The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02
ST.L0UlSANS INCONVENIENCE.
They Had Engaged Passage on thu
Inflated Bremen.

a number Of St. I.ouisans had arranged
10 sail for Europe this week on steamers
OF the North German Lloyd Line. Some of
them probably will have to wait two weeks
for passage on that line.
The awful disaster at the HObOken pier
Saturday in which II is thought hundreds
OF lives Were lost and three ships burned.
leaves the company with only two passen-
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse and the
Ehein The Kaiser Wilhelm, although il
did not wholly escape the Coniiagratio1.
will sail tomorrow morning as previously
announced and 81. I-ouiSanS who had en-
gagged Passage on this steamer and the pa--
sencers on the Rhein. which was not dam
aged. will not be delayed I'm sailing.
Among those who had engaged passage
on the Kaiser Wilhelm from thiS city to
Alexander q. Cochran ana Miss Ella coch-
ran. a. Hauser. Mrs. Maria Klein ana Miss
Kate Klein and Miss Helen Ilubschcn; 10
London. Miss Virginia Darcai and Miss
Lille q. Chouquette.
Some OF those were already on their way
to New York. and others who intendri 70
start yesterday called on Ferdinand l'i"hin,
81; Louis agent fcs thu steamship line. at
his home. No. 1874 kennett place. Tor ad-
Mr. Dichm received a telegram from the
New York office stating that III" kai-er
would sail Tuesday morning.. The rest OF
thu party, upon receipt ut this advice. de-
parted for New York. .,-,,
Sunday by those who had bought tick,ts
for the three stcamers-the Kaiser Nilh"Iii;;
TIL Rh'iu. which were scheduled u san
Wedn. sday morning. and the bremen
which Was to sail Thursday morning.
Speaking OF the ARRANGEMENTS To he mlIe
TO secure passage for thos- who were -
sal! on the three destroyed steamers. -ir-
Diehm yesterday said:
Il know as yet very little more about
what arrangements will b" mad' than any
on else. Tn. only official word | have re-
ccivcd since the disaster, was the tei.-
gram this morning. stating that ine khis"F
Wilhelm was only slightly injured W. :
,.umfOundcd az the news If the fire. which
was brought me late last night by three
r.p'rters The only advice that couli
give TO those who have called IN me WIS
To wait until | received some word from
TIL company. II other arrangr m'itS are not
made ihoS, who had engaged passage ON
the rhre- burned steamers will have I" wait
until sem. % cur ships. which are now
cn the other side Of III ocean. arrive at
Mr. and Mrs Joseph F. Schnliier AMI
st Louis to-day for Nv Y".k Z. sail On
the Bremen. They had been visiting with
reIativ.s IN -. Louis for some time, When
he heard Of the accident. NJ. SChuaider said
h.. would wait another month. meanwhile
visiting in Canada
III The Kaiser Wilhelm, had been de-
stTOyrd In the general cunflIcra ion the
North German lloyd Line would have uccn
very badly crippled. as this is cne of the
largest steamships aioat. ard every cabin
ar,i NEST of the Storage nsssas. WIS ~
gagged. The Aller. which left for Naples.
Italv. Saturday morning. only 4 few fOTrs
before the fire. carried several passengers
from -. Louis.
THE Main was "A fast freightsr. carrying
urly 3O0 UasSoneerS. The loss Of HE IN
the ships can only he - ir;aieG. There X
an average crew of about SO on each Of
these ships. Though there probably were not
that many on board saturday. that *
the day the men are paHl SUmy fear was
cNprs SS'd at first that some Of the p1SseE-
gers might have hccn on board. The rules
IF the company allow passengers 10 board
the steamers only twelve hours before che
ship is rsaGy tn sail. and Us tn Kaiser
Wilhelm. the next snip out. was not due ont
until Tuesday. there could have heeu no
passengers on board any of the steamers
Il shall prob; bly, hear to-day from the
company in regard to the conditions NJ
things ard will act according to instruc-
tiOnS.
Passengers from 81. Louis on the Rhein,
which is TO sail Wednesday for Bremen, are:
Henry Hell Miss Dora He'll. Peter Nir-
deIs Mrs. Emma Ehren and the Reverend
Jacob Hauck. Those from this city who
were 10 sail on the Bremen Thursday are:
Mrs II. Dauber and Miss Augusta DaCber.
Mrs. Amelia kr:lc ana son. Mir. AMI Mrs
Joseph F. Schnaiier. Master William
Schnaider. Airs. Mary Erl. the Miss ..
Elizabeth and Frances SchEaider and Jo-
seph \ SchnaIder.