The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-31
An Awful Calamity, Resulting in the
Loss Of the Ebe.
MANY TOUCHING SCENES
The Big Steamer Was Struck BY
Another Vessel and In twenty
Minutes she Went Down With
Nearly All Her Passengers.


the time of sending this dispatch the ex-
act loss of lite is unknown, but il is re-
ported that it was enormous. The first
intimation of the disaster came from
Lowestoft, one of tho chief English fish,
ing ports.
From the survivors il is learned that as
soon as the Crathie backed away from the
Elbe the in-rushing water fooled aft of
the engine room so quickly that nobody
below the decks IN that part of the ship
had an opportunity to escape.
Nearly all the passengers we're asleep at
the time. They could hear the rush of
the rapidly flowing water and with cries of
terror they sought to make their way to
the upper deck. In the case of the saloon
passengers, the result was fatal. As they
rushed from their staterooms into the sa-
loon they were met by torrent against
which it was impossible for them to
make headway. They were caught up
and swept aft toward the cockpit, where
they were probably drowned before the
ship foundered.
Altogether about 30 passengers reached
the deck, whore the widest confusion
existed. Wild rushes were made for the
boats, but the terrible excitement prob
ably interfered with the efforts of those
who were trying to clear the boats away.
Many heart-rendIng scenes were wit
messed in the few minutes preceding tho
sinking. Half faInting women and terror
stricken children hurried To the starboard
side, and scarcely reached the boats when
the huge vessel lifted her bows high in
the air and then slowly and silently sank,
the stern foremost, beneath the waves,
taking with her the human freight.
Barely 20 minutes elapsed between the
collision and the sinking of the steamer
Heavy seas were running and tho wind,
which was from the southeast was bit
teTly cold. a small boat containing the
survivors tossed about until II o'clock in
the morning. The survivors we're
nearly frozen, having hardly
any clothing, and their suiferings
were intense. Eventually the fishing
smack Whd1owor saw the signals and
bore down upon tho boat. In a short time
the survivors were taken aboard, where
everything possible was done for their
comfort.
Carl Hoffman, of Grand Island, Neb., IS
among the survivors, but his wife and son
are lost. lie said he was awakened by
the ringing of tho gong. Tie awoke his
wife and child, who hurriedly dressed,
and they all ran along the cor
ridor with the others TO the deck.
He was knocked down stairs when
he reached the top. The water was then
rushing INTO the steamer in great torrents.
Two boats were lowered. lie caught the
boy and threw him into boat. HIS wife
ran TO the other side of the boat and the
boy was taken out while he sat there and
saw tie other boat swamped. Ills boat
then showed off. lie does not believe the
steerage passengers were aware of tho ac-
cident.
LONDON, Jan. 3O.-The Exchange Tec-
graph company says that the North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Elbc has been run
down Off Lowestof and sunk. Two hun
drcd persons are reported drowned and
only 10 saved.
Lloyd's has received the following dis
patch from Lowestof, dated at q IL d. m,
to-day:
after colliding with another steamer.
Twenty people on board of her have been
landed 5y fishing smacks. Tho persons
saved include the second officer and pilot.
1t is feared that the loss of life is
great
NEW YORK, Jan. 3).-The North German
Lloyd steamer Elbe was commanded by
Captain Won Gosset. She arrived at Bre-
men from New York Jan. %, and sailed
from Bremen yesterday for southampton
and New York. she was built in 1ssl AT
Glasgow, and was 1910 gross tonnage, 10
feet long, had a 4j-foot beam aud tho
depth of her hold was - feet Is inches
Tho Elbo was four-masted screw
steamer.
The following list of saved from tho
steamer Elbe has been cablcd 70 Messrs.
Oelrichs q Co.: Eugene Schlegel, Jan
Nevera, Annie Boeckcr, - Bothen, steer
age; Third officer Sgolberg. First EngI-
neer Muesslcr, Purser Wefer, Assistant
purser Schlut!us. Assistant Purscr Link
meyer, Assistant Purscr S.tti.. Chef
Stoker Fuerst, Stewart h5eb. Seaman
Winning, seaman Finger, Seaman SIZE
bert, Seaman Dressow. Seaman Baettke,
Pilot De Hnrde, Pilot Greenham.
The following Is complete list Of the
first and second cabin passengers on the
E.be:
EIES- CABIN
Fritz Appel, Munich: d rector Bauman.
Berlin; Anton Fischer. Washington;
Charles Wax, New York; Henry y. Castle.
Honolulu; Mrs. huppel. Brtndenour..
Walter ~chnr.l. Durein; Hugo Becker.
Chemniz; Mrs. Herman Sanders. Ta.-
mouth. Miss. John b. Nlncac, 81. Charles.
No.. Mrs. ". Couu0rs. south Dakota;
Dorothy asylc; Louis IueHctg. Vienna:
Domingo Furrer. G4aJeIa.a-
SECOND CABIN.
Mrs. Louise Eleuae. New York Eugene
Nch.eget, Fuerth; Mrs., sophie Rhodes,