The New York herald., 1875-12-27
over Oh. wrseE s.rswn door were scattered pAcEagss

SHOUTS anu curses Oi ihth ~ eht hohNht ~ my
trance at least thirty wreckers fanucaly engaged
in uilage and plumber They had square holes
through the thick aoor Of the saloon the under
deck The water stood within few inches oi the
floor Into these holes the men were thrust!ng long
boathooks and dragging the floating trunks TO the
aperGures "Strange fishing thisp / said 10 one
or the anglers. "Ahl you're right; and We get
some strange fish on the hook now and then" was
the reply the meaning Of which horribly evident
The trunks through the holes they seized,
hoistcd out and the lids smashed Oh with The axe
Then IN less time than II takes to write X dozen
eager hands snatohed out the contents. All clothing
aung up through the shattered skyght 70 the gang
deck, and BY them tho side into the boats
II was
4 PrTEous SIGHT
10 witness the ransacking Of these trunks Clothes,
boots articles OF toilet books letters, music, chill
dren's shoes, cigars photographs-in Short the hun
dred articles which may he imagined as composing the
effects OF thrifty people leaving their native country
for another home Whatever was oi value vas passed
up the rest flung aside among the litter and tramped
under foot II Wa for an artists pencil rather
than a reporters pen-this long, wreek-strewn room
thronced with these huge men IN their ou'westers
and seaboots shouting swearing smashing. Many Of
them were drunk for the moment bottle Of wlne or
sn,rts was found the neck was Knocked of and the
contents gTeedily swallowed l noticed many bottles
o. choice arranged the deck destined for the
cellars q these gentlemen, twothirds OF whom VIII no
doubt be found drunk for days together.
FASCINATION
ID the saloon irresistible, and stood watching II
for hours together u silent wonder MY comrade OK
the Illustrated London Ne1oS who had gone down with
mo discouraged az nrst by The immensely OF detail In
the picture, soon settled down 70 his sketch-oook.
Accompanied by gentleman OF Earwlch, who was OF
our party now the OF the staterooms lead
ing into the main saloon but as there only three
FIRST class passengers Oh the Deutschland al gentlemen
did net nything bat empty herths and rooms
those occupied by the three passengers having, OF
course been ransacked by our busy friends the bucca
ncers), until came TO one far ait the port SIDE
where we found something we did not expect Ny com
panOn had pushed open the door and stepped the
staeroom when he suddenly jumped back with an ex-
camalon Of horror lie hac stepped upon tie back Of
woman lying, face down, along the lcor, completely
dressed She had, no doubt been drowned N the
saloon and washed into this stateroomL ! now
HURRIED
where found the third officer in happy frame OF
mind for he had recovered his spy glass Walking
back toward the bows met Of tue Of the tug
who reported the discovery OF two more bodies both
men, one floating In the fore hold the oher-I shudder
as relate t-head lrst down OF the iron ventila-
tors round the funnel his booted legs could be plainly
lar down sticking out from the water The shat
81 the venator bat just large enough 70 admit the
body OF a man. How this unfortunate wretch came 10
bc there IL Is impossible 70 say. We could not recover
his body the engineer OF the tug let down rope and
caught one Of the protruding legs slip moose Tie
rope broke never kept brandy flask SO long at my
MELANCHOLY EMPLOYMENT
II may be asked what the officials and the crew Of the
tug were doing all this timer Well, the crew were
saving what little they could salvage from the hands
ol tie marauderS The third Oncer OF the Deutsch-
land and Mr.. Wymark took down the names Of the
boats smacks they could see, after vainly remon
stratng with The 1t vas now getting late; the
sun was sinking, the tide rising All o. us gladly pre-
pared TO quit the wreck. Our last hour board
devoted 70
RAISING THE DEAD BODIES TO THE DECK
and transferring them to the lug. This accom-
pshed only after much unscemly hagglIng with
OF the smack men. Finally We induced a few 81 them
70 assist crew IN what they called job that
ddnt pay, y and the ghastly business was done The
body got Of the engine room was reeognizedby
the third oiicer as thai OF Mt Grossman the missing
first class passenger All were bruised and dsngurea
after death, no doubt, BY washing about among The
wreckage in the ship.
