New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-10
THE NEWS IN THIS CITY.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MosEL-soMETHING

DESCRIPTION OF THE MosEL-sOMETHING ABOUT
LIZARD POINT.
The first information received at the Office Of the
North German Lloyd Company regarding the strand
ing of the Mosel was early yesterday morning, aud
simply the statement that she had gone ashore
at Lizard Point, and that tho passengers, mails and
specie had been landed. later dispatch said that
there very little chance of saving the vessel,
and that she would probably become a total wreck.
A steamship will be Immediately despatched from
Bremen to bring forward the passengers, mails and
specie to New-York. The vessel was valued at
1926, ,00O and the cargo assorted. mostly silks il
valued at about 100000.
The siose was Of the same class as the Neckar,
Oder, Rbein, Main and Donau of the same line, and
was commanded by Captain Hesse. She was an
iron vessel with four iron decks and seven water
tight bulkheads Her length was 349
feet beam, 40A feet depth of bold
33 feet. and gross measurement, 5000
tons She was built in 1872 at Greenock,
Scotland; she was brigrigged, spread about / 1000
square feet of SAIL carried ten iron lifeboats and
was provided with other means for saving life
Last September she was overhauled and repaired
at a cost of $125, 900, receiving new machinery,
new hurricane-1eck and turtle-backs fore and aft.
The second cabin, formerly on the lower deck, was
transferred so TO be on level with the first
cabin. The engines were on the vertical dirGt-
acting compound principle, and there were six
main boilers. The frst-cabin saloon was aft,
running from near the lnainmast to the stern, aud
was provided along the sides with sofas md in tho
middle with dining tables; it was adorned with
choice paintings and panels of highly polished hard
woods, and received light and ventilation through
large sy-ghts On both sides of the saloon tho
staterooms, each communicating directly with this
part of the vessel AT the head of the saloon and
opening into it the ladies'Ecabin, with mirrors,
sofas flowers piano. birds, and every other luxury
of a we'll appointed hotel parlor The staterooms
were arranged for two persons each, and each was
provided with two beds and one sofa Being along
the sides of the vessel the state received
good supply of light and air through large sideghts
i'll each room. Outside of The saloon amidships and
along the two passage ways running forward from
the two doors OF the main saloon, sate-rOoms were
also placed. The gentlenen's smoking room was on
the same deck, and was furnished with comiortabe
sofas ard chairs. A social hall on the main deck
with sofas and tables, lounging place for all
of the cabin passengers. The second cabin, forward
of the saloon state rooms amidshps was also lighted
and ventilated with numerous skylghts. Tho
state-rooms for secOnd-cabn passengers. along the
sides OF The steamer for the rst-cabD, were nicely
furnished, lighted and ventilated. The rooms were
fitted for the accommodation OF four passengers each.
The steerage accommodations were ABOUT the same
as on other regular transatlantic Steamship IL
Is SAID that the rigid discipline Is preserved on
this line the captain being recognized as an abso-
lutely supreme authority on his vessel, and the
strcUest regulations prescribe the duty OF every
employe.
As the steamers of this line usually full in tho
cabins coming his way ut this season. the Mose 10
supposed to have had on board about 10 iirs-cabin,
90 second-cabn and 600 steerage passengers: She
sailed from Bremen on sunday, and from Southamp-
ton on Tuesday night.
The Lizard wnere the MOsel stranded, is tho
first land sgnted from an ocean steamship bound 10
Englaad after leaving Sandy Hook. Ia approach
ing the English Channel the first land usually seen
is Lizard Point, the ee graph station: whence the
steamers approach is telegraphed. IL is bold
headland forming the most southern point of Great
Britain, and twenty-threc miles east-southeast OF
Lands End AS there are two lighthouses there.
the Iiohts of winch are elevated 200 feet above the
level of the sea- it Is considered a safe approach.
The steamships invariably run in close 10 take on
or Discharge the Channel pilot. On passing Lizard
Point the shore receaes, forming the bay IN which
Falmouth and Plymouth lie. In this bay. about
fourteen miles south-southeast from Plymouth. 10
the well-known Eddy ystone Lighthouse, built on q
mass OF gneiss rock.