Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-31

carried and dragged from one boat to the
other
Miss Anna Buecker, the only woman in
the party was Frustrated as soon as they
got clear of the Elbe, and she lay in the
bottom of the boat for five hours with the
seas breaking over her and the water that
had been shipped half covering her body.
Although her physical strength was
gone, she showed true pluck and did not
utter word of complaint and repeatedly
urged her companions not to mind her but
look after themselves. Hofman's leg was
hurt severely while he was changing
boats. The Wild Flowers crew gave the
survivors every possible attention.
Upon landing the survivors were taken
in charge by b. S. Bradber, German con
sal at Lowestoft, who sent some sailors
home and others to the Suffolk hotel.
Miss Buecker, who took passage only to
Southampton, will probably be able to go
TO London in q day or two. Carl Holman,
who came ashore in the Wild Flower, said
in an interview:
"My home is in Great Island Nebraska.
had my wife and boy of with me on
the Elbe I am utterly wretched. l be
came separated from them and hardly
dare hope that they were saved. am
abroad to visit relatives in Germany,
and during the last four months was ac-
companied by my wife and boy. We left
Bremen for home on Tuesday. l was
asleep in a stateroom when q noise like q
CUR shot woke me. jumped out of bed
and spoke to my wife, who had been
aroused as suddenly. | asked her what
she thought the trouble was but she
seemed to pay little attention to it,
II was not greatly alarmed, although
heard scuffiing of feet and hoarse shouts
on deck. l hurried into a few clothes and
went to the upper deck. l saw only too
clearly what had happened. rushed be
low and helped my wife and boy to throw
on few clothes and we went on deck to
gether.
1.-THE excitement and confusion cannot
be described. l never saw anything like
it: everybody seemed to have lost his head.
The scene was distressing beyond anything
else ever saw. Men, women and chill
dren were running about madly. Women
were screaming with terror, and every
man getting in the others way. Darkness
| increased the confusion and fright
Suddenly heari shrill, despairing
cries from the women, there are no more
boats. l then saw men at the dayits.
noticed that the ropes were frozen so hard
or so tangled or something of the sort
that the sailors had to chop them frantic =
ally to get the boats clear. The sailors
were doing their best and worked with
might and MAN.
"They finally got out the aft quartz
boat on the port side. | could see 1t full
of people, but the sailors could not lowe
it. Meanwhile the steamer was settling
perceptibly | took my boy in my arms
and got into the second boat My wife
was close behind when somebody shouted
All the women and children go ON the
other side of the ship. l believe the
captain gave the order. My wife started to
RIM across the deck and that is last | saw
of her.
II chung to the boy, and some men seized
us and dragged us out of the boat, and
nv place was taken by one of the crew,
This boat got clear of the steamer. Before
the men at the oars could get full com
mand of her, big wave almost dashed
her against the steamers big foremost,
which had gone by the board at the time
of the collision. 1t was almost miraculous
that the boat was not swamped
"Another boat was got out ltook my
boy into it, and supposed he remained by
my side but just as the boat was lowered.
/ found he had appeared. He had be- n
torn away in the rush and scramble for
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