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Other Details Of The Horror

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Day
1
Month
February
Year
1895
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Public Domain
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There ts some disagreenuMit arnong the eurvivors as to tho nuiuber of boats that were launchud. One survivor. Knrl A. Hoffiiiitnu, declares thatonly twu boats were lauDohed. One of these wns swnmped instantly and the unly uue ui Hs aooupants, ■ girl named Anna Boècker, who was boond for Southaiupton, was roscuod. Shc clnng tu i pleoe oí wreekage, whkh shu grasped so tightly fchnt it vv;is unly witli dillioulty bhat she w.ts dtagged into the second boat Hhö w jusi, retnrning froiitthe ilettthlwrl of her lather uil mother, Mu;mwliile the ory was raioed on tho doomed vessel for the woii.ouand children to f? over tu the other sid.8 of the steamer, nway from Che por) side, in wliioh was the great gaping hole, caused by the Crathie. The hall (aliitlug winnen and terrorstricken chiHlren hurried to the starboard side, hui Lhey had soaroely reachod the Ijoats when the hnge vessel liftod her l)ows high in tho nir and then slowly and süeutly sunk, stern foreniOBt, bonoatli tho vraves, taking with her her human freight. Burely twenty minutes elapsed between h colusión and the sinking of tho steamir. A heavy sea was running and the wind, which was from the east southeast, was bitterly cold. Tlie small boat containing the survivors tossfd abont until 11 o'clock in the morning. Thu survivore were nearly frozen, haviiijt hardly auy clothing, and their sufferings wcre intense. Eventually the lishing smiick VViidPiwer saw theslgnals and bore down oí theboat In a short time the' urvlvora w,t taken aboard of her, where ! everything posaible was done íor thelr I comfort. Mr. Rail Hoffmann, the hnsbnnd of Mrs. Anna Hoffmann, is among the survivur He ia in ;i oonditionof terrible distress from the loss of Jiis wifo anti son He pathetieally exhlbited to the represuntative of ihe Associatod Press n gold watch that hls wife had alipped into hln nand assheparted with him to goto the starboard side of tl, steamer when the order to that effect was givon Followlng Is ; correct list of the survtvors-Ciibin pasaengerg; Karl Hoiïmau h-ugene 8ohlegel, John Verera, Anna Bucckcr, Between Deok Passenger Bothen, Chief Kngmeor A. NeusfeU, Third üfflcei htollberg, Poner Wester, Herr Dehart (a Bremerhaven pilot), Kobert Grennham (an tnghsh pilot), and ten of the crew. The followlng ia a List of first and second class passengora who are missing: Frito Appel, ot Munich, Hugo, Becker, Chemnitz; A. Baumann, Berlín; Louisu Bornefell, London; Frau Andrew Brisbach, Amsterdam; Frau M. C. Connors, South Dakota; Henry N. Castle and Dorothy Castle, Honolulú; JJr. J. C. Dettrioh, America; Domingo Furrer, Guatemala; Frauiein Frank and Jaoob Frank, America; Anton Fischor, Washington; J. F. (ierlieher, Winona, Minn ; Theodore Geiaenheimer, New York; Anna Hoffmann and Henry Hoffmann, Grand Island, Neb The total number of persons on bonrd, as obtained at this writiug was as follows: Offlcerg, 19; crew, 149; passengers, Ü4U; cattlemen returnlng to the United Btates, possibly, -). lt is still claimed that two lioiit loads goc safely away, but only one has been accounted tor. If thero were twonty cattlemen the total on board "ggregates i25. Allowlng that both the b'i.-ii-, are sale - ooutainJng about 40 persons- tlie loss ot llfe is B85. II only oue boat is safo tne loss is 40.0. The Cntthie, which sank tlie tülbo, arrivcd safely at Amsterdam, lenking badiy. Xkw Yor.K, Jan. 31.- The following isa complete list of llrst and second cabin passengers on the Klbi?. First cabin- Fritz Appel, Munich; Hugo Becker, Uheinniu; Uitector Bauman, Berlín; Mrs. Hm-miue Handers, Fnlmouth, Mass.; Anton Kischer, Washington; John B. Viuokc, si,. Charle, Mu.; Charles Wli, New York; Mrs. M. Con nors, South Dakota; ileniy N. Castle, Honolulú; Uorothy Castle; Mrs. Klipfel, Brandenburg; Louis Thewott, Vienna; Walter fcohnel!, Tieren; Kniest Herren, New York; Domingo Kurrer, Guatemala; J. H. Hfthn, Jumes Vovora, Kretoo Ker, Krank Miskoloz; Eduard Moskovie, Islerla Groldner, Kperjes; Mr. Lockhart, New York; August Sivmlor, Esaeol; Peter Powierski, Kasanitz; Miss Ciará Weingastncr, (lelnngon. Saoond eabin- Mis. Loulae Kuehu, New York; Jake Frank, Huffalo; Kugene Sohlegel, Ë'uerth; Miss Blinina Schlegel, Foerth; Mrs. Öophle Uhodes, Washington; Kugene Bhodes, Washington; Cari Hoffinan, Mrs. Anna Hoffoiau, and Heury HofTnuui, Urand Island, Nelj. ; Mrs. Andrew Brlebaöh, Amsterdam; Mrs. Vattier, Kraauz; AihItüw Vattier, Amsterdam; Julias Rosen bauia, Berliu; Adolf Islaub, New York; Krast Maüerborg, Louisiaua; Kurt Kleinschmidt, Uerlin; Hudolph Nol te, Ixsipzig; Dr. Dittrich (return ticket).

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