People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1895 — TWO SHIPS ARE LOST. [ARTICLE]

TWO SHIPS ARE LOST.

DID VESSEL WHICH SUNK THE ELBE ALSO CO DOWN? Many Doubt that She Was the Crathle —Pieces of Wreckage Found Bearing Name “Azonia’*— List of Steerage I*asrangeri. Lowestoft. England. Jan. 31.—The horrifying details of the loss of the North German Lloyd steamship Elbe and her human freight are being discussed here by crowds of people gathered at dilferent places where the survivors remain, although a regular blizzard is blowing and. under ordinary circumstances, very few people would have ventured out of doors. The bitterly cold weather prevailing and the lack of news from any point along the coast show that there is little if any hope of any other survivors of the disaster reaching land. A life boat supposed to have belonged -to the Elbe has been washed ashore near Yarmouth. In the boat were a number of life belts and oars and it is believed to be the beat from which the fishing smack Wild Flower rescued the few persons who escaped from the steamer after the collision of yesterday morning. Everybody here is asking his neighbor the same question: ‘.'How did it cccur?” and nobody- seems able to give a satisfactory answer. A handful of the survivors who were clustered around a hotel tire this morning, indu'ged in the most bitter criticism of the still unknown ship which rammed and sunk the Elbe. All claim that she should have stood by the Elbe and that if she had done so a great many liyes wou.d have been saved. This, of course, is a matter which can not be decided until all the facts in the case are brought to light by the court of inquiry which will look into the matter. The agents of the North German Lloyd company at Southampton have been in constant communication with the German vice consul, who has been upon the spot ever since a short time after the disaster became known. It is not yet definitely established that the Crathie was the offending steamer. There are several interesting points in this distressing story which require definite explanation before all the facts in the case will become generally known. For instance, there are people who believe that a second steamer may have foundered. They base their opinions on the fact that the Ram's Gate lifeboat put to sea yesterday evening in answer to signals of distress supposed to have come from a steamer. But the lifeboat has not returned and as she got away in a blinding snow storm it is believed that she is lost and that the steamer she attempted to assist also went down.

Then, again, the word “Azonia” is branded on the oars of th'e‘boat stranded near Yarmouth, so people say that it could not. be the boat from which the Wild Flower rescued the survivor.-, of the Elbe. The name of the “Azonia” is not known in shipping circles here. The complete list of passengers on the Elbe follows: First cabin—Fritz Appel of Munich: Hugo Becker of Chemnitz; I). Bauman of Berlin: Mrs. M. Connors of South Dakota: Henry N. Castle of Honolulu; Miss Dorothy Castle of Honolulu; Anton Fischer, of Washington; Domingo Furrer, of Guatemala; .John F. Gertiehcr. df Winona. Minn.: Ernst Heren. of New York; Mrs. Klipfel. of Brandenburg; Mrs. Hermoine Sanders, of Falmouth. Mass.; Walter Schnell, of Dueren; Louis Thewett, of Vienna; John B. Vincke of St. Charles. Mo., Charles Wix of New York Second cabin, Mrs Andrew Brisback of Amsterdam, Dr. Detterich (return ticket), Jacob Frank of Buffalo, N. V., Isterla Goldnerof Eperjes. J. 11. Hahn, Carl Hoffmann of Grand Island, Neb., Henry Hoffmann, aged 7. of Grand Island. Neb.; Mrs. Anna Hoffman of Grand Island, Neb.; Adolph Islaub of New York; Kretoo Ker; Kurt Kleinschmidt of Helena, Mont.; Airs. Louise Kuehn of New York; Mr. Lockhart of New York; Ernest Masebcrg of Louisiana; Frank Miskovie of Eperjes; Rudolph Nolte of Leipsig; Peter Powierski of Kansanitz: Eugene Rhodes of Washington; Mrs. Sophie Rhodes of Washington; Julius' Rosenbaum of Berlin: August Sander of Esseoi; Miss Emma Schlegel, of Fuerth; Eugene Schlegel, of Fuerth; Mrs. Vattier, of Kraanz; Andrew Vattier, of Amsterdam; Miss Vevera: James VeVera; Miss Clara Weingaertner, of Flehingen. The steerage list of the Elba is as follows;

