New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
TWO DOZEN MORE BODIES.
nrAn AND MISSING BY THE FIRE NOW
ESTIMATED AT $50.
FIFTY OR SIXTY LONGsHOREMEN PROB
ABLY KILLED-THE DEAD FOUND
IN MANY PLACES

Hoboken fire On Tuesday night Gustav II
Schwab. after thorough investigation on the
part Of his assistants issued list of men who
were employed on the Saale. Bremen and Main,
and ofwhom nothing had been heard since satur-
day This list comprised 142 names Twentv-fo,,r
more bodies were taken from the water
yesterday bringing up the aggregate Of
those recovered to 119 While II is nos
sible, Of course. that some of the I'm
identified bodies and some of those
discovered yesterday may be included in Mr.
schwabs list. the missing and known dead
may be put in round numbers, at $50 1t has
been admitted by the officials of the North Ger
man Lloyd company that at the time the fire
broke out there were between five hundred and
six hundred longshoremen working upop the
piers and shlps. From the number Of bodies of
these workers which have been identinad ard
making a deduction from the INQUIRIES which
have been made by relatives and friends of
missing men, it is computed that at least fifty
or Sixty IolsSiorehen must have perished. AS
many OF these handlers of freight were at work
on the piers and overtaken by the flames before
they could escape. undoubtedly some of tbar,
were so completely incinerated as TO preclude.
the possibility Of any traces Of their bodies
being found. But, accepting the lowest esti
mate Of the casualties among the !ongshore-
men, it is positively clear that not less than
three hundred lives were sacrificed This agrees
with the loss which The Tribune, after careful
research and inquiry last Saturday, fore
shadowed would result from the fire.
DEAD PICKED Up IN MANY PLACES
Seven Of the bodies recovered yesterday were
found off Fourth-st,. Hoboken and five others
at the Hamburg American line piers Nine Of
these were taken to O'Donnell's morgue and
three to Hofman's morgue. One of the bodies
was Identified that of a Hoboken longshore-
man T,ud
Of the morning the tug Covington picked up the
body of a man and took it to the Quarantine
station 1t was that of German sailor about
twenty-five years old. > feet inches tall thick
set and Of athletic build. The body was clad in
blue sailor shirt and trousers with striped
undershrt. Later in the day two other bodies
were found in the Narrows and were also taken
to the Quarantine station. They were apparently
those Of fremen. In the neighborhood Of Brook
lyn the bodies of four men were found in the
water, which by their clothes and certain marks
on their bodies made 1t certain that they were
sailors or ffremen aboard one Of the three yes
sells which were destroyed Two of the bodies
were found floating side by side in the water off
Bay Ridge-ave. Bay Ridge Brooklyn at 9:45
o'clock yesterday morning. One Of the men was
about forty-fve years Old feet inches in
height, 100 pounds, dark hair, mustache and
heavy chin whiskers. He dressed in a gray
black striped jumper, white cotton undershirt.
blue flannel trousers and overalls, On his arm
were tattoed the letters w 7. K. B. 1S4S."
and also the figure of woman holding aloft
the German flag. The other man was about
forty-hve years old, feet 10 inches in height
$50 pounds, and had red hair. His trousers were
of corduroy, and he had a white cotton under
shirt On his finger was a gold ring marked
leather belt, and there was an envelope in his
pocket addressed: ''B L. U. P. A, N Y No ;,
a MAN FROM THE BREMEN
a third body was found off Fifty-fourth-st..
near the place where the other bodies were dis
covered. The body was taken to the Morgue as
were the other two. The new victim had four
German coins in his pockets and a zinc tag
marked L K" It was evident that he was a
German sailor. He was about thirty years old
D feet inches in height, about $50 pounds in
weight, smooth faced, and wore blue serge
trousers, in which were found the leather
pocketbOOk with the coins. The fourth body
vas taken from the slip at Noble-st. On the
clothing were found a couple of buttons marked
Bremen" and it was stated by the police that
the man was undoubtedly a fireman Of the
Bremen. The body was that Of a man about
twenty-five years old. > feet inches in height
l40 pounds in weight He wore black trousers
and a gray jumper. A handkerchief in his
pocket was marked M. b.
At the ChristOpher-st ferry a body found
floating at SD m, while little earlier
other corpse was discovered off Bay-st, Jersey
City. From the clothes and general appearance
they were supposed to be victims Of the fire.
The burned bodies Of three other were
picked up in the day between Piers 2 and 3
Hoboken one OF them was Identified as the
body Of Henry Kunz. a longshoreman. A human
foot incased in mans shoe was taken from
the North River at Cortlandt-st 1t was sent
70 the Morgue
THE BODIES IN HOBOKEN.
At o'clock last night the total number Of
bodies in ODonnelrs morgue. Hoboken. was
seventy-eight. Most Of these, as well as the
victims lying at Hoffman's morgue. will be
buried this morning Twenty Hoboken clergy
men volunteered TO aid at the services. but no
definite arrangements in that direction have
been made beyond a general service TO be held
al the cemetery on Flower Hill. North Bergen,
whore the bodies will be buried. The Rev.
William r. Jenvey, Of st. PauTs Episcopal
Church, Hoboken, Will oficiate. The North Ger
Lloyd Company has purchased large plot
Of ground for the interment Of the bodies. A
number Of Hobokens benevolent societies. TO
which some of the victims belonged, will act as
an escort The band Of the North German Lloyd
steamer Trave which arrived yesterday from
Bremen will head the procession. Several local
bands will also take part In the funeral
The body OF a man about forty years old and
: feet I inches tall, found in the ferry
slip at the foot of West Twenty-third-st, last
night The man was OF light complexion. had
light hair and blue overalls. white under.
shirt, gray flannel outside shlrt piack SOCKS anu
CATERS The body appeared TO be that OF hre-
man It was removed to the Morgue
Identifcations during the day at ODonneFs
morgue Hoboken, were as follows;
s. ADDENs. George. steamboy on the Saaie
y. Assistant pantryman on the Saale-
g DECKER. Franz painter P. on u the e sasfei Main
g. sBEboRir fsn5IFi 'isrS; Ernest. f''''''''F' O
g.. LTDWIGsoN Christian. forty-two years cid, long
80 shoreman. No 2G6 Grand-st Hoooken,
q e GSc3 sELLMAN ,;ic9 LGuis; Is; the Bremen
No. -KRUBGER. Richard. longshoreTnan; lived IN
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