, TilE OMAHA DAILY JUDE FUID.A FEBRUAflY 1 18mj. 1 . A. . I ; , , t - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( Ti. : .1 - t - - - - - SIde of the Ihlp they v'ould ' never Ilave .4. . . taken hIm from me. nlt , ) 'ou SN , , I have been a miiary man anti obeyed orderL' "Where dl(1 you Buve ? " Mr. 10lman ! was I aked ; "In the Fifteenth Iruulan UMans for three y arB. " "Were you married In German ) ? " "No , Iii \ America. My wife was only 27 rears of age. Oh Gods She was a good woman , sin She was born In Nebraska of German parentage. She was the daughter of Mr. and ( Irs. henry Thnlke of hail county In that Blate , living on and n half * mIles south of Grand I9lant , where Mr& Tlmpke I now Ivln . "I was 11 fO audden. \0 had been so happy the nght : before. There was a young fellow from Berlin who was going to MobIle , 41a. , In order to buy cottonseed oil. lie was comical Bang ongs and told funny stories In the 8aloon. When the boat got away with . n great deal of trouble the mbe hieing rIght ! ' on top tf us first , wo had hardly got tOO yards from the ship when I saw a woman iloating In the water. I trIed to throw 80me- 10atn $ ourselves thIng to her , but somebody shouted , "No ; lave , 10FJMAN AS AmmO. "I coull not do that , air ! I.'jnaly ( hey got L . the boat np to her and ( with the help of an- . other pal ! I drew her Into the boat whIch t : was nn ordinary ship's boat about fleen feet i long. I afterward found out tlut her name e was Anna hirucker Per gIrl She was almost - , most Ile:11 : with fright and cohtVo put her In the bottom of the heat ant did all we could to help her.Ve were all wet with water : whIch was pouring .In at our collars and descenlng , Into our bets , ' "We first tried to row ; hut we found ( we matiI no headway and , therefore rIgged up a sort of nat an'(1 with a email sai tried to keep IhB how 10 the wInd and seas ACer I r while we JIW a smack alul did aU we could to signal her , although we failed to ntftt I her attention. We hall cut n niece oC C8n'.a9 and made a small fag which we used for signaling and soon afterward , having failed to let the smack know or our distress , this lag blew away anti the slacll railed off , Clns- r Ing us to d"spJlr. " here a fresh paroxysm of grief overtook [ unhnppy man and he bewailed the 1039 of his wire anti ! child ills utterances were almost choked ! with grief. SOle mlautes elapsed , before - , Core Mr. Herman was able to resume his S story and ( then he sahl : , - "We made a new lag with our hanlker. ( I , chiefs and ! an undershirt whlh somebody pulled off. I hell them up against the mast and we eventually sighted the Wildflower. ' lInt a full , long terrible hour e1apell before we were taken aboard. She had her nets out and It waa difcult to approach her on ac- count of the heavy senE. ACer five or the . persons In our beat had been transferred to , the smack the lifeboat seemed to sltle back ! . Into the water and It appeare,1 , as If the others must he lost hut 0 rope was thrown to us from the Emack's stern and gradually we were hauled up and all of us were transferred to the Wlhlf , er. "When 1 reached her deck I fell down exhausted - hausted and offered up a prayer to Ged for OY dead ' darlngs ant thanked him for having saved me. "Oh , , sir , they were so kind to us on that smack although they were only rough fisher- folk. They Eoon had some hot lea read ) ' and covered lS up with everything they could lay hands upon. Why one oC those fishermen gave me the only shirt he had , and 1 have It on now , Got bless him ! "As for per Miss flrncker I have tended her as 0 mother might have done. " Mr. Hoffman concluded by asking If any- thing had been heard from the othierboat . his yes casting as pitying and appealing a glance at the reporter as ever the later beheld . and then the poor man sank back upon his plow exclaimIng : : 'Oh . for some telegrams ! Dut . . she Is dead ! Ant so 1 my darling boy and I cannot go to their graves ! " A life boat supposed to have belonged to the Ebe has been washed ashore near Yar- 10uth , In the boat were n numher of life . . belts mId I Is believed to be thE boat from . which the fishing smack 'Vldlower rescued . ' the few persons who escaped from the steamer . " after the collision. I HOW DID IT HAPPEN ? Everybody hero : Is asking lils' ' neighbor the . + * same question : "how did It occur ? " and no- 4 t body seem to . ba abloto , give a satisfactory 4 answe , 1 hal ( lul.f fthe , survivors who'vero > clustering around a , hiotebtIrc thIs morning , Intulged In' tIle , most , bitter criticisms ' of tie b5 t J sti uiiliiqvn shiP. which rammed and sunk . . the Ebe , They all claim she should have ' j steM by the Elbe , and ' If she had dune so a : great many lives would have been saved t This of course , Is a mater which cannot be , decided until all the facts In the case are , brought to light by tim court ol Inquiry which ' will Investigate the matter. .1 The German vice consul and the agent ot 1 the North German Lloyd company yesterday l " cautioned all the survivors of the crew of tim Elo not to furnish Information of any t description to anybody until they appeared before the court of Inquiry and as the men ; , strictly obeyed these Instructions very little could be gathered this morning except from c the passengers , who , of cdurse are not posted U on ' maritime ' rules and regulatIons , ant were ' therefore unablb to furnish the facts which 3 mIght enable the mystery of the sinking of the Elbe to he solved ns promptly as most people would wIsh I was apparent , however , that neither of the two piots was on tpo bridge of the file : at' the time of the collIsion . The Wesel' or , German Illot ceased his duty when the mbo j cleared from the Weser and the turn of duty , of the