The New York herald., 1875-12-27

moi feeling very Wen All sunday the weather VAS
very bad-thick and with heavy squalls q snow on
Monday morning the 9th between tive and SIX O'Clock,
! felt the ship cr-rr-anch % the ground and ihen
lurch heavily over TO her side and back ngait.
threw or some clothes and went on deck We we're
stuck fast There Was not much confusion. The crew
we're getting the boats ready. ] one boat swept
away. There was man IN y, With an axe, cutting
IL the lowering gear All Monday we worked al the
pumps passengers and together; but, Of course
without any effect for the ship driven deep Mo
the ground. Some Of the cargo thrown overheard
the forehold; most Of il was wine and, think
gram. Several Of the younger men Of the crew were
drunk aferward and heard u was from breaking open
OF the OF wine Most OF those mel must
have been drowned, should say, and served them
right too.
Rongers Of all classes after the first rush deck gath
cred in the main saloon and after the fright striking
had abated, calm and very orderly Beyond the
fact that We we're lmmovably last IN the ground we
apparently imminent danger yet; but we
changed our minds on this point the day drew on
and We we're stil helpless on the sandbank All day
long had been confident that assistance would come
TIE sTEwARpEss
behaved spenddly; serving out soup and provisions
the female passengers and circulating among them
soothing their fears Lepreservers were gwen e q
and heard old man laughingy ask Mr. julius
Srosslnah whose ooay you Drought on YESTERDAY N n
the tug what he had strapped lot Of books round II
for He thought the squares Of cork were books!
SEVERAL sHlrs PASSED Us
during the day close enough for TO the people
on board with our glasses. think they must have
seen We distress for q say nothing Of the po-
sltiop OF the ship we had large flag at hal-mas Not
one OF them, however came TO us made any signal
We were full OF water forward and some Of US
went and closed the doors communicating with that
part Of the ship; dong noticed and seemed
TO make some Of the people more nervous Night
came on and The tide rising around and inside the
saw some OF the stewards and crew tying
ropes round themselves and turkIng in the ends l. too
looked about Tor rope 70 do the same There was
steerage sitting the saloon stairs; he had tied
up his bedding which he thought he could save. asked
him for piece Of the rope but he refused, wnp-
ped out my knife and cot piece away which tied
round me as the others had done
THAT PIECE OF RofK SAVED hy LIFE,
as you will see presently At about O'Clock on
Tuesday morning the Doctor came into the saloon and
shouted, "When the water rises al! the men must get
on the rigging, and the women on the tables or me
raiters Of the skylghts' Soon aiierward the head
steward came down and called out, 'Al on deck '
Most OF us went out but some persisted IN remain ng
IN the cabins and saloon, among them the I'VE
nuns The stewardcss at last induced the sisters 10
come up to the OF the companion but she was
herself struck by at this moment and swept
across the deck and back again.
The nuns fed back terrified into the saloon.
The stewardess clutched the grating of one Of the
skyhghts and when the water had run OF the deck
got 70 the seat and drew the tarpauhn over her.
She renamed 60, cinging 70 the grating and covered
by the tarpaulin, al the night.
ONE THE NUNS,
a very large woman with voice Ike mans, got hall
way NJ through the skylght anG Kept shrleking ~
dreadful way, 'AeR cot mach schneH nat rms
Act CHRISTI mach Is schnea m1 Gs-Gve Us our death
quickyl"
in the saloon, and the stewardess told that from
her place the OF the skyhght when she looked
MRS FUNDLrNG or NEW YORK
with two children one called Theodor. heard gen
tleman say 10 her when we're ordered up "Giye
your child viii save IT, /"
Mrs. Funding cried, mo, mol" and hugged the
child closer 70 her breast
Mother and child were both drowned in the saloon.
a GRIM JOKE.
