New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-09

solidated with the Hamburg. American Iius
Previous to the departure of the SchillH7-
the company's vessels had gone ont viii,
light passenger lists.
The dimensions of the Schiller are :
Length, 375 feet; beam, forty feet; depth Of
hold, thirty-two feet; height of spar deck,
seven feet four inches; height of lower
aeck, seven feet seven inches; 5000 toms
burden, and 5000 horse power. and was
classed at Lloyds as 100 Al. She was fnli
brig ged, had eight large life boats. and
three iron decks. Her engine was of the
compound vertical direct acting principle ;
had two cylinders of ten inches diameter,
with four feet six inches stroke of piston.
and could run the vessel fourteen to fif-
teen miles an hour. Her boilers were four
IN number, with six furnaces to each: shaft
OF steel, and eighteen inches in diameter.
Her screw had four blades, was nineteen
feet In diameter, and twenty. nine feet
pitch.
She is said to have been built according
to the requirements of the Lloyd Marine
Insurance, and to have possessed every
valued at 100000, and was insured
for her full value. Her crew con-
sisted of ia men, including the officers.
She carried ak kegs containing $500, 900 in
gold, shipped by K. s. Balm & Co., bank
ers: of No. "a Exchange place, in this city,
to F. s. BALM Il Co., Paris, and $50 mail
oags. containing the entire continental
mail, together with large Australian
mail.
Her cargo consisted of general merehan-
disc. including 800 bales of cotton. 25I3
barrels OF rosin, 1000 bushels of corn and a
large consignment Of leaf tobacco.
The officers OF the company in this city
were besieged during the morning by the
friends OF those who sailed in the vessel and
n hiofVn vuh1 1oI,
confirmation of the news that the vessel
had been lost were pitiful to behold. One
man who had a wife and two children or
board fell into faintlng fit on beiDp IN,
formed of the fate his family, and Ions.
waliings were to be heard on all sides.
A Glimmer of Hope.
The latest dispatch received at the Office
OF the agents of the Schiller from their office
in Hamburg is as follows:
HAMBURG. May s:-Keep strong hearts
more saved. The following additional dis
patch has been received from the agent at
Plymouth:
"'Schiller total loss. The first, second
and third officers, with forty of the passeza-
gers and crew, are known to be saved
Two steamers and litebOat are at the
wreck. The names of the survivors unaS-
certained: Will telegraph same when
obtained.'"
During the entire day there was recur-
rence Of sorrowful scenes at the office hers
OF the agents OF the line to which the
Schiller belonged. The friends of those oM
board the 1ll-fated steamer, male and fe--
male, kept coming in a continuous sareS1u
to ascertain if anything had been heard in
regard to those they sought and upon being
answered in the negative, as was generally
the case, gave vent to their grief in lonG
lamen tatiOns.
In many cases fathers made inqu iries
touching their wives and children who had
embarked for the fatherland on a visit: in
others, brothers tor numerous sist era, and
in others, children for their parents. In the
absence OF definite information regarding
the saved and lost, all those who have
friends on the vessel are in the deepest dis
tresS.
Mr.. Dwight Klinck, Of Fruitport, Michi-
gan, whose name is on the list Of.cabin pas-
sengers, was a brother of Deputy Surveyor
George Klinck, of the New York custom
house.
=, The Eagle Steamship Line or German
Transatlantic Steam Navigation Company
was organized in 1879. Its capital stock was
about $4,000, 600, and has been held chiefly
in Germany, although part is owned in
this country. The company has very recent
~ been consolidated with the Hamburg
American Packet Company. The news 0f
Tue ratlhcatlOn OF this consolidation by the
stockholders was received from Hamburg
week before the last.
The Lessing, the sister ship of the Schiller
which left this port on Tuesday last, was
the laat steamer to sail under the flag
OF the Eagle line. The name of the consoli
dated company has not yet heen announced.
Among the passengers on the Schiller was
J. j. Brunner. He was member of the
firm of Henry & j. j. Brunner, importers,
nd ctr l.l
to make purchases for the house. He is
we'll known to the trade, his house being
,ne OF the oldest in the city,
On the day of the Schiller's sailing The
of female passengers, both
n the cabin and the crowd of steera 90 pas
engers who hung over the bulwarks as the
hip put OFT, was specially noted.