The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04

doomed. as the aames had already be
come 80 6erce on the north edo OF tho
pier tha. no tug could approach the
vessel. Thou. by q shift 10 tho wiod
the hanes wero scot 10 the direction
Of Pier No l. which was to the south
end Of Pier No. 2. To the north OF
Pier No. ! Was the dock of the Ham
burg.Americau liue where the steam
ship PtGoicia, . twin screw passeug ger
steamer Of 6. 6.761 gross tone Vas docke d
The asmss got good hold on the
PtGoicia and she VAS towed out into
midstresm ablazs.
The officials Of the Hau burg Ameri.
cau line then decided that the only
way to prevent . total destruction OF
their great pier was to blow up the
side Of the dock as which the Pho ,icia
10y aud this was done A number Of
bssges dooked ss tho pier also took
6rs. lot 10 tho effort to save the other
property 90 attention was paid to them
sud they we're allowed to buro.
THE STEAMSHIP MAIN.
The worse tale ~ill come from the
steamship Msio. which VAS unable to
bs towed from the pier. The vessel
bad ooly arrived this morning and
some pssseogers we're still aboard, aod
Wheu the ory Of 6rs Was raised . uum.
Der OF them we're seen to ruu to the
burning deOks. Most Of them jumped d
overheard. aud. save for the few who
were packed ~ BY tho tugs. not one
hes been heard from. although every
hotel sod hospital 10 the city Of Ho
boksn is crowded With the Injured.
Some Of the passengers Of the M.,o
tried TO escape 70 the pier. and it vas
almost osrssio that they persisted 10
tbe Asu %. There wss panic on each
Of the ships. Many persons jumped
overheard. and the water for come
distance along the docks was lioed
With people. They we're clio siog to
ths pierre. sod even to The rudders oi
The buroiog vessels. Some wore pick
Cd ap; many we're drowned.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
There we're huodreds OF meu Gu
each OF the destroyed steamships sod q
fsw women. Crowds OF dock l.oorars
aud also employees Of the companies
we're on oil The piers. Meo, women
sod children we're 90 the canal boats
sod nso oo tho bsrges aud ligb,ers
and whso the Gre made its quick de-.
scent upon them escape vas out of
before they realised their swful posi-
t'oo. The people on The piers Jumped
toto The Wstsr to save themselves aud
scores Of mso huddlsd under the piers,
sliogiog to the supports only to be
sudocsssd By the flames or to drop back
into tbs water from exhaustion.
Peter Quiuu. . sjus.iee Of The peace
IN hoboksn. tells . story Of having
seen ss least thirty people perish. He
said 81 Vas standing on The end Of
the Hamburg. American lioe piers aud
saw about thirty or forty people crowd
under Pier No. l Of sbe North Gsrmsu
Lloyd. They were calling to some Of
The passing tug boats. but tbeir appeals
we're in vain. sod whom the flames 20,
oear them they divsd ioto the water.
There was no assistance at The time
aod | believe tha, every one was drown.
ed or perishcd 10 the flames.
About 200 people wero rescued Al,
the Hsmburg.A American lioe pier
They we're much overcome from ex .
hsussioo, bat 1000 revived With stiuu.
lso,s.
When the 6re broke out such head.
way vas gained by tho time the Ho.
bokeu 6rs department arrived .ba, thew
were utterly helpless TO cope With the
flames.
New York. July 1.-The losses
sustained in the FIRE as the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company's
docks 10 Hoboken yesterday are oou.
servatively placed at nearly SIC, ,00O,.