Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

Way. IheN were caught UP ana swept |
aft toward the cockpit, where they |
were probably crowned before the ship |
foundered, although about liity Of the |
passengers reached the deck where the |
widest confusion existed. Wild PUSHES |
Were made for the boats, but the terri /
bile excitement prevailing impeded the |
efforts of those who were trying to |
clear them away. Many heartrending !
scenes we're Witnessed between parents /
and children in the few moments pre-
ccding the sinking of the vessel.
There is some disagreement among
the survivors as to The number OF boats /
that We're launched. One survivor.
Karl A. Hoffman. declared that only
two boats were launched. One OF those
was swamped instantly ana that only
one OF its occupants, girl named
Anna Blocker, who was bound for
Southampton was rescued. She chung
TO u piece Of wreckage which she grasp
ed so tightly that it was only with dliti-
Guilty that she was dragged into the
second boat. She was just returning
from the deathbed OF her father and
mother.
The Moment of Deutb.
Meanwhile. the cry was raised on the
doomed vessel for the women and chill
dren TO 20 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 faint
ing women and terror stricken children
hurried to the starboard side, but they
had scarcely reached the boats when
The huge vessel lifted her bows high
In the air and then slowly and silently
sank stern foremost. beneath the waves.
taking with her her human freight.
Barely twenty minutes elapsed be-
tween the collision and the sinking
Of the steamer. a heavy sea was run
ming and the wind, which was from the
east-southeast. was bitterly cold. The
small boat containing the survivors
tossed about until IL o'clock in the
morning. Several vessels were sighted
in the ofling. but they made no re-
plies to the signals that were set for
them, The survivors were nearly froz-
en-, having hardly any clothing and
their suffernEs were intense. Eventual
ly the fishing smack Wlldnower saw
the signals and bore down on the boat,
In a short time the survivors were la
ken aboard OF her, where everything
possible was done for their comfort
Following is a corrected list Of the
survivors:
Cabin passengers
Carl Hoffman,
Eugene Schlegel,
John Nevera,
Anna Blocker,
Between deck passengers
Chief Engineer A. Neussell,
Third Omcer Stollberg,
| Purser WCser,
Herr de Hart. Bremerhaven pilot;
Robert Greenhnm, an English pilot,
/ and ten OF the crew.
They arrived at LOwestoft at 5:30
this afternoon.
The following Is a list OF first and
second cabin passengers who are miss
Ing:
FRITZ APPEL, Munich;
! HUBER BTDKER, Chemitz;
! A. BACMAN, Berlin:
LOUISE PORNFFELL. London:
FRAU ANDREW BRISBACH. AM
sterdam;
FRAU NJ. c. coNNoRs. South pa
kota;
HENRY N. CASTLE, Honolulu.
DOROTHY CASTLE. Honolulu;
DIR. ]. G. DIETRICH. America:
DOMINGO FURRER. Guatemala;
FRAU FRANK and JACOB FRANK,
America;
ANTOINE FISCHER, Washington, D.
C.:
]. r. GBRLIcHER, winona. MINI;
THEODORE GEISENHEIMDR, New
York;
ERNEST HERR, New York:
ANNA HOFFMAN and HENRY
HOFFMAN,. Grand Island, Neb.;
Mr.. Karl Hoffman, the husband of
Mrs. Anna Hoffman. is among the sur
vivors He is in a condition Of terrible
distress from the loss Of his wife and
son. He pathetically exhibited to the
representative OF the Associated Press
a gold watch that his wife had slipped
into his hand as she parted from him
to go to the starboard side OF the
steamer when the order TO that effect
was given. lie said: I'VE left Bre-
mcrAaven on Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Our cabin was one of the sec
ond class, and was within six feet OF
the spot which received the full force
of the shock. My wife, child and /
were asleep when ! was awakened at
$50 o'clock by what seemed to be the
ringing of the gong that Is used to
call the passengers TO meals. Finding
that 1t was still dark, ] jumped out OF
my berth, but heard nothing to alarm
me. / went back to my berth again,
and Immediately heard the rushing of
feet and shouting. | concluded some
thing serious had happened and seized
some clothing. / awakened my wife
and child, who hurriedly dressed, and
then we all ran along the corridor with
the others to the deck. | was knocked
down stairs when l reached the top.
but my feet caught In hook and l
managed TO save myself from being
trampied upon. l got 10 the port side
I and saw tfat great uhlhdbf ndu ~
suited from the collision. The wafer
was then rushing into the steamer In a
great torrent. The air was very thick
though the sky was clear. The sea
was very rough. Two boats were low
cred. / caught my boy and threw him
into one OF the boats. Calling my wife
to accompany me, / got into II. but al
that moment there was shout for the
women and children to 20 to the
stnrboard side Slipping her watch
into my hand, my wife left me and the
boy was taken out Of the boat while
sat there. saw one boat swamped
We tried TO rescue those In the water
but all save one, Anna Blocker, dis,
appeared. Our boat was then showed
of. We saw many vessels, but could
not attract their attention, We usec
sails and shirts for signals. but th'
passing vessels paid no attention "a
them Eventually the signals We're an
swered by the smack Wildnower. Af'
ter the collision rockets were fired from
the steamer. but no help came. / thini
IL impossible that any others wer'
saved, as the ship sank Immediately
after we left. / do not believe tbs
= stoerage passengers were aware of tn
accident. because the collision did no
make mcuh noise. We we're exposed
10 a heavy sea and bitter winds 10
= ] hnui Skinned Wn