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Further Details of the Sinking
of the Big German Liner.
PROBABLY 370 PERISHBD.
Criticisms by Survivors of the Steam-
er Which Rammed the Elbe.
The Explanation of the Third Officer of
the Elbe—A Boat Washed Ashore—No
News of Any of the Other Passengers of
the German Boat—A Very High Sea. “’35
Running at the Time of the Collision.
Awful Scenes Immediately Following the
Disaster—The Crnthie Is Almost Certain-
ly the Vessel Which Rammed and Sank
the Elbe. '
Lownsrorr, England. Feb. 1. —- The
horrible details of the loss of the North
German Lloyd steamship Elbe and her hu<
man freight are being discussed here by
crowds of people gathered at different
places where the survivors remain, al-
though a regular blizzard is blowing, and
under ordinary circumstances very few
people Would have ventured out of doors.
The bitterly cold weather prevailing and
the lack of news from any point along the
coast show that there is little if any hope
of any other survivors of the disaster reach-
ing land.
A lifeboat supposed to have belonged
to the Elbe has been washed ashore near
Yarmouth. In the boat were a number of
life belts and cars, and it is believed to be
the boat from which the fishing smack
Wildflower rescued the few persons who
escaped from the steamship after the col-
lision of yesterday morning.
Everybody here is asking his neighbor
the same question, “How did it occur?"
and nobody seems able to give a satisfac-
tory answer. '
A handful. of the survivors who were
clustering around a hotel fire this morn
ing indulged in the most bitter criticisms
of the still unknown ship which rammed
the Elbe and sunk her in such a short
CAPTAIN VON GOESSEL.
time. They all claim that she should have
stood by the Elbe, and that if she had done
so a great many lives would have been
saved. This. of course, is a matter which
cannot be decided until all the facts in the
case are brought to light by the court of
inquiry which will inquire into the mat-
ter. -
- The agents of the North German Lloy
company at Southampton have been in
constant communication with the German
vice consul. who has been upon the spot
ever since a short time after the disaster
became known, and it is gathered from
words which have been overheard that it
is not yet definitely established that the
. Crathie was the offending steamer. There
are several interesting points in this dis-
tressing story which require definite expla-
nation before all the facts in the case will
become generally known.
15 Another Steamer Lost?
For instance, there are people who be-
lieve that a. second steamer may have
foundered. They base their opinions on
the fact that the Ramsgate lifeboat put to
sea yesterday evening in answor to signals
of distress‘suppcsed to have come from a
steamer, but the lifeboat has not returned,
and as she got away in a blinding snow-
storm it is believed that she is lost, and
that the steamer she attempted to assist
also went down.
Then again, the word “Azonia” is
branded on the cars of the boat stranded
near Yarmouth. so people say that it could
not be the boat from which the Wildflower
rescued the survivors of the Elbe. But the
name of “Azania” is not known 'jn ship-
ping circles here.
The German vice consul and the agent
of the North German Lloyd company have
cautioned all the survivors of the crew of
the Elbe to furnish no information of any
description to anybody until they appear
before the court of inquiry, and as the men
are strictly obeying these directions, very
little can be gathered except from the pas-
sengers, who Of course are not posted on
maritime rules and regulations, and are
therefore unable to furnish the facts which
might enable the mystery of the sinking
of the Elbe to be cleared up'as promptly as
most people wish.
It seems, however, that neither of the
two pilots was on the bridge of the Elbe at
the time of the collision. The Weser or
German pilot ceased his duty when the
Elbe cleared from the Weser, and the turn
Of duty of the Trinity or English pilot
did not commence until the steamship en-
tered the waters of the isle of Wight, and
the surviving officers of the Elbe refuse to
say who was in charge of that steamer
when the collision occurred, but it is sup-
posed to have been Third Officer Stollberg,
who was one of the survivors.
Officer Stollberg’s Claim.
