New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-24
THE LOSS OF TIE SCHILLER.

INVESTIGATION BY TIE RECEIVER OF
WRECKS.
DISPOSITIONS OF THE MATE AND FOURTH MATE OF
THE SCHILLER.
On the 18th OF May an investigation regard
ing the loss OF the Schiller begun under the
Merchants Shipping by the Receiver OF Wrecks at
the port OF scly. Henry Hers being duly sworn, dc
posed follows:
That he mate the steamship schiller II the port OF
Hamburg OF the register Of 5000 IONS that the
ship owned by the Eagle Line 4ih COMPANY OF
rugged brig; that she was built OF iron at GLASGOW
in the year 1873, and that she MOI know 10 DC csed
in LOyds List that the crew consists Of l20 hands M
GLIDING depOnent; that tie ship had OF b0ai general
cargo shipped by various parties 81 Ae| 1ts &C. anu
consigned TO various aries or Germany uat ne mp
had board addition 10 the cargo aiore AID Z64 pas
sengersi that the sap procced1d In Oh nr
last; at noon. the tide at the time being hood.
the TeasF tIo ae %nd 5f %aa & az the time
Of sailing the ship was in nrcss condition that the
that the slip proceeded on her intended voyage all
well but from tie the 7th ~ Nay weather was
servations We steering east by rouh at 99 p m
the master gaze orders steer son s0u'h-w6t mat
on Err Friday be- cay o. nyd a he 80 GdF ige TICK
and the wind in the southwest blowing moderately,
southwest. Wlen without any warn.n0. the vessel
struck. The engines were reversed flil speed Dy
without avail the ship was rapidly hliins. In
medlatelyN gave orde;s TO get lie boats oar,
six NfebCats were carried away few people IN one
managed 70 keep afoat and ultimately saved We
fired rockets. hrebas and guns uatil X O'Clock MD
night When tie had Increased aLG made clear
breach the ship the Passengers ana crew TOOK 10
masts and bridge, and some went into tie cabins Tho
rlanmast fell the side al N. on the cth INST
soae OF the passe ngers and crew were saved About
half an hour afterward the foremost III ana Otners,
about 81 Tell it, and four others were saved by
boats from the shore That four g' iroil me lsahcs
came assistance and saved nUmOerOf passengers
and crew; that the ship Ia totally Wrorkcu; portion OF
the cargo ia floating and viii probably DC saved That
the loss the ship and cargo II unknown by deponent
lost 10y drowning, tne remainder IL al AL being saVcd
by boats.
Henry Hcintze. being duly sworn, dCpOsed as follows
That he is fourth mate OF the steamship schiller; that
the ship is owned by the Eagle Inc Aah ComEany re-
siding at Hamburg IN the EMPIRE ot DCIiAany mat tho
snip was rigged rs a brig &c. That ut the time
of eai M the shp was in nrsclass cOLfOn that tho
ship was bound for Plymouth, CherbOurg, and HAMBURG
in GERMANY that the ship proceeded Oh her intended
voyage all well. On the AIN 10 the 1ih weather N.s
hay and lid obtain good OF -.Na.la on the
7th we were steering > r. by T. q T. uull $50 p M
when cr.etG e W. course 10 DC stored that
on Friday, tie 9TH OF May, nj 10 2. n tbs tide at
tue time being food the weather very foggy, ana
the wind Ia tie southwest, Blowing fresh breeze,
the ship was proceeding her passd az slow pace
and. without any idea close 10 Scy, struck
suddenly " rocks the water rushed IN lInine-
diaely and pu the fires out Orders were gwen 10 get
boats ready, and gigs and one neJOit were got IN
the water TWO tx, JUas smashed by sniokestack
falling Lfe-octs distributed among tie passen-
gers and Fired guns and rockets rom 1880
IN ll:0, the tbs time breaking tho ship.
The captain and three engineers and passengers
washed of the bridge the remainder Of the passengers
and took 10 the rigging. The malnnast fell first.
the lOretOp with several others when II fell and
some picked boats from the shore That boats
from the shore assistance; that the ship IL
totally iost and portion VI cargo floating about boats
salvng that cOequence OF the loss OF the ship about
lives lost by drowning, the remainder about ~
in alb being saved by boats.