Major And Minor.

Lonflon: The North Germán Lloyd steamer Elbe, Capt. VonUossel, from Bremen for New York. via. Southampton, was sunk in a colusión with the British steamer Crathie, in the North sea, 30 miles ofE the Hoek van Holland. The Elbe had between 350 and 400 souls iboard, of whom bat 24 were saved. Barely 20 minutes elapsed betweon the üollision and the sinking of the Elbe, ind all the passengers were asleep whefi the shock came. Surviving officers report that the Elbe was proceeding along at her usual rate of speed and keeping the ordinary lookouts. The night was dark, there was a cold wind and a choppy sea, but no gale. Suddenly the forward lookout reported that the lights of a steamer were close aboard over the port bow. Before the course of the Elbe could be changed the steamer struck her just about the engine room, going through her plates as though they were pasteboard and striking her nose almost eompletely through the huil of the Elbe. The office in charge of the ship at once saw that she was doomed and gave hurried orders to clear away the lifeboatsfor launching. Three of the lifeboats were cleared and lowered, but one of them capsized and all but one of the occupants were drowned. The first boat contained the third officers, chief engineer, purser and about 21 passengers. These were picked up by the fishing smack VYndflówer and taken to Lowestoft.