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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
FEARS IN REGARD TO THE METROPOLIS.

EEAkS IN hLGALD III lhE MElNDItII~'
so FURTHER IIDIXGs FROM THE MISSING STEAMER
LIST % TIE PA-sENGERs AND CREW.
The arrival of the steamship Gamma from
Bermuda yesterday, with tidugs OF the overdue
steamship Metropolis di-spated hopes entertained
by many persons mat TIE missing steamer would be-
heard nom The theory has that account Of the
heavy northwest winds which prevailed during the
past two weeks the Metropolis having 10 depend upon
snail sail had been driven oil The coast md nd returned
to her STARTING place Whrn last heard from on April 20,
ABOUT J ~ miles nom eaniy ii""A' ana '1hr 1I
l,r pIs-,l GERS WHO feared longer on board,
were taAcn oil brought 10 TINS port ny
the bArA Jacob. \ letter was iIch sent
NV the captain Of the steamer 10 ts owners.
unt Brothers of this city In II he said tlit tiis snhef
disabled but tat her nun was sound ana hs aIriN a.
AL Lhls port simply <ton ~ un. letter sent
10y Mrs. Luz Of Baltimore IA ucr husband IL OF some
What differ ciiiIcear she fears tn4t TIER coudl,
sAZ ulraK, Pruvid' nee Only Knows wat would t-
clnu ot u" One OF uir passengers VINO taken oil
by TIL. bark Jacob j. Blocker 90 EGnu, severity cIl.l-
clscd the infringement 81 lIt vessel lie eApIts'cd us
upuiun IIt tne vessel would never reach port again.
Ine snipOwners Of Luls city nave srnoray believed ei
The vessel would IN heard iio am s0ne n tnem stili
nink h- Den carried "a the southwark uy NE "hu,
Ca Jo e eastward by the current Of the Gun
stream, and VIII yet be met Win Tue majority now
ever fI the worst and she has not Dee seen ny any
vessel two aipGrunI mat she has foundrrei
Her riill express Tile OPINION uil she VIII Oc
heard VI III a suOrt time. -
TIE pssger- left the Metropolis were Mrs william
rng OF BALTIMORE four small cnll,iren, "A servant, ana
MR. William T. James travelling IN company with MIS-.
Ing Mr. and Mrs. Turner, Mrs -Jnleis and chlid X q,
hopkins, ". II. MecI1ny, n Murdoch; w hayden, u;
of II men, fuUNs: Captain, 4 :. Llils; mate, d. b.
Peterson second mats, j. =. Hun; parser, Gsorse A
Clark; srs.lncu, William Hay ward, Henry M0unuOy,
lanes Dixon, Jacob Compton, Michael Sullivan, and
Thomas Winains; engineer, lsaac H. fuhr; nrst ~
J"hn Kelly David De~ay and John Medium; coal-pass-
rfs, Henry Cunningham and William Manning; steward,
r. Lang; stewaricss, LeJn0ra Cant cook. GHoiP' h.
peterson second cook D. Vul Fiarlin; no, 3g.eyA
Peter yVi..r. Rob RI Iidz> ,Nl - e0Is IN an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
FURTHER REPORTS OF THE CATASTROPHE.
MORE BODIES AND MAIL BAGS RECOvERED-CoN-
DIrION OF The VESSEL.

