Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-10
THE WRECK OF THE KILLER.
Ihrilling Incidents Of the DisaSfer

Mrs. and Miss COverly, passengers on the
lost steamer Schiller. were widow and daugh-
ter respectively OF X. h. COverly, formerly
secretary of legation i'm Peru. Mrs. Coveriv
was on visit to Europe for the sake of her
daughters health. She is well known in the
social circles of New York CITY and Wash
ington as an accomplished lady. a dispatch
from London gives the following additional
particulars OF the disaster: \ heavy fog pre-
since Tuesday. In consequence OF the fog
Inc engines were put at half speed, and sail
was reduced at 9 O'Clock Friday night At 10
O'Clock the same night the ship struck the
ledge.
GREAT PANIC
prevailed. Captain Thomas i highly praiSe
for his conduct during the terrible scenes
which followed. Two boats were filled with
men who refused TO come out. The captain
fired his revolver over their heads to make
them come out, and then fired at them. with
out effect. Afterwards the ship was washed
with her brOadSide to the sea, and all on
board these boats persisted. The tackle AT
the Stems was released too soon. leaving the
boats suspended by the bows. Three boats
then got away. One of them. life boat.
was so badly injured that she sunk aud II
of Lhe people on board of her were rescued by
the other boats. The fog lifted an hour after
the steamer struck, and tine lights were
plainly visible. The deck-houSe, crowded
with people, was swept away at 2 a. IN. The
captain gathered some of the survivors on
the bridge. All were gradually
SWEPT AWAY BY THE FLOOD TIDE,
which took the doctor and captain last. The
rigging, which remained above water, was
crowded with the passengers and crew al
night. The mainmaSt fell at 80 a. m. and,
being Of iron, sunk with all who had taken
refuge on il. The foremost gave way soon
afterwaTd. Life-belts and wreck stuff saved
the lives of some, who dritted miles away.
One man was rescued after being in the
water ten hours. Two boats from st. A nes
arrived a short time before the masts fell.
They were unable TO approach The steamer
on account Of the shoals, but picked up Strag-
slers in the water The passengers say that
Capt Thomas left the bridge at a. M to
assist those on the deck, and when ne reached
the deck was swept away by heavy sea.
All concur in saying that he exercised the
greatest care, and was not abei for five
nights previous to the disaster. The sea be
gan to break over the vessel half an hour
after she struck, and the tide rose twenty
five feet before daybreak. Only one woman
was saved. The survivors landed at Trescow
escaped i'm the Schiller's own boats.
SWEPT OFF BY THE WAVES.
At 2 O'Clock the deck-houSe, in which were
the women and children, was swept away.
The cries and shrieks of the victims were
heartrending. Then followed CHASTITY
silence. The SmOke-Stack fell, crushing some
of the boats, and two others were carried
away. The remainder followed the captain
to the forward bridge. Each succeeding
wave took fresh victims. Some persons
sought refuge on the mainmaSt and some on
the foremost. AT o'clock the captain and
two other officers Were on the bridge. The
captain descended for a moment TO render
assistance, and was swept away. Thus
perfshed brave man, says Mr.. Stern. At
lfllS TIME ABOUT ten persons were cilnginS 10
the rigging of the mainmaSt and thirty
TO that of the foremost. The ship had
careened. her yards touching the water,
and the tide was rising. At O'Clock the fog
lifted.
ONE HUNDRED AND THREE WOMEN LOST.
The survivors shouted, but their cries were
unavailing. Att O'Clock the mainmast and
at S:l5 the fOremaSt. both of iron, fell. Then
two of the st. Agnes boats came and rescued
the few who had managed to keep afiOat. II
was reported yesterday there were one hun
IN vi no
VivorS were taken from PenZance TO Ply
mouth, whence they will he sent forward to
prevails II is asserted that life-saving belts
were ISSUED 10 the women and children; it is
certain that most of the passengers found
none. An order was given that the first boat
should take the women and children. This
boat capsiZed; Polemar says seven boats
We're launched, and only two lived; the Others
were stove and swamped immediately. The
cries for help lasted until o'clock. The last
voice heard was that of n little cfild in the
cabin. II is not probable the boats could
nave lived even if they had been successfuliy
hlIcd. The whole number saved is forty
four Forty bodies have been recovered.
BIsMARCK's WAR ON THE C,ruor1c
CHUECH.-In the lower house efShe Prussian
diet, az Berlin, on Saturday. the bill for the
suppression of religious orders was read a
second time without amendment, and the
bill giving the Old Catholics n share of
Roman Catholic church property passed its
third reading by vote of POP yeas to I5 yeas
Instructions nave been sent TO the provincial
authorities of Prussia TO treat the collection
of money for priests who have bees subjected
10 legal penalties as a punishable ofense. In
the Italian chamber of deputies SATURDAY. a
motion approving the ecclesiastical policy of
The government passed by vote of 2l9 yeas
10 159 nays. a pastoral from CarIinal Man
ming was read in all the Roman Catholic
churches of England yesterday. It protests
against the prosecutions of the church in
Germany and Switzerland and accuses
Prince Bismarck of seeking 10 raise the ami
mostly of the powers against the freedom of
the next conciave.
a HUSBAND LOsT-Capt. Geo. l.. Chris
tiap clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals,