Over 100 Lost

KOHItOE OM THK OCKAN. Lonbon, Nov. 22.- The Dutch steamer W. A. Schotten, Captain Taat. which leffc Iiotterdaiu Saturday mom ing for New York, was sunk by a colusión with tha steamer Rosa Mmy, of Hartlepool, at 11 o'olock Saturday night ten miles off Dover. The Schotten corried a complement ol 210 passengers and orew. The steamer Kbro, of Sunderland, rescued niuety persons and landed thcm at the Sailors' Home, Dover. One passenger and a child oí the party brought to Dovor were found doad from exposure. This leaves 122 lost and missing. It is hoped that passing vessels have rescued the missing ones. At the time of the accident a dense fog prevailed. The Schotten was sti uck on th port bow by tlie liosa Mary. Immedlately after the shock was feit thu Sobotten's pasBengers, all of whom had retired for the night, rushed on declc in their night-gowns. The boats were promptly ordered to be lowered, but it waa found that only two were available. The three others were useless and were not lowered. The water rusheil swiftly through the hole in the bow, and a terrible soene ensued. The panic-strickcn passengere uttared piercing shrieks, and many fjll upon their kimes and prayed aloud. Little children clung to their mothers, who themselves were shriek ing with terror. The offlcers were cool and sclf-poNsessed, and remained on the bridge to the last Several persons procured life belts and leaped into the sea. Within twen'.y minutes of the shock t'ie (Schotten was ingulfed. All thoae who bad put on life belts floated and were rescued by the boats from the atearaer Kbro, which cruised around untü 4 o'clock In the morning. Many of the reacued lost wives, husbands, brothers and sisters. The gurvivors were supplied with clothes and every thing possible was done to iusure their comfort Boita from Doyer whioh went out Sunday morning have landed tweni,y-two bod. les from the wreok. The bodiea are distorted, showing that deatn was caused by violence, and not by drowning. The passengers' accounts dtffer regarding the circumstances of the collision, and the report of the offlcers of the Schotten olash with those of the ofücers of the Rosa Mary. Borne of the passengers say that the eveningf merriment had ceased and most of the passengers had retired to their bunlcs, only a few remaining in the saloon, when a tremendous crash was heard on the port bow. They say it is iinpossible that the collision could h:ive occurrod by the Schotten striking an anchored vrsseL Charles Mills, of Bed Hül, Surrey, says: The life-boats appeared as if they had not been used for a long time. They had to be chopped away with axes with the aaslstance of passeng-era He gjt hold of a life-boat but a Dutch sallor snatched it away. The Dutch saüors wanted to save themselves, and even thrust women aside. The second offlcer doclaros that every precaution had been taken on board the Schotten. A good lookout was kept, and Captain Taat not only had the ordinary watch on the bridge at the time of the disaster, but all the otiicers intended to remain there until the vessel was fairly down the channcL The oaptain was last seen at bis post trying to quiet the passengers and (f et the boats off. London, Nov. 22.- It has been ascertained that of the 2 1 '2 passengers who embarked on the Ul-fated steamer W. A. Schotten but eighty are known to have been saved Tnere were 800 Hfe-preservrs on board and most of the passengers were sttpplied with them, but in a nmjoiity of cases they proved useless, as many of the passengere went down with the ship. It is the universal fee I ing that the steamer llosa Mary is to blame for the awful accident, although Cap aiu Webster and Chief Mate Wells declare that their veseel was at anchor when the collision occurred,