The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-13

since noon. The Danmark was rapidly
sinking when the Chester saw her. The
Chester had sighted her from a distance,
and had been struck by the apparent alb
near and investigated, and afterward made
sure that no one was on board the aban-
doned wreck. The Chester lay to and about
for several hours. The stern of the Dan
mark was on level with the sea. and her
bow was far out of the water in the air.
There were no visible signs of collision.
No wreckage was floating about. The
boats were all gone from their davits and
nothing indicating haste and panic was
noticeable After lying to near the wreck
proceeded. No list of the passengers on
beard the ill-fortuned steamship is to be
had In this city. Several people have called
at the offices of the agents asking for in
formation of friends supposed to be on the
Danmark. but all refused to give their
names. Funch, Edge g. Co. expect a
passenger list by the Norddeutcher Lloyd
steamer Aller, due at this port tomorrow:
The Elder arrived this morning and reached
her deck shorty after o'clock this after IT.
the Danmark. and her officers were greatly
surprised when told the particulars. No
answers to the cables sent by Messrs;
funch, Edye 81 Co. to London and
this afternoon. The excitement is still
hope The steamship Iceland, of the
Thingvalla line. which left Copenhagen
four days later than the Danmark. and is
some som e intelliSenese iss Of the he'd disaster. pte
The steamship Aller, from Bremen, was
sighted from Fire Island at a late hour to-
night. 1t is hoped she may bring tidlngs
of the lost Danmark. but she cannot come
over the bar until daylight.
CoPENHAGEN, April 12.-The steamship
Danmark, which was sighted by the British
steamer City of Chester in sinking condi-
north, longitude 81 degrees west, carried
OH passengers from here.
Crew and Passengers May Be Safe.
New YORK, April lathe agents of the
Thingvalla steamship line furnish the fol-
lowing:
"NEw YORK. April IL.
"To the General Manager of the Associated Press,
l95 Broadway, New York:
Dear Sir-As some of the comments on
the reported loss of the Danish steamer
Danmark express the apprehension that
by heavy loss of life, We beg leave to state,
for the benefit of all persons who have
friends on board the ill-fated boat. our be-
lief to the contrary. When sighted by the
City of Chester on Monday last, in latitude
45 deg 55 min. north, longitude AZ deg. 16
min. 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
was floating directly in the track
of the Transatlantic steamers, and
We believe beyond preadventure that
the passengers and crew were taken of
some time possibly as far back as couple
of days before the City of Chester sighted
the wreck, since the Danmark, having left
Christiansand on the 26th of March, should,
under ordinary circumstances, have al
vanced considerably beyond the position she
was found in. If the wrecked passengers and
crew had not been picked up they would,
naturally, even If embarked In boats and on
RATS. have remained in the nelghborhood
| of the wreck, the presence of which would
he 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 w ith the possible exception of single
casualties such rs may occur during the
! transfer of SO many people from one vessel
another, the passengers and crew of the
| Danmark are safe, and will ere long be
heard of as on board of one of the Atlantic
steamers. Very respectfully,
| PUNCH, EDYE & Co.,
General Agents Thingyilla Steamship
Iineo