The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-03
THE ELDER ON THE ROCKS.
VERY LITTLE HOPE THAT THE FINE
VESSEL CAN he SAVED

A Report that she IL Breahins Cp-Tah.
ins Ofths Maiis-Her Captain aAa Twenty
Men stand BY Her-waves DashiAg Over
Her Deeks-The Specie she Carried.
LONDON. Feb. at was hoped last night
that the Government and other tugs would be
able to pull the Elder OF the Atherneid at
midnight, but all attempts In that direction
have failed. Throughout tho night q high
wind prevailed. raising heavy sea. which
caused breakers to sweep almost continuously
over the Elder. The result is that her position
this morning has changed decidedly for the
worse. Her bow has risen out OF the water
and her stern has sunk lower.
The steamships propeller during the night
was carried away: this moring Capt. Heinecke
signalled that the size OF the leak In tho
Elders bottom had increased and that tho
water was gaining rapidly upon the Grew In
spite OF the ceaseless efforts to keep II down.
1t then became apparent that tho Elder
must, almost beyond doubt become COM
plete wreck and her lifeboats were got ready
TO take OF the crew when the word to abandon
ship should be given.
Seventy.six bags OF mall have bsen landed
and number Of the crew have also been eent
ashore In the local lfeboats.
The Elders Officers no longer attempt to
deny that she Ia doomed; they now declare
SAihS oho ~ iuAVk Wot0ks OACSRt III th0 cp0un
which is lifted No By the rocks upon which the
steamship is fast.
Experts who have examined the Elder IS
she rests on tho rocks have expressed the
opinion that her back is broken. and that there
10 absolutely no hope OF saving her.
Atherfeld ledge. where the Elder stranded.
lies little north OF west OF St GATHERINGS
Point, the, southern. extremity Of the Iale Of
Gad By fss
tanpe to the west the lead showed depth Of
iath9ms. just oI thu edge q the reel. to tho
north and south. the water is only three
K few bags Of mail from the. Elder and 227
ton. They we're driven from Atherneld aeross
ssnGsrs DESTINED iqr Bromen Vim DO trans.
Hys Gaps sSeS saed NsW
aok s On Jar ~ and XII L. IL Ss
~ ths crew o, the Elder have ~ , been taken
iorn hops that something may be done to-mor-
Tho iandinE q tho crew Of the Elder to,
sR adsI H
ns Rs s5st Vsst eroSds sd s
to gaze on the spectacle. and by their cheers
. or their silence showed how the incidents Of
the rescue affected them. The Atherfleld boat
nearly. capstzed several times In the boiling
surf the oars bonding under the strain.
boat boon righted under their powerful
stroke. The lifeboats landed the men within
sevcnty-hye minutes from the time OF launch:
ing. The lifeboats and their brave crews did
not delay q mement Tho German sailor
were helped out on the beach FAC t. be received
who had gone before: Within Ave miputes s
surf boiled around and over them. often hiding
them from View and every reappearanco was
greeted with cheer from the cliffs The trip
was accomplished In safety, the last malls on
board being landed as we'll as 125 Of the crew.
Very little confidence Is felt in the ultimate
rescue Of tho vessel, although the Captain Is
still sanguine Of being able to save her.
Hope for the Elder was practically aban-
doned at the New York office OF the North
German Lloyd line Yesterday. The latest de-
spatch received before the once closed said
the vessel was breaking up There was about
$500. 900 in specie on the Elder. 1t was shipped
by the following firms
j. Aw. selgman. 1872 bars Of silver valued At Spa.
oO0 Hardy Hammond 10 bars valued at $4,000
lieideb.ch. Ickelhermerk Co. ~ worth S24 0O0
Jane, Z. Ward Co. packages Of MEXICAN dollars
not sresthed; Wells. Fargo en-. boz Of gold. value
sly.Oz7. The mail on the Elder consisted Of 5yS bags
including despatch bag for tho United States Com
suats at Berlin and one for The consuiAts at London
Tho agents here believe NIL the specie and
mails have been or will be saved.