LONDON, Monday, May 10, 1875.
Boats continue TO pick up bodies OF persons
drowned by the wreck Of the Schiller. Seven mail
bags in addition to those reported recovered, have
been saved They contained mostly San Francisco
and Auckland newspapers.
The sea is too heavy to-day for boats 10 approach
close to the wreck. No floating salvage of any I'M
pOrtance has yet been recovered. Fishermen report
that the Schiller is firmly settled rock, and will
not fall of into deep water. Although lt Is difficult
TO approach the wreck now, there viii be many days
in the Summer when salvage may be effected.
There was life belt in every Ol The Schlilers
berths. When the disaster occurred the captain
issued orders that one should be fastened TO every
woman. THIS Was done, but the women were
drowned by the heavy
CoRoNER's INQUEsT-FUSERAL OF vICnMs-NrEIJ-
ONE BODIES RECOVERED.
LONDON Monday, May 10, 1875.
An inquest was held to-day at st. Mary's on 20
bodies from the steamer.
II. Killers, first officer OF the schiller testihed
that az the time the vessel struck, Capt. Thomas aG
another officer were on the bridge Two were
l0ohing out forw ard, and two others were Oh the
bridge with the captain
The Jury rendered a verdict of Accidentally
drowned" coupled with recommendation that d
telegraph be established between bishops Li2ht-
house and the shore. IncY express Jc oplhIoh e-'"'
if such communication had existed all Oh board the
Schiller would have been saved. Officers Killers and
POLICEMAN concur in this opinion.
The remains of Mrs. Herninc Weste We're privately
buried after tie inquest. The bJdics unclaimed
were also buried. Tie funeral attended By Sir.
Dorren smith, the owner of tie Scllly Islands, the
Coroner and member. of the jury, and nearly All the
innab of the island. The bodies were hIsJ
numbered and careful record made OI the ya!u-
ables marks Sc, found on each. They were then
incosed in separate cotiins. Two graves wero dug,
each - feet long III these the collins were placed
in two layers.
Since the inquest was held 90 more bodies have
washed ashore or been picked up. The total mum
Der now recovered Is 81.
The following dead have been identified:
Mrs :. Dtnock, Ms. Clara Jus:. Mrs. Anna E.sneT'
Mrs 81 anne Duckicld Mrs Altman 10, Hrs. Augustus
Municr Mrs. Lines w. Augustus Mcuter. Henry Friend,
Hermann .pritz, =. \. Paulsen, - Edbro ~, - say
10.
Also the doctor, the butcher, and the third en-
gineer OF the Schiller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
THE LOSS OF THE SCHILLER.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.

VERDICT OF ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED RENDERED.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TELEGRAPHIc COMMUNE
CATION BETWEEN BISHOPS LIGHTHOUSE AND
THE SHORE.
There is no further news of Importance respecting
the cause of the disaster to the steamship Schiller
An inquest was held at ST. Mary's on twenty
bodies, and the jury rendered YER
dict of accidentally drowned. The opinion
was expressed that all on board the vessel might
have been saved if there had been telegraphc conf
muncation between Bishops Lighthouse and the
shore. Ninety-one bodies and seven more mail bags
have been recovered The Schiller is firmly fixed on
the rocks and cannot fall Oft into deep water
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
Federle was a good swimmer and would have saved
himself If possible. IT'S hard it's hard p
FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE LOST
STEAMSHIP.
INCIDENTS IN TIE LIVES OF THE BETTER KNOWN
PASSENGERS.

GOdfred Altman, an artist, age u, and
native Of Mannheim Germany, To this country on
the last trip OF the Schiller FOR the purpose Of studying
scenery. He employed by the Company Ia make
paintings OF their vessels and In their employ
ment his name did appear in the list Of passengers
Henry Friend Of Milwaukee an extensive ciother,
and was the junior member OF the firm OF Friend
Brothers He was Il years OF and was on bis way
TO Europe for his health. accompanied by hi, wife,
Carl John, who lived No. 1872 Leonarisi., in this
city, was native Of Chemnitz sax0ny. and sailed on the
Schiller to visit his parents. He fringe and sssel
maker and had been in this country II years RE leaves
wife and two children Mr.. John was o nephew OF the
wer-known German Professor John, who the
founder of the " Turn Vereins."
Herman StOclline OF Georgetown, Colorado, was ac-
companied By his wife and hoy ~ ycarsod Mrs Ridge
way was with the party. Mr. stoeing was appointed
Territorial Asayer OF Colorado In March, 1874 he
IS years old.
william T. Smith resided NJ westhed, Y. j. He was 10
years old, and had wife and aged years. He
was formerly in the employment of Lathrop. Ludington
Co.. dry goods jobher- in Broadway. Recently he has
been viii! p. schuor OF No ~ Broome-s BY them he
was 'cDt 10 Europe twice wear 10 buy goods He bad
general control of the firms bus's9 both at home and
broad His wife ~ native Of New York.
Frederick kIatzenberscr. with his wife and three
children, wcra IN the Storage; they we're returning 10
Germany to reside permanently at Hcf'en Darnstddt.
VI. Kratzrnborger 50 yer OF age, and was born at
Gc,en. While IN this country lie was patiern'naker
at roy ~ T. His vile Va German lady her maiden
Mary PEEL. 1llt children aged Respect
iv'y i've, three. aud years.
+. j. Kern Of Shenandoah. Penn, was cabin pas'en-
DO Wts horn IN Henniird. Prussia, SD was about
80 A'".rs OF age he was eiail1tc OF Berlin tnNer-
sv aud auticlpatrd A visit 10 that citv on his tour,
which WAS for pleasure. His wiz a German Lady.
lie leaves tHce grOwn-Ip daughters ana one tOn 10
years old He -eryed private III The M"Eican war
and wa. surgeon In the Union dIru- the Rebel
hon. lie was director of the Shenandoah savings
Bank.
Edward Manufacturer extensive shoe dealer in
Philadelphia and accompanied ny bis wife ant two
children boy and girl, aged respectively II aud lp
years hc left two children IA pld IN charge VI
Miss Hoffman. his wr'S sister.
Two men. Herman Bdumg,rTn ana Richard Nowach
of Brrsl.u, went the schiller hand. They had
only been in TN. country about two months havin?
to GET work Failing in this they determined
10 return NOME.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
MORE MiRINE DISASTERS.
LOSS OF THE CADIZ.

