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deck. The steamer being loaded by the
stern, the water naturally rushed aft, and
this allowed many of the passengers for
ward to reach the deck.
In the case Of the saloon passengers.
however, the result was fatal As they
rushed from their staterooms into the sa-
loon they were met by the torrent, against
which It was impossible for them to make
headway. They were caught up and swept
aft toward the cockpit whore they were
probably drowned before the ship foun
derod.
Altogether about 80 of the passengers
reached the deck, where the widest con
fusion existed. Wild rushes were made
for tho boats but the terrible excitement
prevailing impoded the efforts of those
who were trying TO clear them away.
Many heartrending scenes were witnessed
between parents and children in the few
moments preceding the sinking Of the ves
sell
There is some disagreement among the
survivors as to the number Of boats that
were launched. One survivor, Karl A.
Hoffman, declares that only two were
launched. One Of these was swampod in
stantly, and only one OF its occupants,
a girl named Anna Boeoker, who was
bound for Southampton, was rescued. She
olung to piece of wreckage which she
grasped SO tightly that it was only with
difficulty that she was dragged into the
second boat. She was just returning from
the deathhed Of her father and mother.
sank Stern Foremost.
Meanwhile the cry WINS raised on the
doomed vessel for the women and chill
dren to go over TO the other side of the
steamer away from the port side in which
was the great gaping hole caused by the
Crathie. The half iainting women and
sorrow stricken children hurried to the
starboard side. but they had scarcely reach
ed the boats when the huge vessel lifted
her bows high in the air. and then slowly
aud silently sank stern foremost beneath
tho waves, taking with her her human
freight
Barely 90 minutes elapsed between the
collision and the sinking of the steamer
A heavy sea was running, and the wind,
which was from the east-southeast, was
bitterly cold.
The small boat containing the survivors
tossed about until II o'clock I'm the morn
ing Several vessels were sighted in the
meantime, but they made no replies 10
the signals that were set for them. The
survivors were nearly frozen, having hard.
ly any clothing and their sufferings were
intense.
Eventually the fishing smack Wildflow-
er saw the signals and bore down ON the
boat In short time the survivors weru
taken aboard Of her, whore everything pos
siblo was done for their comfort
The survivors are; Cabin passengers.
Karl Hoffman, Eugene Schlegel, John
Vevera. Anna Boooker; between deck pas
scnger, Bothen; Chief Engineer A. Neus-
sell, Third Officer Stallhurgh Purser We
ser, Herr Debardt, pilot; Robert Green
ham, an English pilot, and ten of the
crew.
They arrived at Lowestoft at half past
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Tho Lost Cabin Passengers.
Tho following is list Of tho first and
second class passengers who are missing
Fritz Appel. Munich.
Hugo Becker, Chemnitz.
A. Baumann. Berlin.
Louise Bornefell London
Frau Andrew Brisbacb, Amsterdam.
Frau NJ. G. Conners South Dakota
Henry n. Castle Honolulu.
Dorothy Castle, Honolulu
DIR. j. c. DIETRICH, America.
Doming Fourier, Guatemala.
Fraulein Frank and Jacob Frank,
| America.
Anton Fischer, Washington.
J. f. Gerlicher, Winona. Minn.
Theodore Goisenheimer. New York.
Ernest Heron. New York.
Anna Hoffman and Henry Hoffman
Grand Island. Mob
Mr.. Karl Hoffman, the husband Of Mrs
Anna Hoffman. is among the survivors
Mr. Hoffman Is in "A condition Of terri
bio distress from the loss Of his wife anC
son. He patheticalIy exhibited to th'
press representative gold watch that hi
wife had slipped into his hand as she part
cd with him to go to the starhoard side o
the steamer when the order to that effeo
was given.
Story of a Survivor.
He said: I'VE left Bremerhaven ol
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock. Gu
cabin was second class and was with
in six feet Of the spot which received tn
full force Of the shock. My wife, chill
and ] were asleep when I was awakenel
at $50 o'clock by what seemed 20 be tn
ringing Of the gong that is used to cal
the passengers TO meals Finding Il wa
still dark, jumped out Of my berth. bu
heard nothing to alarm me- went hac
{ 20 my berth again and Immediately hear
the rushing Of feet and shouting.
Il concluded that something sariou
. had happened and seized some clothing
r I awakened my wife and child who hun
G | riedly dressed, and then we all ran alon
I the corridor with tho others to the deck
r ! was knocked down stairs when roach
, ed the top. but my feet caught on hoob
, and managed to save myself from bein
7 trampled upon. / got to the port side an
G saw that great damage had resulted fror
the collision. The water was then rushin
n into tho steamer in great torrent. Th
> night was very dark, though the sky wa
e clear. The sea was very rough. Two boat
II were lowered.
e Il caught my boy and threw him int
one Of the boats Calling my wife TO a
company me, got into it, but at that M
ment there was shout for the wome
= and children to go TO the starboard sid
= Slipping her watch into my hand NJ
. wife left me. and the boy was taken oil
70 Of the boat while / sat there saw OF
"a boat swamped. We tried TO rescue tho
~ in the water but all save one, Am
Is Boecker, disappeared. Our boat was thi
70 showed of. We saw many vessels b
DC could not attract their attention.