Stollberg is understood to have asserted
that the steamer which sank the Elbe was
out of her course, and he is said to have
' admitted that he saw a green light on the
port bow of the Elbe shortly before the
collision occurred. He describes the third
lifeboat lowered,and which is still thought
may have escaped, to be about 20 feet long,
and it is known that she cleared the Elbe
all right and with a number of people in-
side of her. Stollberg, however, does not
believe it possible for her to have‘lived for
any length of time in the heavy sea. which
was running at the time of the awful ac-
cident.
Chief Engineer Neusell says that the
stem of the steamer which collided with
the Elbe struck the latter vessel about 150
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feet forward of the rudder, or just abaft
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tne engine room. The engines was not
damaged by the collision, but the water
soon poured in, and. although the steam
pumps were put to work, in about three
minutes’ time it proved to be useless. and
the engine rooms were soon” deserted for
the upper deck.
Later in the day, at the request of the
agents of the North German Lloyd Steam-
ship company. Grecnham, the Trinity
pilot, made the following statement:
“When I came on deck with some of the
passengers, Captain von Goessel was in
charge. The first order given was to swing
the beats out, but not to lower them until
further orders. The next order was for
everybody to come on deck and for the
crew to go to their stations. Then fol-
lowed the order for the women and chil-
dren to go to the starboard boats, in which
it was proposed to save them. The first of
these orders was given by Captain von
Goessel and was repeated by Chief Oflicer
Wilhelms. The captain was on the bridge,
and I believe he Went down with his ship.
“The next order which I heard given
was to low the boats. There was no con-
fusion whatever, nor was there a panic.
Every order was executed with the great-
est calmness and promptitudc. ,
“At the time of the collision there was
a high sea running, and a strong wind
was blowing from east southeast. It was
bitterly 001d, and there had been 19 de-
grees C. of frost on the morning before the
day of the collision. The lanyards and
boats’ grips and falls were frozen, and the
lanyards securing the falls had to be chop—
pad in order to save time, but¢ that would
“have been done in any case in the event of
a collision. The Elbe went dOWn about
two minutes after we left her side. ”
The Oflieers' “Explanation.”
The explanation given by the surviving
oflficers of the Elbe as to the proportion of
the crew saved to the number of passen-
gers saved is that the following orders
were given by the ofiEicers of the Elbe: The
children were to be saved first and then
the women, and they were to be placed in
the boats on the starboard side, where the
women and children were told to gather.
But almost immediately after these orders
- had been obeyed the Elbe listed heavily to
starboard, and‘ the seas swept up to the
promenade deck so the starboard boats
Were rendered useless.
The boat which brought the survivors
away from the Elbe was one of the port-
boats and was the last to leave the ship.
Acting upon the orders of Captain von
Goessel, Third Officer Stollberg and the
paymaster, who were in charge of this
boat, took their seats inside of her, and
then, when the water was creeping over
the deck, it was a rush for the boat, and
anybody who could get into it did so. ‘
’ The Trinity pilot, Greenham, who, as
already stated by himself, rushed on deck
immediately after the collision, assisted
the crew of the Elbe 'in firing the rockets
which signaled the vessel’s distress. It is
understood that Greenham has been heard
to express the opinion that the steamer
which collided with the Elbe was distinct-
ly at fault. as she attempted to cross the
bows of the Elbe.
The following statement of the disaster
was officially given this afternoon to the
press by the German vice consul, Herr
Bradbeer, and was corrected by him. The
statement was made after sifting all the
interviews with the survivors and cross
questioning the officers and crew, and may
be classed as the consensus of the ofiicers’
opinions: .
“The collision occurred 45 miles from
Merschelling-lightship. Though both the
Elbe and the colliding steamer were going
full steam ahead. the concussion was very
slight. Immediately after the collision the
Elbe began to settle down, stern first, her
how mounting high into the air and ren-
dering it impossible to reach some of the
boats. As everybody crowded upon deck
immediately after the shock and in a state
of great alarm, it was impossible for the
orders of the captain, who was standing on
the bridge, that the women and children
should be saved first, to be obeyed.
