Evening journal., 1895-01-31

ed. He said that the Elbe had bad good
passage until the ccident occurred. Not
more than 20 minutes elapsed before the
steamer sank II was only the position
that the Elbe assumed when the water
rushing into her made its volume felt that
prevented the launching OF more boats.
Everything possible, including the firing
Of rockets. was done in tho short time be
fore the vessel settled down. The night
was very dark at the time of the collision.
The Eibe was four masted. iron, screw
steamer ago feet long. 4h feet beam aud
SO feet inches depth Of hold Her ton
mage was ?. $40 net and 4.5i0 gross She
had four decks and nine bulkheads Hon
engines were of tho compound type. the
cylinders measuring 80 by 80 and SO by
60 inches, and were Of $500 indicated
horsepower. She was built at Glasgow in
1881 by the Fairfield Engineering and
Shipbuilding company. She was last sur
veyed at New York in 1891. She had ac-
commodations for 12O first cabin passen-
gers. 1870 second cabin passengers and 90C
storage passengers.
The Crathie is an iron screw steamer
OF about 475 tons. She is commanded by
Captain Kennedy.
-Four Hundred Reported Aboard.
One report has 1t that there were about
400 persons on the Elbe, 2I0 OF whom were
passengers, loo officers and crew and a
number Of cattlcmen who were returning
TO the United States.
There being difference OF opinion as
TO the number OF boats that were launch
cd, the agent Of the company has employ.
ed steamer TO proceed from Lowestoft to
the scene Of the wreck TO search for any OF
the survivors that may be afioat.
Tho German Woe consul has purchased
a quantity Of clothing for the survivors
and has done everything in his power tc
relieve their distress. The rescued are
now at the Sailors home at Lowestofi
and the Suffolk hotel at that place
Tho account OF the disaster that was
published today by The Daily Graphic
says that the officers Of the Elbo were un.
able to oalm the excited steerage passen.
gers after the collision. 1t is known that
three boats were launched. One of them
was swamped before anybody entered it.
The other two boats got away, each con.
taining about 90 persons.
A passenger named Bothen, who was
going TO Southampton and thence &c
France, says that only two boats were
lowered.
home from visit to a sick brother he
was accompanied by his niece whom he
fears was drowned. He says that he look
ed at his watch at half past 3, when every
thing was going along as usual About
ten minutes later he heard q terrible crash.
He went on deck. where he found the
mailman. who calmly told him that moth.
ing had happened
Mr.. Nevera disbelieved this statement
and went in search OF his niece He could
not reach her cabin owing 60 tho shattered
woodwork He then went to his own cabin
and got life belt, after which he return
cd to tho upper deck and found the boats
being lowered away He asked permits
sion TO enter one and was told that the
women and children must 90 first There
upon he quietly looked on. BY this time
the men ON deck were getting madly
alarmed. Mr.. Nevera added:
Boats ruled with Men.
Some of them tried to toar my life belt
from Inc. l managed, however, to repuls,
them. In the meanwhile tho boats werl
filling with mon. realized that with ms
1t was now or never and jumped on thu
rail, and as the boat sheered off and rosi
on sea jumped aboard Of her. A mai
tried to expel me, but l clung to him
saying to myself, II go, you go too
He then desisted We saw the Elbe sink
after which we cruised about until tn
Wildhower rescued us.
Mr. Nevoras leg was badly crushed
but otherwise he Is no worse for his terri
bio experience.
Chief Stoker Fuerst says that the in
rush of the water quonched the fires quick
ly. All below knew from the torren
pouring in that nothing would proven
the vessel from laundering He saw tn
captain on the bridge when he went oi
deck. but did not see the pilots
Il may be pointed out that sometime
intending passengers from Hamburg o
Bremen do not wait for the departure @
the German steamers from these ports
but como TO England and take passag
aboard them at Southampton. IL may b
that some of those who intended to trave
by the Elbe did this. II they did they 3
course escaped the disaster Every effoT
is being made TO ascertain whether thi
course was followed by any of tho person
who proposed going to New York on tn
Elbe.
Tho Standard, in it's report Of the dis
aster today, says: There was a tremer
dous sea running at the time and tn
morning was unusually dark As light
were seen in various directions. shown
the presence of other vessels in the vicir
ity, rockets were repeatedly fired from th
Elbe in order to warn them. At about
o'clock the man on the lookout saw
steamer approaching. and in order to a
tract her attention more rockets were fire
at shorter intervals. No attention WI
paid 70 these signals and tho steamer sti
came on, and before anything could |
done the vessels collided.
"On account Of the intense cold an
roughness Of the sea few even Of the stee
age passengers were astir so early, b,
the shock aroused everybody. The pa
sengers crowded up half dressed and te
ror stricken. The officers tried to cal
them, but their efforts were without avai
J When it was found that the vessel WI
, settling. orders were instantly given
. lower the boats In a very short tin
three were got alongside. The sea w
I running with great force ard one Of Il
small boats was swamped before anybo,
got into H. II is hoped that another ho
4 will soon turn up"
some OF the Victims.
d BUFFALO, Jan. 3i.--Jacob Frank, OF