remember too that had brought two rabbits on
board as provisions and that before went deck a
gteward who was near said dwell, how Will II 60
with US ~ III all overwth us, /" replied Eyes,
said he II do not think you viii eat your rabbits y TO
which answered when do shall not care Tor the
salt" Well, We now all took
THE RIGGING
rot the time by the saloon clock II two IN the
morning / climbed into the siarboard shrOu1s be-
tween Two stays where the ratnes are only az
vide intervals ashod myself 70 the rigging. Above
mi was MI Tiedemann. and my head came between his
feet which resting a shawl The tide was now
high, and at times the whole deck fore and aft wss
white with the ashing foam. saw man beng swept
about the deck in sitting posture. He was not max
ing any apparent effort 70 himself; perhaps ne
was dead already He went overheard. saw two little
children washing about in the same way The night
was very dark. We the hghship three mics Oh.
making signals and once some one called out from me
rigging. "Look behind4n looked over my shouGer
and saw Bengal lights. suppose u was some vessel
answering the lightshp.
TuE com WAS FEARFUL
/ was completely dressed with my overcoat on even
gloves and these several times froze fast 70 the stays.
suffered great pain IN my ieet AM YOU see two q my
fingers are stlll swollen ! wrapped my head IN The
folds of the shawl Several times during the night
lost my senses-swooned, suppose but the rope kept
conscious moments ! kept thinking what should do
when the ship broke ~ beneath y occurred e me
that the shortest way q de would oe 70 iet myself
drop head nrst on the deck remember, too being ~
constant dread OF the yards falling and sweeping %
tie rigging So the night passed and
MORNING CAME
The tide was low now and the decks clear We all
came down al about eight O'Clock and in good
spirits al preservation. went down INTO the sa-
loon 10 fetch my vase. wish had not The sight
was fearful Everything was covered with the OIL and
grease from the engine room.
THE FIVE NUNS OTHER DEAD BODIES
we're lying about the floor. One Of the nuns had been
washed into my stateroom and her arm was lying
across my vase. called 70 the sailor who bad offered
70 get il Neyer mnd don't touch IT, but he pulled
SEVERAL PIsHING sMAcKs
wreckers I suppose, lowering about us, but did
,,e come verv pear soon however We saw a steamer
gong 10 the hghtshp and then making straight for Us.
il was the Liverpool tug, OF Harwich, she sent ~
her boat which made three trips with the women and
children and then came alongside for the rest Of Us
AIN going on from Southampton and my father vii
meet mo New York. You're right, shall be glad e
him
NARRATIVE OF BEEESp MoRIssE THIRD oFPicER-
Monday night very thick with snow and easierly
wind with high H. the morning, about hali-pas
FIVE we struck tie ground. l had turned Ia at ioui
O'Clock and felt the ship bump Jumped Up and pu
"a NV clothes The shipcarpenter, Dledrich Hege
came 70 me and told me We were aground. All hands
went up on deck and got the boats ready 10 launch
Tremnitz, the fourth officer, launched boat 10. i
three men with him. one passenger ant
the other two searnen THIS boat Launched
without orders from the captain II has not beeI
heard OF since. Boat No ) was also launched wihou
instructions by August Book, quarteTmaser; with hin
were two men went t. boats Nos, ana :, on th
lee side and got them ready. The whole oi the sil
boats we're washed overheard Oh Monday night but 81
never had chance launch any Of them, the run
ming high.
ut eleven o'clock that night the tide up, lnin
the ship, and We all took to the rigging.
RRBAKEKs
were rolling over the deck got on 70 the foresai
ward and there | stayed til daylight Tuesday morn
ing There we're many with me on the yard Captain
Bflckstein among them, aud the ioremast rigging wa
crowded especially on the starboard side.
There were no ladies IN the fore rigging
At Low
on Tuesday morning the deck was clear, except for
ward the ship beng down BY the head. ] waited for
chance and then aft All The passengers aud creG
came aft and counted Bread and cheese was dis
trbuted among them. The water stood higher tha
thc tables the main saloon. looked down the SKY
light and bodies washing about, one that Of
lady.
TIE TUG LIVERPOOL
hove in sight az a. NJ. and went 70 the lirhshir
three miles of, aud then came 70 the wreck The tn
sent on boat and the ladies' were hsi taken on board
the tug then alongside and took the rest oi us "a