The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-29
FLOATING COFFISS.
THE BERras OF THE DEUTSCH-
LAND.
Pumping the North Sea from the
Cabin of the Inflated
Steamer. fg
DETAILS OF TIE DISASTER.


REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF THE QUARTER
HAsrER-sIaNALs OBsERvED AT HARwIcH
TERRIBLE SCENE AT THE ARRIVAL OF THE
sTEAM-TUG.
The London special correspondent OF the
New York Tribune writes: The North
German Lloyd steamer Deutschland, bound
from Bremen to New York, with l24 pass
engers, besides the crew and large general
cargo, was wrecked about $3.50 o'clock on
Monday morning on the Kentish Knock, a
treacherous sand bank off the east coast of
Harwich. These sands are considerably
out of the ordinary course from Bremen to
Southampton, where the Deutschland was
to have called previous to setting out for
New York. She drifted nOrthWard in
the thick snow-storm OF Sunday and struck
on the sand bank at moment when those
in charge thought she was in the open sc a
After grounding the Deutschland became
fast To the hank. The night was dark
and it was showing tbickly I'd fast. Moth
ing could be done till dsybreak, when il was
decided to lower the boats. The quarter
master and two semen attempted to get
into one boat, but on lowering she car sized
and the three men were thrown into the
sea. The boat righted and they succeeded
in getting into il, but found the rope had
broken aud they had driiied away from the
ship, without provisions OF any sort, at the
mercy OF the wind and waves. One of the
three men died during the night and an
other shortly after, leaving the quarteTm as
ter, Book, alone in the open sea in charge OF
boat. with Two corpses for crew. Ire
boat with its gbsslly cargo was washed
ashore at Rochester on Tuesday morning
about o'clock, Book being then almos,
gone. He was taken to the hospital, and,
when sufficiently recovered, made a state
ment which throws little
LIGHT UPoN THE SAD DISASTER.
Meanwhile two other boats were launched,
but Immediately cspsizsd alongside, and
nine persons In them were drowned. Il IS
said shat ten boats belonging 20 the yeas Of
were launched altogether. but what has be-
come of seven of them is not known. Sig
nails OF distrsss were made during the whole
OF Monday, and the rockets were seen st
Hsrwich during Monday night and until
o'clock Tuesday morning. These were
answered by the coast guard, but owing 20
the rougbDess of the sea and wind yes, els
were unable to put out during the night.
About 8 A. NJ. on Tuesday tine Deutschland
having then been on the sands whole day
and night without sssistsnce) the steam
4 tug Liverpool proceeded to the wreck and
| found the steamer under water, with the
sea making q complete breach over her.
/ The scene on the arrival of the tug IL said 10
\ have been beyond description. Men, wo-
men and children were cliDging to the rig
\ ging as their last resource, some in the
Struggles Of death, and in the cabins could
be So n the corpses OF ladies' and children a.
they had lain down to rest. IL is estimated
that about 80 OF the pa sengers and crew
| were washed overheard. TIE captain oil the
stesm-tug Immediately took on board the
whole OF the Survivors, about 40 in all
with the few articles OF clothing which they
had, been enabled to seize. The tug then
proceeded to Harwich, where she arrived
IL lteNl Il. 4 a
| on board. On their arrival at Harwich TIE
| crew and passengers were taken in charge
by the German consul, who bestowed upOr
them every attention.