The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-02
THE ELDER In PERIL
She Lies Stranded Off the Isle of
WIGHT.
CALMNESS OF THE PASSENGERS
The Captains DemeanOr Quieted All Alarms
Getting Ashore In Lifeboats-Pre-
pairing to Sage Treasure.


ceived this morning from the signal station
at ST. GATHERINGS point, at the southern
extremity of the Isle of Wight, stating
the North German Lloyd steamer Elder,
from New York January % for Bremen,
was stranded near that point last night
The North German Lloyd's agent at
Southampton dispatched three tugs from
that place to take of the Elders pas
sengers. A government tugs have also
been sent by the admiralty from Ports
mouth and they will endeavor to get the
steamer off. Agents of the company here
state the Elder is
LYING IN AN EASY POSITION
and no damage is reported. They state
there is no cause for alarm either for the
safety of passengers or vessel Fifty
seven bales of cotton, jettisoned from the
Elder in attempts to float her, have been
saved. Twelve passengers have been
landed by lifeboat, Two other lifeboats
have reached the stranded steamer and are
giving all the aid possible. On shore the
rocket apparatus was made ready for use
in the event of its becoming
necessary to take off the passengers and
crews by means of breeches buoy. Pas
sengers who have already reached the
shore report the Elder has sustained no
damage. Tugs have reached the Elder but
no attempt will be made to get her off until
high tide this evening. Two hundred OF
the Elders passengers have been landed.
A dispatch from st. GATHERINGS point
tonight states it was finally decided it
would be
THE SAFER PLAN
to land the passengers, and accordingly,
boats had landed all passengers and mails.
Among the first passengers Landed were
Mrs. Richard, of Kansas; Mrs. Martin,
Mrs. Grant and two children, and two
children, and Miss Grant, New York; Mrs.
Wsllseyer and three children, Brooklyn,
and Mrs. Bendig, Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham,
l. M. Keliner; Mr.. and Mrs. Ashenden and
Mr.. Rankin.
Mr.. Ashenden said at the time the Elder
struck, the weather was very foggy and il
was only possible to see objects short dis
lance away. The passengers wer9 some
what startled at first, but were soon re-
assured by the news that there was nc
danger Sc confident were the passengers
in the assurances of the captain of the
Elder that they were reluctant tC
quit the vessel in the lifeboaJ wher
the life savers first reached
sengers to the shore, so the life boat re
turned When the Brightstone life boa
came along later on. the captain again re
| fused offers of help, and the boat started II
return. The crew had only rowed a shor
distance, however, when Mr.. Ashende
decided as the steamer still ~
REMAINED FAST ON THE LEDGE
and there seemed but little likelihood o
! al no no of
plan to go ashore and he thereupol
shouted for the life savers to come back
| He entered the boat with twelve others
Soon afterward two more lifeboats began
landing passengers as quickly as possible
These took refuge temporarily at the hote
while those landing at Brightstone pro
ceeded to London. The passengers con
cur in the statement there is n
apparent damage 10 the vessel
Another report shows the captain of tn
Elder declined the services eff the lif
boats until noon, expecting to hold GU
until the arrival of the tugs. A stron
southwest wind arising, accompanied b.
rain storms, he signalled the shore TO
help. The vessel listed slightly to port a
the tide receded. Although she appeare
close to shore, it was found impossible t
reach her by double rockets. AS the It'd
ebbed the wind fell. BY nightfall six tug
tow the vessel off which was to be made
the morning.
THE LANDING OF THE PASSENGERS
became somewhat risky after S o'clock
the evening, when the wind, which wa
blowing dead ashore, freshened consider
ably and threatened TO increase to a gall
Much relief was felt when the last loa
was safely landed. The captain of til
| Eider tOOLy DrecautjonS IN SaUa Iprc
amount of money on the steamer. He CAV
orders to have it carried to the deck.
large number of bags containing all tol
$500, 600 in specie was soon piled on the sic
facing the shore. This big sum of none
was so arranged, should necessity arise,
be sunk in a place of safety among ii
rocks
Captain Addison, one of the passenger
highly praises the conduct of the capital
aud crew. When the accident happeDe
, he says there was not the slightest col
fusion or excitement visible among eitht
officers or men during all the tryiI
time. Instead military calmnesS ar
discipline prevailed and every order W;
correctly given and as correctly carrie
3 carried out. This mad a very calmir
effect on the passengers. The men
charge of st. GATHERINGS light say the fl
siren was in full operation at Il
I time of the .tranding OF the sh
j, and blowing during the hours the u
lasted, and the electric light was burnir
at it's fullest power. The weather was
Q intensely heavy, however, that althouG
I the Elder was only three miles dista
I. neither
THE SOUND OF THE SIREN
nor the rays of light penetrated the fog
give those on the steamer any intimatl
g of danpar