St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-02

duet of the captain and crew when the
accident happened. THIS had very
calming effect on the passengers and
ailayed any fears of danger which they
might have entertained and prevented
mem from interfering with the carry ing
Out OF the commands given to the crew.
The men III charge of the st. Gather
ines light say that the fog siren was in
run operation at the time of the strand
Ing or the steamer and was blowing all
During the four hours the fog lasted.
and that the electric light with which
81. GATHERINGS is furnished was burning
atits fullest power. The weather was
SO Intensely heavy. however, that
although the Elder was only three
miles distant from st. GATHERINGS
neither the sound of the siren nor the
rays OF the light penetrated the fog to
give those in the steamer any intima-
tion OF the danger with which they were
Threatened.
81 Turned as on a Pivot.
The Elder struck on what is known as
the Blue Slipper rock, and she had no
sooner done SO than she turned around
twice or three times with her fOrefoOt
upon the rock as if turning upon a pivot.
She has since been driven by wind and
wave about 800 yards TO the westward
OF the poiut where she first grounded.
Throughout the day the shore of Isle
OF Wight near the place where the Elder
grounded was lined with crowds of
people, who greeted with loud cheer
ing every trIpsImade by the life
boats engaged in the rescue of the
passengers. After being landed and
warmed up, the rescued passengers were
speedily driven in carriages to VeDtner,
about nine or ten miles distant, by road,
from which place they were forwarded
by rail to Ryde, on the northern shore
OF the Isle of Wight. AT Ryde the pas
sengers were transferred to steamboats,
and were taken to Southampton, where
the North German Steamship company
Will house and otherwise provide for the
steerage passengers AID crew until
after the fate of the Elder is decided.
When the Elder was found to be strand
ed Fer captain jettisoned the cotton on
board. This made the vessel rest more
easy.
Partial Passenger List.
The steamship Elder left this port on
Jan. %. There were 20 first-class and
q second-class passengers, 119 steerage
and about 1l1sin the crew. Capt. Hen
lecke was in charge. The vessel is
$500 tons register. and was considered
one of the best vessels of the North
German Lioyd's flee.. The passengers
were mostly Germans. Scandlnavians
and Danes returning to their native
lands. AS soon as the news of the dis
aster was posted on the bulletin boards
numbers of friends and relatives OF the
company Oh board besieged the offices
of the company on Bowling Green for
information The list of first cabin
passengers is as follows: Henry Rankin,
New York; Powell Carumbaiia. New
York; Edgar Christopher. jacksonville,
Fla; Capt. r. Nugent, Jacksonville.
Fla; II. Ashenden. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Ashenden, William Sherman. Phiia-
delphia; S. Meyers, London; Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Cohen, children and maid,
Rotterdam: Mr.. and Mrs. A. Arson and
children; W. w. Foad, Philadelphia; c.
A. Provost, London; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
BunSom.
In the second cabin were: Max Rosen-
man, Chicago; Charles Meyer, Paul
Brandon, Henry Hermann, Chicago; e.
Haas, New Orleans: Herman Merker.
Detroit; William Schumacher. Hobo
ken; Leo Rothschild. III. Stuyyesant,
New York; Fred Walsenor, Louisville,
KY; Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Pickard. Mr..
and Mrs. n. Martin, Yonkers, n. Y:
Mrs. Grant and children, Mrs. f. Sen
Der, Miss Bertha Nathan, New York.