The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-13
DRIFTING AT SEA.
The Big Emigrant Steamer
Denmark Abandoned.
WHERE ARE rHE PASSENGERS
The Fsse creoa People. Mostly sean,
dinaxsans. Uaknsxn-Proaahsy
Picked Ip i'm Keats.

I QUEENSTOWN April - - The NEeanaaz
City et Chester. from New YORK. rerorss
tAat she passed. April :. the Danish steamer
E2nEaErS. from Copenhagen foT Seir York,
water lnsxed and aaand0ussa in uafa ocean.
SEw YoRK, April IL - News OF the
abandonment in msd-ocoau as the steamer
Denmark has been received here s,y the
Marine Exchange, The greatest excite
meat prevails ia shipping eareiss. me
Thiugyasia iiae Il prohsAsy the largest
carrying immigrant line that plies sasswSen
this port and Europe. The cfiiee 81 tAe
agents at the steamer. Fsznch, Esiyss 4 Co.
Nc - south William street. has been
ihTonged with psople al mnrnsng
aaxioassy inquiring for later news Of the
yessei. The news sp-esa rsridly down
town. and s-rang the first callers a. the
Office Was Morris StoTer. young farmer
from aornew here In Massachusetts. Sho
got here last night 10 await the arrival of
the steamer. on which his hnothsr ard
sweetheart had takea passage. Hia grief
was uncomfortable.
The Denmark was formerly q freight
ship. the Jan Rissel, uf the White Cross
line. Last fall Punch, Edye & Ca. who
are also agents OF the latter line. hisa the
vessel put IN condition for passenger
traffic. reehrisfeaed fhe Denmark aad
transferred her 10 the ThingvAil& fleet.
she Was Of 2A70 tons.
The New York agent ef the Thingyalla
line 81 noon said. I'VE have a sAbhsgram
10 the effect that the Denmark left Christi
anix March % on her first voyage andsr the
new tag and name. She had hecz ccra-
paetels overhsaled. and it was thought by
sli that she was the best of oar feet There
were on board at the tirne of the departure
al least 10 people. OF these go were
passengers. To manage and look after the
comfort OF tails large number thers must
have been at least 80 in the crew, aud
probably the number may reach 100 or
perhaps i2s- There are. therefore. 70 be
accounted for the lives OF ziu TO rs people.
The Denmark was commanded by Capt.
kngdsen, an old seaman. wei known for
courage and presence OF mind. He Is NOT
the man 10 abandon his ship to the mercy OF
the waves when there is one chance 60 200
OF getting 10 port Eyen Ii the Denmark
hsd been abandoned. she had sufficient
means TO accommodate all the passengers
on board. II not al the crew. There were
a great number of life boats, enough Tor
the great passenger list. and sevarai new
hfe-rsftS nf the latest pattern and improve
meuts, which coald have accommodated
gers IL there was not enough roori IN the
life-bosts for them.
THE DESERTED sTgAaKR.
Further particulars of the sighsiag Sif the
Denmark by the City of Chester have been
slowly arriving since noon. The Denmark
was rapidiy sinking when the Chester. saw
her. The Chester sighted her from q ik-
tance and was struck by the apparent
absence OF any life on board. She drew
near. investigated. made sure no one was
on board, and lsy-to several hours The
stern OF the Denmark was on level with |
the sea and the bow far ont of the water
In the air. There were no viSitle signs
OF a collision. and no wreckagc. The boats
indicating haste and panic were notice
able.
xPPgEHESsIoSs GEoU NDLEHs.
The following has been received by the
Associated Press from the representatives
OF the Thingyalls line.
"As some of the comments on the
reported loss OF the Danish ssesfssr Den
mark express an apprehension that this
disaster may have been accompanied by
loss of iife, we beg leave 10 state, FOL. the
benefit Of all persons who have frienis on
beard the ili-fated buat, our belief To the
contrary. When sighted by the City OF
Chester Monday last the decks aft and the
sails were In pieces. but the vessel was
floating, and although the reporting
steamer expires sei belief that she would
shortly founder. this did NOS occur during
all 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 the passengers and ertw were
taken OF some time. possibly 40 far back
as couple OF days before the City OF
Chester sighted the wreck. since the Den
marx. having LETT Christian,a Gu Mareh NJ,
shaald. under ordinary circumstances,
have advanced considerably beyond the
position she wes found in. III the WRECKED
passengers and crew had not been picked
up. they would naturally. even II they en-
barked in boats and on RATS, have
remained in the neighborhood of the
wreck, the presence OF which wenlii be
steamer than the small boats or rafix would
'sThe City of Chester evidently did not
end the slightest wfeckage near the vessel
ssch as might be attributed 10 smashed or
otherwise incapacfsated boats. whiiss
the steamer bore no signs Whatever Of
human life. We confidently believe, there
fore, that with the possible exception Of
single casualties snch as may occur
during the transfer of many people from
ore vessel 90 another. the passengers and
crew OF the Denmark are safe aud will. ere
long be heard OF rs on board of one OF, the
transatlantic steamers"
THE DESnagK's PAssEsGEBs
IaxDos. April i2.--The Denmark had 5as
passengers aboard when she left Christi
suia-
THE ALLEk ARRIVES.
NEW YoRK, April H. III a. "a. - The
steamer Aiser. from Bremen, has been
sighted, By which vessel, u il hoped, there
may be received some tidings OF the lost
Denmark The Aflsr cannot eorae over