The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-06

twice or three times with her forefoot
upon the rock, as il turning upon q
pivot. The Elder, the lieutenant said,
turned in this pivot-lilse manner Ave
times before midnight Continuing,
Lieut. ADDISON said, that the fog began
to clear about forty-five minutes after
the Elder struck. and she has sinces.been
driven by wind and wave, about 500
yards to the westward of the point
where she first grounded.
Engineer Douglas, who was In charge
of st. Catherine lights last night when
the Elder ran ashore, being questioned
as to the state Of the weather at the
time said that the fog which had pre-
vailed was one of the most den ;e he
can remember. The siren (steam fog
horn), he adds, was kept sounding all
the evening and both the dynamos OF
St GATHERINGS lights were working
their combined powers giving q light
equal to 1000. 900 candle power. The
fog was so dense, however, thst the Of
ficers of the Elder did not see this
light, probably the most powerful in
the world, though within miles of it.
and, of course, the presence of the
Elder was not noticed until the coast
guardsmen heard her whistles shortly
before she ran ashore.
Throughout the day the shore of the
Isle of Wight, near the place where the
Elder grounded was lined with crowds
of people, who greeted with loud cheers
every trip made by the life-boats en-
gagged in the rescue of the steamships
passengers.
After being landed and warmed up.
the rescued passengers were speedily
driven in carriages to Ventnor, about
or 10 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 Elders
passengers were transferred to steam
boats and were taken to Southampton,
where the North German Steamship
Co. will house and otherwise provide
for the steerage passengers and crew
until after the fate of the Elder is de-
cided This will be at about midnight,
at high water when a last and grand
attempt will be made by the govern
ment tugs and by the tugs employed
by the steamship company to pull of
the stranded steamship. All the neces-
sary hawsers were run on board OF
her or else were run out from, her dur
ing the afternoon, ard at midnight, at
signal agreed upon the rescuing fleet
will put on full steam and thus make
one last effort to float the Elder.
Even should the tugs succeed in drag
ging he steamer off the shore, it is not
certain that she will remain long afioat,
and every prec aution has been taken in
view of the possibility of her sinking.
Thus, $50, 600 pounds in silver coin and
several cases of gold, which formed
part of the Elders cargo, have been
taken up on deck and have been care
fully wrapped up in canvas, etc, on
the shore side of the deck, ready to be
whipped overheard in the event OF the
Elder commencing to founder, so as
to facilitate the work of the divers
who will be sent to recover the bullion
as soon as the weather permits of such
operations
| Opinions as to whether the Elder will
or will not be floated differ considera-
bly, this evening, as they differ still
more as to whether she will or will not
remain afloat If the tugs are successful
in the midnight effort to pull her of
shorer Some people say that the
Elders bottom must be so badly DAM
aged by the stay she has made on shore
that she cannot possibly remain afioat,
while others have it that she is not
nearly SO badly hurt as was at first
reported. In any case, the situation Ii
one of great interest to mariners ano
others who make their living out oi
ships and shipping.