The New York herald., 1875-12-10
THE CAPTAINS HISTORY OF THE DISASTER,
Why He Did Not See the Light on the
GalIoper Sands.

Why He Did Not See the Light on the
GalIoper Sands.
IspEcLaL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE.
LONDON Dec. 8. 1875.
have ascertained that when the Deutsch-
sand left Bremen she had on board 101 adults,
III children of various ages and infants.
AFTER THE WRECK.
OF these. fifty-six persons have been saved,
and fifty-eight with few of the crew, are
missing.
HERR MEYERS NARRATIVE.
A Bremen merchant, Herr Meyer. fur
,nishes narrative for the use of the HERALD,
wherein he eensures the people of Harwich
for not sending out assistance to the dis
tressed vessel on Monday. He says that the
sea was rough, but not dangerous, at that
stime
COULD THE SHIPS BOATS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED
He (Mr. Meyer thinks that even the
Captain of the steamer himself might have
launched the ships boats in safety during
the day (on Monday but some of them he
says, were merely swept away by the storm
which prevailed when they were lowered
and put off on Tuesday night.
DEAD BODIES LANDED
The tugboat brought in from the wreck to-
day the corpses of two females and four
males
ONE IDENTIFIED.
One of the latter has been identified us the
body Of Mr.. Grossman, a first cabin passenger
VISIT TO THE WRECK.
The HERALD correspondent has visited the
wreck He still holds the opinion that the
vessel is parting amidships.
No arrangements have been made for the
recovery of the cargo
PLUMBER IN THE MIDST OF RUIN.
A feet of fishing smacks is plying around
the unfortunate steamer and the hands on
the smaller vessels are engaged in carrying
away everything portable.
fearful scene of ruin and plumber pre-
walls.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE DEAD
The Identification of the corpses is mat
ter of great difficulty.
THE DEAD NUNS.
The bodies of four of the nuns have been
recovered.
PREPARATIONS FOR THEIR BURIAL.
franciscan monk will convey the bodies
of the nuns to the monastery at Stratford,
near London, for interment.
OTHER FUNERALS
The burial of the other victims of the dis
;lster will take place at Harwich.
THE coRoSEn's INQUEST.
A coroner's inquest was opened to-day
THE CAPTAIN ON THE STAND.
The Captain of the Deutschland was ex-
amined by an incompetent Coroner and stu
pid jurymen, who we're ignorant of the first
principles of navigation, and, consequently,
failed to elicit anything more than what is
already known.
SCENE OF CONFUSION
The Captain patiently bore the ordeal of
two hours promiscuous questioning by the
iurymen, half dozen of them attacking the
witness almost in chorus.
ADJOURNED.
The investigation was adjourned for the
day amid a scene of hopeless confusion.
THE CAPTAIN on DECK.
1t has been ascertained that the Captain
was on deck at the time of the disaster.
A MEMENTo OF DISTRESS.
The HERALD correspondent at Ramsgate
telegraphs-'A bottle has been picked up
containing paper signed 'Behringand wife,
Bremerhaven.
DEAD BODIES ON BOARD
The lugger Champion, Of Ramsgate,
boarded the wreck Of the Deutschland yes
day. The mon found other dead bodies.
THE LATEST ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF THE
DEAD-AN INQUEST AT sHEERSEss- s-AN OPEN
VERDICT.
LONDON, Dec. Midnight.
With the latest information at hand it is
estimated that at least sixty eight persons, Of
whom forty-six wero passengers, were
drowned on the steamer Deutschland.
A coroner's inquest has been held at Sheer