Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-31
survivors as to the number Of boats that

survivors as to the number of boats that
were launched. One survivor, Karl A.
Hoffman,, declares that only two boats
were launched. One of these was swamped
instantly and the only one of Its accu-
pants, girl named Anna Boecker, who
was bound for Southampton, was res
cued. She clung to piece of wreckage,
W hich size grasped so tightly that it was
only with difficulty that she was dragged
into the second boat. She was just re-
turning from the deathbed of her father
and mother,
Meanwhile the cry was raised on the
doomed vessel for the women and children
to go over to the other side of the steamer,
away from the port side, in which was the
great gaping hole, caused by the Crathie.
The half fainting women and terror
stricken children hurried to the starboard
side, but they had scarcely reached the
boats when the huge vessel lifted her
bows high in the air and then slowly and
silently sank, stern foremost, beneath the
waves, taking with her her human freight.
Barely twenty minutes elapsed between
the collision and the sinking of the steam
cr. A heavy sea was running and the
wind, which was from the east south
east, was bitterly cold. The small boat
containing the survivors tossed about un-
til IL o'clock in the morning The sufviv-
Ors were nearly frozen, having hardly any
clothing, and their sufferings were in
tense. Eventually the fishing smack
Wild Flower saw the signals and bore
down on the boat. In a short time tho
survivors We're taken aboard of her, where
everything possible was done for their
comfort.
Mr.. Karl Hoffman,. the husband Of
Mrs Anna Hoffman,, is among the sur
vivOrs. He is in a condition of terrible
distress from the loss of his wife and son.
He pathetically exhibited to the repre-
sentative of the Associated Press a gold
watch that his wife had slipped into his
hand as she parted with him to go to the
starboard side of the steamer when the
order to that effect was given.
Following is correct list of the sur
vivors--Cabin passengers: Karl Hoffman,
Eugene Schlcgel, John Nerera, Anna
Boeckcr, Between Deck Passenger Bothen,
Chief Engineer \. Neusfell, Third Officer
Stoiiberg, Purscr Wester, Herr Dehart "a
Brcmerhayen pilot, Robert Grennham
(an English pilot, and ten of the crew.
The following is n list of first and Sec
ond class passengers who are missing:
Fritz Appel, of Munich; Hugo, Becker,
Chemnitz; a. Baumann, Berlin; Louise
Bornefell, London; Frau Andrew Bris-
bach, Amsterdam; Frau NJ G. COnnors,
South Dakota; Henry n. Castle and Dor
othy Castle, Honolulu; DIR. j. c. Det-
trich, America; Domingo Furrer, Guate-
mala; Fraulein Frank and jacob Frank,
America; Anton Fischer, Washington;
J. +. Gerlicher, Winona, MINI; Theodore
Geiscnhcimer, New York; Anna Hoff-
mann and Henry Hoffman,, Grand Isl
and, Neb
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The following is a
complete list of first and second cabin
passengers on the Elbc. First cabin
Fritz Appel. Munich; Hugo Becker,
Chemnitz; Ditector Bnuman, Berlin;
Mrs. Hermine Sanders, Falmouth, Mass;
Anton Fischer, Washington; John B.
Fincke, st. Charles, Mo-; Charles Wix,
New York; Mrs. NJ. Conners, South Da-
kota; Henry \. Castle, Honolulu; Doro-
thy Castle; Mrs. klipfel, Brandenburg;
Louis Thewctt, Vienna; Walter
Schncll, Heren; Ernest Hcrren,
New York; Domingo Furrcr, Guatemala;
j. ii. Hahn, James Vcvera, kretoo Ker,
Frank Miskoloz; Eduard M0skovic, Ister-
Ia Goldner, Eperjes; Mr.. Lockhart, New
York; August Sander, Esseol; Peter
Powicrski. Kasanitz; Miss Clara Vein
gastncr, Glehineca.
Secon cabin-Mrs. Louise kuehn, New
York; Jake Frank, Buffalo; Eugene
Schlegcl, Fucrth; Miss Emma Schi"--'.
Fucrth; Mrs. Sophie Rhodes, washing
ton; Eugene Rhodes. Washington; Carl
Hoffman, Mrs. Anna Hoffman, and Henry
Hoffman, Grand Island, Neb.; Mrs. An
drew Bricbach, Amsterdam; Mrs. Waiter.
Kraanz; Andrew Waiter, Amsterdam;
Julius Rosenbaum, Berlin; Adolf Islauh
New York; Ernst Maserberg, Louisiana;
Kurt klcinschmidt, Berlin; Rudolph
Noltc, Leipzig; DR.. Dittrich (return ticket).
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3l.-H. n. Castle,
who with his wife was a passenger ON the
Elbc, was editor of the Hawaiian Com
mercial Advertiser, the leading journal of
the islands. He was an ardent advocate
of annexation and took a prominent part
in Hawaiian politics