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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1895
Page
6
Retailers trumpet deep discounts on winter overcoats and Ulsters with prices slashed from $10 to $41. Offer highlights include 400 heavy coats at $5.95, 350 overcoats under $9, and remaining $22 to $35 coats at $14.81 to $17.89 while supplies last.
In Rotterdam reports the Crathie collision with the Elbe. Officers defend actions, survivors blame trawlers for slow rescue. Hoffmann recalls obeying orders as his boy perished, while the engineer survives. Crathie captain describes shock, darkness, and fate of lifeboats amid night sea.
The event recounts Simon Schweitger who insured a large sum before departure and Carl Nussbaum, a temporary resident returning to see his mother in Washington. Baumann, a theatre manager once Damrosch's stage manager, is among the deceased. Survivors describe a panic filled final rush and the crew’s disciplined efforts as life belts floated and cries filled the air. Eugen Schlegel recalls waking to water and guiding his sister amid the crowd on deck.
Survivors of the Elbe left Lowestoft for London, denouncing the Crathie as the ship that struck and sunk the Elbe. They argue the Crathie rammed and failed to render aid, citing its damage and course at the time. Some survivors speculate a second steamer may have foundered, while lifeboats searched for wreckage with no trace.
The Elbe disaster brings sorrow to Lexington Massachusetts as Henry N Castle is reported lost with the Elbe. His wife Mabel Wing Castle and their infant child faced bereavement as Mrs. Castle had fulfilled a prior teaching career in Honolulu before marrying Castle.
Two months earlier Mr. Castle and his elder daughter fled toward the fatherland. They crossed safely and sailed home last Tuesday aboard the ill fated Elbe. Both perished in the voyage. His wife, prostrate with grief, stays in Philadelphia with their infant child visiting her late husband's sister. Mrs. Castle's Lexington parents share the sorrow and await the outcome of the great shock.
William Wright of the Wild Flower described rescuing Elbe survivors east-southeast of Lowestoft. A lifeboat with four women and men drifted at sea as the crew fought to haul them aboard. Another hour of exposure would have killed some.
Captain Kurt Von Goessel, born in Ratibor, Prussian Silesia, perished with the Elbe. A towering, blond and blue eyed skipper, he earned more premiums than any other North German Lloyd commander for swift, economical voyages. He rose from sailing vessels to master of the Elbe in 1891 and left a wife and three children in Bremerhaven. English pilot Greenham praised his calm leadership and clear orders as the ship sank. Sailors aboard the Elbe and Captain Norton of the National Board of Steam Navigation lauded Scandinavian sailors for their bravery, noting the deck watch went down with the vessel while others escaped.
Washington reports Captain Brooks received a cable from Germany noting 220 sacks of mail destined for the United States were lost when the steamer Elbe wrecked. The Elbe cargo valued near half a million dollars was consigned mainly to New York importers, with many leading firms listed.
The Springfield Republican cites a Post story placing the Elbe wreck among the deadliest maritime disasters of the 18th and 19th centuries. It lists wrecks with high death tolls, including Prince George in 1758, Royal George in 1782, Holsewell in 1786, and Queen in 1800, highlighting a long history of catastrophic losses at sea.
The advertisement extols Paine's celery compound as a universal cure for nervous disorders indigestion neuralgia rheumatism and heart trouble. It cites Professor Edward E Phelps and various testimonials including Mrs H G Donalds of Rochester NY praising rapid and permanent relief and widespread use nationwide.
Reports from Europe recount that the Elbe captain ordered rockets to signal his position while at sea though experts in port say rockets were improper unless in distress. They insist a steam whistle would have warned approaching vessels and note the rockets were fired before the collision.
Mrs Klipfel of Brandenburg sister of the wife of Arthur L Devens treasurer of the Republican Club of Massachusetts was not a passenger on the steamer EMS which arrived in New York tonight though she had signaled relatives in Rochester about joining the voyage. She had ties to Boston and Rochester and was known for trips to visit Mrs Devens.
A fragmentary report raises little doubt about the fate of a vessel bound for the Elbe. The readable text hints at a disaster or loss, with authorities weighing the available clues and the public awaiting fuller details on the ship’s fate.
Reports from New York and marine experts hold engine rooms as weak points on Atlantic liners. They contend the sinking fault lies with the officer in charge of bulkhead doors, and that Elbe could have survived with modern bulkhead construction.
London reports that the Elbe's cargo loss will be borne by various insurance companies while the vessel’s loss will fall to the owners.
The Boston Post dominated Elbe wreck coverage with 81⁄2 columns and four cuts, selling out newsstands while stressing the death of H. H. Hall of Dennis. Other papers trailed: Globe seven or eight columns with two cuts, Herald five and a half with one cut, Advertiser three and a quarter with two cuts, Journal three with none.
New water commissioner Charles W. Smith sacks twenty three workers and halves hours for others at City Hall. Thirteen discharged include John W. Leahan and Michael J. Carroll. several inspectors and messengers lose jobs or shift to half time as the department reorganizes to cut costs and improve efficiency.
Jesse Gove’s sharp dinner remarks to Representative George A. Hibbard sparked a Republican rift at City Hall. Vivid claims that Gove had become a liability to Mayor Curtis grew after his pointed critique of Superintendent Weaver and the present administration.
Between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. yesterday, burglars using false keys entered the Roxbury residence of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Silsbee at 246 Warren Street. They stole silverware and jewelry valued at about 500 dollars, including several precious pieces, with the couple married last October. The entry was quiet, suggesting expert thieves.
Central News reports Wei Hai Wei captured by Japanese. The Daily News identifies the Wei Hai Wei commandant as 31 year old Norwegian officer Peter Nielsen. The Times notes southern forts seized and telegraph lines cut in Wei Hai Wei.
Mayor Curtis rejects a published interview claim alleging a Democratic Roxbury foreman warned him Curtis saw him as a political threat. Curtis says the tale is false and notes Kelly may resign to start a business. Kelly has filed resignation with the streets superintendent and will quit next Wednesday. E H Reed, former Cambridge streets chief, is a candidate for the vacancy.
In New Bedford Boston scores seven to nine while at Salem Pawtucket trails five to, the fragment records a baseball or basketball score snippet with place names and team hints. The incomplete data limits full event clarity and participants.
Insurance in force totals 106,889,455 dollars. Policies written during the year are noted, reflecting annual insurance activity. The figures represent yearly underwriting output and existing coverage.
In a January 31 robbery near Wilcox Arizona six masked men blew the Southern Pacific Express safe with dynamite and stole about $10000 in Mexican silver. Two men boarded the train at Wilcox, forced the engineer to stop, then detached express and mail cars and abandoned the scene riding southward. A fifth man was reportedly seen with supplies in Wilcox, with authorities naming Grant Wheeler as a possible suspect.
The House session will hear a bill by Representative Rourke to pension city laborers aged over years who have served twenty years. Aldermen Flood Dover and labor agitators attend, with hearing set at 10 o clock. The measure could aid about 100 long-serving city workers. The piece notes Rourke’s labor-friendly record and prior push to require subway workers be unionized. Also includes American Brewing Company stockholders meeting outcomes at Schwaben Hall with officers elected and a solidarity resolution urging harmony between capital and labor, limiting company construction to union labor. The Boston Albany R. A. ticket office at 366 Washington is described as the modern street office.
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