New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-10

ACCOUNTS OF TnE SECOND OFFICER AND TWO OF
THE CABIN PAssRNGERs-INRFFECTUA EXPORTS
OF THE CAPTAIN TO COMPEL OBEDlENCE OF THE
CREw-sEvEN BOATS LAUNCHED, BUT ONLY TWO
SAVED.
LONDON, May 0. 1S75-No more persons are re-
ported to be saved. Bodies constantly being
picked up.
Among the recovered are those of George Leon
hardt, Carl schmidt. ROwne Luerchne =. Mrs. Reid
erer and child, Mrs. Becker Mrs. Ridgway and Mrs.
Hcrmine West, and five men. five women, and two
children. Altogether, 81 bodies have been found.
The total number of lives lost is 81.
From the narratives of Mr. POLICEMAN, the second
officer of the Schiller, and Henry Stern and Mr..
Frahm, frst-class passengers, it appears that the
voyage was moderately good until May 4. The last
three days it impossible 10 take observations.
The ship was out of her course half mile ut the
time of the catastrophe Captain Thomas was on
deck night and day for four entire days AT 7Ocock
in the evening of the 9TH there was dense foG.
The sails were taken in the engines put on half
speed, and the fog bells used.
Bishops Light was unseen, though only half mile
distant At 10 o'clock she struck on the reef, and
after four bumps the steamer settled down. There
was violent sea, and the tide running
The darkness intense. Nost OF
the male passengers were awake, and there
was the usual rush for the boat, but nearly all the
boats were STAYED. one boat with few sailors left
the ship cOwardly refusing aid. Two boats were
saved The captain endcayOred to compel obodi-
ence by firing a revolver over their heads. During
two hours six cannon shots irod when, the pow
der dampened
Distress signals, rockets, and blue-lights were
unanswered. Al midnight the fog lifted in a minute,
revealing the lighthouse. the waves sweeping the
decks and carrying away victims At
o'clock. the deck-hOuse in which were the
women and children swept away The cries
and shries of the victims were heart-rendlng men
followed CHASTITY silence. The smoke-stack FELL
crushing some of the boats, and two Others were
carried away. The remainder followed the captain
70 the forward bridge. Each succeeding wave took
fresh victims. Some persons sought refuge on the
mainmast and some the foremost.
Al 9 o'clock, while the Captain and two ether OIL
GERS were on the bridge. tie Captain descended for
a moment to render assistance and was swept away
Thus persisted brave man." says Mr.. Stern. AT
this time about ten persons were clinGlng to the rig
ging Vt the mainnast and thirty 10 that of the fore
mast The ship had carcened. her yards touching
the water. and the tide rising
Al , o'clock the fog lifted The survivors shouted,
but their cries were unayailing. At o'clock the
nainmast, and at 40 the fOTcmast, both OF ron
fell Then two of the ~. Agnes boats came ana
rescued the few who had managed to keep ahoat
1t was reported yesterday that there were JOS
women OIL board.
The survivors were taken to-day from Pen%ance
to Plymouth, whence they will he sent forward 10
Hamburg. where the greatest excitement prevails.
Ii is asserted that ic-sayng belts were Issued 10
the women. 1t is certain that most OF tho passeil-
gers found none
An order was given that the first boat should take
tho women and children This boat capsized.
Policeman saws seven boats were launched and only
two lived. The others STAYED and swamped
immediately The cries for help lasted until }
o'clock.
The last voice heard was that of a little child IN
the cabin. 1t is not probable the boats could have
lived even if they had been successfully filled The
whole number So ed is Ii. Forty bodies have been
recovered - ,.,. ,,,o 60 =,
Mr.. DoI1icn Smith of the Sicily Islands writes 10
The Times that many additional lives were lost be-
cause the guns and rockets fired from the Schiller
were thought TO be merely ordinary signals OF am
val, which have frequently been the cause Of false
o1e