Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-02-09

Steerage for England. 10
Captain aud crew ''...'''..''l45
Mall clerks'......... '''''''''
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Total on board
Known to be saved. 70
Total
Many more smacks arrived at Loves
toft late this afternoon and evening.
They brought no news. Others are due
soon. The skipper of the smack Com
petitor, which returned tonight, re-
ported that he saw yesterday what he
thought was a mailbag and tried to
catch it with boathook. He missed it,
and knowing nothing of the collision
did not try for it again. Handbills dis
trlbuted in LowestOft say that Consul
Bradbeer will pay ESQ tor the body of
Walter Schnell, one OF the Elbes first
cabin passengers. The Shipwrecked
Mariners Society has sent a barometer
TO Skipper Wright of the Wildtower
and Gl0 to each of his men, and the
Mayor of Lowestoft has opened a fund
for their benefit. AS regards the be-
havior of the Elbe's crew Holman
says:
* | seized lifebet as soon as got on
deck, but a sailor demanded it, saying
that it belonged to the crew. | gave it
up with the remark, We'll, | hope you
will save yourself, but he did not. The
crew did their best to keep the pas
sengers out of the boats"
Holman was greatly embittered by
the loss of his wife and child. He talks
continually about it and in each inter
view makes new charges against the
crew. He said this afternoon:
" was born among the Indians out
West. | have gone through rough times
with my family. Now it is all over with
them, and they have been sacrificed by
the carelessness of these men. do not
value my own life now. | can only
think of my loss"
Hofmanns description of the final
settling OF the ship was vivid. He said
I" could see her sinking rapidly as we
pulled away in the small boat. Her
bow went up steadily into the air. The
incline grew sleeper and | could see the
poor wretches aboard her elm bling and
crawling toward the bow, until sudden
ly all were engulfed."
Vevera said to a reporter tonight:
"There was a lot of green hands in
charge of the lifeboats. They were so
excited they did not know what they
were about. They filled one boat and
then dumped all the occupants into the
water. The crew in our boat was very
reluctant to admit Miss Buecker. Hot
mann and dragged her in without any
aid from the seamen."
Vevera and Holman also attack
Third Officer Stolberg and First Engi-
ed selfshly after the rescue, and that
Stolberg made no effort to command
the boat, but gave the responsibility to
one of the steerage passengers, Boethen,
who had been cook on a French steamer.
They speak highly of Boethens cool
ness and skill, and giving him the whole
credit for managing the boat. The
company has booked Vevera and Schle-
gel to sail on the steamship Umbria to-
morrow morning for Liverpool. Each
has received $l5 from the company, as
they lost everything with the ship, Hot
man losing 9l0O and Schlegel 800.
The London manager of the line said
to-day that he had questioned the ma
jority of officers aud men saved from the
Elbe, and their statements were highly
satisfactory. The evidence was unani-
nous that perfect discipline was main
tanned on board the Elbe. He could
not say anything definite as to the com
pany's future action. Serious blame
rested somewhere, he added, but he had
the utmost confidence in the skill and
experience of the Elbe's officers. A late
dispatch from Bremen says that the Of
fetal inquiry into the wreck will proba-
bly, be held there.
THE QUEENS MESSAGE.
LONDON, February 4.-The Queen has
sent message to the agents of the
Lloyd's line expressing regret at the loss
of the Elbe, and asking to be informed
if there was any chance of there being
any more survivors. The agents replied
they feared there was no hope of any
more being saved.
FOR RELIEF FUND.
BERLIN, February 4 "A committee
has been formed here to appeal for
funds for the relief of the families and
others dependent upon the victims OF
the Elbe disaster.