Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-12

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the time. A boat belonging to St
Agnes, the southermost of the Sicily
Isles, has landed some of the surviv
ors Of the wreck at st. NIary's Island
another of the Scillys. These surviv
ors were picked up while swimming
with the tide. They had several mar.
row escapes from drowning and were
Il number of times washed off a rock.
They declare that the number Of lives
lost by the disaster is two hundred
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
New YORK, May s.
The agents in New York of the
Eagle line, say that Captain Thomas
of the Schiller was the oldest com.
mander in the line that he was for
many years IN the employ of the Pen
insular and Oriental company and
that he occupied a high place among
British sailors. He was with great
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 transatlantic
service, large and strong, and con.
structcd on the latest pattern She
was built on the Clyde. Her sister
ship is the Dosing. The two vessels
left this port for home densely crowd,
ed, being the first to take advantage
of the opening of the spring travel to
Europe. They were the last two
steamers that sailed under the flag of
the Eagle line. The Schiller was
three thousand six hundred tons burth-
ell, and was classed at Lloyds 100, D
l. She was full brig rugged, had
eight large boats and three iron decks.
She is said to have been according to
the requirements of Lloyd marine in
surance, and to have possessed every
known appliance for safety. She
was valued at 100000, and was in
sured for her full value. Her crew
consisted Of one hundred and twenty
four men, including the officers. She
carried 100000 III gold and two
hundred and fifty mail bags contain
ing the entire continental mail, togeth.
er with a large Australian mail. Her
cargo consisted Of general merchan-
disc, including 800 bales of cotton,
2,543 barrels of rosin, 1000 bushels of
corh, and large consignment of leaf
tobacco. The officers of the company
in this city were beseiged during this
morning by friends of those who sail
ed in the vessel had been lost were
pitiful to behold. One man, who had
wife and two children on board, fell
into fainting fit on being informed
ofthe fate of his family, and loud
wailings were to be heard on all sides.
The only cabin passengers from the
interior of New York, so far as known
are Mrs. l.. Halzhauer and child of
Troy, WIN. Kahl Of Buffalo and John
Williams of Newburgh.
LONDON, May 0.
Fitty-three survivors of the crew
and passengers of the steamer Schiller
have arrived at Penzance of these
thirty-three have gone to Plymouth,
the remainder are too ill to be moved.
The following additional particulars
of the disaster have been received A
heavy fog prevented observations on
board the Schiller since Tuesday. In
consequence of the fog the engines
were put at half-speed and sail was
reduced at nine o'clock the same night
the ship struck a ledge. A great pan
ic prevailed, and Captain Thomas is
highly praised for his conduct during
the terrible scenes which followed.
Two boats were filed with men who
refused to come the captain fired his
his revolver to drive them out and
then fired at them but without effect,
afterwards the ship was washed with
her broadside to sea and all on board
these boats persisted. The tackle at
the stearns was released too soon,
leaving the boats suspended by the
bows. Three boats then got away,
one of them a life boat and so badly
injured that she sunk, and eleven peo-
pie on board of her were rescued by
the other boats. The fog lifted an
hour after the steamer struck and