Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-01

ADb4 CAL4EOs
New YORK, January 31.-The officials
of tue North German Lloyd have given
for publication the following figures as
the total number of persons on board
the Elbe:
Fifteen first cabin, thirty-one second
cabin, two going from Bremen to South
ampton; 1877 steerage and l49 crew, OF
which twenty are known to be saved,
making total of 3l4 lost.
just before the Office OF Oelrichs e
Company was closed this afternoon, one
of the most affecting Incidents OF the
day was witnessed. L. Lede. tailor
living In East Fourth street, this city,
asked for
INFORMATION or HIS WIFE
and child who were on board the Eibe
aud are believed to be drowned, He
vas much overcome with emotion and
cried aud gesticulated wildly when in
formed that there mad been no word re-
ceved OF the safety of his family.
Leidel sent a cablegram to Bremen
seeking information concerning his
family. This was done at the expense
of the steamship company.
LowESroFr, Eng, January 31.-A
lifeboat, supposed to have belonged to
the Ebe. has been washed ashore near
Yarmouth.
A handful of the survivors, clustering
around hotel fire this morning, in
dulged the most bitter criticisms of the
shin which rammed and sunk the Elbe
They all claim that she should have
stood by the Elbe, and that if she had
done so a great many lives would have
been saved. This, OF course, Is matter
which cannot be decided until all the
facts in the case are brought TO light
by the court of inquiry which will in
Quire into the matter
The German Vice Consul and the
agent Of the North German Lloyd Com
Danv have cautioned all the survivors OF
the crew OF the Elbe TO furnish no in
formation of any description to any
body until they appear before the court
of inquiry, and the men are ooeying.
II seems, however, that neither OF the
two pilots was on the bridge of the Eloe
AT the time OF the collision. The Weser,
or German pilot, ceased his duty wnen
the EIbe cleared from the NeSer, ana
the turn of duty of the Trinity, or Eng
lisb. pilot did not commence until the
steamship entered the waters OF the
Isle of wight, and the surviving oili-
GERS OF the Elbe refuse 20 say who
was in charge OF that steamer when
the collision occurred, but IL is sup
Dosed 10 have been Third Officer Stoll-
baroq who was one OF the survivors.
S.oIlberg is understood to have asserted
,bat the steamer which sank the EIoe
was out OF her course, and he IS sald TO
have admitted that be saw green llght
on the port bow Of the Elbe shortly oe-
fore tha collision occurred. lie described
,ba third lifeboat lowered, aud which II
il still tbought NAV have escaped, TO De
abont 90 feet long. She cleared the
FIhe Ali right with a number or people
inside Of her. StOllberg, however, does
no, believe it possible for her to have
lived for any length Of time in the heavy
sea which was running.
TRINITY PILOT GREENHAM
msda the following statement: The
con,ein was on the bridge, and / believe
ba ,,e,t down with bis ship. There
was no confusion whatever, nor was
there a manic. Every order was execu-
,od Win the greatest calmness and
nromDritude. A high sea was running
and a strong wind blowing from east
southeast. 1t was bitterly cold, and
there had been 10 degrees OF frost on
the morning OF the day before the col
llSion.
The Elbe went down about TWO min
utes after we left DER side"
The majority here have abandoned
All hone of hearing OF the rescue Of any
more of the Elbe's passengers aud
crew. 49,.
The surviving passengers OF the Eioe
will 90 10 Southampton Tomorrow and
here embark for New York on board
tbe next steamer. The crew will go TO
London after having made their state
ments TO the German vice consul.
The Captain of the fishing smack
UiIdfower. said: Tue Wilddower was
Y : d. OF Lowestoft with our travel
inc gear down at II a. m, Wednesday,
when we sighted ships boat with
snmething futtering from its mast. !
could see water breaking into the
boat. When we got near enough we
tbrew them a ropes end; but the men
in tbs boat were so oenumbed with the
cold that they could not hold on to it,
We finally made fast to them, and then
bauled the boat up 10 the smack.
Svhsn half OF the persons rescued had
fnmped on board the rope parted and
;Ss remainder Of them were again
ApRIFr IN A HEAVY SEA.
, s.er mpch difficulty another line was
ID fast TO the boat and all on board
- har were taken aboard the Wild
sower There was woman lying in the
eottom of the ooat with a long coat on