Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
Steamship Schiller Wrecked off tn e
Sicily Isles.

ported that 200 have persisted The
Schiller sailed from here with lS9 cab
in passengers.
LONDON, May 9.-l2:30 2. Nj
Additional particulars received of the
steamship Schiller, show that the dis
aster is fully as terrible as at first re-
ported. The accident occurred at 10
O'Clock last night, at which hour the
steamship struck on the dangerous Re
Gardener lodges, near Bishops Rock.
A fog prevailed at the time. A boat
belonging to St. Agnes, the souther-
most of the Scilly Isles, has landed
some of the survivors of the wreck at
st. Mary's Island, another of the SciN
! lys. The survivors were picked up
while swimming with the tide. They
had several narrow escapes from
drowning, and were a number of tunes
washed off the rock They declare
that the number of lives lost by the
disaster is two hundred A fearful
sea is raging, and it is scarcely possi-
BILE for boats engaged in searching for
the survivors to live, The Scilly life
boat has put off for the wreck
LONDON, May 81 P. Mp to
this hour in this city, only five passen-
gers and two of the crew of the steam
ship Schiller are known to have been
saved The Captain and Second mate
we've drowned. The steamship is now
lying broadside on the rocks. She is
under water, and her mainmast is gone
A steamer and several boats are crus-
ing about the scene of the wreck The
disaster was owing to dense fog,
which prevented either Of the Sicily
, lights being seen.
g New YORK, May o.-The agents
here of the Eagle Line say Captain
Thomas, OF the Inflated Schiller, was
the oldest commander on the line. He
was many years in the service of the
Peninsnlar and Oriental Company, oc-
cupied a high place among British sal
lors, and was with 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
Transact lantic service, large and strong
and constructed on the latest pattern.
She was built on Clyde by Robert Ma
pier & Sons. Her sister ship is the
Leasing. These two vessels left, this
port for home denselY crowded, being
the first to take advantage of the open
ing OF the spring travel to Europe.
They were the last two steamers that
sailed under the flag of the Eagle line,
which has been consolidated with the
Hamburg American line.
The dimensions Of the Schiller were
Length, 375 feet; beam. 40 feet; depth
of hold, 81 feet; 5000 tons burden,
and 5000 indicated horsepower. She
was classed at the Loyds 100 A |.
She was full brig-rigged, and had eight
life boats and three iron decks. lie
engine could run the vessel from four
teen to fifteen miles an hour. She is
said to have been built according to
the requirements of Lloyd's marine In
surance, and to have possessed every
known appliance of safety. She was
valued at 100000, and insured for
her full value.
The crew consisted of 124 men. in
GLIDING engineers. She carried six
kegs containing 100000 in gold
shipped by E. S. BaIln Y Co., Bank
ers OF q Exchange place in this city.
to [. S. Balm 4 Co., Paris, and $50
mall bags containing the entire CONT
mental mail together with large Aus
tralian mail. Her Cargo consisted of
general merchandise, including 500
bales OF cotton, $500 barrels of resin,
1000 bushels of corn and consign-
ment of leaf-tobacco.
The following is list Of those said
to have been on board Of the Inflated
steamship from Milwaukee:
Henry Friend, of the well-knovn
clothing house Of FL. Friend & Broth
ers, and wife.
ID. Znkeisen, Of the commission
house of Ainkeisen, Bartlett & Co.,
wife and daughter.
Joseph Schlitz, the well-known
brewer.
Mrs. Miltner and daughter.
Marcus Stein, of the firm Of Stein
Brothers, dealers in hats and caps.
Jacob Lambfrom, of Oconomowoc a
friend Of Marcus Stein.
The Scilly Islands, on which the
steamer Schiller was lost. are off the
southwest coast of England, county of
| Cornwall, thirty miles from Lands
End. They consist Of some $40 small
islands and rocks, the largest of which
are St. Mary's, Tresco, St. Martins
Brechar, St. Agnes and Sampson, and
contain IN the aggregate an area Of
about 2,77O acres, with population
not far from 5000. The islands rise
abruptly from the deep sea, and are
about thirty miles in circum ference.