The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-01

the effects of the shock and expos
nre. Misc Anna Buecker, the only
woman known to have been saved,
has so far recovered that she will be
able to proceed to Southampton to-
day.
Tho surviving officers of the Elbe
are very reticent In regard to the
disaster, reserving their statements
pending an official inquiry into the
circumstances, but it trauspires that
an officer OF the Elbe saw green
light on the port bow belonging TO
an unknown vessel, which, 1t is al.
legged, was trying to cut across the
Eibe's bow. This light evidently be-
longed to the Ornthie.
William Wright, the skipper of
the fishing smack Widliower, SAYS:
'We were east southeast of Lowe.
stoft with our truwling gear down
when, about IL O'Clock Yesterday
morning, l. saw n ships iifeboat Il
mile away. The bont's mast was
naked, but / saw something flutter
lug from her stern. The water was
breaking over the boat. watched
the bont closely. Her occupants
seemed to think we we're going to
leave them, SO L waved my hat. 1t
took us half on hour to get up our
trawling gear, aud in the meantime
the boat was drifting away from us.
"When we got close TO them | east
them rope, but they were SO cold
wet and numb that they could not
make 1t fast for some time. We
pulled them around to the side Of
the smack and about half of them
jumped aboard, but the strain
caused by the heavy sea parted the
rope and the remainder once more
drlfted away. Eventually we made
another line fast aud four more OF
the unfortunntes were dragged in,
leaving woman and four men IN
the boat.
The woman lay in the water in
the bottom of the boat. She wore u
long coat, but had on neither boots
nor dress. Pilot Greenham helped
her II get on board the smack. Just
as all had boarded the smack the
line again parted, the life boat was
lost. | got the woman below and
asked all the others to so TO the ell
gine room while she took oil her
clothes and wrapped herself in dry
blankets. am sure another hours
exposure IN tho boat would have
killed some OF them. for there wa.
SIX inches OF Ice on my deck.
Ile survivors OF the Eibe's crew
started from Lowestoft for London
at J:iO this afternoon.
Steering Passenger Bothen saws
That 81 thn Atr
the Eihc Sue sheured of aud steamed
IN q circle around the Elbe bat did
not come near her, although hsu
she done so she could have rescued
large number OF those on board
the sinking ship.
When questioned this evening as
10 the conduct OF the crew after the
collision, all the survivors of the
wreck agreed that the officers ami
seamcn were very cool aud self.pus
sesSed. Eugene SchleRel, e second
cabin passenger on the Eibe, would
not be interviewed last night, bat
this evening he gave this account OF
his experience:
wv hen | was awakened by the
crash | Jumped from my berth ana
found myself knee deep III water.
1t took me ten minutes TO find NV
sister. When the women ami chll
dren were ordered to the star.
board side OF the boat | led nv sister
across. Tie women we're crowded to-
gether near the rail, shrlekiug and
crying. The crew seemed TO be
working with perfect discipline. |
saw one boat filled with passengers
aud believe 1t cleared the ship. |
left my sister to go back to the port
side OF the ship and | did not see
her again
The rest OF Mr.. Schlegels story
does not differ from the account
gwen by the other passengers. at
was iefftlic rush ior iIfe," he said,
Of the struggle for places in the
boat which was picked up by the
Wildilower.
The surviving officers of the Elbe
uehouuce the fog story of the Ora
lhle officers as pure invention.
Inc English pilot, Greenhnm, said:
1T Is black lie. There was no
tog. 1t was quite clear aud the
llghts OF several smacks were visible
lour or five miles of. +" The EIbe's
sehhen made similar statements.
Skipper Shoevling, of the Var.
mouth TrHwlor. Flora, which return
ed 10 port tins Afternoon, SAYS that
ut O'Clock yesterday morning he
was near the place where the col
lslon occurred. He saw rockets
hred from large Steamship. apd
noticed that It's lights and those Of 81
smaller steamer were close together
lie thou9h ht at the tiEle that there
was collision, but as tho FIoroa.
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