, 1875-12-24
THE DEUTSCHLAND WRECK,

WQuiu l1f0 DClu CIuHNeN.
THE DEUTSCHLAND WRECK.
Detnllx of the l1t~n%tcr-A Summary
0G asnsscnEors' NnrrntivcH-fkublluri&
t,blo CooliirSH Of the Victims of tho
trcck-'acrrlslu Secllca.
Writing from l1arw!ch OF Dcc. r. tho corre-
epon.cnt OF the Loulon Dailg At'rs sayA:
Weaving together tho various, rer,sunl mar.
the paHscngors. tito following is tue Hsory trey
have to tell: They wero all III bed when tho ship
strucls hnd wore ro1so;l FIRST hy tho bn1npug Ut
tho rlir, and next by tho cry that rang fAru md
lolta, Of wl.icl. there WAS o plentiful ntoro III
l.anl. Ille women jumped up AMI swarmod III
sI!o companion-way Of the saloon making
for tho deck. wbero thoy yero mot
way. a,l,l l.aif forced. l.a1t rcraua.ted them 10
"a bncI;, telling them ll,ero NhB no danger. Az
ter tho screw lind boon brokca, tho engines alAu
failod aud tho eailH proved usolcsa, tho Ina'o
into Eangs a,,d wnrket. at iho pumps hat, ~ ono
SAID, "thcy wotn prlmpins at tho North aoa,"
and, as 1t was obviously impossible to make
rlparnncn ot TINT the task WAS Rbanlonhdt and
tho officers, craw. md passohgera rufapHod into n
nIatc of passive oxneetancy Of auccor from With
ont. That tiliB could not long bo cunllng hap
vi'y seemed certain. Tl,o rocketH which had
tcst fcilt lp hal been ntsworod from, the Htlbro.
uu jIURt-FuItt AHiEH uu0 l1ApDu VI AlHfVhA WV
Captain. WIS plainly visible. aud At loast two
ships soi!ed by Ho near that, tll tlloy bcgan
lsopoc sIy TO- fada away, ona to ths n1rsh"arl
and tlle othnr to tho AonthMhnl, tho Cae-
KnpEnta wore hilre those on board had A"ol the
wreck, and wers coming to thoir ASSISTANCE.
Perhaps it ~As this ccrtninty Of tho near
lurs of succor that kent oil etllcr tho Htrieklng,
or tic stnpor Of despair. However TINT mar ic,
it il ono OF tic most notable 7catnrns about t!h
fearful sccno that, with fow exceptt,ns, after
tho iir-t shack cycrybodY was throughout tho
,irnt day wonderfully cool, patient, mud self
pusEosnel. There WIS ITO rcsnInr meal on Mua-
day, but there WIS plenty to cut atd lrlnk. and
tho opportunity seems to have bern generally,
though moderately, improved. Tha women
kept boow all day, md, wlnlo tho ijrcs wcro
going. wcre served with hot SOUP, mont bread
mako the heat Of bad job. hut toward night
tho horror Of the Hituaton increased n measure
faf beyond that married hy tho darkness. Al!
day long tho sca hid been washinG over tbs ship
but by taking rcfuso III tha hertllH md on tho
tailcs and hcnclns In tho Balloon it
lad beou losAib1o to kcon coinpara-
lively dr.. As night fell however, the
tsdo rose, nna Mt midnight tho wator cano rtlhi-
iug over lilo deck IN hugo Volumes, iiill,I, tho
saoon, and making the cablns 1onting collins.
Then tho women wero ordered up md inatrtlasel
10 take to Tho rigging. but .naHv IF tEcu enwcl
hy tho wlfdncss or tho nea tInt now awnp1 tho
deck foro aud Mt, mid shntidoriug before Tho
Jury of tho Iatifess sleet-iadon Galo. Totuaoa ~
Leave tho haloou. 1lien happcnct horrible
scrnos Which tIlo non rofuHes to portray in tlicfr
fuIlnsAs, Une wolnai, driven mad with fcar
and despair. deliberately hung hcrself from tho
roof ot THE salmon. A n,au taking out his pen-
kufo. dug it into bin wrist aud wofkpa 1t nhnnt
US long az ho had strength. dying wllero he fell.