Trinity or English pilot did not commence - . ( mence until the steamship entered the water : of the Isle of Wight , ant the snrlvlng om- I cars ol the Ebe refused to say who was In ; charge of the steamer when the clsl ! n occurred - . currod ; hut It Is supposed to have been Third S. Ofcer Stol berg , who was one of the survi- . vors. Stol erg Is understood to have asserted . - serted thnt the ship whIch sank , the Elba was ci out of her course , ant he Is said to 'have ' ad. , mUted that ho saw a green light on the port i bow of the Elbe shorty before the collision r occurred. Ho described the third life boat : lowered , antI which Is still thought may have escaped , to be about twenty feet long She , cleared the Elba all right anti a number of * ; . Jrpl" were Inside of her. Stolh rg. however , L1 does not believe It poUlble for her to have 'I ? lived for any length of tI0 In the heavy boa i which was running at the time of the ace 1- 4 dent . , Chief EngIneer N"usel said that the stem . . of the unknown ship struck the Ebe about ] 50 feet forward of the rudder , or just abaft / the enllne ro m. The engInes were not ( lm- - aged by the collision . but the water soon ) ' poured In , and although the team pumps ' , were Put 10 work In abut thro minutes tIme I became \ole8 and the englno : rooms were " loon deserted for the upper decks. , & - ENOISH PILOT'S ' STORY. L This aforcon , at the request of the agents d . of th North Germln Lloyd company , Green- , ham , the Trinity pilot , made the following : statement : "When I CJmo on deck with wme or the pulengs CJjJain Van Goes el was In chuge. , * The fIrst ort r given was to swing the boats L : out , but not to lower them until furthol or- , ders . The next order , was for everybody to M core al deck anti for the crew to go to their , stations . Then followed , the order for the . women ali children to ! O to the starboard . bets , In which , It was \Iropsed \ to save them - The first 01 these cnlers was given by CP- E tln Von Giesel end repatell by Chief Olcer Wihelmi , The captain wal on the bridge and 1 b Uevl Ill went t0wn with his ship ' "The next or,1er whIch I heard given was to . , lower the boats. There Wa no conCuolon , . whatever , oar was there a panic Every crder , was excule.1 . with the greatest calmness and promptitude " "At the limo ot the collision there WM a ! hIgh sea running and a strIng wind was blow- , tag from eul-aoulheat. It was bitterly cold ' ' and there itCh been nineteen degree cf frost . Celsius ( at Gentgrado ) on lice morning be. ' forts the day oC the wreck , The Isnardl ant L at's grlp ant fails were frozen and the lanyards lecurlng the falls hall to be chopped ' In'order'D save them ; but that would hove been tent In any case In the event cr a eel. : hhsion. 'fhp fibs scent down about two mm- ' utu after ww left her " The explanation given by the surviving olcf of Inp Elba its to the proportion Of crew . : We to the number rf passengers e3o ; is ' ' that the ' 'a'thatll. fclltwlng orders were gIven by the . cmceiof , H'e % flibe : The children were to be .ived first Ild then the WOIIJ , and they were f to .e platert lu the boats on the starboard aIde . , where the women and children were told .t gather. Dut. almolt Immolately ale this < ordHi - bat been obeyed the file listed havily to "tuboard and the lea swept up 10 tie , .rolnelade decl r the starboard bOlts : were . renllretl tiselraa , The bat which . , bough the survivors away from the I : bwu 01. or the port boats sld was the last to heave the ( \05el. Acting upon the orJen or ' Captain Von Goesasi ThIrd Otticr r " . r SI lb'rg & sad the ( pay'uaster , who ON II charge cf this - t - - _ _ _ - boat took their seats Inside of her and then , when the water was creeping over the deck , It was a rush for the boat and anyboy who CO\I get Into It did BO. The Trinity piot , Greenllm , who aD already stated by himself , rU9heI on dtck Immediately after the colll n , aMlsted II . ' crew of the flubs In firing the rockets which signaled the veuel's distress. I Is undertool that Greenhorn has been heard to express the opInion that the steamer which colll.tl wIth the Elbe 101 distinctly nt ful as she alompet to cross the bows i of the mbe. QUESTIONING TiE SAILORS. The rescued seamen showed little trace to- day of having so barely escaped losing theIr lives In a fearful dIsaster . When the correspondent - respondent of the Associated iress entered the room which hal been place at their disposal - posal ot the Sailors' home he found them busily engaged In stitching up their tattered clothIng , which was alt they managed to save. They were laughing and joking alt the while , i . ! as If engage,1 In their daily work , and were exceedingly loath to converse on the subject of the disaster. lut when informed that the German consul and the TrInity ) lot had malic statements a few questions In tiormnin put to them qUcled ready responses. The sailors said they were all below asleep when the collision took iace. The strange "team . they did declare , ( lid not crash Into time engine room , hut Into the mal room , further sit. I was impossible to reach the rorw'lrJ teats ' , ns the bois of the steamer had risen high out of water. The seamen then went net amid escaped In the manner already descrlb . The rescued seamen stea.liiy maIntained ) that there was no panic on the mbe alter : the collision . but the excited manMr In 'hlch they replied to the questions vat to them cn thus point shol"ed that great conruslon hat prevailed. "Could we , " they said , " ta'll there on the sinking ship and not spring Into he I boats , below ? " , "I cannot swim at all , " salll , nE of the maca- men , "and the distance between the boat and time ship's side was increasing. " "Did the captain give no