The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-03
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Body Of Jordan Zieker Found
With His Pet In
His Arms.
CHASTITY SIGHT KILLED ONE
Baruschburger Was Looking
for His Friend and Was
Overcome by the
Horrors.


The strangeat find among the bodies re-
moved from the water. off the smoking
ruins of the Bremen piers in Hoboken yes
terday was that of seaman clutching
tightly in his dead arms the body of
great black tomcat. Man and beast,
friends while alive, had met death locked
in each others embrace. The incident was
only an insignificant one among many
which had made heroes and human vul-
lures, but was picture of pure homely
faithfulness and abiding trust between
man and dumb brute. The cat was a
great pet on board the Inflated Saale. It's
owner, Jordan Zieker, was identified at
the morgue today.
OF the forty-nine bodies recovered from
the water yesterday more than half have
been identified as members of the crews
of the destroyed liners. Most Of them
were drowned after jumping from the
Saale in the north basin of Pier 8.
The search was continued at daybreak
this morning. In three hours ten more
bodies were found. The river will COM
tinue to give up its dead for weeks to
come. it is believed.
August Baruschburger, of No. 3S Rogert
street, Brooklyn, became sick from look
ing at theyFodies taken from the water.
He was sesAshing for friend supposed
to be anonA4the drowned. Restoratives
were given IN in a saloon at No. 222
River street, ~ he died before ply
sician could bgV mnoned- At the morgue,
where his body was taken, friends of the
dead man said he had heart disease.
Three ambulances were employed all
yesterday afternoon in bringing the
bodies to the naorgue. The scenes at that
place last evening and today were pitiful
while the identifications were going on.
A crowd of over thousand collected
around the front of the building and en-
trance could be effected only with great
difficulty. The police service throughout
the excited kown is well maintained, but
the majority of the bluecoats, are station
ed at the shore front and only few can
be spared for duty at the morgue. Pick
pockets have been coming from New
York in great numbers. An evidence of
the activity of the local detectives is the
fact that six of that gentry have been
arrested since Sunday
Mayor Lawrence Pagan and the Com
mon Council are supervising the work of
searching for the bodies. "A meeting Of
the Council will be held this week to con-
slider ways and means of helping the
families of missing longshoremen. Gen
erous donations have been made to the
fund being gotten up for the relief of the
5-e victims.
Robert Davis encouraged liberal contri-
buttons by sending his check for 500 to
City Clerk j. Haggerty Contributions
from the local city officials quickly fol-
The report that Mrs. c. B. Alexander,
of Castle Point had subscribed s25, 900 to
the fund is untrue. Mrs. Alexander has
thus far contributed $100. She announces,
however, that she will add to this what
ever may be found necessary to relieve
the temporary wants of the distressed.
The ruins of the destroyed shore front
property are still smouldering and send
ing up great volumes of smoke and
steam. Fire Chief WINS Applegate said
this morning that he would not be able
to withdraw his men from the scene of
the fire for at least a week.
The work of rebuilding the piers of the
North German Lloyd will begin as early
as possible. superintendent Max Moller,
when seen by a reporter today, said that
no time would be lost in commencing the
work. The company's attention was oc-
cupied in an endeavor to ascertain the
number of dead among its employees, he
said.
I do not believe the exact loss of life
will ever be known he said, ''but in
a few days we hope to be able to arrive
at pretty accurate estimate The loss
will. of course. be greatest among the
crews Of the destroyed steamships. do
not believe there will be more than fifty
dead among the 'longshoremen and other
dock hands. The Saale's crew will have
the greatest number Of lost. The COM
pany will bury all the dead in Hoboken.
Arrangements for the funerals are now
being made
The body of an unidentified man was
picked up at the foot of Essex street in
the Hudson River this morning and taken
to Speer's morgue. The man was about
s feet S5a inches tall, of German cast of
features, blonde moustache and dressed in
overalls. He was apparently a sailor and
1t is supposed that he was victim of the
Hoboksn horror of Saturday afternoon. In
coat pocket was card on which was
written 'Tollman, steamer Saale.''
BIG MORTGAGE RECORDED.