The New York herald., 1876-01-03
STEAMSHIP DISASTERS.
Arrival Of the UnfOrtunateS Of the MOSel
and Deutschland.
STORIES OF THE WRECK.
More About the Dynamite Explo-
sion and It's Author.

The passengers Of the steamship Deutschland who
were lucky enough escape from the wreck Of that ID
Gated vessel went back TO Bromcrhavcn for the pur-
pose of being reshpped 10 New York They went on
board the German Lloyd's steamer Mose and Just as
this ship was about 10 weigh anchor for America
number of them killed by the explosion Of
which Thomassen had contrved for the purpose
Of wholesale slaughter the high BY this terrible
explosion 10 less than eighty human beings were
launched INTO eternity and 200 more became manned
for life suffered from wounds OF different kinds
The Mosel much injured to be her voy-
age and the passengers who have gone her,
including the remainder Of those rescued from the
Deutschland had be transferred to the steamship
Saer The Salier with nineteen cabin and forty i've
s,eerage passengers from the Deutschland and twenty
cabin and sixty eight steerage passengers from
the Mose board LETT Bremerhaven for New York
the 10Th u and on the 18th touched al Southamp-
ION While the passengers remained at that port the
Of IL, 200 which had been collected by various
persons in London who sympahized with their suffer
ings was divided pro rata among them After the
Saer left Southampton she encountered very heavy
weather for several days fell in with
succession of dense fogs between Newfoundland
and New York She cautiously worked her way west
ward and entered the upper bay yesterday morning
seven O'Clock. Before eight O'Clock the news OF her
Health onicor, Dr. Master put out N the steamer
Fenon, in company with representative Of
tho HERALD, visit her When the vessel
reached Captain Francke positively refused
to allow to board her but the Health Onlcer
He went board the Fonton to explain his position
MYSTERIOUS LETTER.
He stated that he carried letter from the European
agents Of the German Lloyds 20 the German Consul
here, and strictly prohibited from allowing anyone
get on of his vessel before the Consul received
that missive and visited him. This mysterious order
caused good deal Of comment among the
friends Of surviving passengers from the
Deutschland and Mosel and among these there were
who looked upon this seemingly unnecessary pro-
hibton visit their escaped relatives as a piece Of
impertnent red-tapeism that quite Of place.
Some thought it Of the steamship company's
officials to procure an opportunity Of making
good impression by dividing among the
necessitous passengers the sum Of ejl los
which, in addition to the Gl,20o already
distributed Southampton, had been RENTED from
England 30 the German Consul General in this port
Neither the German government the steamship
company to which the Deutschland and Mosel belonged
have gwen dollar Of money to the sufferers. The
company did only what Il could not avoid. that to
teep the passengers at It's own expense while they
NAMED in Southampton.
The Salier reached her dock In Hoboken a quarter
after eleven O'Clock, and at noon she was moored at
ber berth
SCENES AT THE WHARF
long line Of wstul faces was behind the wooden
railway when stretched the wharf
In the ncighborhood OF the Custom House
Diice There the sorruwng waiting
Tor further details of some loved one who had been
hurredly rushed into eternity thcr the Deutschland
The MoseL But there were Ioylu faces. TOO brm-
ming with happiness at the Knowledge that a
loved friend or relative sale board. Custom
House officers, who rule not the most I'M
pressionabe class OF beings, preserved silence, and
rcnort circplated sf his Ioop,emt thst % tL
baggage OF all the passengers To be examined with
ihe greatest minuteness 20 see II any explosives
tockwork machinery for exploding the same could be
passengers by the saer to if any cew could
be gathered duplicating Thomassen or his brother
Another whisper that the cargo
10 be carefully appraised An attache Of the German
Consulate was seen with list in his hand on which
marks and numbers, and IL was cOnJecured that
The list referred TO some items OF the cargo.
AGAIN
Meanwhile the gangsp ank leading the ship from the
wharf HAD out by dozen usty longshoremen.
Among the first to come ashore was the weather
officers, with the passengers declarations to the
dutiable or non-dutabe contents Of their baggage
Then came. .he passengers in stream from the ships
vide Some looked glad, some sorrowiuL People cry
ing for joy and kissing each other with energy
almost wonderful 10 behold II the circumstances OF the
case remembered. others sadly asking for de
tails about relatives death, formed Of the
striking pictures conceivable. A. Miss PetZold,
Of deutschland fame, was seen coming down the gang
way, she recognized, also Mr. Hermann,
who nobly saved her the occasion of the fearful
bhpwTeck. Then came the Deutschland's celebrated
baby, carried in the Of its smiling mother Mrs
Hamm, OF Dallas, Texas. The ycungster looked the
perfection Of health. The bright SUM- which had H.
ulnned the middle Of the day had, however, begun
L.de before all the first and second cabin passengers
bad taken their departure from the wharf