The First Boat Swamped.
“A rush was made for the boats that
were accessible. The first boat to touch
the water was immediately swamped, and
the passengers who had crowded into it
were drowned.
“The second boat launched was lost
sight of in the high sea which was run«
ning, but it is feared that she capsized.
‘ ‘ Into the third boat at the last moment,
when the water was up to the promenade
deck, the vessel sinking under their feet
and two minutes before she disappeared,
there crowded 19 men, the women and
children having rushed to the other side,
owing. it is said, to the command that
they should get into the boats there.
“This third boat pulled away from the
ship, and in doing so shortly afterward
passed a lady passenger, Miss Anna Bueck-
er, who clung to the gunwale or side of
the lifeboat. Some time elapsed before she
could be pulled into the boat.
“The 20 survivors drifted about until
11:10 a. m.. the heavy seas repeatedly
washing over the small craft, which was in
constant danger of being swamped. and
drenching its occupants, who had not a
morsel of food to eat.
“Miss Buecker lay in the bottom of the
heat, half drowned and in a semiconscious
condition. The lights of many vessels
were seen all round, but none approached,
though after daylight a steamer and two
fishing vessels passed. Their crews, how-
ever. did not notice the signals of the life-
boat. '
Saved by a Shirt,
“Finally the waving of a shirt from the
boat attracted the attention of the crew of
the fishing smack Wildflower, which even-
tually rescued the survivors with extreme
difficulty. .
“After the collision an unknown steam-
er passed under the stern of the Elbe and
proceeded on her course without paying
any heed to the shrieks of the people on
board the sinking Atlantic liner. ”
The rescued seamen today showed little
trace of having so barely escaped losing
their lives in a fearful disaster. When a
correspondent entered the room which had
been placed at their disposal at the Sailors’
home, he found them busily engaged in
stitching up their tattered clothing, which
they managed to save. They were laugh-
ing and joking all the while. as if engaged
in their daily work, and were exceedingly,
loath to converse on the subject of the dis-
aster. but when informed that the German.
censul and the Trinity pilot had made
statements and when a few questions in
German were put to them they soon elicit-
ed ready responses. Tho sailors said they
were all below asleep when the collision
took place. The strange steamer. they
added, did not crush into the engine room.
but into the inailroom. farther aft. It was
impoSsihle to reach the forward boats. as
the bows of the steamer had risen high out
of the water. The seamen then went aft
and escaped in the manner already de-
scribed.
The rescued seamen steadily denied that
there had been any panic on board the
Elbe after the collision, but the excited
manner in which they replied to the ques-
tions put to them on this point showed
that great confusion had prevailed.
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"Could we, '~ they salc, "stand‘ there on
the sinking ship and not spring into the
boats below ?”
“I cannot swim at all, ” said one of the
seamen, “and the distance between the
boat and the ship’s side was increasing.”
“Did the captain give no orders?” asked
the correspondent.
“Only one,” was the reply, “and that
was that all the women and children were
to go to the starboard side. We were on
the port side and remained there to give
the women and children a chance, and of
course we could not help them. ”
The survivors of the passengers of the
Elbe will go to Southampton tomorrow
and will embark for New York on board
the next steamer. The crew will go to
London tomorrow after having made their
statements to the German vice consul.
They will then be shipped to Bremen.
Tugs are searching for the missing boat.
of the Elbe, but up to a late hour there
has been no news of her.
The Elbe’s Passengers.
As far as known. the following is a com-
plete list of the first cabin, intermediate
and steerage passengers who were on the
vessel:
FIRST CABIN.
Fritz Apple, Munich.
Hugo Becker, Chemnitz.
Director Hugo Bauman, Chemnitz.
Mrs. Hermine SandersfFalmouth. Mass.
Mrs. Anton Fischer, Washington.
John B. Vincke. St. Charles, Mo.
Charles Wix, New York.
Mrs. M. C. Connors, South Dakota.
