New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
10 MORE SURTITORS FOUND.
ONLY ONE BOATLOAD RESCUED FROM
THE SEAS
Not EyEN \ SPAR WASHED ASHORE TO BEAR
WITNESS TO THE ELnEs FATE THE coz
Duct OF THE OFFICERS As THE
SHIP WENT DOWN

SHIP WENT DOWN.
London. Feb. Is a. m.-A'l reports received
tonight confirm the statements from Bremen
that the steamship Ebe carried 149 officers and
sailors. 20 cabin passengers and l25 steerage
passengers or 324 persons in all. There are
twenty-one survivors. The lost. therefore. num-
ber 3O3
London Jan 3l-The absorbing topic OF CON
yersation and comment to-day was the loss Of
the steamship Elbe in collision I'm the North
Sea Yesterday morning with steamer which at
the time was unknown but which II is now
ascertaire. beyond the possibility OF doubt was
the British steamer Crathie. Captain Gordon,
from Rotterdam for Aberdeen. There Is little
hope that any ~ the missing will be heard from
alive The weat her IL unfavorable 10 the sur
yival OF castaways for any considerable length
Of time A heavy northeast gale has prevailed
on the North Sea all day. and the weather at
lSwestoft and thereabouts is very cold The
gale increased to almost hurricane. and has
been accompanied by n binding snowstorm
Notwithstanding the dlscomforts involved.
however. the coast-guard snd customs officers
have eAerted themselves TO the utmost In the
search for possible survivors. or even anything
Indicating that more OF the Elbe people escaped
than have yet been heard from.
Thus far no article OF woodwork or furniture
belonging to the lost vessel has been washed
ashore on the Suffolk coast. fact in ITSELF re-
garded by experts as proving the sudden com
plcteness OF the disaster A lifeboat OF the ElDe
it IL true was washed ashore at Yarmouth last
evening. oars and life buoys being found In It,
but this Is undoubtedly the boat from which
the Wiidhower rescued the survivors yesterday
II was left adrift after its occupants had been
taken on. SO that its discovery on shore fur-
nishes no additional news announcement
The Officers In London OF the Nortn German
Lloyd Steamship Company are besieged with
anxious Inquiries but the officers are without
information or details beyond the news pub
.ished In the press. and can do nothing 10 aIlay
the anxiety Of the relatives and friends OF the
EIbe's passengers The company is refundng
fares to the survivors. and paying the expenses
Of their return to Germany or to whatever points
they select as their destinations.
THE SEARCH FOR cAsTAWAys
The company early this morning sent out the
ocean tug Despatch to cruise around In search OF
survivors OF the Elbe but the tremendous wind.
heavy and binding snowstorm drove hef
back to Lowestoft at nJon after she had gone
only a short distance ol her way. Tne storm
moderated somewhat after her return. and IN the
afternoon she started again. She returned this
evening with no news OF the wreck. The raging
blizzard prevented the sea from being seen Off
Ramsgate and Yarmouth. and compelled total
suspension Of coasting traffic. In this way the
experts accounted for the delayed arrival Of fish
ing boats which might bring some additional
survivors. or at least hsve picked up some wreck
age which might serve to Identify the ship which
cut the Elbe almost in two.
The lfeboat OF the llfe-savng station at Rams
gate returned to that place this morning after
having been out fifteen hours searching for pos
sible survivors, without having found any trace
OF either boat or wreckage The Broadstairs
lifeboat also returned this morning. Upon near
ing the station the boat was blown ashore by
the violent gale. and the crew were dashed into