The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-10
ANOTHER OCEAN HORROR.
Over 800 People Drowned.
Several from Davenport
Among the Lost.

On Friday night, of last week, at about
10 o'clock, the steamer Schiller struck the
rocks at Sicily Isles and went to the bottom.
There were about 400 persons on board,
only 43 of whom are now known to have
been saved. The cabin list numbered l49,
the steerage 100 Including 16 children and
4 infants) and about l2O of the crew. !
Among the passengers were the follow
ing, from Davenport:
Otto Kircher.
G. and w. Frahm.
P. A. Paulsen.
P. G. Roschmann.
G.. w. Gutsche and wife.
Mrs. Margaretta Klemme.
Mrs. Emma Hansen and child.
Mr., c. 3. Haase, wife and two children.
Henry Goettsch
John Nissen.
John Bohnsack.
john Joen and wife, Luzerne, Iowa.
Of the above the following are reported
among the saved.
G. W. Gutsche and wife.
p. 9. Roschmann.
John Nissen. ..-
Henry Goetsche.
John Joen, and wife,
Carl Frahm. .rs
These people left Davenport on Friday
evening April 23d, when great throng OF
friends assembled at the depot to give
them cheering words at parting. They
were going to Germany to visit friends. and
return in few months. The sailed from
New York on the 2Sth of April, for Ham,
burg via Plymouth and Cherbourg. And
on the night of the 7th of May this appal-
ing disaster occurred.
The Schiller is said to have been one of
the newest and best boats in the trans
Continental service. She was large and
strong and constructed on the latest pat
tern. She was built on the Clyde by Rob
ert Napier & Sons. Her sister ship is the
Leasing, These two vessels left New
York for home densely crowded, being the
first to take advantage of the opening O.
spring travel to Europe. They were the
last two steamers that sailed under thu
flag of the Eagle line, which has been con
solidated with the Hamburg American
line. 1t was feared by some that Mr.
Louis Harms of this city was among tn,
lost, but we learn from Mr.. Stengle tina
Louis sailed on the Leasing.
The Sicily Islands, near which the wrecl
occurred, are a cluster of islands south o
Great Britain, in longitude 6 Q west, an
500 north latitude, at the entrance to tn
British channel just off the coast of Corn
wall
Capt. John G. Thomas, in command c
the Schiller, was q man of middle age an
unmarried. His residence was 10 Han
burg, although most of his life had bee
passed in British vessels. He is said to !
native of Germany. For many years h
was in the service of the Pensacola an
Oriental company and is said to hay
been a frst-class sailor. But we doubt i
We cannot believe that this disaster W;
3 caused by anything but incompetence
t the management of the vessel. Their p
e sition should be known every moment
the voyage-and in approaching Goa
the greatest possible caution is to be exc
s cised. IF lights cannot be seen on accou
e of fog, the fog bells can be heard. The
disasters are not accidents-they a
!, crimes.
g The cargo of the Schiller consisted
S general merchandise, including 800 bal
OF cotton, 2,513 barrels of rosin, 40
bushels of corn, and large consignme
of leaf tobacco. She carried six kegs co
9 tanning 100000 in gold, shipped by E.
Balm & Co., bankers, of "a Exchange Plat
0 New York, to F.S Ballin& Co. Paris, and 2
mail bags containing the entire continent
e mail, together with a large Australi
: mail. The mails contained $4,000 lettel
About % sacks of mail matter We
saved
y LONDON, May 8, 3 P.M-A dispat
u just received here from Penseance, Coz
wall, says a life boat aud steamer l.
there at l:3O this afternoon for the see
of the wreck The sea is still rough, pl
venting small crafts from going out. +
% tarriere lodges, on which the Schill
|, struck, is barely a third of mile inside
Bishops Rock, and the steamship shou
have heard the Bishops bell,
is EnameIled pipe Is superior to lead pi
: for water-tanks.