New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-10

the Eagle Line. of Hamburg. and arrived here on
her first trip on January %, 1874. She was named
after the German author. Herder, and her COM
panion was the Goethe, the pioneer vessel OF tne
line. The Herder had two compound engines ~
5000 indicated horsepower and eight main
boilers. She had Accommodation LOT zVO S eaoin
and 900 steerage passengers. In 1879 the Eag I
Company failed and all the steamships o, 'p steam
ship Company. The Herder was comparaufeH "a u
ne vessel in June last, having been Thoroughly ny
oyerhauled and repaired oa ana So.rs at
an expense of about S250.000. She was
constructed as the other vessels OF the line are Oh
the best wrought iron. and each OF her compatt-
ments was connected with steam pumps. AS
precaution against accident or damage by hre, III
the apartments in the ship were traversed by STEAM
pipes from any one of which strong head Oh
stean could be directed on the fire. The vessel as
considered one of the strongest and fastest on tne
Atlantic. She had straight stem and round STERN
and was provided with eight large life-boats In
the accommodations for passengers nctnlnR was
omitted that could promote comfort Inc main
saloon was fitted in excellent style; the walls
were tastefully ornamental, and the seats ana
lounges rich and comfortable. L ne staVe-
rooms spacious well-hghted and ventilated
and had Geographic communication with tne
stewards doctors and captains apartments. Ihey
were provided with steam heat and we're htteu
handsomely with wash-stands, wsrdroOes, etc'
The bathrooms were arranged in the best style.
The second cabin was on the main deck, forward
of the first cabin; it was comfortably furnlsIieu
and was heated by steam and the state rooms WIZ
hat large staterooms TOR ladies' travelling aiono'
aud conversation and smoklng-rooms for men
There were ladies' saloon and hne proinehauIo
deck. The kitchens were on the upper dech.
Neither cattle pigs sheep are carried on tDeso
steamers. The Herder like the other vessels OF Tue
line WIS manned by officers who have been IN tne
company's employ for years and it is believed to
be due to the strict manof-war discipline ulaIn
tanned on these vessels that the passengers, ere"
and mails were successfully rescued.
On February "A. 1875, while the Herder was
lying at her pier in Hoboken, the wooden sheathing
around the boiler took fire from some unkhoMI u
cause: but the damage done amounted 10 only
about 5000 On July :, 1873, voyage from
Hamburg to this city, the ferder. when IN laIltuto
4lo north. longitude 81 Is west; apout Sme", W
collision with full-rlgged ship in dense fog anu
narrowly escaped the fate of the French steamship
Vile du HaVre. which was sunk by the snip Locn
Earn.
WHERE THE VESSEL WAS LOST
Cape Race is the southeastern extremity OF New
foundland 1t Is .ofty aud preclpitous head
land similar ia appearance 20 the Sugar Loat nv
the entrance Of the Bay Of Rio Janeiro. II is a
DANGEROUSLY rocky coast. but has good lighthouse
with all modern improvements. Until the ocean
cables were laid the Associated Press ship-news
station was located there, under the supervision of
James Farrell who is collector Of ship-news at
Sandy Hook. The cape forms a prominent point
for pavgators in the North Atlantic lying near the
ordinary route of vessels between the eastern ports
of the United States and England, and being lne
last point OF American land sighted or passed III
the eastward passage There have been large
number of vessels wrecked IN that vicinity notably
two steamers of CrOmwelPs Line about the same
time three years ago, when every person on Doaru
of both vessels was lost together with the cargoes.
The Herler Is the first vessel lost by the Hau-
burQ-American Line since the POmmeran'a was
wrecked, IN November, 1879, near tue 0cm uy
Islands when a number Of lives were lost. The
II srler was valued at about $4,000. and was
fully insured in foreign companies. The cargo was
valued at about $3OO,OOC. and was only partly
insured.