orders ? " "Only r'e , " was the reply. "and that was that all time women and children were to go to the starboard sltc , Wo were on tw Port side all remolned there to give the ' olnen and chIldren a chance and of course we could not help them. " "Did none of the passenger endeavor to leap Into the bouts ? " was the next question. "They could not , " said the seaman addressed - dressed ; "so high had the vessel raised out of the water that they were afraid to jump " "What ? " Interjected ono mon. "Did not one of the passenger jump and nearly swamp the boat ? A big stout man- " and here the speaker , with a scowl on Ills face , made a gesture to represent a person tf ex- ccetlng corpulence"nlnetepn men In a boat only able to holt fourteen ! " he continued . "We could not take any more on boud Besides - sides , " and he again made use of a dramatic gesture to depict the eddying of the whirl- pool caused by time ship fast going down . "we would have been sucked Into the vortex. " When questioned as to the action I ' f the captain afer time collision the seaman said that he might have given more nrters , but , he added In the noise and confusion which followed the disaster It was Impossible to 11nr orders , even I they had been given , at such a distance fronl the bridue. The agent or the North German Voyd company - pany here announces that the emperor and empress of Germany luve telegraphed thHr contol nces to the company and asked to be promptly Informed If any more of the passen- gore or crew of the 1-atet Elbe are rescuet , SOME WHO DiD NOT SAIL. The survivors oC the passengers of the Elbe wi go to Southampton tomorrow ant there embark for New York on board the next steamer Time crew will go to London tomorrow. ACer havIng made their stlte- ments to the German consul they will then bo shipped to Dremcn. Tugs arc searching Cor [ the missing boat of the Ebe , but late this afternoon there has been no news of her. The agent ol the North German Lloyd Steamship company announces that the following - lowIng persons whose names were on the list of the Elba's passengers decided at the last moment to go from firemen to South- anpton direct and were not on the Elbe when she sank : Louisa DonefEIt , Domingo Furrer , Theodore Gelsenheinier { Uut0lpl U. Neumann , file Isselcwltz ! , two adults and two _ . chidren , Schlef r Dorrnan Aimt'omtFitchcr ; - " On behalf of tie , Board of Trade this fter- peen a. p elllqry Inq1l y was hell here In "egart to the sinking' . ol the Elbe. "fhe - , survIving , .omcer : of tbat steamshIp ) vere que.toned tFie : chief .ofc r , cl thee custom house. They sara In substance : "The Elbe was proceedIng on I southwest course , don channel , steamIng fifteen knots When about forty-live miles off Tortchling lghthouse a vessel was seen approaching two and one.half points oft the port bow. ThIs veasel's course was apparently west-northwest Acccrtlng to the rules ol the road at sea , the vessel at sea should have ported her helm anti passed under the Elbe's stern. Both Yes- passct sels. however , Iept their courses and struck. The shock ol the concussIon was'er ) ' $ ght. " Miss Anna Drucller , the only lady survivor - vlvor of the Elbe . Is the lu'rotne ol the hour. She Is besieged with visitors anxious to , pro. vldt her wih mcncy ant clothlng In con- \'erslton wih time correspondent of the As- ' , ) clatet press this afternoon Miss Drcker said : "I cannot remember feeling afr' ' after the collision. What I felt when 1 came on deck was time terrible cold. I aut another lady kept on the lert side of the elmip whIch was the lee side. The majority of the passengers crowded to the starboard side . however , whie a stiff wind was ragIng. I do not know who ordered them there ; I did not hear the captaIn give any order. But the oUcers"t111 their best to reassure us , eaylng that there was plenty ol room for every one In the boats. " Count von 00esse1. captaIn ot the faln' tiered Eibc was born r Itattibor Prussian Siesla , and Is connectet wlh many of the most aristocratic families In Gernmany HIs only brother IB a general In time German army ant under the Emperor WIlliam 1. was a member of the general staff. Von GOesel about twenty years ago entered time service of 1.loyd's as fourth oflicer . . STORY 01 TIE m SCUE. The captain of the fishing smack Wildflower - flower . which picked up the survivors of the Elbe , salt In an Interview : "Tho WIldflower was south.southeast off LowestoC with our trawling gear 10wn at 1 n. m. Wednesday when ' 0 slRhlei a ship's boat with something fluttering from the mast I could coo water breaking Into the bOt. "When we got near enough wo threw them ( a ropc's end , but the men In the boat were so numhed with colt that they could not hold on to I. Wo fnaly made fat to them and hauled time boat UII to the smock When half of the persons rescued had jumpe on ; , board the rope Parted ant tle remainder of them ( again drifted In 1 heavy sea "After 1ueh tlfculy another line was made fast to time board and all on board of her were taken nboarJ the Wildflower . There was : woman lying In the bottom of the boat with a long coat all no sloes on her feet. She haJ imo dress underueath the coat. I am sure that 1:1 : another tmour several of the Persons we rescued would halo been frozen " mmtlif . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qi1.ThiIi'om I'ItT IN 'rilE TIt.tGBDY . C"llnln and Kocolt Uteor ' 'ol Two ' 'err ! ) itTei'emmt 'mtorio . . ROTTERD.M , Jan 31.-lnlen'lews which were tied this afternoon with Captain Gorton of the stcI10r Crathle , which Put Into Mans- luis yeeterday In n damaget condition , and wih the second olcer ot that vessel , now leave Hie ! room ' for doubt Ihat she was the slelshlll wh'lch ran Into ant lank the fibs . i Captain [ Oortcn , saId tbit the Crathle , at 6:15 : I 4. 