Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-01
LOST ON THE ELBE.
Three Hundred and Fifteen Go
Down with Her.
BUT NINETEEN REACH SHORE ALIVE
OF All These Who Thronged Her
Decks as She Steamed Out
from Bremen.

Complete List Of Her steersge Passengers
and Of Those Who Landed safely at
Lowestoft-seven Lucky Ones Who Con-
cluded at the Last Moment Not to Sail
Statement OF the Captain of the Craithie
Another Account Of the Terrible Ocean
Tragedy.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The officials Of the
North German Lloyd have given for pub
Gcation the following figures as the total
humber OF persons on board the Elbe:
Fifteen first ca bin; 81 second cabin; 2 60
ing from Bremen to Southampton; 1877
steerage, and 149 crew; total, 324. OF
these nineteen are known to be saved,
making total of 3i5 lost. The following
is a correct and full list Of the saved: Anna
Boecker, steerage passenger; - Baettke,
seaman; Deharde, pilot; - Dresow, sea-
man; - Feurst, chief stoker; - Fin.
ger, seaman; Greenham, pilot; Carl
Hoffman, Grand Island, Neb - Koebe,
Dteward; -Linkmeyer, assistant purser;
A. Neussel chief engineer; Eugene Schle-
gel, steerage passenger; Tn. Stollberg,
third officer; - Sittig, assistant purser;
r. Schlutins, assistant purser; - Sci
bert, seaman; John Veveta, cabin pas
senger, county commissioner, Cleveland,
o.; - Winning, seaman. J. Weber,
purser-19.
Names Of the steeraxe Passengers
The list Of passengers in the steerage Of
the vessel has been as follows:
Susanna Balm and children, Fannie
Drucker, Marie Skoez, Janos Lucaks, Ella
Trautz, Hans Wesslein, Otto Faust. Lou
ise Liebel and children, Max Lill. A.
Wurtzlhofer and wife, Anna Wurtzlhofer,
Paul Kaampffer, Maria Blesko and chill
dren, Charles Kugler, Wilhelm Warnka,
Emil Seneca, John Cerny and children,
Hcdley a. Laker and wife, Elias +.
Michelsohn, Dietrich Spreckels, Kive
Addison, Diedrich Barrick, Antoni
Wanat. ]. NJ Brunson, Ida Brun-
son, Henry Hurke, Gottlieb Bokelmann,
Rudolf Graf, Fried A. Reichspfaar
Fried Buchheister, Louise Buchheister,
Franzis Moelier, Bertha Klockzin, Franz
Brunhauser and family, Victoria Habes-
reiter, Rosa Rothmayer, Adolf Groll,
Helene Brarriek, Heinrich Bade, Fried
Henry Freinscht, Heinr Stamle, Moses
I.eisten, Vaclav Helecek, Josef Rumplik,
Anton Nosck, Franc kral, Barbara Svojse,
Frank Ccrvenk, Vojtech Straka, Antonia
Vevera, Bertha koepke, Heinrich Hoe
deker, Marie Wanat, Maik Trubacs,
George Hcnne, Apolenia Bojarska and
children, josef Menda, Heinrich Peters,
Maryanna Strychasz, Miterko LaszlC,
Marcus Gutwirth, Julius Starck, Johann
c. Weidcrholt, August link, Henry A.
Mitchsky, Cecim L. Hermann, Marianna
Frank, Christine Lorenzen. Anna Gura,
Helene Gura, Raphael Mendel, Anna
Zeidgin, Karl Roth, Jan Gura, Apolinia
Gura, Jan Zabora, Janos Zoos, Andrew
Szcbo, Janos Franyo. Mihaly Doduar,
Jan Szuchy, Pal Szuchy, Jan Chasti,
Maytas Yanszas, Gyoergy Antonyi, Janos
Flanosky, Janos Benya, Misaly Turcsani,
Gyorgy Fsizsmarik, Janos FsiZsmarik,
Gyorgy Vlosak Solas. Georg Koyacs,
Josef Hudak. Marie Borsznck, Marie
Rogus and children, Marie Sluva, Amalo
Sluve, Karolina Dzalo, Paul Janowski,
Stefan Lesiak. NJ ichael Kubat, Apolonia
Bigda, Stanisi kielbasa. Ludwiska Cur
censka, Michael Barth, Angel Prekup,
Jan kacza, Gustav Hemkc, Meri Babos
and child, Mihaly Galdos, Jan Kowal
Martin Eapierez, Jan Ghazsdonik, Julia
Thau, Emil kegel, Jacob Dahm, Philip
Mischiler.
Fortunately Not on Board.
OF those who had booked to take pas
sage from Bremen by the Elbc seven de-
cided Mt the last moment not to take the
Elbe. They were: Louise Bornefeld. Do
mingo Furrer, Theodore Gcisenheimer,
Rudolph Ncumann. Eeie Misselewitz
Schiefer Dorman, Anton Fischer 1t has
been reported that the Crathic after strik-
Ing the Elbc steamed away without max
ing any effort to save life. This is denied
by the officers of the Crathie as told by a
dispatch from Rotterdam.
Captain Gordon's Statement.
Captain Gordon, of the Crathie, said:
'.After the collision We returned to the
spot where it occurred, or near as we
could make out, but we We're unable to
see any signs of the steamer. which we
Thought had proceeded on her voyage
We followed after her for some time but
lost all sight of her. We waited for two
hours and then proceeded TO Maasluis We
reached there yesterday and came here
today for repairs which will take five
weeks" The second officer of the Crathie
corroborated the captain and added: I'm
mediately after the collision the other
vessel showed blue and red lights. We
returned the same signals understanding