Evening journal., 1895-01-31
THE NEWS IN NEW YORK.
The Tidings of Disaster Carried Dlsmay to
Many Hearts.

The Tidings of Disaster Carried Dlsmay to
Many Hearts.
New YORK, Jan. 31.-The news Of the
sinking Of the steamship Elbe in the North
sea caused widespread dismay in this city.
Thousands of citizens, with many thou
sands Of friends, living here have crossed
and reorossed on this selfsnme ship or 9th
er ships of the same line and to each OF
these thousands the dreadful tidings
brought reflections that made their hearts
quake
Gustav Schwab of the North German
Lloyd line has this to say of the disaster
'The Elbe has been lost under circum-
stances that reflect no dlscredit on her
construction. l think, too that it will
be found that her commander was devoid
| of blame. Science and care may reduce
| the risks Of travelling by sea TO a mini
num- but there are some dangers that can
never be gotten rid of. Collision is one
| of these From the meager accounts OF
| the disaster that we have so far received II
appears that the Elhe was struck by
steamer that did not stand by TO render
| assistance Note first, that she was struck
| she did not strike. This seems to put
| tho blame on the other vessel. Theni
again, the other steamer appears to have
sailed away an admission that it was
responsible for the calamity. The best
| ship in the world cannot guard against the
| jammlng Of another big ship that is in in
| competent hands.
Tho captain OF the Elbe was a man in
whom we had implicit confidence. / am
certain that the list Of the missing will be
| greatly reduced within the next "a hours.
The boats of the Elbe were big and stanch,
and. besides that, have no doubt but
/ - hu and
were picked up by the craft that were
near the scene Of the collision. The rec
ords of the company in point of safety
will compare with any Of the ocean steam
ship lines. =
Who Some of the Missing Are.
Charles Wix. among those supposed to
be lost, is said TO be the senior partner OF
the firm Of Charles Wix a. Co., manufac-
turers of dyes and coloring matter, 53 Dey
street, this city Mr.. Wix lives in Hobo
ken and has brother who resides in Or
ange n. j. He is said to have been in
the habit of visiting Europe yearly for
business purposes. the present trip being
of that nature Mr.. Wix is married and
has a family
The other first and second class passen.
aers who hailed from New York are Err
nest Heeren. Mrs. Louise Kuhn and Mr..
I.ookhart Up to late hour no further
details could be obtained about these in
dividuals.
Henry n. Castle Of Honolulu, who is
among the list of first cabin passengers,
was one Of tho commissioners Of annexa-
tion sent to this country by the people OF
Hawaii in 1892 to obtain an audience with
President Cleveland with view to an
nexiuR the islands with-the United States.
l H., .F ha xunfr
Iorin A. Thurston, now Hawaiian min
ister at Washington, and Commissioner
Carter recently killed in the rebellion al
Honolulu Mr. Castle is senior member OF
the firm Of Castle & Cooke, commission
merchants He is a descendant of this
early missionary element on the islands
/ Dorothy Castle. mentioned in the list, Il
his daughter.
The company regarded the lost steamei
as one Of the stanchest OF the many stancf
ships OF the line. She was also one Of th'
most beautifully decorated In tho transat
! lantic service and much patronized b,
wealthy travellers.
She had a capacity for l20 first cabin
, 1870 second cabin and 900 steerage passen
gers and carried crew OF about $50 men
} On her preceding trip to this port from
1 Bremen she carried crew Of l76 and 23'
7 / DttScUKcfht ulNlutu hH l0lAOnos ANtHNf
s nine first cabin, 48 second and 100 steer
{ age.
{ Was One OF Ten Big Ships.
The Elbe sailed from this port last ol
; Jan. Is and was reported arriving out o.
/ Jan. 26.
9 She was one OF the ton big ships tina
6 compose the transatlantic feet of the line
6 tho others being tho Kaiser Wilhelm II
j. Spree Havol Lain, Saale, Trave Allel
. Ems and Elder.
c Iowestoft, off which she was sunk, is
q small seaport town in the northeBster
T. corner Of Suffolk county, about 40 mile
q northeast from Harwich. in latitude 52.9
e north, longitude /. 40 east.
j Captain Won Gossel. who commanded tn
e Elbe, was one Of the youngest captains j
tho service of the company. But be ha
d the entire confidence of his employer
r. whose faith in his seamanship, discretio
Il and Judgment was voiced by Ager
s. Sohwab yesterday. He bad been In th
r service Of the company from his earl
% youth and had won promotion by shes
l. force Of character and skill. PERSONAL
Is he was remarkably handsome man, wit
C clear blue eyes light hair and a loni
is light brown beard He looked like IL
,s traditional Viking IL his photographs Al
ls TO be trusted.
ly All the other officers Of the Elbe al
Al tried and trusted employees also.
The Loss Of the Elder.
-Four years ago almost to tho daysanot
IT steamer Of the North German Llol
ls company was lost On Jan. 81, 1891, Il
is steamer Elder Of that line ran on Ath6
ne field ledge off the southwest coost OF {
Q. Isle Of Wight The accident occurred
IN fine weather and was generally suppos
rs to have been caused by the steamer g
10 ting caught in a current that threw b
e TO the southwark Of Der course, she at &
time being bound from New York
q Southampton and Bremen.
Of No lives were lost on that occasion. {
ls passengers and crew reaching the she
ye with little difficulty The steamers ma
=. and quantity Of specie she was carryiI
oy were landed safely as was slso portion