1. yeslerda ( , was about thirty.five mies fromaVaterways. . The wInd was north by west , a half west I WM very dark and the sea and wind were strong Continuing , ho said ; "I 1 stood at the botom or the cabIn staircase and was going on deck when there was a hea\'y shock , a crack arid the crater begon to pour onto the te'ek. "I ran and saw a large , strange Iblll across the bows at time Crathle. "After the colslon we returned to the spot where It occurred lS near as we coult lake out ; but 10 were unable to lee any Ilgn cf the steamer , which we thought had proceeded , m her voyage . We followed after her fur some ( hole , but lost all sIght of her We waited for two hOUN ant then Ilroceede to Maasiuta. 'Ve reached there yesterday and caml here tOtI ) tor repairs , which wilt take five weeks . " The second ofllcex' ot the Cratble said that about 0:30 : yesterday morning the Iteamer was about thirty miles from Nleu Waterways , atdlng : "We collided wIth I large Iteamer. There was no fol but It Wl8 dark . "It Was my watch on deck and I suddenly 1 1 uw ahead of uS three lights amid I made out . - - ' - - - - a steamer painted a light color , with two smokestacks , also painted light color , cming toward us. "it was impossible to escape 1 collisIon , alhough 1 dozen ynrls more would probably have cleared us. After we struck I was Impossible - possible for some time to disengage time t \O ships anti our gear had to b cut We heard no cries and there was no commotion on board the steamer so far as we know "lmle < lately aCer the collision the oilier ( vessel showed blue and red lights. ; We returned - . turned the annie signals understanding It meant that neither of us needed ( nslstance. ' Our captain was below at the ( true 1 frt sighted time steamer. "A stoker who was asleep had his right ear torn off by rn Iron plate , whIch was driven through the side of the Crathle. . leIs the . , Is now In hospital. "I do not believe that the ship wo collided wlh ro was the Elba ; but I chit not see her mmam. 1 "The Crathle's bow was completely stove In , and we returned because the Crathle was not fit to proceed In 0 high sea. " OCEAIi iiS.s.TEitS ( U IUOlt n.\ \8. - OII of the LrnmhlngCnttittai1Iiks WhIch IIJJII01 limo ' ' , 'orIti . , 31.-Tho wreck of the NRW YORK , Jan - fibe 1 will be classed with tIme greatest of ocean dIsasters. Time loss of life almost equals time loss on the Britsh ironclad Cap- tln , which was wreckel . In a storm nt midnight - night September , 1870 , oft Call 1"lnlsterre , when 42 souls were lost Another horror _ like I ! It was the sinkIng of the English : tHshlp Victoria a year or two ago off tIme coast oC Tripoli by the Camnpormiown ( . another man- ol-wnl' . hundreds of Briish sailors lost their lives In this Among the ships which have gone to sea never to return are time Presllent , the City ol Gasow. the PacIfc , the City oC Boston , time Narontc , the Trl- ulpho , and the 11. There was mourning In England and AmerIca - lea when It was finally conceded that the steamshlll l'rositheimt I'hlch hall let New York for Liverpool , March 11 , 181 , hn(1 ( ben wrecked 3nL lost. There was aboard the 'es- sel a large number of promlncnt passengers among whom was a Bon of the duke of itich- month The City of Glasgow left the port of Liver- pool March 5 , 1851" and heateJ for Phi- adehphia. Four hundred and eighty human belns went down wih It In midocean. Time Pacific of the Collins line , from the saro port , January 23 , 1856 , bound for this city , carried 186 passengcrs. Not one pr. son ever reached the land for whIch they had embarked , nor were they ever heard of n.nln , -OTi ; ; . ; City of Boston cleared at this port January 25. 1870 , and saleJ thc same day for Liverpool by way of Halifax , with twelve cabin and forty-five steerage passengers aboart , and Captain J. J. Haloron. At Hal- lax It took forty cabin ant ten steerage Pas - sengers. Its failure to arrive In port created considerable excitement. The only thing ever fOlnd which bore upon the disaster was a board picked up out of the sea Ieb- ruar 11 , 1870 , upon which was scratched a message sayIng the ship was sinking at. time time. The Naronlc , a White Star line freighter sailed away from thIs port a few years ago anti was never heard of again. One of the saddest of ocean mystcrles was the fate of thc 120 versorms who sailed away from Philadelphia December 1 , 1889 , on the ironclad Trlumpho. I had been purchaseJ by the Iaylan government , ant Its destination . - tion was Port Au Prince. It had aboard lon two Iaytan senators the wife of a com- maliing officer , and over 100 young men who had been recruited In Pichladelplmia. It len port , but no more Is known of It. Time stcamshlp Ella sailed from London In the Cal ol 18n , ant tile friends of those who took passage on It waited for years for any news concerning the lost ones A hundred causes have been advanced I whIch should account for these sudden dis- appearances anti 100 things mIght happen which would wreck In mntdoceamm . miles and miles away from any possible asslstanco an iceberg In a fog the breaking of a shaf or othcr parts or the ponderous engine , or a meeting with that dreadful thing-the derelict. The loss of merchant ant other shIps from various causes hat been estimated at Lloyd's in 1880 to be about an average of 365 simitis a year omcmmeeveryday. : , " In 183 it shown that 677 flnisbtes II was 67 ! ! , ; , sols alone were wrecked during tat year SUbsequent 'years , partIcularly 1852. were disastrous to ihippimig and hi the _ folowIng twenty-five years It was ostimuated that at twenty-/ve estmate least 60.000 wrecks had occurred. A list of the more Important wrecks since 1840 Is as follows : . 