Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-02
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eieu sied'iy, ana number of houses
along the street We're badly scorched.
Inc loss on the steamship properties
ana TO other companies estimated. to-
night. approximately is as follows:
The steamship Main of the North Ger
man Lloyd Line. cost 81 500, 900. outside
OF the cargo. fitting and stores. The
loss is placed at 81. 200 900 for the vessel
and about 100000 for the fittinx and
stores and cargo that was aboard. of
her. 1890
me steamship Bremen of the North
German Lloyd Line cost 81. 25O. 900. and
her hitting and cargo were valued at
*aV'.ooV. me cargo and stores were en-
urely consumed. and the loss to the
vessel proper will amount to at least
$"o,eoo. she Is beached off Weehawk-
Ell. tonlght. still smouldering. appar-
ehtly destroyed. save her machinery.
Inc Saale, the steamship which will
nave the most horrible story of deathto
UNFOLD when the divers go down in her
cost. 900 and the fittings and car
go We're valued at 100000. The Saa,s
IS beached at Ellis Island and still
burning. The damage to the vessel
proper is placed at about $500. OOG.
The damage to the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse is estimated at $25,O0e.
The three docks of the North German
Lloyd Line, which We're burned to the
waters edge. are estimated TO have
cost $5oO.00O. The docks were well fill
ed with merchandise just received from
abroad and valued at $3.50 900.
The Thingvalla pier, which was en-
urely consumed. was valued at $50, 900
tf,,,. Ia.
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 to
the extent of $l5 1000. This was the only
loss they sustained, as he steamer
Phoenicia. contrary 10 reports was not
even scorched.
The warehouses of Painter Campbell.
houses f., T.. G and II. We're burned.
Mr.. Campbell said, onight. that he
could not give any definite estimate of
his losses. but the damage to buildings
alone would amount to at least $50, 900
and to the contents 81, $50 600.
One lighter. containing 5000 bags of
sugar, was destroyed. the loss being
$27. 900
Eight barges and II canal boats were
either burned or sunk with their car
goes. Total valuation. s125 900.
The Hoboken Shore Railroad had a
numbe" Of ears burned and other prop
erty damaged. Total loss. $1,000.
Minor losses on floating property.
burned at the fire Drorer or set on
fire by burning drift wood will amount
to about 1000
The personal losses sustained by
those aboard the steamships can simply
be surmised, as there are no ways of
ascertaining at the present time.
Freight Manager Bonner said, to-
night. that the Main had about 5000
tons of cargo in her hold The Saale
had a full cargo including copper and
general merchandise. but the Bremen
had hardly any cargo aboard. II be-
lieve." Mr. Bonner said. that the total
loss to the cargo on the three ships will
exceed 81 100000.
Gustave Schwab, agent of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Line. when
seen. tonight. about the losses TO his
company said:
Things are in a very unsettled con-
dition as vet and l have been hard at
work, today, gathering up the ends. |
have been on a tour of inspection of
all three of the wrecked vessels as
we'll as the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Groose.
which was locked at Pier %. North
River She will leave on her regular
trip. at l A. NJ, Tuesday.
The Saale was the first vessel We Wis
tied. From there we went to the Bremen
and the Main. ! should not say that any
of the vessels would be a total loss.
They look worse from the outside than
they really are. After they are pumped
ont we can tell better what the loss
will be-"
passengers on board the Saale and that
if any bodies were found other than those
of the crew. they were the remains OF
visitors.
1t is estimated that from 500 to 400 per-
sons were injured and taken to the differ
ent hospitals in this city. Jersey city and
Hoboken Many of them We're found to
be not seriously hurt and We're dis
charged. today. Many others are believed
to he seriously injured that they cam
not recover.
at the North German Lloyd office alone.
Fully 50 per cent. of the sailors are Ger
mans who have no home and no relatives
in this country.
At | O'Clock this morning. 10 men. ma
chinists and firemen. We're taken of the
steamship Bremen after being held very
close bound with death staring them IN
the face for nearly II hours.
No loss of life was reported from the
Bremen with the exception of the proba-
blity OF deaths occurring from the cap
sizing of the boat. As a persons were
rescued from the river by six boats crews
from the steamer Phoenicia of the Ham
burg American Line. ii is just possible
that there was not Il soul lost from the
Bremen.
Three dead bodies were picked up. to-
day. near the Hamburg American Line
dock in Hoboken. one of them was iden-
titled as that of Lena :. CordtS stew
ardess of the steamer Saale. The other
Two were bodies of males. one of whom |
was identified through rent receipt |
found in his pocket as Henry kordefi OF
II oboken. The other body lies as yet I'M |
identified at the morgue. but from the
appearance of the clothing it is presumed |
that the dead man was an oiler or coal
passer on some of the ships. |
From "A very reliable source 1t was
this evening. that the officers OF |
the steamer Saale had accounted for III
persons out of a total OF 20. who We're on |
board at the outbreak of the fire.
Among those reported as missing We're: |
Charles Drummer, As years, upholsterer, |
West Hoboken.
John Moeller. laborer Hoboken.
Henry Cohen. Hoboken.
Otto Weber,, pantryman on the Main, |
Brooklyn.
Louis Rilleman. Iaborer, Hoboken.
George Schmidt. laborer. Hoboken.
Hans kuger, Hoboken.