Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-09
ANOTHER OCEAN HORROR.

Wreck of the Steamer Deutschland i'm
the North Sea-Probable Loss of One
Hundred and Fifty Lives-Meagre De-
tails of the Catastrophe.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Lloyds agent at
Rochester reports this morning that boat
came ashore in that vicinity from the
steamer Deutschland of the North German
Lloyds, from Bremen, Dec. 4th, for New
York. The boat contained one man and
the dead bodies of two others. The man
reports that the Deutschland is aground
somewhere in the North Sea. The Lloyds
agent at Sheerness, nearer the mouth of
the Thames, confirms the news of the dis
aster, bnt gives no further details. The
two men died from long exposure. having
been in the boat thirty eight hours.
LATER.-The Lloyds agent at Sheerness
telegraphs that the person who arrived in
the boat was quartermaster of the
steamer Deutschland. His name is Au-
gust. One of those who died from expo
sure was named Fersentein and the others
name is unknown. August reports that
the steamer struck a sand bank in the
North Sea. One boat left the ship before
that occupied by August and his compan
ions. The fate of that boat is unknown.
The fate of the Deutschland itself is also
unknown. August believes she is totally
lost with all the passengers and crew.
They numbered one hundred and fifty.
New YORK. Dec. 7.-Oelrechs & Co.,
agents Of the North German Lloyd line,
the disaster to the Deutschland. They
could not tell the name Of the captain.
officers or crew, as they are all new, the
vessel having been laid up in Bremen since
February. The agents say it is probable
that only very few passengers were on
board, the tide of immigration at this sea-
son of the year being slack. They have
telegraphed to the other side for the pas
senger list.
LATER.-The agents have grave fears
and do not conceal them. They suppose
the vessel went ashore in fog. They
have just received the following dispatch :
1.-The Deutschland ran ashore on the
Long Sands. Fifty of the passengers and
crew are reported drowned. A part of
them landed at Harwich this afternoon.
Further particulars are wanting"
LONDON, Dec. ~ P. M.-The Kentish
Knock sands, on which the steamship
Deutschland went ashore, are situated a
few miles off the mouth of the Thames.
Captain Brickenstein and part of the
passengers and crew have just landed at
Haywich. 1t is supposed that about fifty
of the passengers and crew were drowned.
The Deutschland is now on the Long
Sands, still further towards the Essex
shore of England than the Kentish Knock.
Two tugs aud life-boats have proceeded to
the scene.
THE LATEST PARTICULARS-A LARGE
NUMBER OF LIVES LOST.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE agents of the
German Lloyd Steamship Company state
that the steamer Deutschland had twenty
five first cabin, twenty-four second-class
and ninety-seven steerage passengers. The
commander of the British man-of-war,
Penelope, teleg, apis from Harwich to
the admiralty that fifty lives have been
lost. The remainder of the passengers
and crew are under the care of the Ger
man consul.
Quartermaster August, in his statement,
says the steamer left Bremen Sunday
morning, and she struck the rock on Sum-
day evening. Every effort was made to
get her off, but in vain. The sea washed
over the ship, carrying away much of the
gear. The captain kept very cool, and
Immediately after the ship struck he or
dered the life-belts to be distributed
among the passengers and crew. Next
morning, as it was thought the
ship was about to break up, an
order was given to lower the
boats. August and two seamen were
detailed to man one of the boats which cap
sized twice in lowering. When she right
ed they drifted away from the steamer.
They tried to pull back but could not. A
heavy snow storm prevailed and the
weather was piercingly cold. His two
companions persisted from exposure. Au-
gust says the crew numbered 100. When
he last saw the steamer endeavors were
being made to launch all the boats.
Accident to a Fast Mail Train.
MARION, N. j., Dec. 1.-THE limited
western express train from New York
which carries the morning papers, on the
Pennsylvania road, either jumped the
track or was thrown off by misplaced
switch at APO this morning at Harsimer's
junction. The train was running at the
time about twenty-five miles an hour. 1t
ran head on an eastern bound extra freight
train. The two engines were demolished
together with lot of freight cars. No
lives were lost. The track was blockaded
until 10 O'Clock. The mails were con-
veyed by wagons to and from New York
and the passengers were transferred. The
damage done will be between s25, 900 and
$4,000.
New York News Notes.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Susan Denim died
today fram the affpctS of n foil xuhila MIA w..