Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-02
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and North river apparently as thor
oughly wrecked as the Spanish cruisers
that ventured out Of Santiago harbor
two years ago tomorrow Like the
Spanish ships, these German mer-
chantment hold many dead men within
their iron sides. A police patrol for
bids near approach to the sunken
steamers. and warns off the curious
who hover about in row-boats. Eleven
oharred bodies now in the New York
morgue were taken from the deck of the
saale. and divers are expected to bring
up scores Of dead men today.
The remains OF the huge North Ger
man Lloyd piers IN Hoboken are stll
burning, and fremen are throwing wa
ter upon the embers. but nothing re-
mains 10 be saved. Charred logs, sec
lions Of planking from half-burned
scows and lighters and other wreckage
are drifting about the upper and lower
bays compelling steamers to pick their
way with caution, to save their screws
and paddles.
FULLY 200 ARE DEAD,
It Is not yet possible to state ao-
curately the number Of dead, but the
first reports Of the fire. which repre-
sented the steamers and the piers as
containing many visitors and prospec-
tive passengers, are not borne out by
investigation, and II seems likely that
nearly all Of the victims Of the dis
aster were employed in some capacity
by the steamship company. However,
the loss OF life Is appalling, Forty
bodies have been recovered hundreds
are missing and no estimate Of the
number OF dead now falls below 200.
OF many Of the dead no trace will ever
be found, their bodies having been
reduced to ashes in the furnace. II
is reasonable 10 suppose that the res
cued will report themselves today and
tonights list Of missing will increase
the list OF the dead. Nearly all the
members Of the crews had their homes
In Germany and news OF the disaster
WIFI carry sorrow TO many a fireside
IN the fatherland. No missing, eX-
cept those employed about the steam-
ers. have been reported TO the police
or TO the company.
MONEY LOSS IS S1OOOOOOO.
Most OF the estimates Of loss do not
fall below S1000O,000 II is assumed
that three steamers are almost a total
loss and that the company must pay
a round sum for salvage OF the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. Insurance men
are rejoicing over the fact that the risks
on the steamers.were placed abroad
The lighters and other small craft
that were lost were insured by THEN
owners, many Of whom also have poll
cles covering the cargHs, the insur-
ance being for account of all parties at
interest,
The outward-bouud merchandise still
on the piers at the time OF the fire
was largely covered by floating policies
in fire companies. The goods on the
pier which had arrived from the other
side We're in large part protected by |
marine policies. The cargoes of the |
burned North German steamers We're
covered by marine insurance.
WAREHOUSES; BURNED.
The warehouses known as Campbelrs |
stores were owned by the Houoken |
Land and Improvement Co., and were
fully insured In various fire insurance |
The merchandise IN stor-
age is Of very diversified ownership, |
and nothing could be ascertained as
TO which companies insured II. The
entire loss on property covered by fire |
insurance Is about $l,750, 600, and $780,
OW VIII equal the loss on water borne |
and other merchandise protected by
marine insurance. The North German
Lloyd Steamship companys piers,
We're insured In fire insurance ]
for 100000 and It also had
100000 IN common carriers liability
for merchandise on piers.
COST OF SAVING VESSELS.
II is expected that the owners and
crews Of the tugs that pulled the
Kaiser Wilhelm away from the blazing
piers will today file libels for more than
q million dollars against her Salvage
WIN be claimed, too. upon all the 9TH
en- steamers that We're on fire, but what
the amount VIII be in the case OF the
Bremen. the Main and the Saale is en-
trelY problematical. since II depends
upon, the success that attends the ef-
forts OF the workers.
When vessel is abandoned at sea
ana a steamer towg her 10 harbor. II the
rlsk was great. the salvage allowed
may De as high as % per cent OF the
value of the property saved Within
ANDY Hook this sort Of salvage Is not
allowed. but there Is salvage FOR fire.
me courts will pass upon the claims.
ma as more than sixty steamers We're
more or less concerned I'm the salvage
me litigation VIII be interesting.
DISREGARD OF HUMAN LIFE.
Along with the stories Of heroic res
'1e come others Of greed and disregard
~ human life. John Lupth, a painter
Employed IN decorating the first cabin
,. me Saale was alarmed by the cry
y hre and rushed from the cabin TO
ne deek Just IN time TO see a great
meet OF flame sweep over the forward
's1,rt OF the vessel and envelop Captain
aIoW. Who was standing between the
lIuge and the forehatch, giving orders
p a panlc-stricken group OF laborers 10
,alIef the matches down. The fire
trapped around him. and In an instant
" 9,Wyas crumpled into a shapeless mass.
, ,,t, Wnefe he stood. AT that" SAYS
ttIgtt halt dozen tugs, blowing
y si whistles, steamed up toward the
ne opposite side OF the dock s,xtv
len followed me IN a lean 10 a lighter
|
gRs that were coming up 10 helm the
Kaiser Wilhelm. ''''
BRUTAL TUGBoAT MEN.
Those tugboat men were too greedy
~ money to help us. one OF them
S Sne up close and threw out a new
lahia line. II fell short ana was
'auled aboard again. Cast that line
ttet l yelled, The fire from The
, nS was then pouring over our heads
ri, me neat was something fearful.
sne US hand here. another man
,Uu'ed after me. For Gods sake
~ IN ! let us die like lot OF rats
.r, me ca2tain Of the tug paid no at.
, .a TO us whatever and made no
wv Instead OF trying TO reach US
.s, me line a second time ne backed
bJi,e' ana got under the PROV of the HE
~, we could see him throwing n J.
o,,ss hand line 10 those on board We Z
ou'u not understand that we had heen !
u ,,Shrlea ana thought that our cries had
, - toeSn heard, Another tug came with L
thlllUf distance and ttrn D