Year: 1875

REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF THE QUARTRRMisrER-
SIGNALS OBSERVED AT HARwICH - TERRIBLE
SCENE AT THE ARRIVAL OF THE sTEAM-TUG.
(FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE
LONDON Dec s.-The North German Lloyd
steamer Deutschland bound from Bremen to New
York, with 124 passengers, besides the crew and O
large general cargo, was wrecked about $50 O'Clock
on Monday morning on the Kentish Knock, a treach-
erous sand bank Off the east coast OF Harwich.
These sands are considerably out of the ordinary
course from Bremen to Southampton where the
Deutschland was to have called previous to setting
out for New-York. She drifted northward in the
thick snow-stor of Sunday and struck on the sand
bank at moment when those in charge thought she
was in the open sea. After grounding the Deutsch-
land became fast to the bank. The night was dark,
and il was showing thicky and fast. Nothing could
be done till daybreak, when it was decided to lower
the boats The quartermaster and two seamen at
tempted to get into boat, but, on lowering, she
capszed, and the three men were thrown into the
The boat righted and they succeeded in getting
into it, but found the rope had broken and they had
drfted away from the Ship without provisions OF
any sort, at tho mercy of the wind and waves One
of the three men died during the night and another
shortly after leaving the quartemaster, Book, alone
on tho open sea in charge of boat with two corpses
for crew. The boat with its CHASTITY cargo was
washed ashore at Rochester on Tuesday morning
about o'clock, Book being then almost gone He
was taken to the hospital and when sufficiently re-
covered made a statement which throws little light
upon the sad disaster.


Meanwhile two other boats were launched, but
Immediately capszed alongside, and nine persons in
them were drowned. 1t is said that ten boats be-
longing to the vessel launched altogether, but
what has become of seven Of them is not known.
Signals Of distress were made during the whole OF
Monday, and the rockets seen at Harwich dur
ing Monday night and until O'clock on Tuesday
morning. These were answered by the coast guard,
but owing to the roughness of the and wind YES
sells unable TO put out during the night. About
5 q. III. on Tuesday the Deutschland having then
been on the sands whole day and night without
assstance the steam-tug Liverpool proceeded to the
wreck and found the steamer under water, with the
sea making complete breach over her. The scene
on the arrival of the tug said to have been beyond
description. Men, women and children were cling
ing to the rigging their last resource, some in the
struggles of DEATH and in the cabins could be seen
the corpses of ladies and children they had lain
down to rest.


1t is estimated that about so Of the passengers
and crew were washed overheard. The captain OF
the steam-tug Immediately took on board the whole
of the survivors, about 110 in ALL with the few
articles of clothing which they had been enabled to
seize. The tug then proceeded for Harwich, where
she arrived about p. NJ, one little child dying
while on board. On their arrival at Harwich the
crew and passengers were taken in charge by the
German Consul who bestowed upon them every at
tention.