Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-11

she had broken down somewhere, aud
sue Will probably turn up
On board the Umoris we're
THREE SURVIVORS OF THE STEAMSHIP
ELBE.
They were Eugene Schlegel. Furst,
Germany, on bis way TO this country
for the dvst time. with his sister Emma,
who was los, gith the, snip; Jan We
vera, of Cleveland, Ohio, aud Carl Huf-
man, OF Grand Island, Nso., whose wife
aud chlld wers among the lost. rep
reseutatlve of the Associated Press
boarded toe Umbria at quarantine from
the revenue cutter and found Messrs.
Hoffman and FeyOra were 10 the main
saloon reading letters from their reia-
tlveS To the West, which had been hand
ed them al quarantine. MIR. Vevera.
after he had looked over his letters,
made The following statement TO the
representative OF the Associated Press
concerning his experience at
THE TME THE ELBE WAS LOST:
"As near as / can reckon, it was
about twenty minutes of six when l
lelt slight shock. accompanied by
crashitE sound that seemed TO me 10
come from the engine room The
shock was very slight ami DOT at all
like what / should nave expected from
such collision. Immediately rao for
ward toward the engine room, and 10
the passage met the mail clerk, whom
1 asked what was the matter. Moth
ing be said. Iuen met three Of the
crew running along, and on asking
them the same question, received
similar reply. just then the timbers
and partitions OF the ship OT the post
Office began % crack aud bulge for
ward
ION going on deck, however, the
ship mad listed over 90 port TO such an
extent. and there was 50 much conius-
ion aud noise, that l have very little
idea of anything except OF getting into
the boat from which l vas picked %
by J0e 'WudfOwer' saw nothing OF
The stcsmsr that cOllided with Us. But
THIS SIGHT THE ELEE PRESENTED
as she rolled back irom port 10 star
board and then slowly began 20 settle
down 0y the stern is one that l will
never forget. IL could not have been
more than twenty i've minutes from the
time the collision occurred until the
ship sank from sight.
Mr. hoffman refused, while on the
UmOria, 10 make any statement for
publication. SIEce the E.oe disaster
ue has been In an eXciJaole state OF
miad. tie declared, himself, tnSt he
bad uot slept for four nights, and that
n, intended 20 get some rest before he
did anything else. tie said, 10 addition,
mat be Intended 90 confer with the
North German Lloyd line officials here
I az a. early date as possible.
Ontbe arrival OF the Um oria al the
pier, Nr. Hoffman entered carriage
anl drove 90 tue Broadway Ceatrai
HoteL After lUuch be told his story
30 the reporter. His statement was
made iu very disconnected fashion,
and was li0erdly inters sperSed with
threats 90 prosecute the y N1rth German
Lloyd aud frequent outbursts Of tears.
A RVlfOg CONCERNING la GASC0GNE.
HALIFAX. n. s, February lO.--The
+ CORES u0udent OF the Associated Press
f b1s oeen investigating "a rumOr 10 cir
cuatioe here to-day 10 the effect that
tue Freuch liner La Gascogne nau been
+ seen iu the vicinity Of Sable Island, and
thar tne government had determ ned TO
4 investigate the story and would send a
steamer 10 toe island for that purpose.
The rumor started here this morning,
/ but the source cannot be traced, snd 10
/ IS not believed auy credence should be
/ put In lL
The only available steamer here to GO,
/ iu case Que went, would Oe the govern
ment steamer Newdeld, and she is not
az OreSe nt in port.
The lslaud is about IT'S miles from
Halifax. aud it might take several days
90 effect d landing.
ERnIHuT No TInINGa.