The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-07
STORY OF THEW
oFTAs sTfAMsR DANIEL srElNMANN
IN tho Coat Of Nova Scotia-Ths TERRIBLE tx.
p.rle.en Of Those Who .w.rs sav,d-A SIEht
Of T.ror-hiraeuious Eespss-Trssie Ia.
cldtnts the round,rins Of the Vessel

HALIFAX, April 6.-The surviving three
passengers OF the Daniel steinmann are
now in this city. They s!ate the vessel
struck but lightly twice. The captain then
summoned all on deck, and directed them
to prepare to enter boats II euch course
would be Unnecessary. Ono boa! was launched
and at made Il rush for il. Though yood
discipline was maintained among the sums
crew, tie boat was well filled and attached
to the steamer by rope. When some OF
those on board were about cutting the line
the steamer suddenly sunk, drsgging the
boat and occupants down with It.
The boat turned over and over and every
person In II was thrown out and drowned.
When the stern OF the vessel sank the
cries and screams of women and children
were hsartrendiny for few minutes. Cant
schoonhoven made his way up the iorerig.
ging. Two men canyht the rigging OF tho
mninmast and endeavorcd 10 climb alopp
the stay between the heals Of the two
mas,s. In this perilous oSi!ion, in bass.
age, one lost his grasp and was washed
away. The other, John Neidermann,
succeedsd in reaching the fore rigging
by desperate ell1rt, in course
OF which his legs were seized
BY some one drowning. Above
him on the, mast one Of tho wire uplifts Of
the lore topgallant yard was brok ep, and
this gave play to the yard, which worked
back aud forth with the action Of the waves
and threatened to tear out the mast. The
mas: quiyered and crashed alarminply,
The captain, fearing be would be obliged TO
abandon his perilous position and betake
himself to swim, pulled oil bis boots.
The two untortunates from time to time
cried out together for help, but the roar of
The wind and waters drowned their feeble
cries, SO that even il assistance had been
at hand, it is doubtful II they could have
been heard. They were doomed to pain
fully watch the passing minutes aud hours
throughout the night till day ybreak. ~.
A DlsMAL WATCH. .g-
In this dismal watch they could feel the
vessel drifting nearer and nearer 10 Sambro
Island. To add to the horror OF their stu.
alton they saw blue lights burning on shore
and signals to guide boats to safety, while
conscious they were beyond assistance
or ral:ef. S1Jng after daylight boat
put out from cove, manned BY
five men, who apr uched them. The
captain WAS by this times benumbed tha.
his comranion Neidermann, lad 10 use
force to disengage him from the spar and
assist him into the boat. He then fol.
lowed and both were landed, exhausted,
and taken into the light house. where their
needs were Promptly attended l..
Among ths curious Incidents connected
with the e.ctpe Of the seven Persons landed
IN the boat during The night, ons OF the
most taniing WAS that II hn Italian, he
having graspeu ,ns boat jus. ai:er she left
the steamer. Her occupants refused to
take him, because :, a number Of
other ( drowning persons fhud seized
his lfgs and body, and it was
certain The: boat could not take them all
without swamping. ,as she Tas already half
full 'oLwater: ~lhc- -ltalianrat once dove
and thus shook hthoys holding him He
coon reappeared on the surfaco and again
caught the boat. He WAS then taken in,
but was so exhausted thAt for a time be
WAS helpless. .
HAD TO BAIL Oh DRcwS.
The boat was in danger of laundering,
owing to the wa!eI that waa constantly
coming in, and those in her took of their
boots to bail her out. The Italian at first
refused to assist in this work, bus on being
threatened with being thrown overheard
again unless he assisted to keep the boat
free, made an eifor, to do 10.
Another singular escape was that OF
Nickela, a lad IL years old. just rs tho
boat left the sinking steamer he jumped
from the bridge falling into the boat on his
head He sustained no injury except hav.
ing one leg bruised. The youngest person
on board, 80 far as known, was
an infant three months old. Among those
drowned was young couple married; Just
before the S,einmann called and who mad
experienced only eighteen days Of welded
lie. Several large falnilits persisted all
together. One WAS q Swiss family, father,
mother and eight children. Another was
a family from Holland OF about the same
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