New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-23
ELEVEN LIVES SAVED.
THREE STILL ON WRECK.


OUtCH AH| CSu uWuS'
Hook o. Holland Feb 22-After over thirty
ho1rs Of almost 1ncessant effort, the Dutch life
,oatnlen were rewarded. The wreck Of the
sritlzh steamer Berlin, which Went ashore here
yesterday morning. was reached, and eleven
survivors on the afterpart of the vessel were
saved.
Euffeted and driven back time after time, the
r,rdv Dutchmen refused to relax their attempts
to rescue the handful of shipwrecked persons,
and throughout yesterday. last night and this
morning they launched their boat repeatedly.
onlv to be foiled by the mountainous seas. In
the early afternoon the lfeboat again went out.
The receding tide and some Improvement in
the weather gave better hope Of success. and
after 4 hard tussle with the seas eleven persons
rerc taken off at 800 p. II. Three women and
a child are still on board the wreck.
The Prince Consort. after his first visit TO the
wreck when he saw that there were still some
survivors on board. said: We won't return
10 The Hague before we save them; we must
get them somehow"
Tne news that this determination had been
carried out reached the waiting crowds in the
shape II a rumor shortly before 3 o'clock this
afternoon and 6 pilot later confirmed the glad
tidings Then there was wild rush of the
people to the various points Of vantage over
looking the harbor. \ special force of police and
soldiers kept the excited crowd under control Il
was not until after o'clock that the steam pilot
boat heralded its approach with piercing shrieks
from her siren.
GREAT CROWDS AT HARBOR.
BY this time the harbor was black with people.
The roofs Of all houses and sheds were crowded,
while along the roadway skrting the sea there
raced hundreds CT people keeping pace with the
rescue boat.
IN the mean while every preparation was being
made at the harbor 10 take care of the persons
rescued. Six motor cars including the one be-
longing 70 the Prince Consort, We're drawn up in
readiness 10 convey the survivors TO the Amerika
Hotel. where a staff Of medical men waiting.
The small Hfeboat was the first to reach the
harhor and Captain Jansen, its skipper, received
round after round Of ringing cheers. He reported
that three women and child, who had refused
to jump. We're still aboard the wreck Of the Ber-
lin He explained that the rescue had been eff
fected by both boats working together. First
the small boat managed with great difficulty to
make fast a rope to the breakwater, and by this
the survivors were dragged through the water
10 the pilot boat, which stood a little way off.
Captain Jansen had hardly told his story when
the steam pilot boat, the HelyoeJsluis with the
rescued persons on board hove in sight. AS she
was moored the cheers Of the crowd were si-
fenced as the first Of the survivors was borne
ashore on a stretcher by six stalwart Dutchmen
and slowly carried UP the steps to one Of the
waiting motor cars. Tie man was swathed in
blankets. and gave no sign of life.
a steward was the next man 10 be brought
ashore He shouted gaily iu reply 10 Inquiries
My name is Fisher" He seems to have stood
the terrible ordeal the best Of all Then came
z woman. her face covered with a blanket, but
her long dark hair streaming over her pillow.
and a frosthtten hand hanging Imply over
the side Of the stretcher.
SURVIVORS CARRIED TO HOTEL.
The eleven survivors so narrowly snatched
from death were tenderly removed 10 the Amer
ika Hotel. and when the Prince Consort came
ashore his face was radiant.
The hotel was 50 besieged by the crowd
anxious TO catch glimpse Of the survivors that
the police had TO resort to vigorous measures
n clear the promises and allow the doctors
uninterrupted control. Several Of the nurses
were so affected by the sight Of the survivors
,ha- they burst into tears.
The names OF. the passengers saved follow. NJ
Young. Mr.. Broedersen. Fraulein Ruttel. Fran
lein Gahler Frau Schraeder (all three Of these
women belong TO the opera company a man
whose name Is not known and five members OF
The crew. Only two women and child are now
left on the wreck OF these the two women are
known 10 he Fraulein Thiels and Frau Wern-
berg The husband Of the last mentioned woman
lies in the morgue here.
Under jhe reyiving influence Of food the sur
v!vors soon tecame comparatively cheerful. The
correspondent OF The Associated Press inter
viewed Fraulein Buttel and Frau Schraeder
Fraule!n Gabler WAS too III 70 talk She had
suffered fIightfully on the wreck and was de-
lirtous when brought ashore. Fraulen Butte
and Frau scnraeder. although hungry and with
their hands and feet terribly frostbitten, showed
remarkable cheerfulness. Relating her expert
ences. Frau Schraeder said:
7 never can forget the terrible hours Of an
guieh and despair passed through while
watching with our hearts, might say, the gal
lart efforts Of the crews Of the Ifeboat and tugs
70 snatch US from the jaws Of death. on Thurs
day night our anguish reached its height Then
the gale seemed hercer than ever. Mountainous.
Death cold pillows broke over the ship every
minute and the dense, binding blizzard hid
from Us The comforting lights OF the Hook. At
about $50 o'clock in the morning we heard the
siren II the incoming Great Eastern steamer
Vienna. and Fraulein Buttel. in a frenzy
of despair shouted 10 the bowling winds:
'.yir sind hier,' Owe are here"D. Whenever we
raw or heard the passing craft We shouted, fear
ing that the people On board would think all
was over
I saw Frau Pertram. and indeed nearly all my
friends carried away by the sea and drowned.
We watched the operst tions Of our rescuers with
S-eath HESS anxiety. but when finally under
stood their actions md saw there q chance
of life could hardly believe our eyes Ex-
haustion. exposure, hunger and fear had made