Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-02
DETAILS OF THE CALAMITY.

The fearful havoc to life and property
caused by the fire which broke out at
the docks of the North German Lloyd
Company in Hoboken yesterday, cannot
be Appropriated with any degree of
certainty. Conservative people who
have had experience along the docks
are of the opinion that not over two
hundred lives were lost
One of the officers of the steamship
Bremen said to-day that there were
fully 200 visitors on board that vessel
when the fire touched there, the ma
jority of them being women. A boat
was lowered from the Bremen shortly
after the alarm had been given, but
the craft capsized as it touched the
water and all hands were precipitated
into the water and none of them was
saved by those remaining on the YES
sci. This in itself would indicate that
the list of dead may be larger than it
was at first thought to be.
The property loss can simply be APP
proxmated at this time. None of the
officials around the docks could give
anything like precise estimate of
make statement on this point.
A Conservative Estimate,
made by prominent fire underwater,
places the entire damage at less than
$40, 100000.
The three docks of the North Ger
man Lloyd line are total losses, with
all their contents, and they are still
smoldering, with many streams from
fire hose playing continually on the
debris. The pier of the Thingvilla
line is totally wiped away and an ex-
tension which had just been built on
the Hamburg American lines expanse
of piers was burned down to the pile
tops.
The warehouses of Palmer Campbell.
which were across the street from the
North German Lloyd line docks, suffer-
ed greatly and a number of houses
along the street were scorched badly.
The loss on the steamship properties
and to other companies is estimated
tonight approximately as follows:
The steamship Main, of the North
German Lloyd line, cost 81 500 900 out
side of the cargo, fitting and stores.
The loss is placed at $1,200,000 for the
vessel and about 100000 for the fit
ting and stores and cargo that was
aboard of her.
The steamship Bremen, of the North
German Lloyd's line cost $3.50 900,
and her fitting and cargo were valued
at 100000. The cargo and stores were
entirely consumed and the loss to the
vessel proper will amount to at least
100000. She is beached off Weehawk-
en- tonight and still smoldering, appar-
emily destroyed save her machinery.
The Saale, the steamship which will
have the most
Horrible Story of Death
to unfold when the divers go down in
her, cost the North German Lloyd
Company s1,250,000 and the fittings
and cargo were valued at $500 900. The
Saale is beached at Ellis Island and
still burning. The damage to the YES
sci proper is placed at about $500 900.
The damage TO the Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse is estimated at So. 900.
The three docks of the North Ger
man Lloyd line which were burned to
the waters edge, are estimated to have
cost S300,00 The docks were we'll fill
ed with merchandise just received from
abroad and valued at $3.50, 900.
The Thingvilla pier, which was en-
tirely consumed, was valued at $50, 600
counting the stores which were on it
The Hamburg-American line dock
which had just been completed as an
extension to their great pier, and which
was destroyed in order TO prevent the
spread of the flames. was damaged tc
the extent OF $4,000 This was the
only loss they sustained as the steam
er Phoenicia, contrary to reports, was
not even scorched.
The warehouses of Palmer Campbell
houses e, F. G and H, were burned
Mr.. Campbell said tonight that hs
could not give a definite estimate oil
his losses, but the damage TO buildings
alone would amount to at least $50 ,00{
and the contents 81 $50 900. Had ths
flre occurred at any other time Of ths