not all the crew. There were a good
number OF life boats, enough for the great
passenger list; and several new life RATS
of the latest pattern and improvements,
which could have accommodated the crew
and officers and some of the passengers if
there was not enough room in the life
boats for them.
Further particulars OF the sighting of
the Danmark by the City of Chester nave
been slowly arriving since noon The
Dsnmark was rapidly sinking when the
Chester saw her. The Chester sighted
her from Il distance and was struck by
the apparent absence of any life on board.
She drew near, investigated, and to make
sure there was nobody on board lay by for
several hours. The stern of the Dan
mark was GU a level with the sea; the
bow was far out OF water in the air. No
visible signs OF collision. No wreckagc.
The boats were all gone from the davits
and nothing indicating haste and panic
was notable.
Funch, Edye 4 Co. expect the passen-
ger list by the steamship Aller due to-
morrow. No answer TO cables sent by
Messrs. French, EdYe Il Co., have been
received at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Elk.
element is very intense and the agents
are losing hope. The steamship Iceland,
of the Thingvalla line, which left Co
%penhagen four days later than the
Danmaik, is due tonight and will prob
ably bring some intelligence of the disas-