The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31
SUNK IN COLLISION.
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might and main. They finally
got out the aft quarter boat on the
port side. could sec TINT
1t was full of people but the sailors
could not lower it. Meanwhile
the steamer was settling percepti-
bly,. 1 took my boy i'll my arms
and got INTO the second boat. My
wife WAS close behind, when some-
body shouted: 'AlI women and
children go to the other side OF the
ship / believe the captain gave
the order. My vito started to run
across the deck and that is the last
L saw OF her.
CHUNG TO NY BOY
but some men seized lie ana dragged
us ont of the bout, aud nay place
Was taken by one OF the crew. This
boat got clear of the steamer. But
u big wave almost dashed her
against the steamers big foremast,
wbioh had gone by the board at the
time of the collision. 1t was almost
miraculous that-the WAS not
swamped.
Another boat was got out. |
took my boy into it and supposed;
that he had renamed by my side,
but just rs the boat WAS lowered [
found that he had Disappeared. lie
Lad been torn away III the rush and
scramble for places. | tried to get
buck, but the boat went down with
q jump aud the moment we reached
the water the sailors pushed of.
MISS BUECKER SAYS
she was in bed when the collision
occurred. When she reached tho
deck two of the life boats were be-
ing lowered. She got into one of
them but 1t was capsized. Miss
Buecker was picked up by another
life boat, aud five hours later was
taden Oh board the WildiloweI.
Fuerst, n stOker, said in an inter
view: 81 was IN the boiler room at
the time OF the collision. The water
rushed ia immediately through n
big gap i'll the side. 1t poured Ia
ut tremendous rate and soon cx-
tinguished the fires. Everybody III
the boiler room knew the vessel
must founder. When / reached
the deck | saw the captain on the
bridge, but did not see the pilots,
| do not know where the pilots
were.
Seaman Singer says that tue Elbo
was struck Just
ABAFr THE ENGINE ROOM,
the stem OF the other steamer
crushing into the second cabin
Third Officer StOlIberg says that
he cannot explain the collision and
that Git Is unlikely that any ade.
quate account. can be obtained, as
all the deck watch on duty ut the
time were downed. The captain
was on the bridge when the COLI
sion occurred, aud officer Stollberg
heard him shouting III loud, firm
voice that the women and children
were to be saved first. The captains
voice reached IL considerable dis
tance.
HIS ORDER WAS REPEATED
by the chief officer aud must have
been heard by everybody aboard.
officer Stollherg expressed the
warmest gratitude for Skipper
Wright and crew OF the Widilower.
The roughness Of the sea, he said,
made the work OF rescue ex-
tremely perlIous. The fishermen
gave the survivors the use
OF everything aboard the smack
and fed and clothed them.
There is some hope that the missing
boat has been rescued, iuasmuch as
there were severn! smacks in the
vicinity. Probably some women and
children were Ill the missing boat.
The steamship company hls de e.
iegrod until morning Itasdecislon as
to sending the survivors TO New
York. In answer to dispatch from
the United Press. the North Ger.
man Lloyd sent tins otlicinl state
ment from Bremen tonight:
"Ihe third officer of the Elbe re
ports from Lowestolt that the vessel
was
STRUCK on TIE PORT SIDE
in the way mail room by an IN.
known steamer, sinking IN twontv
minutes. Stormy weather; watch in
order. Hope n second boat which
was lowered may be safe, as several!
fishing vessels ana steamer are III
the vicinity. Good discipline; ev.
erythlns done that was possible 10
save life"
The first official report received
by the owners was dated nj Lowe
stoit and said: 1.-The mail steamship
Llbc, which left Bremerhaven yes.
terdny for New York, sunk after he
ing In collision at & o'clock this