The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-31

London. Jan. 3O.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Elbe, Captain Won Dos
set from Bremen yesterday for New
York via Southampton, has been sunk
4naAeolhsion with the British steamer
Ge1shie, Bound from Rotterdam for
Aberdeen.
At the time of sending this dispatch
the exact loss of life is unknown but
report has it that it was enormous.
The disaster occurred before daylight
this morning, at a point some thirty
miles from the Hool0 OF Holland.
The first intimation OF the disaster
came from Lowestoft, Suffolk, one Of
the chief English fishing ports. Late
this afternoon, 9. dispatch was received
from that place saying it was reported
there that a transatlantic Tine steamer
had been sunk in the North sea, and
that the loss Of life was very great
The first dispatches stated there had
been $50 persons on the Elbe. and that
only 10 had been saved, the rescued
having been landed at Lowestoft by
fishing smacks. Later dispatches to
The Exchange Telegraph company and
10 Lloyd's confirmed the report of the
loss Of the steamer and still later il
was learned the Crathie, the steamer
that sunk the Elbe, had been put into
Mas Luis. Holland, in a damaged con-
dition. She reported she had been in
collision with an unknown ocean
steamer.
Excitement Was Intense.
Towards evening. over two hours and
al la !, ! 3,
the London office OF the Associated
Press and had been cabled to America.
~ agents in Vhis city of Ghe North
German Lloyd Steamship company, re-
ceived the following cable message:
Most deplorable news from loves
eoft It stated that the Elbe was sunk
through collision at 6 this morning.
Boat No. 8, with third officer Storberg,
Purser Wester, Engineer Nenser and
19 persons, landed at Lowestoft. No
further news 50 far
When the news of the disaster be-
Cape generally known through the me
dfssns Of the ickers of the EXCHANGE
Telegraph company, in the clubs and
places of public resort, the excitement
1as intense. Cable dispatches were at
once forwarded to all the PRINCIPAL
European cities, and soon a, flood of
return dispatches were received ask
ing for further information, which 1T
that time il was impossible 10 obtain.
The agents here of tie company did
everything possible to learn all the
facts, and as soon as any new inform
alton was received it was at once
cabled to the various European capi-
tails.
The dispatches from Germany, show
that the news caused the greatest ex-
element and sorrow, most all the off,
GERS and crew of the lost steamer and a
majority of The passengers being Ger
plans.
towards on the Crathie.
1t was at first hoped the reports OF
NJ disaster had been exaggerated and
most, if not all, of the passengers
zsNi crew had escaped either by means
OF the ships boats or by being picked
up By passing vessels. But as time
wore on it was apparent that the frs
reports OF the Sinking of the steamer
mad minimized the horrors of the dis
aster. Many dispatches were forward
81 TO Mas Luis to the commander o.
the Crathie, asking him If he had res
Cued any Of the EIbe's passengers. Or
70 a late hour, however, no answers
were received to these dispatches anC
the belief grew that the Crathie. aftel
the accident had rather sought hel
own safety than TO rescue the people OF
the doomed ETbe.
Smashed Plates Like pasteboard.
From the details now on hand It i;
learned the Elbe was proceeding alone
at her usual rate of speed and KEEPING
the ordinary look-outs. It was dark
but there was no gale. Suddenly tht
forward lookout on the Elba reportey
TO the officer or deck that the light!
of a steamer were close aboard owe
the port bow. Before the course OF thu
11Jbe could DE changed so as to sheer
her off from the approaching steamer
the latter struck her just about tn,
engine room. going through her plate!
as trough they were pasteboard anC
sticking her nose almost completed,
Shrough the hull Of the Elbe. For
time the Crathie held the EEbe on he,
nose. but then her engines were re-
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