Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS
Steamship Schiller Wrecked Of the
SCilly Islands.
Total Number of Lifes Lost Three
Hundred and Eleven.

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Hundred and Eleven.
LONDON, May s.-Intelligenc of q shock
ing marine disaster has just reached this
city. Eagle Line Steamship Schiller,
Capt. Thomas, which sailed from New York,
April 2Sth, for Hamburg by the way of
Plymouth and Cheerburg, has been wreck
cd off the Scilly Islands 1t is believed
that two hundred persons have persisted.
1890 p. M.-Additional particulars thus
far received of the wreck of the steamship
Schiller show that the disaster is fully as
terrible as at first reported. The accident
occurred at 10 o'clock last night, at which
hour the steamship struck on the Retarriere
lodges near Bishops Rock.
AFog Prevailed
at the time. A boat belonging to St.
Agnes, the southernmost of the Scilly
Islands, has landed some Of the survivors Of
the wreck at ST. Mary's Island, another of
the Scillys. These survivors were picked
up while swimming with the tide They
had several narrow escapes from drowning
and were number of times washed off OF
rock, They declare the number of lives
lost by the disaster to be two hundred. A
fearful sea is raging and it is scarcely pos
sible for boats engaged in searching for the
survivors to live. The Scilly life boat has
put eff for the wreck.
Efforts 10 Rescue Passengers.
PLYMOUTH, May g. 1890 p. M.-The
agent at this place Of the Eagle Line has
proceeded to Scily. gun was heard at
o'clock this morning near the scene of the
disaster.
LONDON, May s, P. up to this hour
five passengers and two CT crew of steam
ship Schiller are known to have been saved.
1t is known that the Captain and 2nd Mate
were drowned. The steamship is now ly-
ing broadside on the rocks. She is under
water and her main mast is gone. A
steamer and several boats are cruising
about the scene of the wreck searching for
survivors of the disaster. 1t was owing TO
the dense fog which prevented either of the
Scilly Islands lights from being seen.
Great Excitement I'm London.
2 p M-The wreck of the steamship
Schiller has caused great excitement in this
city. Extras, containing all the particu.
lars at hand of the disaster, have been is
sued by several of the newspapers.
LATER.-The dispatches hold out the
hope that some persons may have escaped
; and reached other of the Sicily Islands.
Southern Passengers.
WAsHINGToN, May 8.-Among the pas
sengers on the steamer Schiller were Mr..
NJ. Harrison, and Mr.. A. Waterman,
Harkinsville, Ca; Maxcoben, Montezumas,
Ga' Mr.. Hernespity. Macon, Ga; Mr.. g.
G. Leonhardt, Mrs. Mary W. Leonhardt
and Miss Jennie Leonhardt, all of Augusta,
Georgia.
sketch of capt. Thomas.
NEW YORK, May 8.-The agents of the
Eagle Line say that Capt. Thomas, of the
Schiller, was the oldest commander in the
line, he was for many years in the employ
of the Peninsular and Oriental company,
and occupied high place among the Brit
sh sailors. He was with great difficulty
induced to leave the British service to en-
ter that of the Eagle Line.
The Schiller
was one of the newest best boats in the
trsns-continental service, large and strong
and was constructed on the latest pattern.
She was built on the Clyde by Robert Ma
pier & Son. His sister ship is the Leasing.
These two vessels left this port for home
denscly crowded, being the first to take adj
vantage of the opening of spring travel to
Europe. They were the last two steamers
that sailed under the flag of the Eagle Line
which had been consolidated with the
Hamburg and American Line. Previous to
the departure of the Schiller, the company's
vessels had gone out with higher passenger
lists.
Names of Survivors.
LONDON, May $3.50 p. Mp to this
hour it is known that the following persons
have been saved from the wreck of the
Schiller: II. Killers, chief officer and
seaman Lenike and Balling, stollers
Gould, Berg, Wallis Peterson and Peck,
sailors Louis Reiderer, cabin passenger,
of New York Those probably saved are
DIR. +. j. Kern, cabin passenger, of Shen-
andOab, Pa. Mr.. L. Kuhn, cabin passen-
ger, of New York Mr. Leo Weste, cabin
passenger, of Philadelphia, and F. Schil-
lenberg. The bodies of two dead passen-
gers have been landed. Steamers and lfe>
4 boats are still searching for survivors or
the bodies of the drowned
LoNDON May 8.--5 p. M.-Twenty-siX of
the persons who were on board the Schiller,
in addition to those before reported saved,
have landed at Frescow s1d Dryer, islands
belonging to the Scilly groupe. Among
these are the second, third and fourth offs
GERS. The captain is certainly drowned.
Description of the Vessel.
Dimensions of the Schiller: Length,
395 feet; beam, 40 feet depth Of hold 80
feet height of spar deck, 7 feet inches ;
height of lower deck, feet inches 5000
tons burthen, 5000 (indicated) horsepower,
and was classed at Lloyd's at 100 to l0l.
She was full brig-rigged, had eight large
life-boats, and three iron decks her engine
was of the compound vertical direct acting
principle, had two cylinders of 10 inches
diameter with feet 9 inches stroke Of
piston, and could run the vessel II to 10
miles an hour; her boilers were four in
number, with six furnaces to each shaft of
steel, and 1S inches in diameter her screw
had four blades, was 10 feet in diameter,
and had 30 feet pitch She is said to have
been built according to the requirements Of
the Lloyd Maine Insurance. and to have
possessed every known appliance for safety,
Her Value.
She was valued at 500, DOC, and was in