sIXTEES PERSONS DROWNED NEAR BREsT
L0>DOS Monday, Nay 10, 1870
The steamship Cadiz was lost near Brest,
whe "a VOYAGE Lisbon Ia this city sixteen pei
SOUS were drowned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
TIE CONSOLIDATED COMPANY'S POSITION
VALUE or THE SCHILLER TO DE DEDUCTED FROM
THE AMOUNT IN THE AGREEMENT OF CONSOLE

THE AMOUNT IN THE AGREEMENT OF CONSOLE
DATION-THE INSURANCE.
Az the Lost steamship had not reached her
DOCK in Hamburg, according 20 the articles of agreement
drawn NJ between The Eagle and the Hamburg Lines
ornng the consolidation the schiller siill belonged 10
the old line. The ownership 10 change after her
arrival aud discharge az that dock. She was insured In
companies In Hamburg and London for her full
value, and that amount will be distributed among
The owners OF tie Easle Line. Private tclcgraphio
dispatches received yesterday by the agents o the
two lines this city iB re-a 10 their relations. The old
HAMBURG Line agreed "a pay the Eagle Line f3@1OOOO
for its steamships and property, exclusive OF the docks
and buildings AT uoloken The receipts "a he given
for The vessels AMI money 60 BE- PAID when Tie
steamer. should JrTive Hamburg The wreck "f the
schiller prevented the lituen OF the agreement 80
far az delivery i concerned, aud @IJO,VVO-the
amount 20 which the Schiller was put ~ the ,chcdub-s
To- ia allowed Tor loss and deducted from the Amount
agreed ,:iid hamburg Line. Instead there
fore of the ANA agreed g., SOC 900 VIII he pahl
~ me Eayr bg the Hamburg Line, and tile Insurance OF
900 viii the former. The stockhoce+
oI me Eagle Line will therefore (unes me matter shall
be dIsmtd in the gain >b1uOOO by the wreck,
for obey viii rccriye - 5000. instead OF SiJOOOo, - ar
ranged 0y the term. Of con .u ti;.tlOn.
The stakeholder. Of the Eagle Lane pave determined 10
retain their property NJ IUbokeu unlc ihcy obtain
what them namely, S',O,OOO. The vessels o1 the
Eigie Line which shall hereafter arrive fron Hamplig
will ssnrd kGnnlrdt q Go. OF the Old HtnDnfg
and sUiiIatcd lie. Their once ID 10 LrOad anu
EeEver-sts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11

REPOLIED LOSS OF THE CORA LYNN.
L0.DoN, MOnday, May 10, $50.
The bark Cora Lynn from Darien, for IroOn,
10 reported ost with captain and live men, The rest
OF tie saved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

Lightning will strike Monday. BE pre-
pared for it," The same evening the following
dispatch also went over the wires Ia member
OF the Ring in the same city: "Thc plague IL
advancing West. Advise our friends to leave
the city," These dispatches were fortunately
too late to save the Ring, az no amount OF
preparation could blot out the legal record
evidence that had been secured by the Secre-
tary before the Ring got an mixing of what
he was doing One duty which II yet to be
performed il the discovery of the author OF
these dispatches. This will probably not bs
very difficult, since the number OF persons III
the Treasury Department and at the White
House who knew on Friday that the move on
the Ring was to be made to-day is very small;
and az 10 mixing of il got out a. long as tho
secret was confined TO the Secretary and those
originally employed, the circle of those who
could possibly have given the information is
very small
AS yet no open steps have been taken ex-
cept in st. Louis, Chicago, and Milwaukee.
Records in regard 10 the whisky business in
Cincinnati, Louisville, Peoria. and Pckn have
been collected, and all Of them will be most
rigidly examined and compared. The papers
relating 10 the business at Peiin have thus
far received the most attention, and the show
ing thus far made Cor the distillers and rectl-
fers there is in the main satisfactory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
VALUE AND INSURANCE OF THE STEAMERS

