Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14
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LONDON, May 6.-Iutelii-ence of a .h-...
ing marine disaster has Just reached ti,l-
city. The Eagle line steamship >.sf.I.-
! Captain Thomas, which sailed I'm, IA.
York, April 2oth, for H4mburr. By wa, 40
| Plymouth and Cherbourg. H. boon vi
ed of the Seilly Isles. IL Is believed -l-.
two hundred persons have peri-hei
SECOND DESPATCH.
LONDON, NAY 5. T. 80 D. m.-liI,-,,,,.
particulars thu far ree-ivei OF tra 1rra..l
vi the steamsnlf Sender ST I.r thar rho o.
saste- i fully T. terrible rs AZ frs -s--r-.l
! The accident occurred 10 Ram .-...- r.
| night. al which h1u- tla s-str.-tl..
on the dangerous 4-ll-rers ...-s. r.,-
Bishop : rock ! i,- fr. y-.l-l 10 ias r.u.
/ boat belonging O. Sage. ID. ----
most of the >cl.lY i--au--. ll- .4.lel -n.
/ of the survivors Of tie wreck a- S. u.rg-
| l-lani. another % the sc4it- Iae-. ..-
vivors were picked o. vlle sxiumlc.v.-t
/ the tide. They had several narrow o-aua-
/ from drowning and were member ai time
washed of a TlcE. Ilcv declare that Oh.
number lost by the disaster is tT
I hundred 4 feariu. SEA is rl-n!urani III.
scarcely possible for boats cus-aed .n
searching for survivors q 1--we. I1l Ssly
life hga- has pat oil fox the wreck
SILL LlTLE.
P1rgou1u, May -th T. 90 g. m-IAs
agent al this place Of the E4g.e .ne ls-
proceeded = scilv. gan wa 1,ar5 D;
ten o'el1cE th.s u-Jruing lear the ~seu- GO
the disaster
llJ1-H D-sr1Tcu-
LoNDoN. Nay =. p. MP IN ta.s t.r.
FIVE II the passengers aat jwo Of the c-ea
Of the steamship schiller are known t. Lar.
been saved. !. j. known 5aG- the clr;s-
and second mate were drowned. Ilestcs-
ship Is now lying br1adsila On the r.es-
She j. under wafer and her NAN mas,
gone. ! steamer and several holt- Lr-
cruising about the scene % SIC 1ft.-
searching for the survivors. The d.--s,c-
was owing 10 dense fog which prevailed
neither Of the ScillY lights being seen
fifth DISPATCH.
LONDON, May :, p. n The wrecs l
the Schiller has eagseI great excitement Ir
this city. Extras containing ell the pa1-c
ulars at hand Of the disaster were ISSUED
by several newspapers. Later dispatcLc-
hold out the hope that some persons may
have escaped and reached SINE ether Of t1s
Scil.y Islands.
The Schiller was q superior iron vess5
Of COO tons. SO feet IN length and near
IL new. Sne belonged 10 the German Trans
atlantic Steamship Company. Among her
passengers wss Capt d. vs.. Perciyal. late
Of the barqus Sicllian, Of Boston. who wa
going out 70 take command OF the ship
Helen Morris. at Hamburg.
LIST OF TIE SAVED
NEW YoRE, May "a cable dsspatelre-
ceived cy the agents Of the Eagle line, tins
morning, gives the following corrected lis-
OF the passengers 50 far known u be Sayrt
from the steamer Schiller Leo Weste.
Henry Stern. John Jocus, Mrs Joen-.
Jean Rink, l. Hezter, c. Frahm. Car
Kuhn, Marcus Pawitz1r. T. Schelien5Crg.
{. Jansen, Ludwig Reiderer. Carrie
Henry Percy, and Richard Williams
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE wRECS
LONDON, May 9-F0r;y-three survivor
Of the crew and passengers Of the steams-
Schiller have arrived at Pe1zlncs. OF the-.
thirty-thres have gone 10 Plymouth 1ts
remalng ten are too III 10 be moved Ia
following additional particulars Of cne dis
aster have been received A heavy To-
prevented observations on board the Schiller
since Tuesday In c1nscQ uencs Of the fe-
the engines were put al halt speed and sal
was reduced at o'clock Friday nisa,. AZ
10 o clock the same night the snip s.rlcz
the ledge. great panic prevailed
Captain Thomas Is highly PRAISED tu-
his conduct during the terrible scene
which followed Two b0a:s were flied
with men who refused 10 come 0l,
The captain fired his revolver over tl.l-
heads to drive them out aud Jhln fred %
them, but without effect. Afterwards t-e
ship was washed with her brIli-i4e g.
the sea and al IN board these ll--s per
lshed. 1he tackle at the stern was released
too sO0u. leaving the boats suspended BY
the bows. Three boats then .a- away One
OF them, life b'7t, was SD badly lul -rc1
that she sunk anu eleven oi the pt1r
on board OF her were Iescued ty tie ut.
boat. TIE fog lifted a. hour after tn
steamer struck and lights were pl4iuA
visible. 40 OF the boats On the steamer
were crust j by the falling Of the iulue
Rockets a. guns were fired from rt-
steamer unit. the powder became We III
deck house, crowded With people.
was swept away AZ = O'Clock q. 4
The Captain gathered some u the saryiF.--
on the bridge. ard al were er1l-s-f
swept away by the hl9d tide. which tIa4
the doctor ana the captain. TIE ri-El-
which remained above water Wa crtW-a1
with passengers. The maia mast 81. Do
: 80 L. N. and being Of iron sank with g..
who had taken refuge on IT, ih- t-
mast gave way Soon aite-wari. The lir
boats and wreck stun saved the Lv--
- So-At NA41 uIilLtA Il-t- GNl1- Ast
man was rescued after being in the Wg.r
en hours. Two boats from s.. AEuss e.
lived short time before the ma>is ie
They were unable 10 approach the s.elmc.
N account OF shoals, but picked G9 stfl-
ylsrs IN the water
The passengers sly tnat Capt iI5a.-
Ell the bridge a. three a II. T. assist
hose on deck, and when he reached the
lecS be was swept away by heavy sea a:
concur in saying that lie exercised the
greatest care ana was not abed for i've
lights previous TO the disaster. The So
'ogan to break over the vessel half an hlur
.fIer she struck, and thc tide rose tWent5
i've feet before day-bro4k. Only one
woman was saved. The survivors Vh1
sere landed at Tresc1w escaped N she
schiller own boats.
Fifty-six mail bags. including twenty
even from New Zealand. were saved from
he Schiller The statements made by Oh
GERS OF the Schiller add nothing u the
articulars already telegraphed All sc
cunts agree that tnc psnic which follow
the striking OF the ship was heartrent
ng and terrible beyont description.