Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-09
Probably Three Hundred Per-
sons Drowned.
Heart-Rending Scenes in New
York Among the Friends
of the Lost
Only About Fifty Known to be
Saved.
The Steamer, Her Captain, Pas
sengerss Cargo, etc.


from here with i49 cabin passengers.
! SECOND DISPATCH.
| LONDON, Nay S, 1890 P. M.-AdditiOnal
/ particulars received Of the wreck of the
steamship Schiller show that the disaster is
| fully as terrible as at FIST reported. The
| accident occurred az II O'Clock last night,
at which hour the steamship struck on dan
| geTous RetaTriere ledges, near Bishops
Rock. A fog prevailed at the time. A
/ boat belonging to st. Agnes, the sOuther-
| most Of the Scilly Islands, has landed
| some of the survivors of tie wreck at St.
Mary's lsiald, another Of the Scllly's.
/ These survivors were picked up while
/ swimming with the tide. They had several
! narrow escapes from drowning, and were a
/ number Of times washed of the rock. They
declare the number of lives lost by the dis
| aster is 200. A fearful sea is raging, and it
is scarcely possible for the boats engaged in
| searching for the survivors to live. The
| Scilly life-bOat has put of for the wreck.
THIRD DISPATCH.
| LONDON, p. Mp to this hour in
| this city, only five passengers and two Of
the crew Of the steamship Schiller are
known to have been saved. The captain
| and second mate were drowned. 1.-The
steamship is now lying broadside on the
! rocks. She is under water and her main
| mast is gone. A steamer and several boats
| are cruising about the scene of the wreck.
| The disaster was owing 10 the dense fog,
which prevented either of the Scily heights
being seen.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
LONDON, 3 p. NJ, May S.-The wreck
Of the steamship Schiller causes great ex-
! citement in this city. Extras are pub
| lished containing all the particulars at
| hand Of the disaster. Later dispatches
| hold out the hope that some Of the passen-
| gers and crew may have reached other Of
| the Scilley Islands than those already men
| toned.
/ Capt. Thomas and HIS IlI-Fated Ship.
NEW YORK, May S.-The agents here
| Of the Eagle Line say Capt. Thomas, Of
/ the Inflated Schiller, was the oldest COM
/ mander in the line; was many years in the
| service Of the Peninsula and Oriental Com
| pany; occupied a high place among British
| sailors, and was with difficulty induced to
| leave the British service to enter that Of
! the Eagle Line. The Schiller was one of
! the newest and best boats in the trans
| continental service, large and strong, and
constructed 'On the latest pattern. She
| was built on the Clyde by R0bt. Naper *
| Sons. Her sister ship is the Lessing. The
| two vessels left this port for home densely
| crowded, being the first to take advantage
Of the opening Of spring travel to Europe.
! They were the last two steamers that sail
ed under the FAC of the Eagle Line, which
| has been consolidated with the Hamburg
/ American Limb. Previous TO the departure
! Of the Schiller, the cOmpauy's vessels had
! gone out with light passenger lists.
/ The vessel and Her CarsO-Distress-
ing Scenes.
| NEW YORK, May S.-The dimensions Of
] the Schiller were. length 3T5 feet, beam 30,
depth Of hold 32, $500 tons burden, and
| 5000 indicated horse power, and was class
/ ed at LlOyd's 90 Il. She was full brig
rugged, and had eight large life boats and
three iron decks. Her engine could run
the vessel fourteen to fifteen miles an hour.
She is said 20 have been built according to
! the requirements Of the Lloyd Marine In
! suranCe, and TO have possessed every known
| appliance for safety. She was valued at
$4,000. and was insured for her full value.
The crew consisted of l24 meU, including
! officers. She carried kegs containing
$4,000 in gold, shipped by Z. G. BallIn
x Co., bankers, OF "A, Exchange Place, OF
New York City, to q. Ballin 4 Co, Paris,
and 2JO mail bags, containing the entire
continental mail, together with a large
I Australian mail. Her cargo consisted of
| general merchandise, includiag so bales
Of cotton, 2,5l3 barrels Of rasin, 1000
Bushels Of corn, and a large consignment
| Of leaf tobacco. The Offices Of the Com
! pany in this city were beseiEed during the
| morning bv the friends Of those who sailed
| i'm the vessel, and the scenes Of distress
| which resulted from the conformation OF
the news that the vessel had been lost
We're pitiful. One man who had MS wife
and two children on board fell in a faint
ing fit on being informed Of the fate of the
vessel, and loud wailings were heard on al
sides.
A Bakers Dozen known 20 be saved
LONDON, MAY s, 2:}O P. Mp to thi:
hour it is known that the following person:
have teen saved from the wreck Of the
/ Schiller: II. Killers, chief officer, eight sea
men and sailors and five passengers. The
bodies of two dead passengers have
been saved. Steamers and life boats ar
/ still searching for survivors or bodies of the
drowned.
Looking for the Missing.
LONDON, May 5, ) p. M.-A dispatch
lust received here from Penzance, Corn
wall, saws a life boat and steamer left there
at I:;}O o'clock this afternoon for the scene
of the wreck. The sea is still rough, pre-
venting small craft from going out. The
Retarrier ledge on which the Schiller strucE
is barely a third of a mile inside Of Bish
ops rock, and the steamship should have
heard the Bishop fog bell.
TwenIy-six More Persons saved.
LONDON, May 6, 5.P. M.-Twenty-siN
persons who were on board the Schiller, in
addition to those reported saved, have beeI
landed at TrescOw and Bryer Islands Of tht
SciIlev group. Among these are the second
third and fourth officers. The Captain is
certainly drowned.
Some Additional Particulars AbOut
the schiller and Her Cargo and
Passengers.
New YORK, Nav S.-The EreRiHg Pos
has gathered the following additional par
ticulars concerning the wrecked steamer
Schiller: The crew numbered about l2O
The passengers number 254 in all, Of whom
12O were steerage. The Schiller took q
cargo OF general merchandise which was
valued, exclusive of the specie on board
at about SlJ0,00O. Most Of il was
probably insured by shippers. The $780,
600 in gold coin was shipped by Eugene ;
/ Ballin & Co., bankers, Of this city to E.
+. Balm IL Co, their correspondents il
Paris. was packed in six kegs and in
sured for its full value in three London
I companies. Mr.. Jas. Schlitz, President Of
the Banking Association in Milwaukee
was among the passengers. 1t is remarked
that Ex-senator SchuTZ and family sailed
on the Hamburg steamer Sammeria, which
departed April 29th, only one day after the
Schiller; but for the dinner and serenade
given him in this city he might have
chosen an earlier vessel.
| Captain Thomas was q man Of middle
ace and was unmarried. His residence
was in Hamburg, though most or his life
had been passed in British vessels. He is
said TO be a native Of Germany.
The Mails in the schiller.
PESZANCE, May S.-The following is a
list Of the mails placed on board Of the
Schiller: For London, y bags Of letters
| and papers; for Liverpool, II bags letters
and papers; for Glasgow, s bags letters and
pqDers: for Dublin, IL bags letters and
papers; for Cherbourg and Paris, u bags
letters and papers; for Hamburg, II
bags letters and papers. The total number
| # letters is $4,000. In addition to these