Another snnu. incoliesc,Illy calling OIL tho VITO
aud child ho had left In Germany. rliHhed about
With q bottla il hss hand, fraut.ca!!y shouting
for paper and pencil. holuahodY gave hun both,
| and. Be1lbDlipg q noto, Ito curkca 1t down IN
bostlo and throw II overheard. following it him.
self moment later; as great waso camo and
| There wore iIro Nuns OH honrl. who, by their
! terror -sttckcn conduct, room. IL La:o u.ido1
| greatly to tho wclrducss OF tho sceso. They
wero deaf to all oht1oat!cs to leave th0 saloon,
and when, almost By main force, the stnwarduss
4 {whoso conduct throughout wns psuosy In tho
| oxtreme) ulsuaged to Rot them Gu tho comGan-
ion ladder they Sanli down Oh tho stops and stub
| bornly roflHed to 20 another Sep, They seenl-
| cd to havo returned to tho ta1oon again shortly,
for somewhere In tia dead Of tho nicht.
whan tho greater Eart Of tho crow and pnssetl-
gers wore IN tho rlsgiug ono was seoll with Iler
body hnlt through tic skyligltt, CRYING aio!d IN
u voice ahoyo tho storm. ''O, iny God, nIatn II
| ,iuick, mako it 1uicA." ht daylight Yesterday
morning, Hllcn tie tlde lad ebbeh. and JcayInK
| Tho deck cloar, aome OH tho rigging want down,
and looking into tho cabiu nav tho nuus ilnating
utont faco downward. I'LL s'oaaa. IT WAS not 30
dark hut tint Qthose In tho rigging could slsssin-
Eujrh each other'A features, aud thus hnSo tho
| comfort Of cnmnanioilhap.
Ibere sca.uh to havo b8uu wpndorfn. amount
| OF unHclfahncAa displayed; everybody cAcoring
and trying to lAcip everybody olso. Une OF tho
passongera - ceery Teuton. named Adolph
| liorrmann-tooE Young American lady under
LIS special charge. and hnd tho satisfactiou OF
soeinK lar oil to London this aftornoon. Lie
took iler up the rigging and hold hor there nil
| through tie night, md BAyA sho WIS aA bravo
and III Bolf possessed nj 1t they had boon COM
tortably OIL shore. B,mo tlme during tho night
nu unknown frlend passed down 10 him botno
| nj 1Hk Hhn nf,nrlf wi In thn h0ttl0
| ho waB holding OIL to tho rigging With ono hand
md had thu other round tho lady. thero was
somo difficulty getting at rllo contents OF the
Gotts THIS 10 finally LILY ;a "oyod <ty BY ns, hosS
Il to- to s tho aass MOUTH You AZ arc s poa1ns @
down my neck was her quiet rcsnonae to his first
essay, but In tho oud lio succeeded In aiming tho
whisky in the right direction, aud. Rltor taking
soune hiluseit, }sAsaoa It on, foo'ipg much TO-
! fscslel. Just bofore this torriblo accident oc-
Cured. which threatened dca.h to ono or both.
| Tho rurser, who had tixoa himself tn tho rig
l4oscd his hold, anil falling leAdlong down,
struck agatnBt tho lady, And bounded on into tho
sea. hut !ternaan koi! lls hold, and tho atock
was scarcely noticed. On sl.oll a night all tho
know!ossgod. Of, tho ono side: for whom ono of
llis feet rot uuinb0d, his uom}anloua following
lia direction, stamped Gu It till circulation WA
restored. From thoir pcrl!oua posi- with waros
!
spray, they sAw Bo1ne terrihlo scsnea below. 4
man tod to the mat naaror tho dcolt had hh
head cut OF BY tho wRyeH ~ lIcrMaDn says,
though probably ropo or loose spar MAS tho
ngept. Not far oif, q lit.lo boy has hia
log broken in the sAme manner. Thoy
could hear and soo tho nun slsiekng through the
skylight, and When sho was stlenoud the cry was
taknn up by q woman wal!lnG from THO wheol-
house. I" lily child IL drowned, my ttlo ono.
Alsn." At daylight, d sailor, running uimbly
tlowa the rigging, rcachod ths poop, an q: bond'
Ing over. attempted 10 Beixo some Of tho half
drowned people, who woto floating bout. Onco
he caught I little child by tho cot.les but b.
fp1e ho could Secure 1t . waye carrieA it out OF
h!a graap. and hsH shrleks were lnshc In tho
roar Ut Tho waicrs. At . o'clock ycBtordav
lnospiug tho tide had 80 far etbsd that tho dock
was clear, and, coming down from tho rigging.
tho battorol and shiyaring survivors began to
think OF EostIng breakfast. 4 rIoyident saslor
had. while 1t mas possible. taken up alott q
couple OF loayes OF black broad. Lam, anu some
euese. Thsso woro now brought out and fairy
it,u,kn b.A1$ 1nkn