New-York tribune., 1900-07-03
sCHWAB'S FIGURES STAND
SEES No REASON TO ALTER HIS ESTI-
MATES OF LOSS OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

Gustav 4. schwsb. agent Of the North -c,e-
rsn Lloyd Steamship Company. said YESTERDAY,
hist he saw no reason to change his first es+i
nate q the company's property loss which
ss had placed al about S50OOOO0 or OF the
amber Of employees Of the company who were
Missing. which he figured out to be 1916
These figures Go not include longshorenen or
visitors 70 the ships. or other property de-
e--oved by the FIRE not owned by the COM
pauy The freight destroyed on ships and piers
* valued roughly at about SI.000.O00 add
rlousl
NJ. SchwRb. when he arrived al the Offices
n the company in the morning said after he
ra6 examined his mail that he had received
-siaE-ams from friends Of the line expressing
sympathy. and he had also received cable mes
saees from the home Office. He added. The
rstIeE-srs from the company cannot make
rUhlic except say that one Of them an
-ourced that Managing Director Lest sails for
his side on the Kaiser'n Maria Theresia-'
II response 70 q question respecting an alleged
explosion having occurred on the Saale during
re f-e 3Ir. Schwab said. There was moth
,-s on any of the ships that could have caused
an explosion. anG the only thing which I know
n whatever that could have exploded was a
-gr-ber Of cartridges which were carried on
the steamships and were used in the firing Of
sigma guns"
III Schwah also said that arrangements had
bszn made for the transfer Of the passengers
WHO were booked 70 sail on the Bremen on July
"a he steamship Lahr. which sails on July 10:
m TIE Baroarossa. which sails July T. and to
--e Eatserln Maria Theresia- which sails July i.
There Were he said 3+5 passengers booked TO
SAL = which 900 were first class and 125 sec
or5 cabin
Jus- before i o'clock the German Ambassa-
=
and rad conference with him The Arbas-
ss5o- said his visit was private one and had
II connection with The disaster Of Saturday He
sad. 7 have nothing TO say T had anything
n say thar I thought the public was Interested
r. : should certainly make II public.
g[r. Scnwsb received communications from the
r-=-s-- rhe use 7 rhelr piers. They include The
Cllrs~d White star. Hamburg-Anerican and
III s-5wab sad that the body Of Captain
E.r-- q the Saaie. had been positively Ideutl-
led II VIII be c-emated ard the ashes sent 70
Germany 70 his family Other victims Of The
7g-=ck vii be buried al the company's expense
Many letters have been received inClOsiug c n
--f--l-Lrus 1or the widows and orphans 4 the
victims among he senders we're AlbeTt stett-
fst- = Harvey FisE K Co. 800. NJ RuCtUlan.
q 30 Is 10 y whirehall-st.. S25: Lambert &
fz--cEs freight brokers. Produce Exchange.
500. III Be0ais. z cotton broker, Sl2o-
AZ agent n the North German Lloyd Steam
STR -5--1auy called a. Bellevue Hospital ana
talked p -h ZACH 1f the patients remaining there
re zszzr-alre6 each ones need IN the way or
clo-EsLz- shoes. etc. and then ordered complete
du-f-s Tor al Superintendent Blair. % the out
door Poor Department. said ne would shelter
arv of The FIRE victims who might be destitute in
ne municipal lodging house until such time &C
-tey could he h=r-er provided for
Fer persons called Al the main ONCE 10 make
trCuirv for friends or relatives, victims OF the
IRE Those who d call were referred 70 Second
g. Foboken. u 0here an information bureau has
beer Temporarily established for tn benefit OF
those interested in persons who may have lost
their lives.
0=e-s rom other rues have been accepted by
th= LLOYD Iue. ard boats have been assigned as
+olC1s- The Trave. 70 the French Line pier,
" u N0rton-st.. North River. the Lain, 20
- Cf-a~d Line pier No. - Jare-sL, North
Pfve-- the Kaiser Wilhelm II. 70 the Delaware,
Is alzzVsuns and Western pier. No %, north
sfSz Tzz-av7TZ-Sfyr r7-S-. y oY-rh River the Bar
ba-oSsz 70 the White Star Line pier. arriving
NC-@S-ssil No. 40 Eleventh-sr. North River.