The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-31
SAD STORY OF TIE CATASTROPHE.
The Few Who Escaped We're Only man
Clothed, and Their Garments '''N'
sin- \ Collision tho Cause

number 0f lives lost was gwen '"t "7 "'''
Tho survivors OF The wreck were land
"a ... Iowes,oft by the fishing smack
1ya4a5Ner at $40 o'clock This evening
The5 are.
sfo.ue.e -a.rl ofn p. Ncus- J. first en-
,ir.er. N,-.r. u3ymaster; SehuIthciss,
ll.tr,..r ana sitting. assistant pdymaaf
r.r-. Fur.t. cH.,i stoher, NiOcbe, steward.
Wtu.rr. singer and SeIoert saiiorsi
lte-m aal Ea,ko. ordinary soameni Dc
b4rIe German pilot: Grccuham. English
pilot. HOFFMAN. Lugeu. .Sculesel and we've
D. Of cleveland o., saloon passengers;
I1ll e1. -te"rdge passenger, ana Miss
Anna Buc.h,r
TuEm CLOTHEs IE)2EN.
Ho0maun's home is in Nebraska. Ills
wife auI boy went down with the ship.
Au of them were iu a pitiablc condition.
The passengers were but half clothed.
Their ftw garments were frozen s'iG.
their hair coated with ice, and anxiety
and effort had exhausted them so c0m-
yltfeIy that they had 90 be helped ashore.
THc officers and sailors were fully dress
a.. bun their clothes had been drcpgueI
and frozen. ana they had been almost
p5ralFzcd with cold and fatigue. They
ltH been ashore three hours before they
recovered sufficiently 90 ten the story r.
tle wreck Their accounts agreed upon
the following points.
STORY or TIRE RESCUED.
The Elbc left Bremen on Tuesday af-
tern)ou. THE Icw hours of thc voyage bee
fore the disaster were uuevcutfui. AT 4
o'clock This morning thc WIND was blow
Ing very hard and tremendous sea
was running. The morning Was unusually
dark. Numerous U.hts were seen iu aU
directions. showing tuat many vessels
were near Dog. 1hj captain. Therefore.
ordered that rockets should Doe sent up
a. regular intervals to warn the craft 10
Keep out of the Elbcs course.
1EnWuIr CRASH
IL was near 10 O'Clock and the l.luc
was some nfty miles Off Lowcstoft. coast
OF suffolk when The lookout man sight
cd "a steamer OF about $500 tons APP
preaching. Tie gave tAc word. and. as
q preDdu,l'n. the number of rockets WAS
doubled. and they We're sent up at short
intervals Tho warming was without ,I-
ieDt The steamer came on with uu-
checked speed and before the Elbe could
change her course or reduce her speed
uou,cIblE. there Was tine terrific crash
oi tho collision. The tlte wds Eit abdIt
nor tuEiuc-Ioom. When the small steam
'r Wr"nch't away. am enormous Eolc
WAS lelt in the Elbcs side Tho water
poured through and down into the on-
tinc-Ioom in 81 cataract. The room nll-
"a almost instantly. Tho engines were
sull. and The hi, Eulk hceau TO settle.
IdE ou DEATH MtTTfH.
Tho passengers were iu b.i Thc bitter
cold and rough sea had prevented any
early rising. and none except the officers
and crew ou duty WCre ON deck when thc
ship was struck. The shock aroused
everybody. The etceragc was i'm a panic
iu a moment ANA men. women and ch7-
drou. half-lTy--.d or I'm thoie ui.Dt
clothes. came cr,Wding up the companion
ways. They hti heard the sound %,
rushing water ass the other steamer back
cd of. and had felt the Flbc mrch and
settle. They had grasped thc fact that =
Va5 then life or death with thcm alW
almost TO a man had suocumhct TO the;r
terror.
rEAYFp oS THEIR ENEEs
They cluuc together in groups facme
the cold and storm. aud cried uloui for
h,Ip. cr prayed ou their ku,.s for o,-
liNeru.c The officers and CROW Wcie
calm. For a few moments they went
among the tcTor-strichcu groups try
ing 90 quiet them. aud oucoura-iuE them
90 hope that the vessel insight he saved
10 vae soon apparent however. that tnc
i1bc was settling steadily. Hh" officers
were convinced that She WAS about To
fouulc~. and gave orders Geo lower thc
boats.
Iu "a short time three boats were rlt
alonr-ide. but the s,ts were lr,akiue
over the steamer with rrt1t force, du1
The first boat Was sWaWp.i before any
body could Ert into b. The other two
noats. lowered at about th. same time
were quickly filled with members of Tee
crew and some pass.nscrs. bat the NUM-
hor Was small as thc boats could hold
only twenty persons each.
TOSSED oN rHr TEMPEST
"a The boat, carry nr ho twpnJy-ouc per-
Sons. who were landed at LpWcsfott. put
0Cn BOO such haste from thv sinking steam
Ger that nobody lu % noticed what be
came OF tine other boat. THE survivors
believe. however that she eut away Safe
ly They say that they tossed about iu
the heavy seas for several hours fore
they sichted the WIllAoWcr. The IttI.
smack bore down ON them at once. and took
them aboard. They were exhausted from
excitement and exposure. cvcrM of them
were lu state of collapse. and had to
De carried and dragged from one boat
20 the other
PiUCKY WOMAN.
Miss Anna Eueckcr. the only woman in
the party. was prostratcd ass soon as they
got clear of the Elbe. she lay in the bot
tom of the boat for five hours with the
seas breaking over her and the water
body. Although her physical strength
was gone she showed true pluck how
ever, and did not utter a word OF COM
plant. and repeatedly urged her com
pan.ous not TO mind her, but look after
themselves
Ho1manu's leg was hurt severely while
he was chlngins boats.
lHE srIyINoE, KINDLY rBTATTp.
Tho survivors cannot say too much I'm
praise OF the WuduOwcr's crew, no gave
them every possible attention.
Upon landing the survivors were taken
IN charge boy y. $. Bradber, the German
consul al LoWcstott. who sent some to
the Sailors Home aud others to the Suf-
FOLK Hotel Miss Bueckcr, who took pas
sage only 10 Southampton. will probably
be able TO 30 10 London iu Il day or Two
STORY or oNE on IHI SUMMONS.
Carl Holman. who came ashore In the
Wildnower, said In an interview:
"My home Is In Grand Island. Neb. |
had my wife and boy Of seven with me
on the Elbe. ! am utterly wretchsd Tor
became separated from them, and hard
~ dare hope that they have been saved
81 am abroad TO visit relatives in Ger
many. and during the last four months
was accompanied by my wife and boy.
We left Bremen for home on Tuesday.
] was asleep IN our state room when q