DescriptionSt. Mary's graveyard, Old Town - geograph.org.uk - 934222.jpg
English: St. Mary's graveyard, Old Town The distant obelisk on the left is in memory of Louise Holzmaister, one of the passengers on the S.S.Schiller, a German ferry which hit the Retarrier Ledges on 7th May 1875. The Schiller was one of the largest vessels of her day, and was making a fast transatlantic passage from New York to Hamburg via Southampton. She was carrying a cargo of sewing machines, gold coins, 254 passengers and 118 crew.
The right hand obelisk is in memory of Augustus John Smith, Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly who died in July 1872.
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