1811-President , mysteriously disappeared I 1843-Columbla , wrecked on the cost of I Nova Slotln , - - "lsIGre T Britain . wrecked on' the coast of Irelall ; Twdd , oft Yucatan on tqe Ala- crames reef. . 1StSForth. wrecked on the same reel. 18IHelcna Sloman fOlntlered' 18 2-St. George , burned : Amazon , burned 1853-Humboldt , wreck on the coast ol Nova Scota , ' iSEt i-City of Glasgow , disappeared ; Frank- un . wrecked ; Arctic. run down ; City of Philadelphia . wreclled 1t5-Pacilic , disappeared ; ; L1 Lyonnals , run down burned 1157-Tempest , dIsappeared ! ; Montreal , IS5S-New York , foundered ; AustrIa , hurmd. 18Ano , wrerled on Newfoundland cot ; Indian , o Nova Scotan coast ; Hun- giLan , the ame. Hun-I 18GoConnauJht , burned. ISm-CanadIan. wrecked on 8unlen Ice ; . North Briton . wreekp,1 , 18W-Norweglan. ( Anglo Saxon and t.Lorgia , all wrecked off Nova Scotia 18GI-Bohemlan , wrecked off Nova Scotia : City of New York . wrecked on Irish coast ; Jura wrecked at the mouth of the Mersey ; Iowa , wrecked off Chmerbourg IB5lasgow. burned. 18G&Scoland , run down. 1SGHlberla. foundered. 18GUnlel KIngdom disappeared ; Ger- manIa anti . Cleopatra. both wrecked on th coast of Newfoundland. IS7oCHy of Ip'lon. dllappearet ; Cam- hrla. wrecked on IrIsh coast , 1872-Dacian , wrecked on coast of Nova Scotia : Pm'ipoli . wrecked on the 11'lsh coast. 187-Brltalnln. wrecked In the Clyde ; At- Ilnlc wreced on the coast of Nevi Scotia ; Ismaila dlsappare ; Missouri , wreclle\l on the Bahamas : Vii dl hlavre , run down : City of ' 'ashlngton , wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia. 1875Schler , wl'eCII(1 on oni of the Sicily Siciy Isles . ' down , : Vicksbtmrg went lown In IL field of Ice ; Deutscllanll , wrecled on the English coaAI. 1877-George Washington , foundered oft Cape Hnee. of lS7Setropols ( hound trom Phiadelphia to Para with workmen and materials for the 111lc\a , & Mamore iaiiroad ) . driven ashore on Cnrrl uek hleacim II1roal. . In drven 110' lent guile III wreelel : Sartlinian . hurried at the entrance of I.ondonderry harhor IS7-Ucrussla , tounderel at sea : 1on- tala wrecked on the WelAh coat : State ot Vlrgniu . wrecked on Sable islammtj ' YIIlnln. Islanl : l'omner- anll , run down In English channel. ) > TI'ATI ' i UI 't'iIi ( DI A''J LIST Sew turk . \gclts or the Elba I'Iimco time 'i'i > tnI itt : n. . NEW YORK , Jan 31-Time ofcllls or the North German 1.lo't line have given for publication the following figures as the to. tel number of persons on board the Elbe : Fifteen first cabin , thlrtr-one second cabin two going from Bremen to Southampton , 131 steerage ant 1 : crew , of which twenty are known to be saved , making a total of 31 lost. lost.JUit Just before the , ofci of Olrchs : & C , . was cl set this afternoon one of the most affect. , Ing' Incidents of the day was witnessed . Lei- del , a tailor living In eDt Fourth street , this city aiktti for information or hIl ! wife and ( child . who were on board time mbe and are belIeved to be drowned. He was mucb overcome - come wIth emoton ant cried and gentcu- hated wltly when Informell that ther& had been no word received cl time safety of his family. lie said that four years ago he canto to thIs country from Mpnicim ne has proBpereI ( , and weeks ago he wrote to his wife , Louise . , telling her that he had pre. pared a home for her and ( list she must start at once fer this country with her child . She slti her Ilal property aol her business , which realized ! 2,000 rmmarks With this she bought her ticket for this ( country ant em' barked wIth her little Ilst egg unit child on time l.fdte fibs James H. Magil of Waslrlngton appeared at time olees of the cOlllny to bottle a mls. take In the passenger J t. He called on be- half of Mr. AnlQn Fischer of WashIngton , whoRe husband's name instead of her shoul tire lost appear among , A tlegram was received from Theodora Vlnke of San Antonio , Tex. , asking for In. formation rogartlng father John D. Vlnke t'f Si J.ult who was : a ) u.engor. " /ulu i"usnsIy \ 11".1 ( Sin' . BATAVIA , 0. , Jaim . 31.-Mrs. S'lhlO Hhode nnd s"n Eugene . mentioned among the mlllng ot the Bteim/r Clm , are trll - - : I I1 : ( : } forse - Closing Out ' . ) d $ 1 -a t a 1 088- \ 1m r 1 : , . . ' .t I. ' ' - The fe\v samples today will serve to show bow desperately in earnest , . t Sit " . . . , : : :1 : ( ? re- vV ' \vl1 leave you ebruary th-and l efore that l \ve \vil gIve you ' , _ .I'n many a memento to retnelnber us by-You \vll regret It when the sale IS . , t over. ' C1iiiiawre - . I Dress Goods 3c C Ladles French made Silk andVool Novelty Fine lariy Counter sold at No.1 hOc arid coimtnlmts 1&c , Seed ! . that rcgnm- KID the $1.2 GLOVES ; kind , , at . . . . . . ! . . . . _ . . . . . . . . 19 CtS English cttas . . and Serge mixed and Henri- China Saucers ' 1e/IPlr Salcers Dotel . actual 1 va l - / SltlgS. ' , val19c Samt Botle Lndles' fine C ! ( lhriss I Salads uc to . , , . . Sumnr I Shakers I lSTITCmm IANDmncmEFS , 2 C I3 50C 75c. , Tootlmimiuk Cream Jug holders ! , ns long I ns they last I , n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counter Toothphl No" cototzmiii Holder ! tie 20e Qud 30e 4S to 52 inch Hop Sacklgs , ROolat Ladlcs' fine Scotch l'laids Fine Englisl ' Englsh l FAST HACK STOCKINGS , 3 C ts Serges , Heurict- 9 C seamless foot , per 11:11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . tas , . Henrct- , ' - , white , silk and ' China China MUgs Ah Trays HEAVY blue. ENO.IS1 < WAIKING large sleeves JACKET , wool 1 inixturcs,63c China Vases blul hllc gray ' $ 2 90 G29 Cimina China Salts Fruit . ' $7.50 mUltI coat arid $10,0 hnc I , galuent. 