CARGO.
The following table shows, so far as could
b. ascertainei shippers OF the cargo Of the Schiller
the companies IN which the goods which were valued at
nearly 500 O5O, were insured and their detailed est
mat % value:
~ Value OF Amount
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-09
70 r E IG N.
Ravages of the Choie

Ravages of the Cholera Mt Damascus.
LONDON, Aug. THE Secretary of the Uni
versal Alliance says that according to accounts
from Damascus to the 22d of July the cholera
was raging. there. Four hundred cases are
reported daily, but the real number is con-
cealed. The Ch istian quarters of the place
are deserted. Sudden deaths occur in the
streets. There are no physicians, medicines or
supplies for the sufferers.
The disease is also at Antioch. The mission
schools are closed and the children dispersed.
Riot in Glasgow.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-There was serious riot in
Glasgow yesterday between Orangemen and
home rulers during the O'Connell celebration.
Five policemen were injured and fifty arrests
made. The rioting was renewed tonight.
The O'Connell Celebration.
DUBLIN, Aug This was the third and
last day of the celebration of the OConnell
centenary. The festivities consisted of excur-
sions, boat races on the Liffey and athletic
sports. This evening the cantata of St. Pat
rick will be given in the exhibition palace, and
there will be fireworks.
There was an amnesty demonstration to day
In Glasnevin cemetery, where O'Connell was
buried. 10000 persons were present. including
several members of Parliament. Resolutions
were adopted in favor of home rule and am
nesty for the imprisoned Fenians.
Foreign Notes.
The House of Commons will adjourn Tues
day to Friday next, when Parliament will be
prorogued.
The steamer Faraday returned for supplies.
principally graphing irons. She sails early
next week to resume operations for the repair
of the Injured part Of the cable.
Victor Hugo welcomed the American rifle
team to his residence in Paris Friday night.
The Spanish Government denies that it in
tends negotiating 81 900 900 loan to idemnify
the Porto Rico slave owners
The Am arican naval squadron will shortly
sail from Southampton for Gibraltar.
Letters from American gentlemen in Paris
say that little interest is manifested in Europe
in the Centennial, 81 manufacturers have not
been sufficiently informed of the details To
remedy this difficulty in Paris Minister WASH
burne will organize bureau of information.
McGain's saw mill. on the Richmond road,
near Ottawa, was burned Saturday. Loss
100000.
Three children, while picking berries at
Gaitineau, Ont, Thursday. were killed by a
BEAR which devoured all of them but the feet
and arms of one.
The Prussian railways are authorized to
carry, free Of charge, goods returned from the
Philadelphia! centennial exhibition belonging
to German subjects.
The death is announced in London of VIM.
Boyle Bernard, the dramatist, born in 1903, in
Boston, Mass
The Rhone is falling and danger of inunda-
ton is over.
The heavy rains of Saturday broke down
and damaged thousands of fields of grain in
the vicinity of Ottawa.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-09
NEW YORK.
Various Matters.

Henry B. Hill, real estate broker, dropped
dead on Broadway Saturday.
Col Aston of the Atlanta, Ga, Herald,
was serenaded Saturday night at Poughkeepsie,
and made speech in the interest of the
South.
Edward Conway was on Saturday arrested
and committed for trial in New York for gar
-sssirg and robbing Mr.. Franklin, Friday,in the
latter's store.
The Mount Clair railroad bridge over the
Passaic river, near Bellevllle, N. j., was struck
by lightning and partly burned, Friday night.
Loss $4,000.
The Colorado beetle is overruning the towns
of New Lota, Utretcht, Bath and other places
on Coney Island, and have made their appear
ance in Brooklyn.
While making some repairs to one of the
elevators in the Evening Post building, Fri.
day night, John Tracy, an engineer, 35 years of
age, was instantly killed by the platform of the
elevator falling upon him.
VIM. NJ Tweed's counsel, iu the county
clerks office, filed, on Saturday, notice of APP
peal from the decision of Judge Barrett, in
which he refused to reduce the bail in the So,
000, 900 suit brought by the city, and denied the
motion to vacate the order of arrest.
Mr.. Harry Sullivan, the tragedian, arrived
Saturday afternoon. He was waited upon by a
committee of citizens, who made arrangements
to present Mr.. Sullivan with an address of well
come on Tuesday night He will also be ten
dered receptions by prominent citizens and
members of the Acadian Club.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-09
DOMESTIC PORTS

