Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08

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rushed aft and this allowed many of
h passengers forward to reach the
deck. In the case Of the saloon passen-
gers. however, The result was fatal. AS
they rushed from their staterooms into
the saloon. they were met by the tor
rents against which 1t was impossible
FOR them to make Roadway. They were
caught up and swept aft toward the
cock pit. where they were probably
drowned before the ship foundered.
Altogether about fifty of the passen-
gers reached the deck, where the Wild
est confusion existed. Frantic rushes
were made for the boats, but the terri
BILE excitement prevailing impeded 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 pre-
ceding the sinking of the vessel.
There is some disagreement among
the survivors as to the number OF boats
hat were launched. One survivor, Karl
:. Hoffman, declares that only two
boats were launched. one of these was
swamped instantly and the only one Of
Its occupants. a girl named Anna
Boerker, who was bound for Southamp-
ton. was escued. She chung to a piece
of wreckage, which she grasped so
tightly that it was only with difficulty
thai she was dragged into the second
boat. She was returning from the
deathbed IL her father or mother.
Meanwhile the cry was raised on the
doomed vessel for the women and chill
oren to go over to the other side of the
steamer away from the port side, in
Whlch was the great gaping hole caused
men and terror stricken children hur-
ried 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. TAX
ms with her human freight. Barely
twenty minutes elapsed from the time
OF the collision n the sinking Of the
steamer. A heavy sea was running
and the wind, which was from the east
southeast. was bitterly cold. The small
boat containing the survivors tossed
about until II O'clock in the morning.
Several vessels were sighted in the
meantime. but they made no replies to
the signals that were set for them. The
survivors were nearly frozen, having
hardly any clothing and their suffer-
ings were intense.
Eventually the fishing smack Wild
Flower saw the signals and bore down
on the boat. In a short time the survive
ors were taken aboard of her, where
everything possible was done for their
comfort.
The Survivors.
Following is a. corrected list of the
survivors:
Cabin passengers:
Karl Hoffman,.
Eugene Schlegel.
John Verera.
Anna Broker.
Between deck passengers:
John Bothen.
Chief Engineer A. Neusfell.
Third Officer Stollberg.
PurSer Westcr.
Herr Dehart. a Bremerhaven pilot.
Robert Grennham, an English pilot. and
ten of the crew.
They arrived at Lowestoft at $50
o'clock this afternoon.
Missing Cabin Passengers.
The following is a list Of first and sec
ond class passengers who are missing:
Fritz Appel. of Munich.
Hugo Brecker, Chemnitz.
"A. Berlin.
Louise Bornefell, London.
Mrs. Andrew Brisbach. Amsterdam. .
Mrs. NJ. Connors. South Dakota.
Henry N. Castle and Dorothy Castle,
Honolulu.
DR.. J. c. DIETRICH, America.
Domingo Furrer., Guatemala.
Miss Frankes Jacob, America.
Anton Fischer. Washington.
j. Il. Gerlicher. Winona, MINI.
Theodore G~cisenheimer, New York.
Ernest Heren. New York.
Mrs. Anna Hoffman, and Henry Hon-
Manu., Grand Island, Ncb.
Story of q Survivor.
Karl Hoffman, the husband Of Mrs.
Anna Hoffman, is among the survivors.
He is in a condition of terrible distress
from the loss of his wife and son. He
pathetically exhibited to the represent
alive 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. He
said: 1--WE left B%remerhaven on Tues
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Our cabin
was of the second class and on the side
which received the full force of the
shock. My wife. child and I We're asleep
when I was awakened at $50 o'clock
by what seemed to be the ringing of a
gong that Is used to call the passengers
to meals. Finding that 1t was still dark,
I jumped out Of my berth, but heard
nothing to alarm me. I went back to
my berth again and Immediately heard
the rushing of feet and shouting. I
concluded something serious had hap
pened and Selling some clothing I
awakened my wife and child, who hur-
riedly dressed and then we ali ran along
the corridors with the others to the
deck. I was knocked down stairs when
I reached the top, but my feet caught
a hook and I managed to save myself
from being trampled upon. I got to the
port side and saw that great damage
had resulted from the collision. The
water was rushing into the steamer
in a great torrent. The air was very
dark. and though the sky was clear the
sea was rough. Two boats were low
cred. I caught my boy and threw him
into n of the boats. calling my wife
to accompany me, I got into 1t, but at
thai moment there was q shout for the
women and children to go to the star
board side. Slipping her watch into my
hand, my wife left me and the boy was
taken out of the boat while I sat there.
II saw n boat swamped. We tried
to rescue those in the water. but all
save one, Anna Becker. disappeared.
Our boat vas then showed off. We
saw many vessels, but could not at
tract their attention. We used sails
and shirfa for ciuroJc hut thu roco;pr