36 Inches . long . . , . . . . . . . . . . . to $ 1 ,00 gooc I s , . . C China 1.'rut Plates China Bread amid Butters . . Chinn Chinn . Individual ( flutters Bo 's' ClothIng 1ust go- 54-IC 1 French 1 C ore . I s , Diago- Chmimms. Soup 1'lnte . . , Chin/ . . China Soup Bowls HO'S FINE suns , 9 8 CtS nals I Cani&shiir I SUI " tIn g Counter Chinn No.3 'Vlx contal1 Candles . ! the 40e arid SOc . your - choice for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . goods that sold L 1 soodnt ' at $ I,5o to $2,25 15 C Full size 10-4 go at. . . . . . . . . . . 49c WIITE BLANKET. ' 19 ets a 1111 for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bread Cake Plates Plates . , 46-inch Hcnrictas , strictly aU m- Vases wool , in i all colors 1 alid t the Bread Dishes ' - , Ur.Jaeger's Sanitary Wool Underwear , ot half marked price n co ors a 1 lC Berry Trays - . - 8sc quality . r c- Fruit Plate Oat 1Ieol 10lvI ! . : - " , " , duced . to the I small Soup Plates . 4 9 n Gravy Bowls 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ price 0 f . . . . . . . . . , . Greatest Bargain Givers Omaha Ever Saw . " ' . . ' . , MT T'e simply must reduce the stock 'to effect the sale of the whole store to : , : - . the purchasers who take possesion February 15. Only a few days-less. . r , : ' , ' : than \veeks-then vve are out of business Cal tomorrow . . , - ! ' ' Th " Morse Dry Goods Co. , U ollig . bushiess out of , sure j j t" " . thIs p1 ( . It thfL fail ot ISm the rltCS family movo' to' \ashll ton , where Eugene - gene recelvetnan fppnlntment a ! clerk In the coast nndlle9 otc survey ofce , While II Washington 'hi also atended n law school and grlduAtld with high honors last spring. He" and his mother left last se- tembar for ' heidelberg Gerany ' whereto EUllltlntenIIII' , W take , a post graduate , Cure 1"11'1 Mr Hhodes hiasa irother ' and ; n slste , Yng ) In this' Place ; IrlheT' wem'Cexpeeted , , aere ' tie later part of next wedk. 'Vorylms leen $ recelved'here that 'Olver Rhodes"bhusbd of ' 1r Sophia hthodes . died" - suddenly In a hospital In Wa hlngton : Sunday ev ntng , ) 'rostri cd ti ) ' the 'ccccs. ) : PUEBLO , Colo" , Jan , 31.-Mrs. SophIa Rhode reported drowned by the sInkIng ot the Eibe was a sIster-In-law or'lrs ' , M. H. Fich of this place. Her nephew Eu- gtine , who was also drowned was here last summer a a guest of 1r. Fitch. He was on his s-ny home .frm Heidelberg ' unI- versity anti expected to stop at Southampton - ampton and go through to Italy. Oliver Itho-des brothel of ' .1rs. Hhodes : died Sunday - day In n hOfltn in' Washington , and tile news ol the 11eath O her ll"the1 and the drowning of hel' bister-ln-iaw and nephew reacho Mrs Fich slmultaneousl , and she Is prostrated with gm-let. C.lsll or' I'mof. Juhn. I Is reported to The Dee that Mrs Louise Kuhn , who was 'am I1g the passengers lost when the Elbe sank , was I cousin of Proto Kuhn ot Council I3iuiT. I C l'EllSUNAL Jm It. ! aj:11 Pus. John Hayes of Red Oak , ha. , Is at the Paxton. D. D Wclpln has gone on a trip through Kansas P. Warrlc of Burlington , la. , Is stopping at tie Murray H. G. 'oorshead Is registered at the Darker from Chicago. T. D. Van Eaton of Rtverton , ha . Is at the Merchants , , - F. E McGnnis Is regIstered at the Barker from Hastings . C D. Ellis of River Sioux Ta . Is In the city for a few days. . S. C. Burchard of Davenport la. , Is a guest at the Dolon ! C. II. Cole registered , , at the Merchants from Davenport Inn. Nat Baker wife ant son are relsteret at the Paxton from Lusk , Wyo . E. P. Roy , advance agent for the Cleveland - land nmminstrela Is at th : Murray. J. I. . Craig ant Edwin 1. Rothert are registered at the Barller from Counci luffs , - Jack Katon , a former UnIon Pacific swich- man of this city arrived from ChIcago yes- tertay and Is visitng his old time frIends. At the Mercer : Frank E. Johnson , Gou- caster , Mass ; D. A. HopkIns . Cincinnati ; W. W. Knapp NoW York ; F . C. Wheeler , Chicago ; U. C. WIt , Kansas City ; L. N. Gootcn , Grand Islant ; 11. E. Carr , Aurora ; II. H. Spelman , Carroll . Ia. ; S. N KInme Toledo ; I' " B. Osbrn , Ce" land ; O. H. Swingley , I BeatrIce ; n. 1. ! Jrurnlee , yrac , e ! ; PaulO . . Goelimani Grand.JelaOd ; J. I. IcLauglln , Craig ; J. U. luchtnoro , Chicago ; I. K. Marshal , Detroit io1. ; , F' " Ferris , Clevelammd . Mr. and Mra.oihlaF. Cody Miss Hattie Cady alJ Mr. tpl % I lr C. N. Diets leave On1aha today ror' ' , ew York , from whIch port they wi a' for the Metlerranean sea ebruary 6 on thmiueteually : charteret steam. ship Frieslanmd Rev 11. W. Kuhns will also be of the imai' ' - but leaves today via the Burlington , as Ilarrfjut ) l . 'ho tour of the /outhern coii fs wi consume about tell weeks , In wlllh' hne the Omaha people will visit Corrcl , 1Stclr , ConstantInople , 10- lug over the Joppa ' ) . Jerusalem railroad to time Holy 'Cllr ami-'tdciimg . ' In all time historic cities thlt lie ommbu : . Iedlerrlnean sea J.lmkilt mimi , iifltei $ . At the MurraTllal \ ) Collins , Wahoo ; C. W. C9ckre\ 'IJ , I. ! n. At the Paxton - ohn 1. Ia'E and wife , Norfolk ; Oliver ltcigers. W. A. Wiliitmmni ' , Norfol\ O\\'er A Lincoln \ ; A. n. l..ewitl I , Iroltune\o ; Wllnm H. 1ayden , 1astn& At the lehlcn-I-l , hi. Presser , 1.Ineoln ; Judge F. G. hummer ; IeaMle : C. F . Slo- frt , M , D. Weston , I. V. Martn , Blair ; coin. n A. Hobbs , UII.roCj ; C. N. Jaqimes , Liii- coin.At the ArcadeiV. . Master3 , AUburn George Macraw. GcrJon ; I" . T . Itedmonil ' ! and wife , Nerth Plte ; .1. I JOhOHtol , hiostwiekIt : . D Kelly , Norf1l ; J. C. Uacll' burn , Arlington ; W. G , Baller , Crelghrton At the ! liiimird-F. Alartimi . Fals City ; W . 10. Jurahlm fleeing ; Ill. D T'hr , Ncrolk ; \ ! . S bummers , Tone M. Conk ac.j Mabel C. Uanlck , Lincoln : J. 'I' . ' 1rener Pawne City ; E. V. Clark , Genoa . At the Merelmart'-I' tpr Ebrn , Frank J. Taylor , St. Paul ; John Ioughertr , ) . dU Ntubmmmmer. S'lnoy ; C. n. Iudord. Cimer- okee ; I. ' . H. 01Ihrlb. AlbIon : George Hem. at elm . \ ' . Muu117. lill on : Charles Burke , North Plate ; George I ) . ; Iatllon , South ] 1'1 ' : .1. 