, 1875-05-09
Names of Persons Thus Far
Known to Be Saved.
Brief Personal Notices OF
Western People BE.
Lleved to BE LoSt.
Description Of the Vessel--'
Her Mails and Qther
Cargo.
THE DISASTER,
1HK EEWR IN NEW YORK

euip Schiller, Of the EagltS Line, Capt John 1t.
Thomas, which sailed from New fork April 28,
61ad tha 1oss OF 1t least 200 persona. The schli-
3cr was bound for Hamburg via Plymouth and
Cherbourg, and at 10 o'clock last night in
heavy fog struck upon one OF the dangerous
Rctorriere ledacs OF the Sclly Islands, 30 miles
west southwest Of Lands End Corn
wall. 4 heavy sea Was raging
1t the time. and the vessel alled and went down
before the boats could be lowered. According
TO tho STORY Of some OF the survivors, many per
ishcd before they could reach tho rocka others
wcse washed OF and drowned. The scillv life
boat. and = boat from St. Agnes, southwest Of
the group, were dispatched to the spot, but tho
sea WAS running SO high that they we're OF little
assistance. a few Of the survivors were rescued
from tbs wafer and picked up with difficulty,
after floating with the tide for > long distance.
The Schiller vas found lying broadside On the
rocks and hopeless wreck. The excitement in
Londoa oa learning the news was intense and
iii the papers published extras giving meagre
accounts at tue disaster. The Offices OF the
Company we're besieged by m eager crowd anx-
Gus to learn the fate Of their relatives and
friends, b1t tho news WHICH arrived vas Of SO
slender = description that but littls could be
told them. Tho names Of those sared Rero
telcgraphed but not with sufficient accuracy to
al!xy any OF the apprehension felt BY relatives
a1d friends. L.ter in tho day news Was received
from Penzancs that txenry-zix more had bean
saved.
TEE gCI1LY MLAxDs
nave caused moro than ono disastrous chip
wreck. In 1907 Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovel
lost three e1iue-of-battleships u the same place.
They are group Of rocka and 1sleEs, situated
about 50 uailes from tho extreme southwest OF
England, n ppmber lao or the1eabouts. They
rse for the most parf precipitously from the sen,
aro composed Of granite and surrounded
By submarine reefs Of the most danger
ouz character. Tie largest islands in the
group are st. Agnes St. Mary'e, Trcscan,
St. Martina, Brvor, and Sampson. But
lew Of them arc habitable, aud the inhahitants
subsist principally on, d1h- There is Light
house on St. Agnes, and another on one OF the
further islands; but; in the fog which prevailed
st the time, the lights rcre probably invisible.
i tor signal is also reported to be in use, but
either this was not audible in the gale OK Was not
in use atthetim After striking, guns we're fred
from the Schiller, but not in time to be Of any
material earvic>.
The Schiller and her sister ship, the Leasing.
were buils on tho Clyde by Rob.rt Napier 4:
Sons Tha former was ono pf tho naTes: and
best boats On the Atlantic, and was constructed
On tho most approved principles.
AER p1xEfg1uN6
we're: Length, 975 fest beam, 10 fest depth
* hold. 81 feet 1000 tons burden, and 1000
indicated horsepower. and was clsssed at
Lloyds> 100 u, She was full-b1ig ngged, had
eight large Ese-boata, and three iron decks- Her
sngins could run the vesssl from IL to Is miles
N hour She is said to hare been built accord
ing to therequirements Of Llyod's marine insut-
ance regulations, and to have possessed every
known appliance for safety She Was valued at
800, 600. and Has insured for her full yAlua.
CARGO.
Besides q cargo Of general merchandise. yafusd
= about e15o CO., which vas insured
srEc1E.
She carried six kegs containing $500, Goa in
xold, shipped by E. 8. Eallin i Co., bankers, Of
No. 24 Exchange place, in this city, to +. S.
Balm l. Co., Paris and $50 unAil-hagE, contain
ug the eu.re continental mail, togetheT with =
h1ge Australian mail.
oEF1cEns AND cRxw.
The oficers OF the Schiller xeees
ConraAnder-1ohn G. ThorpAa.'
Chiet oncer-H- Hil'sna.
Second ohcey-E. Paln1nxu3.
Third Oacer-G. Freeze
Fourth Qaicer-H. HeintxA.
Chtei Eug1neez-L. Fahtig.
second EnRjneel-F. Conrad
Third E1g1noer-H. Roenna-
Fourth EagsneofI. KundA1.
Ihy1ieixn-Dr. 4. Bail.
7uTxer-E. Sclrnettnn.
CHIEF StewxSd-C. Kutforkkn>
Second 6tawaru-A- Eel2kupw.
Capt, Thomas was the oldest commander OF
1he Ine. He was for many Year, in the service
Of ths peniaaular l. Oriental Steamship Com.
pauy, and was rated high among British sailors
It was with difficulty that he vas persuaded tt
leays that servios and sntar that of tho Eagle
liae.
The crew conxiated Of about 100 men.
The passengers in al numbered: Cabin, 149
stserage. los Adults, l6 children, and 4 infapts
AmcaR tha cabin passengers vera thu follow
ting:
Henry Mok1, Cz1l Rurgha1dt
Ann4 EisLexe y Wohle1&
ELIZA Len. Mln~ Hohic.z,
". CurittuRh, Tua clik1ran Tohla1z,
1f4derikz F1en,je
AuVAcxEL
Joseph SchAt1, Hc1tasnn Znf<tseq,
Henry Friend, hIr.. Ztukniaon,
Nn. Friend, Hiss Zinkeiseu,
7Ecob I4snfrcznz Ara. II. A3tsnex
MARCUS Hteiu, md child.
srs- l. xeigtsr and infant, Hrs. Dora Kohxx.
0sxs zsa2]s1. Miss l. Meyer.
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