The Portland daily press., 1875-12-08
FORE a N
ANOTHER STEAMSHIP DISAs-
TER.
steamship Deutschland Ashore i'm
the North Sea.
LOSS OF so LIVES.

ianq OF the North German Lloyd, from Brem-
en- Dec. 4, for New York. The boat contained
one man and the dead bodies of two Others
The man reports that the Deutschland is
aground somewhere in the North Sea. Lloyd's
agent at Sheerness, nearer the mouth of the
Ihames, confirms the disaster to the Deutsch-
land, but gives no further details. The two
men persisted from long exposure, having been
in the boat for 80 hours.
Lloyds agent at Sheerness telegraphs that
the person who arrived in the boat was q quar-
termaster of the steamer Deutschland. His
name is August. One of those who died from
exposure was named Forssnstein, and the others
name is unknown. August reports the steamer
struck sand bank in the North Sea. One boat
left the ship before that occupied by August
and his companions. The fate of that boat is
unknown. The fate of the Deutschland itself
is also unknown. August believes that she is
totally lost, with all her passengers and crew.
They numbered $50.
The following is verbatum copy of Lloyd's
telegram from Harwich 10 regard to the
Deutschland: -.s- 49,"
New York, with emigrants, grounded on Ken
fish Knock at o'clock on Monday morning
during heavy n. +. gale. The weather was
thick with snow, and crew and passengers were
drowned. The Deutschland has beaten over
the hentish Knock and is now in AZ faith
oms low water. She has apparently parted
amdships. When Capt Brickenstein left the
steamer she was full of water, which was rising
AMI falling with the tide. Assistance has been
sent.
az 80 p. 1.-THE Kentish Knock sands, on
which the Deutschland went ashore, are situat-
ed within few miles of the mouth of the
Thames
1902. m.-Capt. Brckenstein aud part of
the passengers and crew of Deutschland have
Just landed at Harwich. 1t is supposed about
fifty Of the passengers and crew were drowned.
The Deutschland is now on the long sands still
further towards the Essex shore of England.
Two tugs and life-boat have gone to the
scene of the disaster.
The Advertiser SAYS $50 were saved from the
Deutschland
The agent of the steamship company states
that the Deutschland had two first cabin, "a
second class and 81 steerage passengers.
Quartermaster August in his statement says
the name of the captain of the Deutschland is
Brickenstein. Thes teamer left Bremen on Sat-
urday morning and struck the Knock Sunday
evening. Every effort was made to get her off
but in vain. The sea washed over the ship,
carrying away much Of her gear. The cap
tain kept very cool. Immediately after the
ship struck he ordered life belts to be Gistrib-
uted among the passengers and crew. The
next morning as it was thought the ship was
about to break up an order was given to lower
the boats. August and two seamen were de-
tailed to man one of the boats which capszed
twice in lowering. When she righted they
drfted away from the steamer They tried to
pull back but could not. A heavy snow storm
prevailed and the weather was piercing cold.
His two companions persisted from exposure.
August says that the crew numbered 100.
When he last saw the steamer efforts were be-
ing made to launch all the boats
The commander of the British man-of war
Penelope in despatch from Harwich to the
admiralty, confirms the statement that 80 lives
were lost. The remainder of the passengers
and crew were at Harwich under, the care of
the German consul
The scene of the wreck on the arrival of the
tug deies description. Strong men, women
and children were clinging to the rigging, from
which many had been washed away Some
were in their last Struggle. In the cabin were
seen corpses of women and children lust as
they retired. Zone hundred and forty persons
were taken off by the tug, with scant clothing
Arriving at Harwich the survivors were taken
charge of by the German Consul, who provid-
Cd them with food, clothing and lodgings and
glad rest, for SO many hours exposure to the
most severe frost experienced the present win
ter. I'd
LONDON, Dec. 8.-Government and other
tugs have left Southampton for the wreck The
narratives OF the passengers show that the
boats were washed away. The passengers and
crew climbed into the rigging, from which
many were swept away. The &C counts seem to
agree that the number drowned is about fifty.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA London special to
the New York Herald says that the passengers
reported missing from the Deutschland so far
aiC u. 0IOSouuduu, urSI CdDlQ, LuQWlQ no
mann, Maria Foster Willack, Bertha Finling,
five nuns, Frocopi Kadolkoff and G. Land
gruen, second cabin. TWENTY-FIVE bags of
mail have been landed.
Deutschland fired rockets all day Monday,
and till Tuesday morning, and although they
were seen at Harwich it was impracticable to
send assistance until the gale moderated. At!
O'Clock this morning the tug Liverpool brought
in 81 persons, including all the officers except
the fourth. One child died cupboard the tug.
Y hn VlTIU he pNfh a. lA1.N =
cabin was 80 and others are probably in the
boats which are missing. So far only "a are
known to be saved.
August Beck, the quartermaster, is appar-
emily dying. His narrative was given with
tached to the ship by rope which broke and
the boat fell to the leeward. There being no
oars in the boat it was impossible to return so
sail was rugged and the boat drove before the
wind all day and the following night. The
steerage passenger named Forenstein being
lightly clad and without shoes and stockings,
soon died, and the seaman shortly after. At 5
o'clock this morning the boat was perceived BY
an artillery man on duty at Fort Sheerness and
Beck was rescued. The captain says the dis.
tress signals were answered from the light YES
sells and the coast guard station at Harwich
during Monday evening, but owing to the
ferceness of the gale it was impossible to send
assistance. No lfeboat was to be had mad
none other could live.
Great Excitement i'm Madrid over the Presi
dents Message.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA Herald cable dated
Madrid, midnight, says the message of Presi-
dent Grant occasions great excitement. A
complete summary of the Cuban question was
cabled to Senator Collantes, Minister of For
eign Affairs, ). An informal meeting of the min
istry was held tonight Its great verbosity
startled the Spanish statesman. A days delay
in sending the message is regarded suspiciously
and the belligerency disclaimer will be vari-
ously discussed in to-morroWs papers. Du-
plicity will probably be charged and the ultra
organs intimate threats of carlist recognition.
The papers are issuing extras and the streets
are crowded. The excitement is equal to that
shown over the Virginius affair.