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

T,,cnt,-one Mentioned Possibly
saved.
LONDON. January 2o-The North Ger
man Iloyd steamship Elbe. bound from
bremen for New York was sunk in a
collision with a small steamer nifty miles
OF I.owcstoft early this morning. she
carried $50 souls. BOT q survivors have
been landed. but a few Others may still
be afoat In one OF the ships small boats.
AT 10 O'Clock this evening the number Of
lives lost was given out as 80
The survivors Of the wreck were landed
"a I.owcstoft by the fishing smack Wild
flower al $40 o'clock this evening. They
ME. Stollbcre. third officer: Neussel, first
engineer; Woscr paymaster; Schuliheiss'
Ilnkmcycr. and Sitting. assistant pay
masters. Furst. chief stoker, fioebe'
steward: Ncnninc, Singer. and Seibert'
saiors. Dres1n and Batko, ordinary sea-
men: peharlc German pilot; Greenham'
English pilot; Hoffman. Lugen, SchleseL
and Vevcra, Of Cleveland. Ohio saloon
passengers. Bolthen. q steerage passen-
ger. and Miss Anna Bueckcr
Honmnn's home IS in Nebraska. HIS
wife and boy went down with the ship
PITlABLE CONDITION.
Al Of them were in pltiahle condi-
ton. The passengers were but hii-ciotn Il
el. Their feW garments were frozen sul,
their hair was coated with Ice. ana
anxiety ana effort had exhausted lhem so
completely that they had 70 be helped
ashore. The officers and sailors were
folly dressed. but their clothes had beeh
Greuchcl and frozen. and they had ueeh
.imost paraiyzcd with cold and fatigue.
They had been ashore three hours before
tfev had recovered sufficiently 10 ten
Tie story of the wreck Their accounts
a.reed upon the following points
The boat carrying the twenty per
sons who were landed AT Lowestoft'put
oil I'm such haste rom tie sinking
steamer that nobody in it noticed what
became OF the other boat. The survivors
believe. however thatSShs got away
Allely. They say that theN tossed about
iu the heavy sea for several hours be
fore they sighted the WidHower. The
little smack bore down on them al once
and took them aboard They were eN-
liusted from excitement ana exposure.
Several Of them were in state of col
lapse. and had "a p carried and dragged
from one boat to the other
"a. IaROlNE.
Miss Anna BueJssr tho only woman in
lhe psrtys. wax prostrated as soon as
they got clear the Elhe. she lay TN
the bottom OF jhe boat for FIVE hours
with the seas breaking over her and the
water that bal been shipped half COY
erln4 her body Although her physical
strength was zone. however, she showed
true pluck did not utter "a word OF com
plaint. and repeatedly urged her COM
yauions not 10 mini her but 10 look
sfier themselves.
Homman's leg was hurt severely while
he was changing boats
The Survivors cannot say too muck TN
praise ~ the Wndf,wer's crew. no gave
them every possible attention.
Upon landing the survivors were taken
g. charge rs B. S. Drsaher the German
Consul NJ Lowostoft. who sent some to
the sailors Home ani others 10 the
Suffolk Hotel Miss Buecker who took
PASSAGE only 20 Southampton. Will prob
ably be able 10 go o. London i'm a day or
tWo.
THE COLLISION.
The Flbe l.ft Bremen IN Tuesday after
noon. The few hours Of the voyage be-
fIfs fhr disaster wcic uueYent.ul. At
8 O'Clock This morning the wind was
blowing tefy hard ana a tremendous sea
Was rluuiup lue wrrninG was unusually
dark Numerous lhat- w,r- seen I'm AN
directions. showing thIt many vessels
were near ty. The captain. therefore, or
d,feI thlt rockets should be- sent uI at
regular Intervals & warn 'he craft 90
keen ont of the Elh's course.
1 I .' d
Wa some fftN miles or I.owestoft coast
q suffolk. when The lookout man sighted
q steamer ~ about 100 tons approaching.
Iie gave the worI and. as "a pr"cauton,
the number OF rockets was doubled. ana
they were sent up at short intervals The
warming was without erect Tho steamer
came on with unchecked speed. and be
fore the Elhe could change her course
~ reduce her speed nouceably there was
Il terrific crash of The collision.
Tho Elhe was hit aboft her engine
room. When the small steamer wrrnchcd
away Hu enormous hole was left In the
I.lnfs s'le The water poured through
and down into the engiue-ruOm In "a ca
taract The room ailcd almost Instantly.
The engines We're sti.l aud the big hulk
began to settle
PASSENGERS N PANIC.
The passengers were in bod The bit
u D nd H.. q
'..,l,. ,t.ir., aud ,cre evc,ot tbe om-
60, .,l rr,v- ID, g,ty ,,era ON deck
,..t.., .,. .ri., ,,.s etr,,ci. The shook
,.,c.f .,..,,i.ol,. Tine steer,ge yyas IN
.. ....tc i, !, ,,,.,,er. ami mon women.
ana rnnl-,n. h.lf-lr.ss.l. or ia their
rlcht-c'othes. came croNline Up the com
plI'0u-WaNs They hai heard the sound OF
rushing water as tie other steamer
hacked oI. Hrd hai feit The Elbc lurch
Ani settle. They had grasped the fact
tgaf i Das tbru lfe OF death with IN.
eui almost t1 % man had suecumbci TO
th-r lefror. They ciurF together IN
groups facnr the cold and storm. and
.f.-i o.eaA Tor hrip' or prayed on their
1..'' tN'iah''.
I' ''.'ir anu crew were calm. FOR
l'W '.',- A'7 th'Y went among ine
t.'''i s'' ."t' tI'"F- IRVING To quiet
TO- '"- .h .ti"ti"s th.m TO hope
'''' '' N'17'i N.-hl he saved. IL was
coon "r. aren't however mat the Elhe
"'F S'''.iht f''t-i'}. The officers were
convinced i'' th- was about 20 founder
ana gave order. i' lower the boats.
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