Henry N. Castle, Honolulu.
Dorothy Castle, Honolulu.
Mrs. Kilpfel, Brandenburg.
Louis Thewett, Vienna.
Walther Schnell. New York.
Ernst Heeren. New York.
Domingo Furrer, Guatemala.
SECOND CLASS.
Mrs. Louise Kuehn, New York.
Jacob Frank, Buffalo.
Eugene Schlegel, Fucrth.
Miss Emma Sehlegel, Fuerth.
Mrs. Sophie Rhodes, Washington.
Eugene Rhodes, Washington.
Carl Hofmsn, Grand Island, Neb.
Mrs. Anna Hofman, Grand Island, Nob.
Henry Hofman, Grand Island, Neb.
Mrs. Andrew Beiebach, Amsterdam.
Mrs. Vattier. Kraane.
Andrew Vattier, Amsterdam.
Julius Rosenbaum, Berlin.
Adolph Islaub, New York.
Ernst Maseburg, Louisiana.
Kurt Kleinsohmidt, Helena. Mon.
Cori Nussbaum. Berlin.
Jul-in Gerlicher, Winona. Minn.
Simon Schweitzer, Berlin.
Rudolf Nolte. Leipsic.
Dr. Dittrich. ’
J. H. Hahn. (‘4
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Jan Vevera. Cleveland.
Kvetoo Mor.
Frank Miskolcz.
Eduard Moskovie, Eperjes.
Esterla Goldner, Eperjes.
Mr. Lockhart, New York.
August Sander. Essen.
Peter Pomierski, Kasaritz.
Mrs. Clara Weingacrtner, 'Bleuingen.
STEEBAGE.
Susanna Ballet and children, Fannie Druek-
er, Maria Skoez, Janos Lucacs, Ella Trautz.
Hans Wesslein, Otto Faust, Louise Liedel and
children. Max Lill, A. Wutzihofer and wife,
AnnsWutzihofer, Paul Kaempfl'er. Maria BleS‘
kc and children. Charles Kugler, Wilhelm was
rake, Emil Seneca, John Carey and children,
Hedlay A. Laker and wife, Elias E. Michael-
sohn, Dietrich Sprockels, Kive Adelson, Diet
drich Barrels. Antoni Wanat, J. M. Bronson,
Ida Bronson. Henry Hurko, Gottlieb Bokel-
mann, Rudolf Graf, Friedrich August Reich-
spfarr, Friedrich Buchheister, Louise Buch‘
holster, Franzis Mooner, Bertha Klockzin.
Franz Brunhouser and family, Vojetch Straka,
Antonia Yevera. Bertha Koepke, Heinrich
Boedeker, Maria Wanat, Maik Toubacs, Vic-
toria Habesreiter, Rosa Rothmayer, Adolf
Groll. Helene Brarrck, Heinrich Bade, Fried‘
rich Sapper, Gabriel Herz, Anton Zeller, Henry
Freinscht, Vaclay Holecek. Josef Rumplik,
Anton Nosek. Franc Kral, George Keynes,
Michael Barth, Angel Prekup. Jan Kacza. Gus-
tav Hemke, Merl Babes and child, Mihaly
Gaidos, Jan chal, Martin Eapirez, Jan Ghan-
donik, Julia Thau. Emil Kegel, Jacob Dahm.
Philip Mischler, Barbara Svojse. Frank Cer'
venka, George Henne, Apolonia Bojarska and
children. Josef Mends. Heinrich Peters. Heim
rich Stamle, Moses Leisten, Marcus Gutwirth,
Julius Starck. Johann Conrad Wiederholt,
August Zink, Henry A. Mitschky, Cecim L.
