The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-31
STEAMER ELBE
GOES DOWN
Continued from Page -

was awakened at $40 O'Clock by what
seemed see TO be the ringing OF the gong
meals. Finding that 1T was still dark
jumped out of my berth, but heard MOTH
ing to alarm me. went back to my
berth again, and Immediately heard the
rushing of feet and shouting. l conclud-
ed something serious had happened and
snatched some clothing. 1 awakened my
wife and child, vino l1urriedly dressed,
and then we all ran along the corridor
with the others to the deck. 1 was
knocked down stairs when reached the
top, but my feet caught on a hook and I
managed to save myself from being tram
pied on. [ got to the port side and saw
! that great damage had resulted from the
collision. The water was then rushing
into the steamer in a. great torrent. The
air was very dark, though the sky Wac
clear. The sea was very rough. Two
boats We're lowered. I caught my boy
and threw him into one of the boats.
into it, but at that moment there was a,
Shout for the women and children to go
to the starboard side. Slipping her watch
into my hands my wifA left me and the
boy was taken out of She boat while L
sat there.
''I saw one boat swamped. We tried to
rescue Those in the water, but all save
one, Anna Blocker, disappeared. Our
vessels, but could not attract attention
We used sails and shirts for signals, but
the passing vessels paid no attention to
them. Eventually the signals We're an
sWered by the fishing smack WildftoWer.
No Help Came.
"After the collision rockets were fired
from the steamer, but no help came. L
think it impossible that the others were
rescued. as the ship sank almost lnlne-
diately after we left 1t. do not believe
| Of the accident. because the collision did
not make much noise. We We're In a
rough sea and bitter winds for over five
hours; The boat Shipped water, con-
| stan6ly."
Chief Engineer NeuseI, in an interview,
said:
1.-THE steamer that ran into us appeared
a vessel of about 1900 tons Nothing was
visible by which either her name or her
! hailing port could be ascertained."
| The chief engineer declined to give any
| opinion as to how the catastrophe hap
ipeHed. Not more than twenty minutes
! only the position that the Elbe assumed
when the water rushing into her made
! its volume felt that prevented the launch
Everything possible, including the firing
/ of rockets, was done in the short time
before the vessel settled down. The night
was very dark at the time OF the col
Officers of the Elbe.
The following is a full list of the Elbe'.
officers:
Captain, K. Won Goessel; first officer. G.
| Wilhelm; second officer, j. Hellmers; thirc
officer, Theodore Stollberg; Fourth officer
! w. Uhr; chief engineer, a. Neusell; second
| engineer, A. Buchanan; third engineer
D. Sibje; third engineer, T. Albig; fourth
engineer, w. Lott; fourth 1e engineer: J.
! Wester; assistant purser, p. SchultiuS
surgeon, Dr. A. Reichardt; chief steward
J. P. Schunder; second steward, j. Bun
dleston; chief cook, G. Grapeugter; second
cook, ]. Haas.
Not Accounted For.
The following were among the. first and
second class passengers who have not
been accounted for and who are supposed
to have been drowned:
Mrs. Hernine Sanders Falmouth, Mass.
Charles WiX, New. York; Mrs. INipfel
Brardenburg; Louis Thewitt, Vienna
Waltherr Schnell. Dgrein;, Ernest Heren
New York SECOND Gabin-Mrs. Louis
Fuerth; Miss Emma schiegel. Fuerth
Mrs. Sophia Rhodes, Washington; Eugene
Rhodes, Washington; Mrs; Waiter, Grain
Rosenbaum, Berlin; Adolph Islaub, New
York: Ernest Maseberg, Louisiana; Kurt
Hleirschmidt, Helena, Mont; Carl Neuss
baum, Berlin; Rudolph Nolte, Lefpsig; j
Il. Hahn: James, Vevera Kretookor
Frank Miskolz; Edward Moskovie, Es
perrjes; Esterla G0ldner, Esperjes; Mr.
Lockhart, New York; August Sander, Els-
| SGOl, PGter GOWl6rShi, hdSdIlILy MISE
! Clara Weingaertner Flehinger.
| Report has it that there was about 40l
messengers on the Elbe, 240 of whom vert
passengers, 160 officers and crew and E
number of cattlemen who were returning
to the United States.
The agent of the company has en-
! ployed a steamer to proceed from Lowe
slboft to the scene of the wreck and t.
search for any of the survivors that may
be af1oat. The German yice-cOnsul has
purchased a quantity of clothing for the
survivors and has done everything in his
power to relieve their distress. The res
cued are now at the Sailors home, al
Lowestoft and the Suffolk hotel at thai
place.
Mr. vevera, of Cleveland, O., was re
turning home from visit to a sici
niece. whom he fears was drowned. H'
tells of being awakened by the collision
and going upon deck.
The men on deck were getting madl!
alarmed. Mr.. Vevera added:
repulse them. In the meanwhile tbs
boats were filing with men. I realized
that with me lit was now or never, ant
jumped on the rail, and as the boa
aboard of her. a man tried to expel me
but [ clung to him. saying to myself, ii
I go, you go too He then desisted. W.
saw the Elbe sink after which we cruiset
about until the Wildfiower rescued US
J 1t may be pointed out that sometime
intending passengers from Hamburg o
Bremen do not wait for the departure o
the German steamers from those ports
but come to England and take paSsagf
aboard of them at Southampton. 1t ma!
be that some of those who INTENDED Il
} travel by the Elbe did this.