The New York herald., 1875-12-27
THE DEUTSCHLAND
ASpecial Herald Visit to the Wreck
of the German Steamship,
Terrible Sights in All Parts Of the
Unfortunate Vessel.
How the Sisters Of Charity
Met Their Fate.
The Coroner's Investigation an
The Coroner's Investigation an
Official Farce.
HARw1cn Dec. 10. 1875.


Its with the greatest difficulty that obtain sum
cion control my write you intelgble
OF my visit the wreck OF the Deutschland.
The steamtug Liverpool which took there, is
blowing OF at the PIER head and unloading her
ghastly cargo, adding more TO the twelve present
inhabitants or The little deadhouse II con-
templated 10 people i 50 denselyl
1 VISIT
The third visit or the tug the III ated steamer
mado Thursday, December Q and by the cour-
tesy Of the agent Of the permitted
company the party, which consisted OF Mr. Morisse,
third oihcer Of tie Deutschland; Mr.. Uymark the del
egato Of the German Consul this port and M Watts,
the Of the tug. The Captain crewseven all
tod-were as fine navgaied the ms and
outs Of this treacherous coast AZ nine a. a. We
started having in outward bound bark i should
here stated that Mr. Watts the owner of the tug,
has undertaken these trips he wreck entirely % his
account and without remuneration. he brought
the Tuesday, and has recovered ~ 70
this time eighteen bodies twelve Wednesday and
yesterday.
THREADING SAND RANKS
1t was beautiful fresh morning, and steamed
out Of The harpor on our errand congratulatng
selves Oh the favorable weather. Had the wind been
high should not have gone out the wreck Is
very difficult Of approach in heavy sea TO my
prise | had only companion in NY line Of
business gentleman bound on sketching expedi-
ton for the Illustrated London Ners For twenty miles
held a southeasterly course, threading way
among the channels between the numerous shoals ard
sand banks which make the harbor Of Harwch diff
cult Of access Clear Of the harbor We passed il turn
the buoys which the position Of three long and
dangerous shoals known the Gunheet the Great
Sunk and the Long Sand, three vast submerged ram-
parts in fact, lying OF the coast Of Essex
The interest OF our excursion commenced immedi-
atey passed the Long sand spit, for then
changed our course TO the southwest and headed
straight for the outlying rampant
THE FATAL KEyTIsH KNOCK,
six miles distant
All Of US gathered in the bows Of the tug, and
eyes strained 70 catch the
FIRST GLIMPSE WRECK
'cYonder she hes sir ~ exclaimed suddenly one Of
The crew, with telescopes for eyes, ''yonder
Gnder that dark cloudl"
Following the line Of his outstretched finger could
ust make through the morning haze that tho long
gray horizon broken BY something A few more
Of the padde-whees revealed the masts
yards and funnel Of large upright against the
sky. "And I'm blowed il there amt whole neet OF
smacks around her, z said the skipper, as he gazed
through bis glass from the bridge. "More'n dozen u
she rascais"
Yes sure enough, they were lying OF the wreck
head TO wind, cutters, schooners and luggers ike
dock Of vultures lowering around their prey.
Now are enough to the steamers hull
Tying keel her stern raised high, her head
aown Il Is low water but the washing
.gainst the breast and neck Of the
SMILING FGUKEHEAD or THE DEUTSCHLAND
which adorns the prov Of the vessel How noble she
looks, in her desolaton this great ship or 800
tons vast huh stretched motionless for
dred yards and upon the fatal shoaL swarning
forms Of running and fro and apparently throw
ing packages overheard steaming up % leeward to
the very edge Of tne shoal, We
LET GO Qua ANCHOR
within hundred yards Of the wreck, and now see
long line Of small boats made fast the ship. It is
into these that the parcels being thrown The
Deutschland s
u THE HANDS OF TEE wRECEERs
Our boat is promptly lowered; we greenhorns
scramble down in unsailorke fashion. In a moment
We are alongside and the battered rails
THE SCENE
which met our view quite deGes description no words
could give faint idea oi H. The whole deck vas
high and dry, and boarded her al the bows the
whole extent oi the vessel lay before Us walked
slowly at, Up the incline from ngurehead 70 tafrai
the port back again the bows on the starboard
side receiving, DONG, many evil look from the
gangs Of plunderers who did not for moment rein-
quisn their work after our arrival But they did not
like The book Forward Of the foremast the most
conspicuous object % deck was rusty cannon point
ing is plugged muzze 70 the sky had questioned
several the Why they did Ere guns as
well rockets Monday, and they had told me
that the cannon was out Or order and could
not be used Here waa, with lis stopped
mouth and hned up hole confirming
the statement Close against tie gun lay bird cage
clock with the hands twenty minutes past three
masses chain cable and heap of debris brought
up BY the vrecEers from the forehcd. one of the
massive davits on the por. bow carried away IS
cieany though cut through; those the opposite
side standing
YoREsAsr,
with all It's rigging perfect, and the third ofcer
pointed out 70 me tie spot foreyard which he
cIung on that terrible night from which he behed
the paymaster who was the shrouds below, fall
frozen and exhausted into the raging sea The foretop
gaIantsa stl y Us place, cewcd up Continuing
my walk g the funnel but here stopped short
for right ny path, from sdo % side o. the ship
the pankng 81 The deck heaved up into ridge and
split great which told the tale of 'broken
back of approaching dissolution. The funnel and
lis stays were Arm ara taut however, and, we're il
for The n this parl q the ship might stand for
long time.
sEARrrSs goR rHE
Continuing my tour 81 exploration lha1 the funnel
With reluctance a. Tie edge 81 the shaft FOR
such d looked, that the grating and skylghi
gone say With reluctance for inquiry made Of
of the wreckers Immediately boarding the
steamer was answered with Jerk OK the thumb
toward the after part Or tho chip and The remark
'Thereb be some dead uns att" looked over the
edge will be long time before can forget
THR HORROR oP THAT DREADFUL PrT.
The water, thcky covered with the grease and nth
OF the machinery about ten feet below the level
Of the deck where stood. Floating n IT, face down
ward three deaa men the backs of the heads and
shoulders Of of and the whole half naked body
OF tho third visible All were swollen 70 horrible size.
Further M third corpse much smaller. This
was woman II IS not picture 70 dwell upon, and
vhnvvao away down the companion Of the main saloon