American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-05-15
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The steamship Schiller, of the
Eagle Line, which sailed from New
York on the 23th of April for Ham
burg, was wrecked off tho coast of
England. at the conjunction of the
st. Georges and English channels,
on the 9TH inst. 1t IS reported that
over three hundred lives were lost.
We give below the particulars of
this terrible disaster
LONDON, May 1O.-All day details
of the Schiller disaster have been
coming in. Bodies are constantly
being picked up. The total number
OF lives lost is 311. Mr.. POLICEMAN.
second officer Henry Stern and
Mr.. Trail, first-class passengers,
say that the voyage was moderately
good Until three days. when ii was
and IL e ship went out of her course
half degree. At the time of the
catastrophe, Capt. Thomas was on
deck, and had been, night and day,
for four entire days. At seven
o'clock on the evening of the 7th,
there was dense fog and the sails
were taken in, the engines put on
half speed and the fog bells used.
Bishops light was unseen, though
only half mile distant. At ten
O'Clock we struck on q reef and after
four bumps the steamer settled
down. There WAS . violent eea and
the tide was rising; the darkness
was intense most Of the passen-
gers were awake and there was the
usual rush for the boats, but nearly
all were stove in. One boat with q
few sailors, left the ship, cowardly
refusing aid. Two boats were
launched. The captain endeav0red
to compel obedience by firing . re-
volver over their heads. During
two hours six cannon shots were
fred, when the powder became wet;
distress signals, rockets and blue
lights were unanswered. The waves
sweeping the decks carried away
many victims. At two o'clock Q
deckhouse, in which were three
women aud children, was swept
away and the crses and shrieks Of
she victims were heartIending. Then
followed . ghastly silence. The
smOke-stack fell crushing some Of
the boats; two others were carried
away and the remainder Of the pas
Isengers followed the captain to the
forward bridge. Each succeeding
wave teok fresh victims. Some per-
sons sought refuge On the main
mast aod some on the foremost.
At three O'Clock the captain and two
other officers were on the bridge,
when the captain, Tor . moment. to
render assistance, went to tho deck
and was swept awsy-thus persisted
. brave man. Mr.. Stern says az
this time about ten persons we're
oiinglng to the rigging of the main
mast. and thirty to that Of the fore
mast. The chip had careeDed 80
that her yards touched the water
and the tide was rising. At Eve
o'clock the fog lifted and the survi-
vors shouted, but their cries were
unavaiiiug. At seven O'Clock the
rain-msst, and ct 7:45 the foremast,
both Of iron, fell. Then two Of the
Of tho St. Agnes hosts came and
rescued the few who had managed
70 keep sfloat. Il was reported there
Were one hundred and three women
on board. The survivors Wcrs taken
from Penzanoe to Plymouth, to-day,
and will be forwarded 10 Hamburg,
whore great excitement prevails 1t
10 asserted that life saving belts
were lssued to the women. 1t 10
certain that most Of the passengers
found had nome. An order was
given that the hrst boat should take
the women and children this boat
wss oapsized. Policeman says that
seven boats were launched aud only
two Fved; the othees were slowed
in or swamped immediately. The
cries for help lasted until three
O'Clock when the last voice heard
was that of q little child in the
cabin. II is not probable that the
boats could have lived, even if sue
eessfully filed. The whole number
saved 10 forty-four. Forty bodies
have been recovered. Mr.. Smith,
of the Islands, writes to the Times
that many additional lives were lost
because the guns and rockets fred
from the Schiller were thought to be
the ordinary signals Of arriving
which were frequently the cause OF
false alarms.
LONDON. May 10-Later.-The
sea is too heavy to-day to approach
the Schiller. No floating salvage Of
any importance has yet been recov.
cred. Fishermen report the Schil-
Ter firmly settled on the rock aud
will not GALL of into deep water.
There will be many days ia the
summer when salvage may be eft.
fected, though it is difficult to ap
preach the wreck now. There was
q life belt in every one Of the Schil-
ler's berths. When the disaster oc-
CURED the captain issued orders
one should be fastened to every
woman. This was done, but they
we're drowned by the heavy sea.
The l'ody of W. G. Duncan, the
insnae man who escaped from the
North bound train at Holly Springs
depot, mentioned in our last issue,
was found on Friday evening last
by Henry Jeffries o colored man. A
reward Of $500 had been offered BY
the brother of the deceased for the
recovery Of the body and Henry