The Schiller is Lost in the Fog (1875)

On May 29, 1875, Harper’s Weekly started an article as follows: “For three days the vessel had been enveloped in so dense a fog that it was impossible to take an observation, and Captain Thomas, ignorant of his position, but aware that he might be in dangerous proximity to the coast, had ordered the engines to be run at half speed. This was at nine o’clock on the evening of May 7. No light was visible to the vigilant and anxious watch; no warning bell was heard. The first intimation of danger came too late to avert the calamity.” Ship Name: Schiller  Year Built: 1873 Ship Type: Iron Hulled Screw Steamer  Tonnage: 3490 Nationality: German  Year Wrecked: 1875 Location Wrecked: Retarrier Ledge, Scilly Islands  Reason For Wreck: Thick Fog  Lives Lost: Over 300 Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=nDB_33dmctwC&pg=PA437&dq=eagle+line+schiller&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-soa9_-CDAxUGlIkEHYp2BPEQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=eagle%20line%20schiller&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=uX0BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA7&dq=1875+schiller+ship+wreck&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8-5y-z8yDAxX0rYkEHcEgAlEQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=schiller&f=false www.opc-cornwall.org/inquests/Wreck_of_the_Schiller_1875.pdf https://books.google.com/books?id=ErQqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA208&dq=eagle+line+schiller&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-soa9_-CDAxUGlIkEHYp2BPEQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=eagle%20line%20schiller&f=false https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=18562 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115478032/12710370 https://newspaperarchive.com/maitland-mercury-and-hunter-river-general-advertiser-jun-29-1875-p-3/ https://newspaperarchive.com/portland-daily-press-may-10-1875-p-3/ https://newspaperarchive.com/new-orleans-republican-may-09-1875-p-1/