Hermann, Marianna Frank, Christine Lorena
zen, Anna Gui-a, Helena Guru, Raphael Men‘
del, Anna Ziedgin, Karl Both, Jan Zabora, J04
sef Hudak. Marie Borsznek. Marie Bogus and
children, Marie Sluva, Amela Sluva, Karolina
Dzialo, Paul Janowski. Stefan Lesiak, Michael
Kubat. Apolonia Bigda, Stanisl Kielbasa. Lud'
wiska Gurcenska, Maryanna Strychasz, Miter-
ko Laszlo, Janos Zoos, Andras Szabo, Mihaly
Doduar, Jan Guru, Apolom'a Guru, Janos
Franyo, Jan Szuchy, Pal Squchy. Jan Chests,
Matyas Vansuas. Gydrgy Antonyi, Janos Fla;
nowsky, Janos Benya, Mihaly Turesani, Gy-
orgy Lsizsmarik. Janos Esizsmar, Gyorgy
Vlosak, Eva Solat. '
THE SAVED.
Those kndwn to be rescued, including
some of the members of the crew. are:
Anna Boecker, second cabin passenger.
—— Bothen, between decks passenger.
——- Dehardt, a Bremerhaven pilot.
Robert Greenham, an English pilot.
Carl Hofman, second cabin passenger.
A. Neusell. chief engineer.
Eugen Schlegel. second cabin passenger.
'1‘. Stollberg, third officer.
John Yevera, Cleveland, second cabin pas-
senger.
W. Wefer. purser.
— Baettke. seaman.
—— Dresow, seamen.
—— Finger, seaman.
—— Fucrst, chief stoker.
—— Koebe, assistant steward.
—— Linlrmeyer. seaman.
—- Sibert, seaman.
—-— Sittig, seaman.
H. Schlutius, assistant purser.
-—- Weaning, seamen.
Eleven Fortunate Persons.
The agent of ' the North German Lloyd
Steamship company announces that the
following persons. who were on the list of
the Elbe’s passengers, decided at the last
moment to go from Bremento Southamp-
ton overland: Louise Bornefeld, Domingo
Furrer, Theodore Geisenheimer, Rudolph
Neuman. Leic Misselewitz. two adults and
two children, Schifre Dorman, Anton
Fischer. . .
On behalf of the board of trade this aft-
ernoon a preliminary inquiry was held
here into the sinking of the Elbe. The sur-
viving officers of that steamship were
questioned by the chief officer of the cus-
tom house.
I'rnEl an'rHir: DID IT.
She \Vas the Craft ‘Vhich Sent the 111
Fated Elbe to the Bottom.
ROTTERDAM. Feb. 1. — Interviews
which were had here this afternoon with
Contain -Gorilon' of' the steamer Crathie
one With the second officer or that vessel
now leave no room for doubt that she was
the steamship which ran into and sank the
Elbe.
Captain Gordon said that the Crathio at
5:30 a. in. yesterday was about 35 miles
from Waterway. The wind was north by
west a half west. It was very dark, and
the sea and wind were strong. Continu-
ing, he said:
‘ ‘ I stood at the bottom of the cabin stair-
case and was going on deck when there
was a heavy shock, a crack, and the water
began to pour into the cabin. I ran on
deck and saw a large, strange ship cross
the bows of the Crathie.
‘_‘Aftor the collision we returned to the
spot where it occurreu,'or as near as we
could make out, but we were unable to see
any signs of the steamer, which, we
thought, had proceeded on her voyage. We
followed after her for same time, but lost
all eight of her. We waited for two hours
and then proceeded to Maassluis. We
reached there yesterday and came here to-
day for repairs, which will take five
weeks.” ,
The Second Officer’s Statement.
The second officer of the Crathle said
that at about half past 5 yesterday morn
ing the steamer was about 30 miles from
Nieuwe Waterweg, adding:
“We collided with a large steamer.
There was no fog, but it was dark. It was
my watch on deck, and I suddenly saw
ahead of us three lights, and I made out a
steamer. painted a light color, with two
smokestacks, also painted a light color,
coming toward us. It was impossible to
escape a collision, although ten or a dozen
yards more would probably have cleared
us. After we struck it was impossible for
some time to disengage the two ships. and
our gear hadto be out. We heard no cries.
and there was no commotion on board the
steamer, So far as we know.
