The New York herald., 1875-12-08
WHAT Is SAID ON A SISTER SHIP.

Last evening 9 HERALD reporter went board thG
Bremen steamship America, lying at Hoboken, and
belonging TO the same company the ill-tated
Deutschland. The following is the statement OF thu
hrst and second officers OF the America In thd
absence OF their captain. 1--WE have always boasted
line like the Cunarders, of never losing life a
letter. but lives have at last been sacrificed Captain
BrNckstein who commanded the Deutschland, was
one Of our senior captains, and a careful and
painstaking officer trod deck. lie would
never go to bed while any danger existed
for his ship and when the ncghborhood OF shoals
he continually heaving the lead If all shipmas-
ters careful he there would be fewer ship
wrecks August Lauensten, the chief officer is also
one of the most careful officers.
REroRrER-wnat is your after leaving Bre.
merhaven9
0vprcERs-we steer along, arer passing Texel Light,
past the group OF islands along the German coast or
know it. "the southern shore OF the North Sea -
If the weather is clear stand in at nights that
see the lights If not, keep higher up in the
North Sea- We generally have fifteen or twenty
fathoms under US TIL enter the Straits OF Dover
TIE DANGEROUS POINT.
The most dangerous point in whole trip IS when
or the English coast and bound down the Channel.
We try TO make the Galoper light the English coast
OF Harwch, the North Hender Lightshp, OF the
coast Of Belgium, steering southwest by west As a
rule We like TO sight the English light the Gaioper.
best but II the wind Is strong the eastward We
give II a wide berth.
VARIABLE CURRENTS
Sometimes pass between without seeing either
light The ogs very prevalent at this season or
year The currents about the Gaoper near whore the
Deutschland wrecked very perplexing on accouns
OF the neighboring sands and also ON account Of thu
estuaries OF the Thames and the scnedt and kewise
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down the Straits OF Dover In foggy weather
in this neghborhood soundings arc constantly
taken, and when you Captain Bruckseins report
feel that he will be dereic this re-
spcct; bat fog and invariably compIicate
the matter. The company's magnificent steamer the
Union sister ship OF the Deutschland, lost through
Fog about 1--WE years past almost TO day, on the Texe
and in later yea-s the Kong Wilhelm was also lost by
reason OF fog on Peterhead the coast OF Scot
land But TO continue about the lights Before getting
10 the Straits OF Dover the Kentsh Knock there ,s
rghtship with a revolving light but which is very
hard TO ''pick up" in log.
The officers then looked at their chart and estimated
the distance at which the Deutschland was wrecked
from Bremerhaven TO be about $50 English miles
They also thought that the Deutschland was not moro
than twelve miles OF her course if she had
struck on the Long Sands 20 the westward OF the Gal
loper.
DEUrscHLAxD's OFFICERS
The following are her principal officers -" Captain
Brlckstein; August Lanenstein first officer Thalcn-
horst second officer; Bernhard Morrisse third ohcer
otto Won Tramnit2, fourth officer; G. r. Bcnning,A
purseri Schmidt, or Marks, nrst engineer. Her petty
od1cers and crew number In all about ITO men.
HER PREVIOUS msHAPS
In conversation with old German merchant, OF
Bremen, whose Offices are in Broad street, he said
II always believed that the Deutschland would have an
unhappy ending, for these reasons-Frst while firing
salute ai Staten Island, the exploded and
blow the heads OF four steeage passengers then they
found skeleton behind the boilers; then last January
she broke her screw, and she breaks In half and
nhls her unhappy destiny. I-luck pursues ships As
does individuals