The New York herald., 1875-12-09
ging beat them with irresistible force and


in the rigging were able to come down, and
were all saved by the tugboat which came to
us at half-past ten on Tuesday.
THE MAIL AND THE pURsER
One whole mail had been got into the
cabin by the purser and was thereby saved.
The purser himself afterwards sought safety
in the rigging from which, however he fell
and was drowned.
The ships back is probably broken.
CORPSE WASHED ASHORE.
The HERALD correspondent at Margate re-
ports as follows:-The corpse of Adolf
Forester, who lost his life in the wreck of the
Deutschland, was washed ashore this morn
ing.
CARE FOR THE SURVIVORS.
Consul Williams, at Harwich, has received
instructions from Bremen, in which he is re-
quested to be unsparing of expense in at
tending to and providing for the wants and
comfort of the survivors Of the disaster
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Fifteen women and six children have been
saved.
CHARLES DIETRIcHs' STATEMENT
The HERALD correspondent has had an in
terview with Charles Dietrichs, one of the
first cabin passengers. He adds nothing of
material import to what has been already
cabled to New York, with the exception that
he says that much of the cargo was thrown
overheard.
A ROMANTIC INCIDENT, COURAGE AND ENDUR-
Adolf Hermann, of the second cabin, re-
lates the occurrence of romantic incident
He took Miss Anna Petzold, of New York,
under his charge and carried her to the rig
! ging, where she courageously held out while
most of the other women who remained in
or near the cabin, were lost
CUPID coNoUERs IN THE MIDST OF CALAMITY.
Miss Petzold and Mr.. Hermann are now
betrothed in marriage.
THE BRIDE ExPEcTANT.
Miss Petzold is eighteen years of age and
a very charming person.
A SUICIDE
One man in his grief and despair COM
mitted suicide by cutting open the veins of
his wrist
AN nL-PATED swEDE
A Swede who was saved from the wreck of
the steamship Schiller some short time since
was drowned from the wreck of the Deutsch-
! land.
sEviahE suf1EknSG FROM THE COLD.
Many of the persons who have been res
cued are severely frost bitten, and many of
the cases will terminate fatally.
THE FIRST SIGNALS OF DANGER
| The HERALD special correspondent at Har-
wich telegraphs as follows-The first signals
of distress which were sent up from the
Deutschland were seen by the men of the
English coast guard service at six O'Clock on
Monday morning. The sea was rough, and
Harwich is the only place on the line of that
shore which is without a lifeboat
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Several Of the coast guardmen turned out
Immediately and commenced to search for
volunteers to go with them in the tugboat
Liverpool of Harwich, and aid them in their
attempt at rescue
GALL REFUSED"
All the men to whom they applied refused.
They invariably answered, says the HERALD
correspondent, that 'they thought it was
only collier which was lost, and that
chad they known that the distressed vessel
had passengers on board. they would have
gone out"
MORE OF THE RESCUED LANDED.
telegram from the HERALD correspondent
at Harwich, under date of ten minutes to
eight o'clock this morning, says THE
tugboat Liverpool has arrived from the
wreck with nine women, two men and two
children"
coRPsEs NOT IDENTIFIED.
Several corpses remain unidentified.
CONDITION OF THE WRECK.
The steamship Deutschland now lies on
the west edge of the Kentish Knock, in four
fathoms of water. Her stern is about four
feet out of water at high tide. Her wood
ends have started, but her spars, sails and
everything are standing. Her matches over
the cargo are undisturbed, and her deck is
dry at low water.
VISIT BY THE OWNERS.