The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-10

are those Of George Leonhardt Carl
Schmidt, Mrs, Reiderer and child, Mrs,
Becker, Mrs. Ridgeway, Mrs. Herman
West and FIVE men, Ave women aud two
children. Altogether twenty.four bodies
have been found. The total number Of
lives lost is 2Sl,. ~
The Herald correspondents succeeded
in interviewing Mr.. POLICEMAN, the second
officer Of the Schiller, and Henry Stern
and Mr.. Trahm, first class passengers.
From their narrative we gather that the
voyage was moderately good until May 4.
The last three days it was impossible to
take observations. The ship was within
half a mile Of shore at the time OF the cat
astrophe. Capt. Thomas was on deck night
and day for four entire days, At7 o'clock
on the evening Of the 7th there was
a dense fog; the sails were taken in, the
engines put on half speed and the fog
bells used. The Bishops light was unseen,
though only half mile distant, At len
o'clock We struck on q reef and after four
bumps the steamer settled down. There
was q violent sea and the tide rising. The
darkness was intense. Most Of the male
passengers were awake, and there was the
usual rush for the boats, but nearly all
the boats were stOyed. One boat with a
few sailors left the ship, cowardly refusing
aid. Two boats were saved. The Captain
endeavored to compel obedience by firing
q revolver over their heads. Six cannon
shots were fred, when the powder damp
ened and distress signals Of rockets and
blue lights were used, but were unanswer-
ed. Almidnight the fog lifted, revealing
the lighthouse, The waves were sweep
ing the deck and carrying away victims.
AT two o'clock the deck .hOuse, in which
we're the women and children, was swept
away. The cries and shrieks OF these
victims were heart.rending, There fol-
lowed a ghastly silence after The smoke
stack fell crushing some Of the boats, and
two Others were carried away. The re-
mainder followed the Captain to the for.
ward bridge, Each succeeding wave took
fresh victims. Some persons sought
refuge on the main mast and some on
the fOrcmast. At 8 o'clock the Captain
and two other officers were on the bridge
and the Captain descended for moment
to render assistance and was swept away,
and thus pcrished brave man.
Mr.. Stern says: At this time about
ten persons were Clinging to the rigging
Of the mainmast and thirty to that OF
the foremaSt, The ship had careened,
her yards touching the water, and the
tide was rising. At 8 o'clock the fog
lifted. The survivors shouted, but their
cries were unavailing. ATT o'clock the
mainmast, and at quarter 10 8 the fore
mast, both Of iron, fell. Then two Of
the 81. Agnes boats came and rescued the
few who had managed to keep aaoat,
1t was reported yesterday that there
were 1n2. woman nm h"s~A 'th" r"S""l.
The survivors were to-day taken from
PenlanCa to Plymouth, whence they
will be sent to Hamburg. II Is assert
ed that the life saving belts were issued
to the woman. 1t Is certain that the
most OF the passengers found had none on.
An order was issued that the first boat
should take the women and children, this
boat capsized. Seven boats were lowered
and only two lived, the others were
swamped Immediately. The cries for help
lasted until three o'clock; the last voice
heard was that Of little child In tho
cabin. It Is not probable the boats could
have lived, even II they had been success
fully filled. The whole number saved is
A. Thirty bodies have been recovered,
LONDON, May 10-6;80 A. Nifty |
corpses from the Schiller have come
ashore or been landed at 81. Marys alone,
The dead are much mutilated,