Susan Balin and children, Fannie Drucker, Maria Skoetz. Janos Lucaks, Ella Trautz. Ilans Wesslein, Otto Faust, Louise Liebel and children,Max Bill, Anna Wurtzlhofer, Elias E. Michelsohn, Dietrich Sprackeis. Kive Adelson, Diedrich Barrick, A. Wurtzlhofer and wife, Paul Kaemtffer, Maria Blesko and children. Charles Kugler, William Warnka, Emil Seneca, John Cerny and children. \ Hedley A. Laker and wife, Franzis Moeller, Bertha Klockzin, Franz Brunhauser and family, A. Toni Wanat, J. M. Brunson, Ida Brunson, Henry Hurke, F. A. Reichspfarr, Rudolph Graf. Fried Buchheister, Louise Buchheister, Anton Zeller, Henry Freinscht, Vaclav Holecek, Josef Rumplik, Huton Nosek, Franc Kral. Barbara Svojse, V. Habesreiter. Rosa Rothmayer. Adolf Groll, Helene Brarriek, Heinrich Bade. Friedrich Sapper, Gabriel Herz, G. Bokelmann, Maria Wanat. Maik Trubacs. George Henne, Apolonia Bojarska and children, Josef Menda, Heinr Peters, France Cervenk, Vojtech Straka. Antonia Vevcra. Bertha Kcepke. Heinrich Hoedeker, Avgust Zink, Heniy A.

M itchsky,Cccim L. Hermann. Marianna Frank. Christine Lyrenzen. Anna Gura. Helene Gura. Raphael .Mendel, Anna Zeidgin, Karl Roth, Jan Gura, Apolinia Gura. Stanisl Kielbasa, Heinr Stamle, Moses Leisten, Marcus Gutwirth, Julius Starck, J. C. Wiederholt. Jan Zabora, Jose Hudak, Marie Borsznek, Marie Rogus and children, Marie Sluva. Ainelo Sluva, Karolina Dzialo, Paul Janowkis, Stefan Lesiak. Kichael Kubat, Apolonia Bigda. Janos Esizsmar. L. Gurcenska, M. Strychasz, Miterko Laszloo, Janos Zoos, Andras Szcbo, Mihaly Doduar, Janos Franyo, Jan Szuchy, Pal Szuchy, Jan Chasti, Maytas Vanszas, Gyoergy An tony i, Janos Flanosky, Janos, Benya, Misaly Turcsani, G. Esizsmarik, G. Vlosak Solas, Georg Koyacs, Michael Barth, Angel Prekup, Jan Kacza. Gustav Hemke, M. Babos and child, Mihaly Gaidos, Jan Kowal, Martin Eapierez, Jan Ghazsdonik, Julia Thau. Emil Kegel, Jacob Dahm, Philip Mischler.

List of the Nineteen Persons Saved. New York, Jan 31. —The following list of saved has be n cabled to this city: BOECKER, ANNA, steerage passenger. BaETTKE, , seaman. DEHARDE. pilot. DRESOW, , seaman. FEURST, , chief stoker. FINGER, , seaman. GRKENHAM, , pilot. HOFFMAN, CARL, Grand Island. Neb. KOEBE. , steward. LINKMEY’ER, , as istant purser. MEUSSELL, A., chief engineer. SCHLEGEL, EUGENE, steerage passenger. BTOLLBERG, T. H.. third officer. SITTIG, - , assistant purser. BCHLUTINS, P., assistant purser. VEVERA, JOHN, cabin passengo ', county commissioner, Cleveland, Ohio. WINNING, seaman. WEBER, J., purser.