New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-03
DEUTSCHLAND SURVIVORS.
ACCOUNTS OF THE DISASTER BY PAS
EENGERS.

ERAL DETAILS OF THE WRECK or THE DEUTsCH
LAND-THK EXPERIENCE OF TWO OF THE SAVED
LONG HOURS OF TERROR AND AdONY-DEs-
PERArE BUT USELESS WORK AT THE PUMPS
THE RESCUE OF THE SURVIVORS.
The steamship Salier of the North German Lloyd's
Steamship Company arrived at this port yesterday,
bringing the surviving passengers of the wrecked
steamer Deutschland and the passengers of the
Mosel. who unframed by the fendisb plot Of
Thomassen TO destroy that vessel with dynamite at
Bremerhavcn. 1t will be remembered that shortly
after departure ofthe Saer the terrible was
started that portion of Thomassen's baggage con.
tanning OF the Internal machines had been trans
ferred 10 the Saior and that the fate intended for
the Mosel would ovcrwhelm the other steamer.
Those persons who had friends on board the Salief
have been almost heart-sick with apprehension, and
daily inquiries have been made as to the progress Of
the vessel OH her voyage At the office of te Conn
pany in this city the rumOr generally discred-
ited but apparent that the arrival of the Sa-
lier would be a welcome relief to the agents.
The Saer was not dueuntil Saturday but as early
as Thursday the agents began to look for her. Her
arrival yesterday, therefore, relieved the minds Of
many. After leaving Bremerhayen with the unln-
jured passengers of the Mosel, the Saer proceeded
to Southampton, where she took the surviving
passengers Of the Deutschland. The voyage to New
York a repetition of such incidents az eharac-
terized the course of the fog bound, gaedriven
sells noticed elsewhere. OF the passengers there
were Ga belonging to the Deutschland, 19 cabin and
A steerage; So belonged TO the Moeel cabin and
IS Storage. All unite in speaking cordially Of their
treatment by the Company. The Deutschland
passengers made happy by subscription raised
in their behalf in England. which reached such an
amount that the Storage passengers were enabled
10 receive E10 or $50 each, and later, after the
principal divisions had been made. there was bal
ance of $3.50, which was also divided. The passen-
gers say they very Hospitality treated ut Har-
wich The passengers Of the Moee are fierce in de-
nunciation of the tend Thomassen.
Upon the arrival of the Salier in the stream yes
terday morning, no person allowed on board
until the representative of the German Consulate
General had first boarded the vessel and seen the
captain. This was in consequence of orders to the
captain, who had sealed package for delivery to the
COnsul-General. The object was TO give the German
officials here opportunity to cooperate with the
Home Government by making an investigation be-
fore anything on the vessel was disturbed After
the representative Of the COnsul-General had con-
versed with the captain, the vessel was placed in
position at the pier and the usual scenes attending
the landing of passengers took place Capt. Francke
of the Salier and the principal officers, over
conc with the fatigues of the voyage, had re-
tired TO rest and Charles Kupfe, representing the
firm of Oclrichs g. Co.. attended to the wants of tho
passengers and supervised the work OF disciarg-
ing the cargo, which was immediately be-
gun. The cabin passengers left the steamer almost
Immediately, and were soon scattered about at va
rous hotels or at the homes of friends and the steer
age passengers will be transferred to the Castle Car
den to-day.
THE STORY OF DEUTSCHLAND PASSENGER.
George Sauer, a second-cabin passenger OH board
tho Deutschland who was among those arrived in
the saer gave the following particulars Of the
wreck of that steamer to q TRIBUNE reporter last
eytning:
We were all sleeping sounily in our hunks Sunday
night anticipating no Disaster, when we were aroused
by violent plunge Of the snip, followed by severe
ooncnsson knew st once that she was on G. bar
and thought every minute sue womb 20 70 pieces
leaped to NY feet to ana hastily purths So on
eyyc Si'N9s 'e discovered rS that f'f had LETT m!
waisgoat, and in Of its pockets my god watch SO
az. lack ANA so' t. Their was great e1ie ; among
and put too; didn't know th n tnat they were
and late INTO Monday night, the ship rolled heavily, and
at every lurch she would strike until II seemed as though
ocs hHt could see that i was dark and thet very
heavy n running II was about a m Il Moncay
nave been Told that some were hTe%t There were nve
nuns in tie snip. saw them AID went over ana asked
them why they didn't put On life preseryeTs. lucy sAd
tnat they didn't know where Inoy were. l found
some and placed them loosely about their
Of 500 at the staircase waiting to get up on
deck. There much confusion, and We heard many
cries Of alarm last the day broke and b. this time
ha got into tho first cabin did not 20 on deck al
though dill About a. IN the water appeared IN the
middle compartments The pumps were got ready with
muth difficulty. should tmnk IL TOOK L.,ll an houi 70
get hen work. Tie passengers aud crew worried AZ
Jne um u.s. until IL y. m, but tue leak gained all tho
white Dr. Blum and the paymaster encouraged The pas
sen GERS All they could TIE snip had made head
way under SAT-, her was broken when she fret
STRUCK finally she became firmly hicd 90 tne oar.
Or course W " became ight We were all ON tho
lookout SAIL saw the inasts o two small ships
when discovered aIterward were stranded We could
also tie light-ship, aud mistOok II Tor smack
Tne thing saw was sailing vessel 500
very close to Ms, and We reade
were again disappointed Tor she sailed away without
giving ANY slsua 81 seeing US she must nave seen us
Alter the ship had disappeared from view,
/ on the horizon the smoke OF a steamer and and
after tue smoke aud mass O another steamer Mo
hougt surely those were coming TO save u.s. out they,
too faded out of sight All this tide the sea ran very
high aud at about $50 m some OK the steerase pgs-
s,rs In ana said that me water was running Into
The Second cabin. soon after / looked down
and saw water loot and han deep on the cabin nOor
managed To sleep litlc alter p. III. Mnon awohe
looked out OF doaisht and saw the water almost even
with IT, The moon was SHINING Drghtly down uioh lle
sea, and not running uieh as they had
been. All was qmet and IL was cailner thdn
II had been III any Time since we struck. IL
passenger mi ht have iecn saved About 1890 Tues
day morning. saw that t!Ic snip was MING very last
Then pymdser came IN aAd trled 10 encourage U.s.
lie sad that hc had u wife and nine children at hOme
ana hc wanted % them All dgain; and lac tod
he done. That's The way encouraged Us. you know.
About the snip began to MI very rapidly, ana We
down stairs and the men - 80 on dock Most All Tao
went deck, Tor by TINS time Inc
got 10 table aud iroa that INTO SKY
light and sat there waiting; Tue nuns were
-ItUng DolOw ;he table. All ut once "a window
burst open at my AMI dcuge vi water Hooded the
cabin About 2:5O a. wAon tue walter III The cabin
Irs about Luc To get this.' looked tue say
hight ami Iound t,lat covering OF canvas nm