The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-10

LONDON, May o, Evening.--Forty.twt
survivors Of the crew and passengers O
tho steamer have arrived at atPenzance. o.
this number SO have gone to Plymouth
the remaining ten are too III to bt
moved.
The following additional particulars o.
the disaster was received; A heavy log
prevented any observations on board the
Schiller since Tuesday. In cOnseq
Of the fog the engines were put at hall
speed and sail reduced At nine O'Clock
Friday night. At ten o'clock the SAINT
night The ship struck the ledge and great
panic prevailed. Captain Thomas Il
highly praised for his conduct during the
terrible scenes which followed, Two
boats were lowered and filled with mer
who refused to come out; the Captain
fred his revolver over their head
to drive them out, and then fired
at them, but without any effect
Afterwards the ship was washed
with her brOadsidc TO the sea and
all on board these boats pcriShed. The
tackle at the sterns were released too soon
leaving the boats suspended by the bows
Three boats then got away. One, a life
boat was, 40 badly injured that she sunk
and eleven Of the people on board we're
rescued by other boats. The fog lifted at
hour after the steamer struck and the
lights we're plainly visible. Two Of tht
boats on the steamer were crushed by tht
falling Of the funnel. Rockets and GUM
we're fired from the steamer until tht
powder became wet. The deck house
crowded with people, was swept away.
At2A. NJ. the captain gathered SomI
Of the survivors on the bridge. All wert
gradually swept away by the flood tide
which took the doctor and captain last
The rigging which remained above watei
was crowded with the passengers ant
crew all night. The mninmaSt fell q
7:3O A. NJ, and being Of iron, sank Will
all who had taken refuge on 1T. ThI
forenast gave way soon aftGrwatd. Thu
life.boats and wreck stuff saved the live
of some, who dtifted miles away. One
man was rescued after being In the watei
ten hours. Two boats from 81. Agnei
arrived short time before the mast
fell. They we're unable to approach tliC
steamer on account Of the shoals, bu
picked up some Of the SttugglerS In the
water
The passengers say that Capt. Thomas
left the bridge at 3 A. N. to assist those Of
deck, and when he reached the deck wa
swept away by n heavy sea. All concul
in The saying that lie exercised th'
greatest care and was not abed fol
five nights previous to the. disaster
The sea began 10 break over thl
vessel half mn hour after she struCI
and the tide rose 25 feet before day break
Only one woman was saved. The sur
vivors who we're landed at Trescon es
capectl in the schiller'S long boats.
LONDON, May 1O-lO;4O A. Nifty
six mail bnga, including twenty -sevei
from New Zealand, were saved from tht
Schiller. The steamer Pommeranit
sailed from Plymouth during the nigh
for Hamburg without taking any Of tn
survivors ni The Schiller, The statement
made by the officers Of the Schiller ado
nothing to the particulars already tele
gfaphcd. All accounts agtee that tht
panic which followed the striking Of III,
ship was heartrentlering and terrible be
yond description.
A Herald cable special from London
May 8, says: ,,, :,
Xii day long details Of the Schiller dis
astef have been coming to the LondoI
Office from tho HraldS correspondents a
penzancc, the courteous American Con
snlaf Agent At the scilly Islands, Mr.
Brixton, and the ordinary London sources
Unfortunately no more persons are re
ported to be saved. Bodies arc constantly
being picked up, Among tho tOcovUtec