Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-07

half way was washed out Afterward, how.
ever, I succeeded, though with grsal
difficulty, in reaching the topsailyard,
which rose Just about the sea
After securing myself there was Joined By
one of the passengers. The night continued
and nothing could be observed anywhere
about us. About five o'clock in the morning
could make out the land several hundred
yards off. I was just about preparing to
strip myself and swim toward 1t when saw
one of my steamers boats make out from the
shore. Ithen OWNED that some Of nay crew had
reached the land in safety, and the boat
reaching me ascertaiued that such was real
" the case. The passenger who had spent
the peril-frauRht night at my aide and I were
taken safely off and landed at Sambro Island.
Inc number of passengers lost was ninety
and Of the crew thirty-thres, leaving six of
the crew, including myself, and three passen-
gers the only survivors
THE THREE SURVIVING PAssENGERs
of the daniel Stsinmsnn now in this city
state that the vessel struck but lightly twice,
| The captain then summoned them all on
deck and directed them to prepare to enter
the boats If such was necessary. One boat
was launched and all made q rush for it,
though good discipline was maintained
among the ships crew. The boat was we'll
| filled and was attached to the steamer by
rope. Some of those on board were about
cutting the line when the steamer suddenly
sank, dragging the boat and the unfortunate
occupants with 1t. The boat turned over and
every person in 1t was thrown cut and drown
ed. When the stern of the vessel sank
the cries and screams of the women and
children were hesrtrending, but lasted only
few minutes. Captain Sohoonhoven made
bis way up the fore rigging. Two men
caught the rigging of the mainmast and en-
deavered to climb along the stays between
the heads of the two nasts. In this perilous
passage one lost his grasp and was washed
away. The other, John Nsidermann, sue
ceedsd by a desperate effort in reaching the
rigging where he was pulled into a compare
lively safe position by the captain. The two
unfortunates from time to time cried out for
help, but the roar of wind and water
drowned their voices. To add to
THE HORROR OF THEIR SITUATION
they saw blue lights burning on the shore
beyond assistance. At last daylight appeared
and soon after boat put from the cave and
approached them, The captain was by this
time SO benumbed that his companion Nei-
dermann had to use force to disengage him
from the spar and aid him into the boat.
He then followed and both were landed
exhausted and taken into the lighthouse
where their needs were promptly attended
to. Among the incidents connected with the
escape of the seven persons landed in the
boat during the night one of the most thrill
ling was when
AS ITALIAN FRAGRANT CRASHED THE BOAT
just after she left the steamer. The oc-
cupants refused to take him in because she
was already half full of water The
Italian dove and eluded those repelling him |
He soon reappeared on the surface
and again caught the boat and was then
taken in The boat was in danger of foun-
aering owing to the water that was constant
ly coming in and those in her took off their |
boots to bail her. The Italian at first refused |
to aid in this work, but on being threatened |
with being thrown overheard made an effort
to help the bailsrs. There wers q young
coupls aboard married Just before the Stein |
mann sailed. They were among the lost. |
Several large families persisted. One was |
Swiss family consisting of father, mother |
and eight children. Another Dutch family 1
about the same size also went down. Re- |
ports up to this evening state that the |
wreck remains in the same position. The |
water is comparatively smooth to-day and
LARGE NUMBER OF BOATS
are about the water graphing. They only
secured two bodies to-day, making eleven /
altogether SO far recovered. None of the 1
cargo has drifted ashore or foatsd. Captain
Schoonhoven arrived here this even
ing. The first body recovered this morning
was little girl six years old
no OOAy WdS COhNoy0O W ZIG buOE6 AHu
placed beside the others previously laid out
in temporary dead house. The features
were disfgured. one of the eyes being almost
torn out by contact with some objset. She
was comfortably dressed and evidently
child of respectable parents. Another girl
few years older are the only
females recovered Beside the youngest girl
in the dead house Is the body of
boy eighteen years old, supposed to be a
brother. A man picked up had the letter
M in India ink on his left wrist with two
crosses each side, on the right wrist the
letters "a. "" The body was that of man
twenty-five years old. The remains
of William Lamper, chief mate of the
Steinmann, recovered on Saturday, came
next. Then the corpse of a small man
to be August RICHER of Dusseldorf.
The eleventh and last corpse so far recovered
IS Steinmann's lamplighter, whose name is
unknown. All the bodies were terribly dis
figured. The features of some are SO COM
pletely destroyed as to be unreeognizable.
The faces are
SMASHED IN, EYES TORN OUT
and otherwise disfgured. About fifty
boats arc engaged in graphing for the VIC
inns. Three sehooners with a diving crew
will go to work tomorrow if the weather is
favorable. Captain Farquhar, formerly of
the Cromwell line, will represent the owners
Of the steamer at the wreck. An official in
vestigation will it is expected open here
Tuesday under Captain Scott of the marine
and fisheries department.