, 1875-05-24
MARINE DISASTERS.
Full Particulars of tho Loss Of
the Schiller.
Statements Of Surviving Cfflcers ant
Passengers.
Loss Of tho Steamship Gotllcnburg, nitll
115 Lircs.


neeelunB tHs1 tnucA conluoloo Prcsahc'1t htiu MT
further agree IN describing tho conduo. Of CAPT.
Thomas In the crisis that followed tho wreck n.
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o''as i,eA'o'' seeo"a'esptn passenger ifon
Now York, states that two days out. bad weather
sion, On tho fatal Frtdev \ heavy for cana
tlo,n orcr;,o, ,h1,kor IT.. MI, ta,,t - ri,
ss.a s,,, .,e. III. w.. -, o'on ~ .".. H..
er's, "sa o ~ -. o.s, =. '' "no 'a' ~,
$50. "1Tho fog ali tlis time was 40 thick That
No conla hardly sco our hauda bnfoto our oro..
Than In hail ,,an r,,no .cotn .rl ,,,at a. ,ho
4ueA w ~" ""o 1uHs Abu @"u 'ua' 10 'Ao
felt her humping" great many OF tho nanie
passengers uoro then on dock, locking for Ja,tl
uh,eI, they had o1necte,, Il. .srlt ii 4 o'c,nrk.
I'm romsn .ra rh,tSra, .ars nsA ho,ov ,1s da'
scribcs scene Of panic, women and children
screaming and running about. and on deck -
number Of pcopio weso ecreamtng and belon-
tnu.a I1e 4umnefl jnto ono boat nhenna In was
drivo, hv ,ho.o ,irooIv T., /, ,rd o,, t,r;,, N
cntos another, was told to lot 20 or Lis hands
would be cut OF. finally 10 got into another
with hcvcn mon. tho fall was cut, and after some
difficulty they rirhted her and ba,cd hor out.
11.ns ,... .,. ...,. ',., w,
ancS aep@ so"ane noout 1oo hn'p un''A U cloeA
In tho morning. lie says:
All tbia tino tho fog was worry thick. and va
could Leo nothing hnt ltEbta In tho cabin Of the
ship. All the whf1a the screaming was heart
rending, but we could Sec nobody ou board. Tho
erica for holp tastea till about 4 o'clock. The
lant that board, and which shall never forgot,
uAa the voice OF { little CHILD who was, HB well
sasn si u tbo 'G gnt. @ % Il to esbn hu1 a al
The o.hers o1cept that at tho masthead went out.
Mixed With tho heatttonding Bctoatns no heard
was the loud creaking Of tho Hhip a. waye af!er
wsve broke upon. her, tho reports. OF which
Tn tifL13a tinAf ff0
ahip .ill about o'clock. when tho fotcmast With
tie light foil, and then xe could SOC nothing
more OF the vassei, though nc could hear tho
water breaking over her, aud could see tho spray
having then all disappeared. Tho fog by this
time had cleared eoneuhat, and ws could ses
about 20 or 40 Yards"
About o'clock they picked up two men who
woro floating at 8 thoy hoard = s!eatuor and
esm fra or s!I ves.c1s, but theso did not notice
tAem and disappeared. Finally they reached
shore. Tho order Was given to placs tho women
aud chfldron iirnt In tho boats, and there vera
was capsizcd.
two men plcked M, was on board iii o'clock,
He last SAN tho Captain botween l aud 2, - ryry
calm, and trying to make Ihe people. keep ho."
Half an hour after the vessel alruck Tho uavcs
hogan to wash over her and carry away pnason-
gorn. A. lio was swept OF, but accsrcd door
ind kept aAoAs. Hs tuln-bruther was washed
OF a. tho same lime aud drowned.
Simon Jen4en. tho chief boatawain. stated
that tla Schtller at,,tck about 10 o'clock, at
1880 lc got ont bis boat with flvo mon, and left
tho shlp. AZ tl:3U he took steven men and one
woman, Mrs. Jouos. from tho litoboas, wLlc1
waa sinA,ug and unmanugeabs. He adds,
shir. pullon, tho Third Of.lcor, wan amonEst
those rescued from tho lifoboas. Thero was I
great rush for tho boats, but cannot ray much
about what passed On board, bocarsa n11uo WAS
tho A1st boat 10 lchre the s1,lp.s Tbs Captain did
iii he could, though II was Iittlo Impression be
could makn on the frightened passengers, who
crowded 10 the hatchwAye. Tho sea was not
very high whom the Schiller struck, but Increased
Tsry much afterwards, and scores Of wonon AID
lug lilo night. When tho ioremAst went tLero
nro Of them wero saved, the Fourth officer
amongst them. Thngs woro made worse on q,
the eohrs hull wps submerged"
| that tho position ns tho vnsse! WAS mol Anoun
TIL midnight, when the fog cleared and they
| could see the DiAapn'B Nock light. Homo ton
| guns woro fired, when tho powder became damp.
| Saye HI, sierra.
.Capt. Thomas ordered tho boats to bo
launched, and assisted In launching four. but
| there was such crush aud such q tremendous
ssn running that they nero nvanpod almost
Immediately. between and q o'clock In tho
tho women aud children wefs Ill hudd1cd TO-.
! KHfl1G{, Nk4 EtfQEk Dr 4 uQhYf Sea anu HAHHEI
euav, ths ,,nfortunato people bsing, Of cunrso,
washed overheard with it. Alb o'c,oc4 Capt.
Thomas mas still on Tho bridge, when he maa
called down to eaye rome person. Mo vent
down on dock, but sea can,s In and literally
tore his n,othee from him, and afterwards washed
lin over the nido, The unfortunate man ha,, no,
bcsn in bed for llyo nights, and through
out tl1e trying and terrible scone hs acted With
coolness md bravery. Ha was, however, Obliged
to llse lin revolver In order to keep proper lis.
cip)luo, and ns1erai limos he f,tol over lilo heads
Of sotne Of tho crowd Who vera pfessIng Oh
tLs man thas Wsro ondeayoriug to launo!, tue
msinsd tu uotii iii nearly | daylisht. The foromas
1RRine, who're Wis, wa carried away, and al
sue"ssSoa IN Tssnino myaolf ail5as mil wat
pioked m by : lislinE bost."
.,rinn. i.Imsslf IN thc si,trt and t1o,ne,n wint
hs hr XXI What lid happonosl, took two Lniyel
10, %" m, "nr' ~ lazy IL tIsn nm tn a Inn
snI ent IN heinu fo,snwed bv many othars-
- 80. thst thav h.,t tn sond snma mt oIi,nr
menJ st 'aey s ,evs ~ sean a,,k p,or
H. dnwn sna iav hv the stcamer for ann,
t.orx. ~. t,c~ .at,1d thnsc in snothcr hnnl
| nou1". Huso 'aet ~ t.s 49,. -. ~. 80