1. O'UrYlo. Martini Conner anal G. S. 'fanner , 10up e.t ) ' ; C. M. hail , anl \1ew. : : fL - - SURVEYING illS NEW FILD ? ) ( Continued from First l'age ) directors and stockholters wino defrauded the real under , the act ot 873 , ns It wonlt not , rroye ! erfec.lve . As tl passage 9f the bill would b3 an acceptance of the new mortgage by the government the United States , he maintained , would not be able to go beyond that mortgage ThIs was , he said , a wcl establshed prInciple of law. Mr. Cooper saId ho did not pose ' as an anti-monopolist , an . He did anti-corporation man or I rcformer. not believe In the government control of railroads and only believed In the goverment taking thIs road because that was the only ] way to do justice under the law to all parties concerned. Mr. Loclwoot of NeW York closed the debate for the day In advocacy of the hi He declared thc question of time alleged crhllnalty of the orIginal constructors and officials of the road had nothing to do wIth the merits of this bill , which In his opinion imrescnted tie best Eoluton ever offered for the Pacific railroad problem. At the conclusIon ot hIs remarks time house at 5:10 . : p. ' m. adjourned until tomorrow nt 1 clocll. . ALLI 'nWNTmi 'rilE l'BTITION. South Omlll Cltzenl Ask time Scnuto to Con "lt to the Mer'or JUI ) , WAShINGTON , Jan. 31.-Speclal ( Tele- gram.-Senator ) Alcn today presented a pe- titian from citizens of South Omaha asking for the passage ol the Mercer bill makIng an appropriation of 1OO,000 for a public building at that plac The house . committee on liquor traffic today made a favorable report on Meilelejolmn's bill molting It a mlstemeanor and crime to sell Intoxicating liquor to Indians , Mr Melkljolm appeared before time committee of hIs and made an argument In advovacy measure The engineer corp3 of time War department has made a report to tIm house recommending time passage of Melklejohn's hi providing for time constructon of a wagon and street railway - way bridge over the MissourI river from South SiouX City , Neb. . to Sioux CIty , In. Actng on the recommentatons of the War teI1artment a favorable report will be mat0 on tIme bill tomorrow Congussman Lucas today called up ant secured - cured time passage of hIs bill directing the secretary of the treasury to rcdeem In favor or the heirs of L. Fulfort of SIoux lrals four United States bonds , valued at $700. which were destroyed by fro July 9 , 1872. ) 'HIWAHINU / Sfi'tTE l'nounul , Uemoeratlo St.erll ; Commlteo ' 'IInk ! Tlmrj ' Iln'l It "Iod , WAShINGTON , Jan 31.-The democratic steering committee of the senate was In session today tryIng 10 agree upon the order In which time general hub ! outside of the ap- propria len bills , shall be taken up and the will bo Iven 10 each length of time which wi given of them. Sufficient progress was mimIc to' ' justify time democratic manager In promls lug the rcjublcan nators they sybil bo able to outline the temccratc program for the remainder of the session The agreement , as far as reached , provides for the prompt consideratIon cf the appropriation bills as soon as reported ; for thl ( displacement of the bankruptcy bill alter the present week ; for taking up the territorial admission hills next week and ( for their displacement hy the p olng b'l aCer two or three days If It b : - comimes . apparent the territorial bills cannot pal. Democratc senators generally say It has nlre3dy beccme apparent ; the b1nruptcy bill cannot : put. Many express the ( opinIon It wi be Imposslhle to get time territorial amid admit this Is time hills through Ind reason for alotng so short a tune to them. e (101 III I t m ( 'o In \ 01'nll. . WAShINGTON , Jan. 31.-Tiie followIng named gentlemen ha\'e been designated by time presIdent ns commissioners to t'st ant examine the wilght and fineness oC time co iii reserved ut the several mints dnrll 18)1 I : Senntol' 'oorimees chairman or the /nance commitee : Dr. James P. Ilmbal of New York ; Prof Nathaniel a. Shaler , Cambridge , MI8W , ; Hon. Isaac M " 'cailn. Grand Hap. Ids , llch , ; Proto Edgar F. Smith , University of l'ennsylvania ; I'rot Charles f. Monro" , Iinnsyh'nnll eolumblan university ; Itcimert lsarnett . San l ° ranoI8eo ; Wilam J. Iucllet. I/nl'er , Colo. : J. Howlull Waimmwmlgimt New York ; Cubel Wimitehead'nsiiington ; U. K. Jaml. son Viiiium e. lult and John ' 1' , Bnle ) ' , ' Wilam , ; 11mm. D. H. Frauds lit. Louis : Samuel lianmrrnft.Vlimuingtomr , Vel. ; Lamar . H. Qulnturo , New Orleans. "th"nll : i nun rd ( t ' 1 r.llH'rnmJ""lat'no. , . . WAShINGTON . Jan , 31-TIme National Board of ' ! 'rade today adopted the report ot _ . . _ _ _ . _ _ . * - - - - 4- - - * - - - - " - - - - - - - - - - - the finance committee recommcndlng In case the present congress mum to Imss legislation to relieve time presentnanclal situation the whole mater be referred by congres to a monetary commission. ResolutIons were adopted favoring the adopton of ( Inlform trade marl law ; recommending that con- gress accord 10 the Interstate Commerce commls91'n such nmcndmentof thc hws and fupport ns may lqt : promote the elclency , of Ito supervisiOn of raiiroads . and favoring the adoption of un American system of naval reserves. I.S l'\Tg IS UNCIILrL'AIN. I No One , \plcars to Be I'lenscd with time I Committee "IInclai : liiii . WASHINGTON , Jan. 31.