The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-09

Many more smseks arrived At Loves.
toit late this afternoon and evening.
They brought no news. Others are due
soon. The skipper Of the smack Com.
petitor. which returned tonight, re-.
ported that he saw yesterday what he
thought WAS . mailbag and tried 10
catch il with boa,hook. lie missed it,
and knowing nothing Of the collision
did not try for it again. Handbills dis.
tsibui-d in Lowcstoft say that Consul
BfAdbe~r will pay ESQ Tor the body oil
Walter Schnell. one Of the Eibes first-
cabin passengers. Tie Shipwreck
Mariner Society has sent . barometer
10 Skipper Wright Of the wildhoxer
and Flo 10 each OF his men. and the
Mayor OF Lowestoit has opened Q fund
Tor their benefit. As regards the be-
havior OF the Elbe's crew Holman
says:
IL seized lfebelt a. soon as got on
deck. bat o tailor demanded il, saying
that il belonged 10 the crew. gave il
up with the teuafk, Well. ] hope YOU
~iii save yourself bot he did not. The
crev did their h>i 10 keep the pas
sengcrs out Of the boats"
Holman vas greatly embittered by
the loss Of HE vile and child. lie talks
continually about IL and In each inter.
siew makes new charges against the
crew. lie said this afternoon:
81 Was born among the Indians ont
West. ] have gone through rough times
with my family. Now il 10 all over with
them. and they have been sacrificed by
the car~lessness OF these men. do not
value my own life now. can only
think Of my loes."
Iioimann's description OF the FINAL
settling OF the ship Was vivid. He said:
81 could zee her sinking rapidly NJ We
pulled away in the small boat. Her
| bow vent up steadily into the air. The
| incline grew sleeper and could zee the
poor wrc,oi,~s aboard her climbing and
crawling toward tho how. until sudden
| ~ all we're engrif-d."
vercra said TO q reporter TO- night:
There Vas . lot Of grcca hands 10
charge Of the liieboats. They were %
excited they did not know what they
we're about. They filled one boat and
then dumped all the occupants into inc
water. The crew In our boat Was very
reluctant 10 admit Miss Buecker. hoi'
mann and dragged her in without any
aid from the seamen."
vcvrra and Holman also attack
Third Officer stollbcrg and First Engi'
nerr Neusscll. They say that both act.
ell sela.hiy after the rescue, and thai
Siollberg made no effort TO command
the boat, bat gave the responsibility &c
one OF the sieerase Passengers. Boe'hen'
!, who had been cook on French steamer
They speak highly oil Boethens Co"i'
ne.s and skill. and giving him the whole
credit for managing the boat: ihs
company has booked Nevera and schie
, gel 10 sail on the steamship umbria 70
|, morrow morning for Liverpool. Esci
.. has received Sl5 from the company. q
they iost everything With the chip. ho'
man losing Ci0O and Schlcgel f9o.
The London manager OF the line SAT-
TODAY that he had questioned the ma
,ori,y OF officers aud men saved from Tn
Elbr, and their statements were hight
satisfactory. The evidence Was unsn'
NOUS that perfect discipline WAS main
tanned on board the Elbe. He coul
: no, say anything definite as TO the con
, panv's future action. Serious blam
. rested come where. he added, but he ha
the utmost con hdence in the skill an
experience Of the Elbc's officers. la'
, dispatch from Bremen Gays that the o
4 fetal inquiry into the wreck will prob'
, bly, be held there.
rax QUEENS MESSAGE.
LONDON, February A.-The Queen HI
. cen, q message to the agents Of Il
!. IIoyd's line expressing regret at the 10
!. Of the Elbe, and asking to lie iniorm'
II there Was any chance Of there bei'
J, anv more survivors. The agents reptile
!, they feared there WAS no hope Of ~
" more being saved.
!. FOR A RELiEv FUND.
% Berlin, February A commit
u has been formed here to appeal I
4. funds for the relief OF the families a
II others dependent upon the victims
!. the Elbc disaster.