Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-02-02

LONDON, Jan. 3l.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Elbe, bound
from Bremen for New York, was sunk
in collision with the British steamer
Crathie, fifty miles off Lowestoft
early yesterday morning. She car
red $50 souls. But twenty-onc sur
vivors have been landed. but n few
others may still be afloat OH one OF
the ships small boats.
Among the first and second class
passengers from America who are
missing are:
John u. Vinclse, st. Charles, Mo.
Frau NJ. c. Connors, South Dakota.
DR. ]. C. Dettr CHI. Am 'rica.
Fraulein Frank and Jacob Frank,
America.
Anton Fischer, Washington, ID. C.
j. +. Gerlicher, Winona, Mimi.
Theodore Gei,cnhcrmer, New York.
Ernest Herrcn. New York.
Anna Hoffman, and Henry lloff-
man, Grand Island, Neb.
Tho Collision.
The Elb, was proceeding along at
her usual rate oil speed and keeping
the ordinary lookouts. The night
was dark, but there was no gale.
Suddenly the forward lookout on the
Elbe reported to the officer on deck
that the lights OF u steamer were
close aboard over the port bow. BE
fore the course OF the Elbe could be-
changed SO rs to sheer hHr off from
the approaching steamer the latter
struck her ust about the engine
room. going through her plate us
though they were pasteboari aud
sticking her nose almost completely
through the hull of the Elbe. For n
time she held the Elbe on her nose,
but then her engines were reversed
and she backed out OF the aperture
she had made. As She did SO the
water rushed into the Elbc in tor
rent and she began Immediately to
settle.
The officer in charg, OF the ship Mt
once saw she was doomed and gave
hurried ord,rs to clear away the life
boats for launching. Three of the
boats were cleared and lowered but
one OF them shortly after 1t got clear
of the steamer, rap>izcd and IL is
thought that all occupant, were
drowned. The first boats contained
the third officer. chief engineer,
purscr. and about twenty OF the pas
sengers They wer' picked mp by q
fishing smack mn taken 10 Lowcstoft
Following is a list Of the survivors,:
Karl Hoffman, Eugene Schlegel, John
Vevera Anna liJcciier. between Pns-
senger Bothen Chief Engineer Neus-
fell. Third Officer Stollberg. Purser
Wester Herr Dehart. u Brelncrhaven
pilot; Robert Grccnham, an English
pilot, and ten Of the crew.
story OF the survivors.
From the survivors IL is learned
that as soon us the Crathic backed
away from the Elb., the in.rushIng
water flooded the aft OF the engine
room so quickly that nobody below
decks in that part OF the ship had an
opportunity to csca &c. The shock OF
the collision wa, comparatively slight
in view of the damage done, but this
is explained by tn. fact that IL was q
direct cutting blow. Nearly ali the
passengers were asleep ut the time.
but many of them wcr, awakened by
the shock, slight rs it was. They
could hear the rush OF the rapid in
flowing water and with cries Of ter
ror. sought to make their way TO the
upper deck. The steamer being
loaded by the stern. water naturally
rushe / aft, and this allowed many OF
the passengers forward TO reach the
deck.
In the case of the saloon passcng.
ers, however. the result was fatal.
As they rushed from their state rooms
into the s,loon they were met by the
torrent, against which il was impossi-
BILE for them to make hcadwav. They
were caught up un swept a toward
the cock pit, where they were prob
ably drowned before the ship foun-
dered. Altogether, about fifty OF the
passengers reached the deck where
the widest confusion existed. Wild
rushes were made for the boats. hut
the terrible excitement prevailing
impedcd the efforts of those who were
trying to clear them away. Many
heart rending scenes were witnessed
between parents and children in the
few moments preceding the sinking
of the vessel.
The small boat containing the sur
vivors tossed abont until II o'clock in
the morning Sew raj We sells were
sighted in the meantime. but they
male no replies to the signals that
were set for them. The survivors
were nearly frozen. having hardly
any clothing, and thcii suffcrings
were intense. Eventually the fishing
smack Wild Flower saw the signals
and bore down. on the boat. In q
short time the survivors were taken
aboard of her. where everything pos
sible was done for their comfort.
Mr.. Karl Hoffman,. the husband OF
Mrs. Anna Hoffman,, is among the
survivors. lie Is IN condition OF
terrible distress from the loss Of his
wife and son. He pathetically ex-
hibited q gold watch that his wife
hal slipped into his hand as she
parted with him to go to the star
board side OF the steamer when the
order to that effect was given.
Bioodhounds for y Murder Ease.
HArr LACE. Utah. Ian 2O.-Sheriff