New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-31

have been saved. These were landed after ex-
,rer,e hardships at Lowestoft by fishing smack
which had rescued them as they tossed about
In a frc,l ships boat
The Elbe was only few hours out from
Bremen on her way TO New-York when, In the
darkness and mist Of the early morning. an un-
known steamer crashed into her at full speed.
Water surged into the great hole that was stove
In the Elbe's side. and the panic-strcken pas
sengers aroused from their beds by the tre-
mendous shock. crowded up the companion
wavs TO find the great vessel laundering beyond
the possibility OF hope that she might be saved
or the three boats that the ship carried. one
was swamped Immediately by the waves that
dashed over the ships side. The other boats
held twenty people each. and. after fraht'c
struggle. the crew with few passengers piled
into them. one OF these boats was that picked
Nd by the smack Wild Flower The fate OF the
other is not known.
As the only information OF the disaster comes
from the twenty-five half-frozen castaways AT
Lowestoft. no story can yet be told OF the final
settling Of the Elbe. or the hopeless nattie ,ha'
those $50 or more people fought against death IN
darkness and terror. The vessel was aire"uS
partly submerged when the two lfeboats got
awav and the vain struggles OF crew and pas
sengers must have been quickly ended oy 'ne
seas overwhelming power. In darkness ana
confusion indescribable the Elbe with her S'o
souls went down.
There Is some fear that the loss OF life may eX-
ceed the reported number. The name oi 'ii''
Anna Buecker. one OF the survivors does ho'
appear at all upon the passenger hs'' anu 4" "
known that often passengers are carrieu No''
bremen 10 southampton whose names are not
hooked unon the regular ships list. The names
Of such az these few many. may YET De auusu
to the number OF those who were yesterday
morning plunged dom to so sudden and fright
ful death.
The passenger list of the Ebe was:
FIRsT-CLAss PASSENGERS.
hrI,MsNH hrPEh, r!a Mun,es S,Tsc,or Berlin.
bHcKER. sHcNAsN Hugo chemni,a 1q
chsTtE. Dorothy, Honolulu;
c6SNERs i%Ts aTs % Of. Of spss5 sst
Ash s. b one OF the leading cattle men OF thc biMh
Hills Hi Mr Cnnners Of whom no mention Is made in the
cable dispatches, went to Carlsbad some time "s' 'o
the benefit Of his health , -, ,vas,i,gton ID C..
FISCHER Anton Go. 900 SeVehtn-s' ""'"'"e' " -
dyer and scourer.
FURRER Domingo, Guateinhia , ~ y,cor G.
Ache. drysoed. "o mporie No % Leonard THIS
city At his home No. t6i Fourteenth-st, broosSn ,
his wife last night said thar she mn ,ing that Mr.
Heeren wa, not aboard the Elbe. having pceh uneN-
KLIPTEl. Mrs; ,a,%s nranaen9gTs sn;nou,n Mass.
seaSEE seaSEI.L. WA Wsliasr asr"1Ss psarne. s'''
THEwEI.T. Louis. vienna A. s,- ,.r,sr y, tho
drug firm Of J. B & Francis A. Vinke al 81 Charles
He returning from visit TO ms oerma" o'"p'aoe
Wix Charles New York OF Charles wIx Co.. colors
No SO Dey-st this city Home. East Orange ~ j.
sECOND-CLAss PASSENGERS.
BRIEBACII Mrs Andrew. Amsterdam
DITTRiCH DR. Lripsic Had return ticket
FRANK Jacob Buffalo ~ Y. A member OF the nrm OF
L. Newman Co. wel-known ucse, orokers' s" a, 40
where had been visiting his parents ne was th'ty
years old unmarried and well to-do financially
GOLDNER. Esterla Eperjes
HcFMASN MIS- Anna. Grand Island. Neb.. wife Of
HoFMANN Charles Grand Island. Neb.
HoFMANN Henry. Grand Island Neo'' son OF Char'eS
IsLXuB Adolph. NswYo.k The name does not appear
KLETNscHMIDT. Kurt. Helena. Mont Had Just ire. re,
Of Minss ss o{ Frsberg saxony. having obtained the
highest diploma issued by The school In fifteen years
fes'den. SS% n Of Helena but now living seattle
kRANE. Andrew Vattier, Amsterdam
KRANE Mrs, vattier Ann,erdam A. ,,... y, .o. o.n h.
found In the directory either this city Brooklyn.
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