The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-11
The Steamships Germania and Cleopatra
Wrecked OF Newfoundland and the
San JaCin.O or North Carolina.
NO Los S or LIFE.
Description of the Wrecked
Vessels.
DISASTER TO TIE GERMAnIA.

Again the wild waters OF the ocean have made
SAD havoc with the work Of man. Not all the H.
genuity, skill and enterprise OF the human mind
could prevail against their power. Whenever for
series OF months there Is terrible disaster at
to be detailed to an awe-stricken public one settles
down almost to the belief tnat the progress OF civil
izaton s about to triumph over the terrific forces Of
nature But soon we are aroused and the f0Olhardi-
ness, the self c0mpacency OF man is terribly made
apparent Iii put few months ago that the United
Kingdom steamed out of this harbor with nags wav-
Ing cheerily In the breeze aud freight OF human
beings rejoicing and congratulating themselves at
the prospect of speedy return to the mountain
ranges OF Scotland. Alas man may hope and
wish and make his calculations for the immediate
future, as II he could command the powers and
forces Of nature. but often, only too often, he Is
baled by his utter inability to cOunteract them and
is made TO feel his own insgnlcance, the poverty OF
his own pigmy strength Merrily and cheerly as
the United Kingdom sailed from our Shores no hui
man eye win see her again no human ear Will listen
to the narrowing tales 6f hef passeHgeis, no human
voice Ytu give an account OF her last days and the
sdferngs Of her last moments. She is gone and the
bed Of the ocean Will not surrender its prey.
i. whRok Or THE STEAMSHIP aERMANrA.
ASH sagsjQ TO remind " q tAs weakness q man,
tho sea has demanded another Involuntary tribute to
It's unconquerable power. It not an Old vessel.
which has long bufeted the winds and the waves
and has grown less stanch in the many contests
than when first launched from the stocks. 1t was
comparatively new vessel, built OF material anu
upon model which 1t was believed could Withstand
any attack Of the ocean, no matter how violent.
Yet the proved its mastership, and the splendid
steamer Germania is by this time no more, and
neither iron nor steam, neither the Skill experience
and energy OF her officers and crew nor her water
tight compartments could save her from her fate.
Ncnr fptA nm rIn1
The Germania was built at Green0ck, Scotland, bv
the wen known and successful builders Of iron
burg American Packet Company, of Hamburg. Ger
many All the steamships Of this conpany-twelye
Germanis was sont to sea from the shipyara Of
Card Co. IN 1863 At Lloyd's she was rated, when
SraSd II eoK. sSs 81 A o wse
fast steamer. her engines were direct acting, with
nominal horse power being 900. Her dimen.
slons were as Ioliows:ZLength Of keel, sls
ass'' feet ss' inoSes she e. was ' bark rugged
and fair saiier. She had all the modern appliances
me- % er was
Enss Captain K,e took SsS charge
mand
THE GERMANIA ON FIRE IN 1884.
Already once TINS splenaid vessel came near DC,
sn 81 January ns When % ss SaaS
ao ice ns wao below smoke
issuing from the lower deck into the berths occupied
medIateiy informed Of it. and he sum.
moned the officers and crew to his assist.
oss should e on' Sss a
se Ire %ss Ra Of s
but were assured OF their safety. The deck was
IN M al wss oT
tunatey extingushed before any person In the cabin
had the. least inttmaton TO what terrible danger
they had been exposed and that but for the prompt
and energetic action Of Captain Ehlers and his sub
ordinances, the fate OF the Austria, In 1868, might
HER LAST SAILING FROM NEW YoRK-PAssENGERs
AND CARGO
(southampton) and Hamburg on Tuesday Of last
week, the 90 OF August at two O'Clock r. M, the
reEaIss sailing day Of the Hamburg am The
embarked at this city:-.Thomas Nickerson, lady aud
two Misses Nickerson; r. Barker Boston; H. LAM,
cleveland; John 1 H. wilson lis Chicago Edward Val.
latte. France; D; stearns Godfrey, Massachusetts,;
i. H. Warden. vile. children and servant, Charles
Lucas, wife and child New York: Captain tnrhard'
liam kolinG SON. BrooflyS N. y. RspSaeI Godring,
| Qlens Falls n. r.; G. Nunnekamp and wife, q. J.
Fre Sn asss Ns% YSra %
!sco5ins Beck and chiia osrSilns Srii. New New;
the steerage, but list of their names was not OBJ
odicers and crew to the Number Of i2o ali said to be
! experienced aud sknful mariners, especially the
Her Cargo consisted Of sss 27l pounds tAow 47,4s7
| pounds bacon. 34e PACKAGES sewing machines, 90
oases. 7eo bales and Shogshsads tobacco ooo boxes
grease
bales furs, boxes clocks, Is barrels maizena,, II
Il Vsusd s "a so
S5oAs IN specie on freight and the United states
mans TOT kurope THE WRECK.
THO nrst intiatioh Of her loss was the receipt By
q q om shs
tsrYa1 oonsql at 81. JOnns' Newfoundland, to the
s. s.ss ss,a
0''' WV WV :" wing 'A''' '' R. H. PRowsR.
n % s.ss e s e So s.sssa
ns coast lime q g q IRE
Sisastsf, no precise statement Of the cause Of t.
ss: S p ss$s +
Upon sfoeF Curing the night By the tremendous sea
wien ne above despatch became known it created
Wreck, 4 did not state whether they were brought
/ the seething waves In open boats A second de-
| spatch however, dispelied On these doubts. II
| reads
6T. JouNs, n r., August 10, 1859
The .Ss sns ss. s, landed
This was assurance that the entire number Of
| human beings which mad left New York on the ves
sci were safely returned TO dry land, and would
soon be taken care OF by the agents OF the company
| The approximations II any were yet felt by those who
| had friends, relatives. or even acquainfances on
board, were further quieted by learning OF the re-
| cetpt Of the following:--
| ST. JOHNS, N. r., August io-sSl r. N.
| To kUNHARDr Co., New York -
here. r. II. BROWSE.
| The latest Information Is that the Germania is
complete wreck, that she breaking up and iast DIS
appearing under the Continuous shocks OF the IRE.