The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-03
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part OF the Elders cargo is taken
out and transferred to lighters it will
not be possible to float her at all. The
wind has moderated since sunrise, but
it is still stronc.4S.1t is expected that
another attempt to haul tho Elder off
will be made at noon to-day. Captains
OF coasting vessels who have arrived at
Portsmouth and who arc thoroughly
well acquainted with the Athcrlield
ledge state after having seen the strand.
cd steamer, that owing to. her exposed
position, there is little hope that she
will ever be saved.
Captain Heineckc has signaled to
shore that the leak in the Elder is gain
ing rapidly OIL the pumps, and the
Athcrtield lifo boat crew are making
preparations in response to the signals
to launch their boat and 20 to the as
sistance of the crew and take them OF
the endangered steamer.
A later dispatch from. Atherfcld,
timed u am, states that the position
OF the Elder has become most critical.
The tide was rising, and as it ap-
preached the flood the water poured in
to tho steamer. Her aftcrhold was full
and this naturally pulled her stern
down. She lies ut such an acute angle
that her ,forehold is perfectly dry.
4. no HOPES.
The sea is washing over her quarter
deck and to Judge from appearances she
will never float again. 1t looks as
though she would slide of her resting
place at any moment and plunge to tho
bottom. Her officers have decided that
the steamer is in too dangerous 4 posi-
ton now Tor any ono TO remain aboard
OF her, and MI hands are hastily leaving
her. at half-past nino o'clocl, this
morning two officers and eight fremon,
having with them case OF gold, were
landed IRON the Elder by life boat.
at noon q report was received ut
Lloyd's: stating that tho Elder was set
ting and that there was little hope oi
floating her. The despatch added that
tho sea was rough and the wind was
from westward. ,5I
With the exception OF goldabove mcn-
toned none OF the bullion or specie
aboard the steamer has been landed.
\ few bags OF tho mail from the Elder
and 227 OF her passengers have arrived
ut Southampton. They were driven
from Athcriicld across the Isle OF Wight
to Cowcs, where they took 4 steamer to
Southampton. LIore all tho passengers
destined for Bremen will be transferred
to the North German Lloyd steamer
llavel, which sailed from New York
january 2G. and which is expected to
arrive at Southampton this afternoon.
THERE WAS no PANIC.
All the passengers concur in denying
the sensational reports 1hata panic pre-.
vailed when the steamer struck or after
wards. They say that these reports
were circulated by persons whose vivid
imaglnations outr0n their discretion,
and that, as u matter OF fact, there was
not the slightest trace OF any panic.
They say thoy were naturally startled
when the steamer brought up, but that
many OF them had already discounted
an accident OF some sort, owing to this
dense and almost impenctrablc iog,
and when it did occur. they were in no
way surprised. The storics OF people
running on deck in their night clothes
and crying piteously, they say, were
never furnished by any one on board
tho steamer. but Jew passengers had
retired at tho time. Most OF them
were up awaiting the time when the
steamer would reach southampton and
when the shock OF the stranding occur.
red the People were very easily con.
vinced that they. were in no danger.
The very best OF discipline was OBJ
served BY the crew. a later dispatcl,
from Atherllcld says that during the
nighttime sea ran so high that II en-
dAlSered tho vessel SO that the crew