rHE sMAcks VOW ALL MADE orr
their crews no doubt, chuckng discontinue
There must have at least hly men on board the
steamer from time 70 time during the day. We were
ten, all told. No doubt, much Of their punder from
the derelct vessel cannot be recovered but as the
names Of some Of Their boats we're taken, probably
some OF II VIII be brought il salvage il Is scarcely
probable that much booty Of value was taken from The
baggage o. Ihe passengers the great majority Of whom
were Tie sIeerase, could Lot detect any stealthy
poCketne gong on, but am Tree 70 confess Thai DID
not watch very closely II not my business. and
moreover did not care 10 have an axe thrown al my
head or 70 DC pitched overheard Besides II vessel IS
dereiet at sea snd there Is authorized person
charge Of her she and everything il her al The mercy
any who chooses 10 e. o. board. 80 our rough
Deutschland as had The cargo itself neither they
nor could get AZ without divers
DARKNESS
had now SET IN and the water fast rising within
and around the wreck the last h0ising her
headsas our anchor came Up. WIND and sea were
rslng the breakers sweeping over The figure
head steamed away with our saG freight, nothing
could the vast and dreary desolation q The
scene For few moments we saw the masts and The
great black funnel tall and gauut against the luriG sky
and then almost suddenly, Tie night fell and bloted
the Deutschland from our sent
Mr. ADOLPH RERMASS's NARRATIVE.
Mr.. Adoph Hermann, q Cincinnati, furnishes the
following Interesting story
Al soon rs the tide rose, the foremast sails
set the hope that the ship might get Oh and part of
the cargo consisting " VINE, indigo dc, thrown
overheard These Efforts however, proving unayang,
ordered, about daylight - &c ~ the pumps,
at which took our turns, nut our
combined exeriions sufficient get her
the SAND bank although she cot somewhat easier and
did bump quite 80 mucL. our hopes were raised
by the sght oi a steamer and sailing ship IL the dis
tance but after watching them for short time our
hearts sank they passed beyond the reach oi our
gaze We could not IRE our cannon, i having become
rusty: moreover We bad 10 powder. Al two r. N. the
again rose and ior three or four hours each one
thought continually that the ship certainly going
~ pieces We thus alternating between hope and
fear hrst expecting every moment certain destruction
then experiencing momentary reliei until about
two A NJ On Tuesday, when several officers came INTO
the cabin order the into the rigging, and advis-
inc tie lad 10 remain in The cabins and mount tho
tables when tile TIDE should again Several
women however were taken by tnclr husbands q the
top Of the skyghi over the main saloon stars while
ANNIE rETzoLD,
the young lady who committed 10 my charge IN
Bremen couraceously climbed the rigging. with
my assistance, nrst climbing through The satcrs and
On e the skyAgAt she aa not lose heart during the
whole o that awful nlght although subjected 70 perils
under which ordinary women would have gwen W al
hope.
While held her BY the waist, tho paymastcr, who
above us lost his footing, and falling against Mss
Peizod, rebounded from her shoulder into the dark
water aud seen 10 more, although gallant effort
ID arrest his iaN made by Of the stewards
during through the raftcrs Miss Petzold
nearly choked she Cheery held to The rigging and 10
myself never yielding ~ the despair which paralyzed
tie efforts and caused the death q 80 many other un
fortunate ladies' While aloft unknown person
HANDED me flask Or whiskey. not beng able 70 draw
the cork with my teeth ! broke tie neck against a
spar aud having revived Miss Petz0d with drauRht
took myself and passed The bottle 70 the nearest
man Dr Peizold Of Filty-tLird street, New York. is
70 bc congratulated upon hs daughter n my opinion
she the bravcst girl oi the century Many Of the
other women stayed iu the saloon and were
DROWNED 4 SUDDEN DELUGE oF WAVES
Among them we're i've German Sisters Of Charity who
frantcaiy duplicated the Virgin but never exertcd
themselves. one iell INTO q desparng apathy and ex-
claimed -"Wol i i useless to resist Gods decree;
Will not do anything
Another, with body half way through the skyght,
cred startling tones, God let vs. del Make i
quckl0
EDWARD grANM
trfr ne nd fw ~ ham