The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-31

me officers were convinced that she
vas about to founder and gave orders
to lower the boats.
IN short time three boats were gotten
alongside, but the seas were breaking
S4eI We me steamer with great force and the
nIsI @ poat was swamped before anybody
Souiu get into II. The other two boats
lowered aoout the same time were filled
qulckiy with members OF the crew and
some passengers, but the number was
sll-l' as the boats held only twenty per-
soas each.
There was only time to lower three boats
before the ship went down. The survivors
whe were picked up and brought here think
that the third boat got away and there is
nope that its occupants may have been
meked up or that the boat may get to
land.
They say that they tossed about in the
heavy seas for several hours before they
sighted the Wild Flower. The little
smack bore down on them at once and
took them aboard. They were exhausted
from excitement and exposure. Several of
them were in state of collapse and had
10 De carried and dragged from the boat
10 the other. Miss Anna Buecker, the only
woman N tce party. was Frustrated as
soon as they got clear of the Elbe She
Jay IN TIE bottom of the boat for FIVE
hours Nth the seas breaking over her and
lhs water that had been shipped half COW
srlng her body. Although her physical
strength was gone, she showed true pluck
and did not utter a word of complaint and
repeatedly urged her companions not to
mind her, but to look after themselves.
Mr. Hoffmanns leg was hurt severely
while he was changing boats.
The survivors cannot say too much in
praise of the Wild Flowers crew, who
gave them every possible attention.
Upon landing the survivors were taken
in charge by B. S. Bradber, the German
consul at Lowestoft, who sent some 70 the
sailors home and others to the Suffolk
hotel Miss Buecker, who took passage
only to Southampton will probably be able
to so to London in a day or two.
Following is full list Of the passen-
gers on the Elbe when the Inflated vessel
sailed yesterday from Bremen:
F irst-Class-Fritz Appel, Munich; Hugo
Becker Chemnitz Director Baumann,
Berlin; Mrs Hermine Sander, Falmouth;
Miss Anton Fischer, Washington; John
B. Vincke, St. Charles, Mo-. Charles Wix,
New York; Mrs. NJ. c. Conners, South
Dakota; Henry N. Casme, Honolulu; Dor
othy Castle, Honolulu; Mrs. <lipfel, Bran
denburg; Louis Thewitt, Wien; Messrs
Schnell. Dueren, Ernst and Heern, New
York; Domingo Furrer, Guatemala.
Second class-AIrs. Louise Kuhn, New
York; Jake Frank, Buffalo, Kugen Schla-
HNAAf II AtA NAs AAAllAAd GGbitSNif Il uEtllt ;
Mrs. Sophia Rhodes, Washington; Eugene
Rhodes, Washington Carl Hoffman,
Grand Island, Neb; Mrs. Anna Hoffman,
Grand Island Neb.; Henry Hoffman,
Grand Island, Neb; fTdwaFd Moskovie,
Eperjes; Esteria Gold er Eperjes, Mr..
lfociShart, New York, august Sander, Es-
cen; Peter Pomierski, Kasanitz; Miss Clara
Weingartner, Flehingen; Mrs. Andrew
Briebaeh, Amsterdam; Mrs. Waiter
krane, Amsterdam; Andrew Nattier
Krane, Amsterdam; Julius Rosenbuam,
Berlin; Adolph Islaub, New York; Ernst
Maseberg, Louisiana; Kurt Kleinschmit
Helena, Mont. Carl Nussbaum, Berlin;
John Gerlicher, Winona, MINI; Simon
Schwellzer, Berlin; Rudolph Nolte, Leip-
sic; DR.. Dittrich, Leipsic J. Hahn, Leip-
sic; Jan Vevera, Leipsic Kvetoc AIorr
Leipsic; Frank Miskolez, Leipsic.
Carl Hoffman,, who came ashore in the
Wild Flower, said in an interview: MY
home is at Grand Island Neb. l had my
wife and boy of with me on the Elbe.
am utterly wretched, for ] became separa-
ted from them and hardly dare hope that
they have been saved. l am abroad to
visit relatives in Germany, and during the
last four months was accompanied by my
wife and boy. We left Brennan for home
on Tuesday. l was asleep in our state
room when a noise like a gUnshot woke
me. jumped out of bed and spoke to
my wife, who had been aroused as sud
denly as l. l asked her what she thought
the trouble was, but she seemed to pay
little attention to It. l was not greatly
alarmed, although 1 heard scuflng feet
and hoarse shouts on deck. l hurried into
few of my clothes, however, and went
to the upper deck. l saw only too clearly
then what had happened I rushed below
and helped my wife and boy throw on
a few clothes and we went on deck to-
gether. The excitement and confusion
cannot be described. ! never saw any
thing like it; everybody seemed to have
lost his head. The scene was distressing
beyond anything else 1 ever saw. Men,
women and children were running about
madly, the women screaming with terror
and every man getting in the others
way. The darkness increased the confu-
sion and fright. Suddenly 1 heard shrin,
desperate cries from the women there
are no more boats then saw the men at
the davits. 1 noticed that the ropes were
frozen so hard or were so tangled,or some
thing of the sort that the sailors had to
chop them frantically to get the boats
clear. The sailors were doing their best,
however, and worked with might and
main. They finally got out the aft quar-
ter boat on the port side. l could see
that it was full of people, but the sailors
could not lower ii.
''Meanwhile the steamer was settling
perceptibly. I took my boy in my arms
and got into the second boat. Ny wife was
close behind when somebody shouted:
All women and children go on the other
side OF the shipr I believe the captain
rave the order. My wife started to run
across the deck, and that is the last
saw of her. I clung to my boy, but some
men seized us and dragged US out of the
boat. and my place was taken by one OF
the crew. This boat got clear OF the
steamer Before the men at the oars could
get full command of her. big wave
almost dashed her against the steamer
big foremast, which had gone by the
hoard at the time OF the collision II
was almost miraculous that the boat was
not swamped. Another boat was got out.
I took my boy into it and supposed that
he had remained by my side, but just as
the boat was lowered found that he had
disappeared. He had been torn away IN
the rush and scramble for places in the
boat. | tried to get back. but the boa
went down with jump and the moment
we reached the water, the sailors pushed
off" -,
Miss Ruecker says she was IN bed Wnen
the collision occurred. When she reached
the deck two of the life boats were be-
ing lowered. She got into one Oh them,