Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31

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wits. The scene was distressing beyond
ANYTHING ever saw. Men. women. ana
children were running about madly. the
women screaming with terror, and every
man getting IN others way. The dark
ness increased the confusion ard fright
mo MORE BOATS"
"suadenIy 1 heard shrill. despairing
criea from, the women, There are no more
boatsp | then saw the men at the daViis'
I notlccd that the ropes were frozen so
hard or were so tangled, or something
! 81 the sort. that the sailors had TO chop
| ,bon frantically 10 get the boats clear.
the sailors were doing their best. how
| ever and worked with might and main.
| They finally got out boat on the port
side / could see that II was full OF
people, but the sailors could not lower
t.
Meanwhile the steamer was settling
pcrccpiihly. took my boy In my arms
and got into the second boat My wife
was close behind, when somebody shouted;
All women and children go to the other
side OF the ship | believe the captain
gave the order. My wife started to run
across the deck, and that is the last
| saw Of her. | chung 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 Dig
wave almost dashed her against the
steamers big foremast, which had gone
by the board at the time OF the COLLISION.
II was almost miraculous that the boat
was not swamped. Another boat was
got out. | took my boy into II ana
supposed that he had remained by my
f.t~t ha lowered |
found that he had disappeared. He had
been torn away In the rush and scramble
for places | tried to get back but the
boat went down with a jump. ana the
moment we reached the water the sail
ors pushed of"
VARIOUS FXPERIENCFS.
LONDON. January 3o-Miss Beucker
says she was in bed when the collision
occurred. When she reached the deck
two Of the llfe-b0ats were being lowered
She got into one OF them. but II was
clpslzed Miss Bcucker was picked up
by another life-boat, and five hours later
was taken on board The Wildho"er.
Fuerst, a strOker. said in an interview:
Il was I'm the hoiler-room at the time
Of the collision. The water rushed IN
immt liately through a big gap IN the
side. II poured IN at a Tremendous rate,
and soon exting1sishcl the frs Every
body in the boicr-room knew the vessel
must founder When / reached the deck
] saw the captain on the bridge but did
not see the piots. I do not know where
the pilots were
Seaman Singer says that tho Elhe was
struck Just abaft the enCiue-roon. the
the stem Of the other steamer crashing
into the second cabin.
Tbird-Oficer stollbrrg says that he
.fa.t, cfn n
IS unlikely that any adequate account
can be obtained. as al the deck-watch
on duty M the time were drowned. The
captain was on the bridge when the col
lson occurred, and Onlccr Stollberg
heard him shouting in a loud, firm voice
that the women and children were to
be saved first The CAPTAINS voice
reached a considerable distance. HIS
order was repeated by the chief officer,
anl must have been heard b. everybody
aboard.
0mcor Stollbcrc expressed the warmcst
gratitude 10 Skipper WriEht and the
crew Of the Wudhower The roughness
Of the sea. he said made the work Of
rescue extremely perious The fisher
men gave the survivors the use Of every
thing aboard the ewock and fed and
clothed them. There is some hope that
the missing boat has been rescued, in
asmuch as there were several smacks in
the vicinity Of the collision. Probably
some women and children got into the
missing boat.
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.
The steamship company has deferred
until morning i,s decision a 10 sending
the survivors 10 New York In answer 10
a dispatch from the United Press. the
North German Lloyd sent this official
statement from Bremen tonight: The
third officer Of the Elhe reports from
LoweStoft that the vessel was struck on
the port side I'm the waymail room by an
unknown steamer. sinking in twenty
minutes. stormy weather. Watch ia order.
Hope "a second boat. which was lowered,
may be safe. as several fshingvessels
and 0 steamer are In the vicinity. Good
discipline Everything done that was
possible to save life"
The first official report received by the
owners was dated at LOwestoft. and SAID:
"The mail steamship Elbe. which lett
Bremerhaven yesterday for New York,
sank. after being in collision at this
morning. a boat has landed twenty-five.
No news 81 the remainder"
Then followed the statement given
above
These reports seem 10 prove tha. only
two boats were lowered. despite the vary
inr statements OF passengers. some OF
whom say that as many MS eight were
cut loose.
SUFFERINGS OF SURVIVORS.
The boat carrying the survivors was
tossed az the mercy of the waves in bit
ter southeast wind until II o'clock. Mean
time. they sighted several vessels, Whir
themselves unseen. The scantiness OF
their clothing made their suferinEs more
intense When they sighted the Wild
flower frantic efforts were made to at
tract her attention. Shirts and under
clothes were waved some time before the
nshlng-smack answered their hail.
Tn. exact place Of the collision is A
miles southweet Of the Hook l!ehtship.
Nlr Nuessel. the first engineer. told
Daily News reporter that Il was only
the yOsition the vessel assumed when the
water made its volume fe't that prevented
the launching Of more boats.
BRFMEN ~ CONSIDERATION
Dispatches from Germany say that
Bremen il In state Of CONSERVATION.
and that the whole country is excited by
the news Of the wreck. The passengers
came from all parts Of the empire.
4 steamer has been ordered sent from
I.owestoft by the North German Lloyd to
scorch for the other lfe-boat
LIST or PASSENGERS.
NEW YORK. January 3.-'rhe follow
ing b. fun list Of the passengers on the
Fhe when the Inflated vessel sailed from
Bremen.
.class-Fritz Appel, Munich; Hugo
Rcckcr. Chemnitz; Director Baumann.
Berlin: Mrs. Hermnc Sander, Falmouth,
Mass. Anton Fischer Washington, ID.
c.: John -. Vincke. ST. Charles. Mo;
Charles WiX. New York; Mrs. N. c. Con-
ners. South Dakota: Henry n. Castle,
Honolulu: Dorothy Castle. Honolulu, Mrs.
Klipfe Brandonburg: Louis Thewett.
Wien. Mcssrs. Schncll. Dueren, Ernst.