The New York herald., 1875-12-08
THE NEWS IN THIS CITY.

THE NEWS IN THIS CITY.
The cable yesterday flashed across the Atlantic the
news Of the loss OF another on the voy-
age from Europe hther the disaster to the ship being
attended with great loss Of life The lost vessel is the
Deutschland, belonging to the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company, whose agents in this city are
Messrs 0elrchs Co, No 2 Bowling Green. The
first intmation Of the disaster received the New
York agency, to those in charge through
the press dispatches. From these 1t learned
that boat containing one living man and the bodies
ftwo who had died from exposure had dred ashore
Sheerness, on the OF Kent England, near tho
mouth of the river Thames Il may be observed that
the North Sea this neghborhood peculiarly turbu-
lent and dangerous and, In consequence, the report
Of the wreck was Immediately believed to be true
Promptly on recc pt OF the news, Aessrs. oerich's
Co. teegraphed to the agents OF the company at
Southampton and also 10 the company's Offices at
Bremen 10 the former place for any particulars which
could DO cleaned about the disaster and to the latter
for tho list Of the steamers passengers To
these dispatches no were expected
for two hours. Meanwhile speculation
was rife TO the place and In which the ship
was lost II believed then that she was ashore az
Kentish Knock, and II remembered that about the
time she have struck, dense fog had prevailed
In and about London A few callers came TO the Office
but one claimed 70 be at all certain OF having
any friends board the Deutschland They only
came expecting possibly, 70 be able 10 see
the list Of her passengers. few remained
anxiousiy watching the arrival OF information
but tho greater number Of inqurers eft when t was
ascertaned that the company had not even as much
information tho afternoon papers.
AT half pass ono o'clock telegram received by
the agents here from Bremen which as iolows:-
deutschland grounded Galoper Sands Adml-
ralty tug left for assistance LLoYD.n
The place thus indicated as the scene OF the wreck
narrow bank of sand probably four or FIVE miles
long, running northeast and southwest-is described
fully In another column. The next information
received by Messra oelrichs was despatch
from Southampton, which thus" Deutschland
ashore Long Sands. Fiy of the passengers and crew
reported drowned Part of the passengers and crew
landed at Harwich Tuesday afternoon. Further par
ticulars wanting
After the receipt Of this despatch about past
two O'Clock NJ, IL concluded that no list Of pas
sengers would be received yesterday Later in the
afternoon, however, another brief message came
bringing information previously ascertaned This
the message
Deutschland abandoned One hundred and ten PAS
sengers One hundred crew Fifty lost Passenger
lsi tomorrow. LLOYD
By this account IL that the loss Of life
though still at dreadiuly high figure, is much less
than at first feared
LOST VESSEL
The lost steamer Deutschland was built by Messrs
Card Co, OF Greenock on the Clyde in 1885 She
about $40 feet long, AZ feet breadth or BEAM with
depth OF hold Of 26 feet She constructed with
watertght compartments and provided with
compound engines, which we're put in her about two
years ago by sommers Co., OF Southampton.
The Deutschland 5000 tons burden, was rated
49, -.
100 intermediate and about 600 steerage passengers
Last winter she broke her screw a storm which she
encountered her way from Bromen this port and
had to put back TO England where, though disabled
she arrived safely. She brigrigged, was con-
sdercd one Of the company's best sea boats and
wthal very comfortable ship Her last outward yoy-
age from this port made last March since when
she has been laid up In Bremen for repairs on that
trip the Deutschland was commanded by Captain Ludo
wigs, who has since left her accept the appontmen,
Of Inspector OF the Port Bremen She was sister
ship Of the weser and Union.
The wrecked steamer left Bremerhaven on Saturday
the 4th inst, commanded, Il is stated a. the agents
ONCE, BY Captain Edward Br0cks,cin formerly OF
the Rhein and Hansa and ten twelve years in the
employment Of this company. She TO have eft
Southampton last evening Her value was estimated,
before the recent repairs, at about $3.50 600 which is
loss 70 the insurance fund OF the company, who are
their insurers.
This is tho third vessel lost by the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company in eighteen years,
and their nrst loss Of life The Union was
lost during the year 1870 or the coast or
Scotland, Pensland Firth, and extra
steamer named she King William stranded on the
Dutch coast about three years ago, point nearly
opposite tho spot where The Deutschland Is sup
posed TO be lying
present the company are running steamer each
week from New York, but they thirteen, FOR use
between bore and Bremen SIX for the New Orleans
trade, and six more plying between Baltimore and