-A haze of un- rtanty ! surrounds the Cato of the atmlnls- traton financial bill In the house next weell Comparatively few members of either party are satisfied with the measlO In its present form with the amendments which have been added , and whIch , some assert , have distorted It from lie form of a definite plan of hiolicy. There Is no talk of a caucus by either party ' nt this time and the policy of each seems to be every man for hlmselt. Few members of the banking commitee are pleased wIth the bill and several amendments will be proposed by them In the house. The rules committee has not conslteret the matcr of tme , Doubtless time bill will he the order for Monday - day ant ChaIrman Sprlner thln\s that two days will suffice for teba te. Chairman Springer will tomorrow make a brief report to the house to aceolpany the bill. The report will say that the presideumt's message "sets forth clearly and forcibly the I reasons for tn passage of this bill. Your committee could add nothing In facts or argument which would better portray the exIsting condlton of our financial affairs or more clearly demonstrate the necessity for prompt amid patriotic acton on the part of congress to secure the needct relief . " After relating the amentments which are recommended the report adds ' : "The extraordinary - ordinary condition to which the president has referred In his message mind time necessity for Immediate action In view of the early mmd- ncton at- journment of this congress have constrained your Con1mltee to concur In reporting time bi wih the ProPosed amendments to the mouse for. its consldcrl ton. " Time democrats of the cOJmlteo who voted yesterday against reporting time admmiinistram- lon bill , Hepreaermtativcs hail of Missomrrl Cox of Tennessee ali Back of Georgia , wilt report the substitute based upon the Curldc curency hii , i'efTnr WnntK . ' EIi'rtinii. l'ufIr 1 ! prola' Ih'rton WASHINGTON , Jnmm. 31.-A joint resolu- ton ( providing for a special clellon 01 hue ( first Tuesday or October , IS9 , to u certlin I the wil ot the peolt re IJectnJ fnnncial matters was intrnthmlcei In time senate toII ( ' I ny Mr I'effer The questons to he rtmmh- mltetl to time peoiliu mire tu include : Shall , congress provide fOl' the iwsue I at Interest I hearing bonds Shal congress IJrav\Ie fOl' time . f withdrawal of the grecnlmtI , ! from clrcula- ton ? Shah congress provldl fOl' free coinage ! of gold anti siR't'm' It the present ratio ? Shall 11\1el \ 10ne ' be Issued by tile overn- I ment only ? ' ( .I's URGiNG 'rita : l'OOLINU II.I , . National Iloarti ot l'raIo : Claim it Wilt Slake -ilnte : 3ititt , Simible. ' ' - " WASHINGTON , Jamm. 31.-Tine committee appointed by time National Board of Trade to present to cormgress time resolutomm adapted on the pooling bill wan at tire capitol today arid presented the resolution. Time resolution Is as follows : . ' - - , ' 'ItesolveJ , That In the judgment of time - National Board of Trade , which represents time shnippers and riot time railroads of tlmis country , tue Patterson pooling bill will rIot abrogate legltrnate competition omen tlmo railroads , but will tend to prevent unjust discrimnimuations ammd Imromote the Interest of all shippers wire are s.etisfled witim reasommable- , uniform anti stable rates timat ; time far-reach- hug influence of water trammsportation line as- uretl to thmis country much lower rates for railroad transportation timamm are enjoyed by any other ptolmle in the' world , aimd thmo cvii to bo guarded mmganst : at. time lresemmt time Is riot imigir rates but unjust discrimmilnation and we deprecate furtirer amnontimiments in tine senate , anti respectfully but earnestly urge its adoption by tinat bcdy. " ' . - 1'ttiimat ens APii'111 ( ' ( I. SVASHING'rON , Jan , 3l.-Special ( Tele- grarn-Postmmiaster ) vere appointed today as follows : South Dakota-Butte , Butte county , D , II. Collins , vice A. J. Auntin , ro- aigmied. Iowa - Bencansfleltl , ItInggoltI comirdy , Lizio H. Gernmaim , vice A. H. Fox , remmioved. Hebron , A'hzmir county , I3ertima Augensteini , vice A , It. Ifaskell , resigned ; Legramuil , Marshall ttOmmntV , C. Salisbury , 'ice A. L. Cr-eger , m m'sigmmotl. l'ostmnstertn were utimmimioutloned today ims - foiiosvs ; Nebremeltohlemrry \Y. imusimnell , Strang. locva-Mtit-liim I ) . Munitlerm , Lyons ; Jacob 0..ook , Glemmc'llemm. South 1)alcotnm- Outcries V. lluhtmert , Crasl'laico , I'i-ir , ' hittim I'ntilli ltmtiroaul ! 1(111. ' 'i WAShINGTON , Jnmi. 31-Senator Dries hind quite an extemudcd conference with tima president totlay. Mr. Driec Haiti his visit was for the Ptum'poso at' presenting ml Puclilo I allnotid hinoilositiomu which hi' sayn Its re- ceiveti w'ithm coimsltl'ralio , favor' In botlm tlm imonmm'e nnnl itennite. It 114 that time govermimnent sell its emmtire Interest in tim t Pimeihie roamiti , receivimmg time orlgintml tieiL mmmi tiirowinmg off the interest , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it rnn' I.ctiu'ris ( li-unit , .ui , \S'ASJIING'rON , Jan , Il-Speciai ( 'l'eie- ' grammi.-Crmptaimi ) ( h'or'gu 13 , lioyiu , First cay- , airy , is gm-noted terl dinys' extentled leave ; Cuttttliim 'i'hreoliimlM 'tV. ? tlom'rlsraui Hixteemmtim inmfmmntry , omw month estcmtdt'i ; Iimnmt LIetm. tenant I h'nir ) ' C. Fishier , mtmtsisttmmit surgeon , tmmmrteeiu duys' extemideti ; Sreoimth Lieutenant Lrmsis : C. Ilicerem' , Fifth cavalry , two miiuntims , All at Sea. . - - ' ) Dozi't. ' tilUt ' ' ' ; c _ - exjii'eeti 1-yomi'i'o ( _ icJ it ! ! eti. sea vIici : It , coines to , , _ - - - - - - - - - $ ' buying n ptmoo.-Naybo ! ; youi' ( ( ' : j.1il e , . slti' ( in 'OtIi' fl'lclid demos-do : : : , : ; : : : ' : : 4 P - i ' just ( memo . VOlt cntni rely upon - 5-- . - ) ) d8Itles time inrtii w3io c1I : them ; hibocii ; iicio 501111mg : : : : ; _ " 1. , _ - . . : : : : : ; :7---4. : - . . . _ . tiiemq for ' 0 c vu jija judg , I - - - . - - - - - - iitt'zit calm be trtmstud. Fl 0 S PIES . Douglas Sole agent for KIMBALI . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - i : : ----j-------