The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-04
THE DEUTSCHLAND AND MOsEL SUR
VIVORS.
Statements Of Passengers.

The steamship Saler arrived in New
York on Sunday, bringing the saved pas
sengers OF the wrecked Deutschland and
the passengers of the steamer Mosel, dis
abled by the dynamic explosion of Brem-
erhaven. We give few of the more i'm
portant and thrilling narratives.
STATEMENT OF ADoLPn HERMAN.
Mr.. Herman made a statement to the
New York World reporter substantially as
follows;
had under my charge Miss Annie Pet
zold of New York We left Bremerhaven
about O'Clock or Saturday afternoon
saw Miss Petzold on Sunday, and after the
Deutschland struck on Monday morning
she was my first thought. She remained
in the second cabin until the water began
to come in, and then she, as well as all the
passengers on board, were removed to the
upper or first cabin. AS the tide rose the
water in the steamer came up until the
women in the first cabin were standing on
the table, Then / waded in and carried
Miss Petzold out on deck. The waves
dashed over us several times, drenching us
through but | managed to reach mast,
and we started up the rigging. She stood
on deck and chung to the ropes until got
"a firm position. Then l lifted her up,
pulled her between the rounds, and got
her ON the ladder in front of me, with my
arms around her in such a way that |
could climb and at the same time prevent
her from falling We then ascended a
safe distance, and remained there all of
Monday night and until the tide went
down Tuesday afternoon. During the
| night we saw many persons drowned and
many awful scenes. One man tied to the
mast near the deck had his head torn of
| by something-it seemed to be a large
wave-and his headless body hung there
until it was removed. The cries of the
| dying men and women in the cabin were
brought to our ears by the waves, and as a
man, woman or child was swept away
from the deck or dropped from the rigging
their dying shrieks would sound terribly.
We were taken Tuesday about noon by the
Liverpool, and we waited at Southampton
until the Salier took us aboard. Here W,
are safe, and that's all there is about it,"
FRANK HAMM's STATEMENT.
Frank Hamm was the only married maj
on the Deutschland who succeeded in say
ing his family. He related his story in
very quiet and brief manner, seeming t
look upon the whole affair as matter o
course. Mr.. Hamm lives at Dallas, Tex.
but, with his family, has been in German
for the past three months. He said /: &c
retired about II o'clock, and was awakene
at $50 o'clock that Monday morning by
grating sound ard the stoppage of tn
steamer. She beat heavily, and, comm
on deck, learned that we were agrounC
The captain ordered all Of the passenger
to dress and put on life preservers, whic
was done after the first fright and cor
sternation was over For long time n
water appeared in the steamer, and the e,
element partially died out | saw thre
or four ships passing at a distance, whic
we signalled with rockets and our whistle
but received no reply. The wind ble'
hard, and the sea was very rough. Abou
l p. M, water began to az pear in the SCI
ond cabin, and it arose with the tide.
worked at the pumps, but kept an eye 0
my wife and babies. About 9 o'clock
the afternoon the first cabin began to fl
with water, and as soon as the water 60
unpleasantly high, |, with my wife an
children, went to the top of the cabin ovt
the entrance to the steerage. One of m
children is eight months old and the othe
five years old Occasionally wave woul
almost take us off, but we managed
hang fast. AT 8 o'clock in the evening IL
BABY TO her and took the boy in my arm
She went up the ladder first and folowe
to prevent her from falling. When we %
as high as the crosstrees / seated her O
them with the boy by her side and cam
down and got a blanket. | wrapped
around us and there we sat. 1t was av
fully cold. From a. M, on Tuesday III
I'll a. M, we sat there with nothing [
eat, hanging on tight. Shortly after
O'Clock the tide had fallen enough for US t
come down, and we got something to ea
we were taken off at noon by the Livel
pool"