PASCAGOULA-Ar 31st ult, brig IL Williams
ST MARYS, GA-Ar slst, barque stocker, Ty.
CID 29th schs Geo Walker, Wilcox, Wilmington
Del; Addie Todd, Corson, Baltimore.
BRUNSWICK, GA-Cld 4th, sch Mary Patten
WILMfNGToN-C 9Th, scbs Silver Spray, wass
and Geogia d Loud, for Bath.
ALEXANDRIA-Ar 4th, sch May Mcfarland, Nc
Sid It'll, schs Chas Morrison, for Portland; Eva
Belle, for Boston.
BALTIMORE-Ar 5th. brig Castillian, Owen from
Turks Island: schs e Phillips, Baker. Richmond
Me; W Rowe, Whitmore, Salem;
Cid 9th, schs Laura Brldgman, Clark, Bath; Har-
Ar 9Th. sch Ada Barker, Dobbn, Maitland, Ms.
Cid 9th, brgs Mary G Mariner. Titcomb, Matan-
zas, Hyperion, Leland. Portland.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar 9Th, schs Eagle. Seavey
Bath: J Converse, Plummer, Boston; j Fl Crow
ley, Cotton Portsmouth.
Cid 9th, brig j Brown. Foster for Stettin; schs
Four Sisters Bickmore Portland; VIM Todd, Todd
Rockport; Com kearney, Marson. Boston; Joseph
Brewer; Annie Lee, Look, Boston.
Cid 9Th, schs Julia Elizabeth, tor Richmond, Me
j Bayles for Bath.
Emma McAdam, Murch, do; Young, Hume
Windsor, Ms.
Cid 9Th, schs saml Carlton Burke. East B.aintree
j X Bodwell, Wallace Fox Island, Me; 4 Bayes
Dickinson, Bath !; Julia Elizabeth, Conary Rich
mond, Me; Flara Sawyer, Nutter, Norwich.
Cid 18th, barque S W Holbrook. Mitchell, Portland
NiiGoIEhJ al otb1 ELL oooPnOh u Ndtts
Watts Kingston, j.
NEW YOKK-Ar 9Th, barque Abbie Franklin,
Gross, Sagua ds; schs Glover, Morse. George.
town SC; Monte Cristo. Smith, Bangor; Everglade,
from Calais; Red Jacket. Avery. and Nile Metcalt,
Rockland; Delphi, Salisbury. Bangor; Bagaduce,
Cox. Boston.
Ar 9th, brig Deborah S Soule Soule, Cardenas DIS
schs Della Yates Yates, Milk River, ia; Ridge
wood johnson, Georgetown SC; Ella Brown, Brown,
st George NIB; Hattie Fuller. Smith Jacksonville
ii II Fisk Wxon, Richmond; Margaret, Clark, Mill
bridge; Lizzie Cochrane Hopkins, Bangor; Anna
Murcb, New Haven; A X Woodward, Woodward do
l. Holway, Bryant Jonesport.
CID 9th, ship Henry San lord jackson, San Fran
cisco; barque Lorena, Blanchard, Penarth Roads;
brig Guiding Star, Johns Frontera; schs Waldemar,
Parker, Para; Slnbad, Arey, Bucksport.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-09
FLOODS.
River Still Rising at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Aug. S.-The river continues to
rise slowly. Capt. Crane of the Belle Memphis
reports that crevasse formed at Willis plsuta-
ton at Donaldson Point, just above the island.
at ten o'clock Friday night, which swept over
that plantation containing about 5000 acres,
and thence to Francis Valley. This doubtless
caused the river to come to a stand here yester.
supposed A large volume of water is now
running through st. Francis river, which will
afford relief to the plantations on the Missis.
sippi side to Helena, but will greatly increase
the danger on the Arkansas side, and the plan
working on the levees in the rear to protect
their lands from that direction. The water
now stands four inches below the flood of last
spring and two feet, four inches below the great
flood of 1857. A decline of an inch is reported
at Cairo to-day. Old steamboat men predict
the flood will not exceed that of this spring.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-09


Edward Hudson, who was shot in Providence
by an insane man Thursday, died yesterday.
A German wine importer named thinner
man, imprisoned in Ludlow street Jail July Is,
drank freely of prison beer, and after beating a
fellow prisoner strangled himself in fit of de-
lirium tremens.
Senator Morton addressed large meeting at
Urbana, Ohio, Saturday. He pronounced
strongly against inf alton.
A Washington special says Internal Revenue
Commissioner Pratt is to resign and will be ap.
pointed Secretary of the Interior.
William II. Alderdee, general assignee of
the bankrupt court of Richmond, has left, 3d.
600 short in his accounts.
Aaron f. Welcott' Boston broker, was ar
rested in New York Friday evening, charged
with forgery.
The Northampton Anchor Tape and Web
bling Company has failed, with liabilities of
$50 000