“ Immediately after the collision the oth-
er vessel showed blue and red lights. We
returned the same signals, understanding
it to mean that neither of us needed assist-
ance. Our captain was below at the time
I first sighted theisteemer.
“A stoker who was asleep had his right
ear tern of! by an iron plate. which was
driven through the side of the Crathie.
He is now in the hospital.
“I do not believe that the ship We col-
lided with was the Elbe, but I did not see
her name.
“The Crathie’s bow was completely
stove in. and we returned because the Cra-
thie was not fit to proceed in a high sea. ”
PRESIDENT FAURE ARRESTED.
An Over-vigilant Sentry’s Mistake at the
Elysee Palace.
PARIS, Feb. l.—After walking in the
gardens of the palace of the Elysee Presi«
dent Faure approached the door leading to
his private apartments The guard hav-
ing been changed during the president’s
absence, and a new password having been
given, with which M. Faure was unac.
quainted, the sentry refused to allow him
to enter.
M. Faure protested that he was the presi-
dent, but the sentry poohpoohed this
statement and arrested hii as a suspicious
character. M. Faure was marched to the
guardroom, in which he was confined for
awhile until his identity was proved, M.
Faure congratulated the sentry upon his
strict attention to duty. ‘
Norton Gets an Adjournment.
BROOKLYN. Feb. 1.—President Norton
of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad company
appeared in the Adams Street police court
to answer to the charge of breaking the
law in making his men work more than
ten hours a day. President Norton asked
for an adjournment until Saturday, which
was granted. .
The legal bombshell which Mirabeau S.
Towns. as counsel for District assembly
No. 75, threatened to explode today turns
out to be an appeal to the United States
courts regarding the use of the United
States mail signs by the Atlantic Avenue
Railroad company on cars which, Lawyer
Towns declares, never carried the mails.
A Battle In Colombia.
COLON, Colombia, Feb. 1.—A severe
engagement has been fought at Bogota be-
tween the government forces and the reb-
els. Two hundred of the latter were killed.
The government troops were under the
personal command of the president. The
victorious troops have been sent by train
frjom Cartsgena to Machine. in order to en-
gage the rebels.
Terrlblo Boiler Explosion.
DENVER, Feb. l.—A boiler in the Den-
ver Tramway company's Lawrence street
power house exploded. killir .rt two men
outright and injuring a numler , fathers,
one of whom will die. The exploded boiler
was blown over 500 feet, and the force oi
the explosion wrecked the entire building,
destroying property valued at $100,000.
Mexican Towns Deserted.
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 1.-Since the
great earthquake shocks of the 22d ol
November 3 reign of terror has prevailed in
the towns of Jamiltepec and Tuxtepec,
where the earth trembles from six to eight
times a day. The churches and houses are
a heap of ruins, and the inhabitants have
nearly all fled.
No Strikers' Parade In Hover-hill.
HAVERHILL, Mass. Feb. 1. — The
mayor today issued an order that permis-
si'on be refused for any more parades ol
the striking shoe workers, as it is claimed
that they interfere with the business oi
some of the manufacturers. whose em.
ployees leave their work and join the pa-
raders.
, Moflier and Children Burned.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.—Mrs. Chris-
tina Zindlinger and her "year old twin
daughters, Margardt and Christina. were
burned to death early today in their home,
2629 Kansas street. A eat, an oil lamp
and a fire alarm box that would not work
are responsible for the terrible calamity.
uno Lawson Procedure Bill.
ALBANY, Feb. 1.—The Lawson method
of procedure bill has again passed the as-
sembly after being amended in its phrase-
olcgy as suggested by the governor—yous,
101;.nays, 0.
Burt Succeeds Van Vleet.
ALBANY, Feb. 1.—-Governor Morton
has nominated Silas N. Burt of New York .
city as civil service commissioner in place. .,
of De Forest Van Vleet. rssicned.
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