The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-02
UPON THE ROCKS.
The Steamship Elder Stranded Upon the
English Coast.

LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch was re.
celved this morning from the signal station
NJ st. GATHERINGS point, the southern ex-
tremity of the Isle of Wight, stating that
the North German Lloyd steamer Elder.
Captain Heinecke. from New York. Jan
3, for Bremen, stranded near that point
at TO O'Clock last night. n heavy fog pre-
vailed at the time the steamer struck. but
II Is not yet known how she came to be so
far OFT her couSe, or how she took the
bottom before the officers found that she
was in shallow water. 4 lifeboAt crew
have gone to the stranded steamer to
render whatever aid lies in their power
Later dispatches from St. GATHERINGS
point say that the Elder is lying on Ather-
field ledge. To judge from her position
she evidently was carried by a roller about
half way over the ledge and was then
dropped on the rocks. She lies with her
bow and stern in comparatively deep
water, her mldshlp section resting on the
ledge Tugs have been dispatched TO get
her off if possible on the tide
The Elder was built by John Elder &
Co. of Glasgow IN 1888. She is a four
masted, iron side-wneel steamer of $500
gross tons. She has q compound engine OF
1000 horsepower. She Is 40 feet inches
long; 49 feet beam aud 81 feet inches deep
l D. m.-At present the ledge is out Of
lne OF direct telegraphIc communication.
fhe details OF the accident 1t is believed
that the Elder had no pilot on board. and
that Captain HeInecke lost his reckoning
by not seeing Needles light. which was
o6Scure't by the fog. The North German
Iloyd's agent at southampton has dis
patched three tugs from thar place 10 take
of the Elders passengers. Government
tugs have also been sent by the admiralty
lrom Portsmouth, and viii attempt To get
the steamer of.
A dispatch thine l.30) has been received
1rom~St. GATHERINGS Point, saving that
the tugs sent TO take of the passengers of
the Elder. and TO relieve the vessel herself
bad not been sighted up To the time OF
sending the dispatch. Twelve passengers
have been landed by the Atthertield life
boat. Two other lIfeboats have reached
the stranded steamer and are giving all
the aid poSSlbl On the shore the rocket
apparatus has been made ready for use in
the event Of 1t becoming necessary TO take
of the passengers and crew by means of
the breecheS buoy, The passengers who
have already reached the shore iu the life
boat from Atheriield report that the Elder
has sustained no damage. y strong south
west wind is blowing.
A dispatch from St GATHERINGS Point at
O'Clock tonight, stated that it was
finally decided that 1t would be a safer
plan 10 land the Elders passengers. Ac-
NpIulhSAA tue boaAS were lowered. and
these, together with the liieboars from the
shore, had landed 800 persons at the time
The dispatch was senT.
Among the first passengers landed from
the Elder by the hteboaJS were Mr.. Pick
ard of Kansas, Mrs. Martin. Mrs. aud Mis-,
Grant and two children OF New York. Mrs
Wallseyer and three children Of BROOKLYN.
aud Mr. Asbenden
Mr.. Ashenden gave an account of the
accident . .tfHafasffrr.
btranding Of the big steamer. He said al