The herald., 1895-02-01

dead wlth cold and fright. We put hei
in the bottom of the boat and did al
we could to help her. We we're all we
with water which was pouring il ct on
collars and descending to our boots.
"Wc first tried to row but we fount
We made no Roadway aud, therefore
rugged up sort OF a mast, and with Z
small sail tried to keep tina DO ~ Of tht
boat to the wind ard seas. After
while we saw a smack and did Ill VIC
could to signal to hsr, although we foil Cd
to attract her attention. We had cut a
piece OF canvas and made g. small flag
which we used for signaling, and soon
afterwards had failed to let the smack
know OF our distress. This flag blew
away and the smack sailed of, cauainp
us to despair.
ABOARD THE wILDFLowER.
1--WE made new flag Of our hsndker-
chiefs and an undershirt which some.
body pulled off. held them up againet
the mast and we eventually sighted the
Wildhower, but long. terrible hour
elapsed before we were taken aboard.
She had her nets out, and it was dificu 1t
to approach her on account of the heavy
seas. After five OF the persons in our
boat had been transferred to the smack
the lifeboat seemed to slide back into
the water, and it appeared that the
others muet be lost. bat Q rope was
| thrown to us from the smack's stern
and gradually we were hauled up and
all OF US were transferred to the Wild
flower.
when I reached the deck fell down
exhausted and offered up prayer TO
God for my dsad darlings and thanked
Him Tor having saye1 me.
| oh, sir, thsy were kind TO us on
that smack. although they were only
rough fishermen. They had come hot
tea ready and covered us up with every
thing warm they could lay hands OIL.
Why, one of those poor fishermen act
ually gave me the only shirt he bad and
have it on, God bleaa him. As for
poor Miss Blocker, l have tended her
as mothef might have done"
Mr.. Hoffman concluded with asking
whether anything had been heard from
thu other boat, his eyes shooting
piteous, appealing glsEco as tho reporter
40 ever the latter behed, and then the
poor man sank back upon his pillow.
exclaiming; "Oh, for come telegram
But she ia dead. and 30 ia my darling
boy. and cannot 60 TO their graves.'
TIE ONLY LADY SURVIVOR.
Miss Anna Boeckcr, ths only lady sur.
vivor of tho Elbe. is the heroine Of the
hour. She is besieged with visitors
anxious to provide her with money emu
clothing. In conversation with the cor.
respondent OF the Associated Press this
afternoon. she said:
II cannot remember feeling afraid
fol han I
came on deck was the terrible cold. |
ana another deck passenger Kept on the
port aide OF the chip, which vas the lee
side. The majority of the passengers
crowded to the cardboard eide, however,
while high wjod WAS raging. do not
know who ordered them there, did not
hear the captain give any such order.
"But the 0ticsrs did their best to res
assure Us, saying that there was plenty
of room Tor everyone in the boats"
The captain of the Wildhower,
which picked mp the survivors, said in
an interview:
THE Wildfower was east southeast
| of Lowestoft with orr travlng geAr
down at II .. 10. Wednesday When we
Highted ships boat with someshing
| f1uttering froia its ma.ts. | could see
watsr breaking into ths boat.
| "When we got near enough we threw
them ropes end. but the man in the
boat were go numb with cold that they
could not bold GU to 1t. We finally made
fat to them and hauled the boat u to
the smack. When half OF the parsons
had jumped on board the .yp- pArSs
and the re mainder OF them wers again
adriit in tina heavy sea. After much
difficulty another line wae made fact to
the boat and all on board of her were
taken aboard the Wildhower. There
was q woman lying in the bottom Of the
boat with long coat on and no ehoes
ON her feet. She had no dress UNDER
meath the coat and was terribly cold. !
am sure that in another hour several OF
the persons we rescued would have been
frozsn stiff"
THE .CRATHIE's CAPTAIN.
ROTTERDAM, Jan. 31.-Intsrview had
here this afternoon with Captain Cor
don of the steamer Crathis, and with
the second officer of that vessel. leave
no doubt it was tho steamship which
ran into and sank the Elbs. Gordon
said the Crathie at 5 80 q. m. was about
So miles from Waterway Wind; was
north by west, half west. 1t was very
dark and the sea and wind strong. II
stood at the bottom OF the cabin stair
caao." he said, land was going on deck,
when there was heavy ahock, a crack,
and water began pouring into the deck.
] ran on deck and saw large. strange
ship across the bows OF the Crathie.
Altar the collision we returned to the
spot where it occurred, or as near as we
could mako out, but we were unable to
see any steamer, which We thought had
proceeded on her voyage. We followed
after sons time. but lost all sight OF
her, We waited two hours aud then
proceeded to Maasluia. We reached
there yesterday and came here for re
pairs, which will take five weeks"
The second officer OF the Craghie said:
''There was no fog, but it was dark. 1t
was my watch on deck, and I suddenly
saw ahead OF Us three lights and made
ont q steamer of light color with two
smokestacks, also painted y light color.
coming towards us. 1t was impossible
TO escape thu collision, although ten or
a dozsn yards more would have cleared
US. After we struck 1t was impossible
for some time to diaengsge the two
ships, and GU. gear had to be cut. We
heard no erica aud there was no commo-
ton on board the steamer as far as l
know. Immediately after the collision
the other vessel showed blus and red
lights. We returned the same signals.
understanding it meant that neirner OF
us needed assistance.
TUGS SEARCHING FOR BODIES.
"Our captain was below at the time We