Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-09
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TIE WRECK OF THE GERMANIA.
Particulars Of the Casualty-Whatt the
Boston Passengers say of the Affair.

Partic ulars of the Casunlty-Whatt the
Boston Passengers say ofthe Affair.
- r.i From the Boston Post Aug "a. -isi Iii
The fine steamer Germania, Captain
Kier, from New York, Aug. 3. for Hamburg,
before reported wrecked, had ON board, as
already stated, several well-known Boston
parties as passengers. Letters from them
received in this city yesterday Thursday,
Aug. 26), state that the steamer had a
pleasant ranSfom New York until Satur-
day, 81 a. M, Aug. z, when she. ran ashore
dnrips. NJ thick iegrin Efresh Water cove,
abcut n xorseveA miles Distant from Cape
Race. She went on at the foot of bluff OF
rocks, supposed to be from $50 to 200
feet high, and, apparently (as seen
frOnr the wrecked s-steaniefl almost
perpendicuiar. The roclS-beuhd shore
was seen few minutes befor,
the steamer, struck, and the engines were
immediately reversed, but her fheadway
could not be stopped in seasoriAto prevent
the disaster. She did not strike very heav-
ily-at first, however. which fact is proved
by another, viz: that many of the passen-
gers sGncluding ladies1 were not aroused
from their morning slumbers. Those who
were up md dressed rushed below and
spfead tho ,unweleome intelhgenee,f so that
all on board were soon on deck, quite num-
Der in their night habiliments; but excel
lent order prevailed. The steamer was
soon backed off, but while this was being
she seemed to swing around
to her port side, upon sharp rock, and
when the sea lifted her. she came down
with heavy crash, terrifying, -qf course
all upaccustomed 10 such scenes.s "A large
hole was stove in the steamers bottom,
when she commenced to sink quite rapidly.
The officers remained perfectly cool, and,
fully realizing the Situation, attempted to
run her in shore again, but did notsucceed
in getting in so near the bluffs as when she
first struck. The boats were got out with
eut delay,-as the steamer struck about
. 12 o'clock, and at about 6 some of the
passengers were leaving in the boats, one
of which. containing the Boston passen-
gers, and others, 23 in number, was steer
ed for time IN westerly direction, COM
pass having been saved together with o
bottle or two of water and q small quantity
of bread. 1t was proposed by one to
&c steer for New York !" The absurdity IF
this idea was apparent to the majoritv,
who ruled. There sufferings were greasfor
hours, as they were exposed, half-clad, to
heavy fogs and rain, from G n. m. until 2
p. M, when they succeeded in
landing through the breakers,
which were heard distinctly roaring all the
time, and found themselves in Biscay bay,
some nine miles from whore the steamer
sunk. The lady passengers were very sea-
sick on board the little life-boat, and were
very weak on getting ashore. A
fire was built upon the beach, all expect
ing to remain there through the tedious
hours of the coming night. but fortune
smiled upon them, and two small houses
We're soon discovered, whose inmates
kindly rendered what assistance they
could in getting the sufferers food and dry
On Tuesday morning the party
walked over very rough road or path, a
distance of about four miles, to Trepassy
bay, where they were welcomed on board a
French frigate, and arrived at ST. Johns,
Newfoundland, the same. evening, at eight
O'Clock. They los. all their baggage The
steamer Cambria Las since taken all hands
to Europe, as before stated. The rescued
passengers seem to think the terrors of a
lee shore hard to describe, particularly
when the fos is dense, and the rocky cliffs
are almost directly overhead. Those who
are not gifted with fertile imagination, sell
dom if ever do justice to situation like
that alluded to-.