The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-01
HOPE ABANDONED. A
It Is Thought That All tho Boats wor,
Capsized Except Ono.

suptlSeu Etcept oucs
LowEsrorr, Eng. Jan. 3l.-The horri-
BILE details Of the lost steamship Elbe,
in the North sea, are being discussed by
crowds Of people. The bitterly cold
weather and the lack OF news from any
point along the coast show there is
little, if any, hope Of any other sur.
viyors reaching land.
A liieboas, supposed 10 have be-
longed to the Elbe. has been washed
ashore near Yarmouth. In the boat
were 4 number OF life belts and oars,
and 1t is believed to be tho boat from
which the fishing smack Wildfower
rescued the few persons who ESCAPED
from the steamship alter tho collision.
1t seems, however, that neither OF the
two pilots was on the bridge Of the
Elbe at the time OF the collision. The
Wescr or German pilot ceased his duty
when tho Elbe cleared from the We,er,
and the turn Of duty Of the Trinity or
English pilot did not commence until
the steamship entered the waters OF the
Isle OF Wight, and surviving officers OF
the Elbe refuse to say who was in charge
OF that steamer when the collision oc.
Cured; but it is supposed to have been
Third Officer StolIborg, who was one OF
the survivors. S.ollberg 10 understood
to have asserted that the steamer which
sank the Elbo was out OF her course, and
he Is said 10 have admitted that he saw
n great light on the port bow OF the
Elbe shortly bofore tho collision occur.
red. He described the third lie boat
lowered, aud which is still thought
may have escaped, to be about twenty
feet long. She cleared tho Elbe all
right with n number OF people inside of
her. Stollberc. however, docs not be-
lieve it possible for her to have lived
for any length OF tina in the heavy sea
which was running at the time OF the
accident.
TIE rILoT's STORY.
Trinity Pilot Greenham made tho fol-
lowing statement: "Whon | camo on
deck with somo Of the passengers Cap
tain Won Goessel was in charge. The
frat order given was to swing the boats
out, but not to lower them until fur
ther orders. Tho next order was for
everybody 10 como on deck aud for the
crow TO go to their stations. Then fol.
lowed the order for tho women and
children to 90 to the starboRrd boats, in
which it was proposed to save them.
The first OF thcso orders was given by
Captain Won Gocssel and repeated by
Chief officer Wilholms. The captain
was on tho bridge. and ] believe he
went down with his ship. Tho
next order which heard givon was
to lower tho boats. There was no con.
fusion 6halcvcr, nor was there n panic.
Every ordor was executed with tho
greatest calmncss and promptitude. A
high sea was running and strong wind
was blowing from cast southeast 1t was
bitterly cold, and thore had been 10 do.
grccs OF frost on the morning before the
lay OF tho collision. The lanyards and
boats grips and fills were frozen, and
tho lanyards securing tho falls had to be
chopped in order to savo time; but that
would have boon done in any case in
the event OF collision. Tho Elbe wen,
down about two minutes after We left
her eide"
ABANDONED HOPE.
The majority OF people here have
abandoned all hope Of hearing OF tho
rescue OF any more Of tho Elbo's pas
songers or crow, us many OF tho Var.
mouth aud Lowostoit fishing smncka nro
known to have boon plying near the
sceno Of the disaster aud they have not
yet returned, which thoy would have
done had they picked up any survivors.
Tho surviving passengers OF the Elbe
will 80 to Southampton Tomorrow and
thcru ombar; for Now York on board
tho next steamer. Tho crew will 20 to
London aftc- having made their state.
ments to tho German vice consul. They
will then bo shipped to Bromen. Tugs
arc searching for Tho missing boat OF tho
Elbe. but lato this afternoon thorc has
been no npws OF hor.
Tho agont OF the Hlenmship company
announces that tho following persons,
whosO namci wsre on tho list OF tho
Elbe'a passengers, decided, nt tho last
moment to 90 from Bremen to South.
amp,on direct, and were not on board
the Elbo when shc sank: Louise Borne.
fold, Domingo Furror, Theodore Geisen-
neirror, Rudolph NOumanu, Leio Mis-.