Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-03
ALL SAVBD.
The Eidfr's Grew Taken of
Safely BY Life Boat.
The Y,Ssl In a dangerous Position and
Fall Of Water.
The Specie still on the Steamer Small
Lot of Gold Saved.

LONDON, Feb. "A dispatch Was sent
from A,herheld al : this evening, stA5ing
that the llfehosts which went TO rescue the
men remsi iins on the Elder, after 4 peril.
aus voyage succeeded ia their mission and
Drought every body from the wreck.
The place where tho stosmer lies 10 sx.
oosed TO the full force Of the Wind aud sea
aud i; is one Of the most petileus points
for nsvigstors in the ehsnsel. The force
II tho seas striking tho vessel during the
aisht ma, he judged from the fact that her
propeller has been washed swSy.
Whtn the tide rose the water poured into
The steamer. Her siterhold was
down, She lies ri such an acute
angle that her fotehold is perfectly dry.
rhe ses is dsshias over her quarter deck
and to Judge from appearances she will
ntver a iIss again.
A few bags OF mall and 22i Of her pas
sengets have sruv,d $, Southampton. They
we're driven frem A,herHeld soroa the
Isle Of Wight 90 Cowes where they took
steamer to Southampton. Here all pas-
sergers for bremen riil be transferred TO
The steamer Hsvel which sailed from New
York, Jan. 26, snd which is expected 10
tGiNt Nv tOuN,
The storm at the time the life boat WAS
launched gained in terrific violenc. The
crews At Aiherned. Brige'ston and Lewis
had a tremendous Hruggle 10 get their
crafts beyond tbs b:eskers. The men who
remained on steamer were anxiously wait
ing for hours fer the life boats. They
knew there was great danger OF the Elder
going to pieces, and welcomed the rescuers
sith Ch"ers
The captain OF the Elder -as the last
person to leave the vessel. lie left only
when h5 cav II WAS useless to remain on
board any longer All the otii icrs and men
we're supplied with dry clothes aud warm
food before starting Tor Newport 10 coaches.
rhe crew suffered terribly from exposure
10 the cold air snd waves.
Ca Mor DAY the engineers Of the Elder
had to run for tbsir lives when the action
Of huge sess caused the vessel to slide
utern. She sprshg e leak last evening.
and the ~ster rushed through the openings
made by shsrp rocks in tremendous vo,-
umes and e1tngnishsd all the hres.
Al hands worked steadily at the pumps
tbroushou. the night, but the water gained
rapidly uHth She lower decks and after
iacs promensds we're submerged. The
wANr continued 10 creep np-ard, ana ~
last II was decided useless TO continue the
tisht. and orders were given to tsse pump
ing.
One Of the officers Of the Elder says that
white the vessel was stesmiDg along the
English chsnDel Sunday, a sharp lookout
was kept for pilots, but mons were seen.
The captain hAi personal charge at the
time Of tho accident. The vessei was &c
IBg al her sio~est speed. After the vessel
struck the hand which hsd been play ing
rushed on deck, but there seemed to be no
dagger and the concert was resumed.
The life bosts used in the reicue Of the
Eider's crew had TO he lowered 200 feet
from the cliff, where they were drawn up
on the previous night in consequence Of ihs
gale. There were several narrow escapes
,mOng the hfe boat crews. The weather
calmcd toward evening and the boats
brought sGme Of the Eidet'e msis sshore.