New-York tribune., 1900-07-02

the shipping masters should care FOR every ons
Of it's msn until such time as the company was
able % send them back 70 Germany or put them
to work as vessels came into port.
While the fire was still burning the work oi
relief began. Men came to the Office almost
naked and with their clothing ruined by the salt
water. Men who had been burned and treated
by doctors. but who were not badly enough In
jured to he taken 10 a hospital. gathered at the
Office. The line. through its agents. took prompt
ps. Every man received 81 in cash. an order
for lodging at some boarding house and an order
for suit Of clothing. Now and then group %
a dozen would be taken 10 clothing house
to be fitted out. The steamship company de-
peted the stock OF the FIRST selected. ard then
turned the custom 10 another
Arrangements were made TO have store kept
open all day, and those who needed clothing had
it furnished to them. The sailors from the ships
lost absolutely everything in most cases Work
ing az they do below decks in little more than
nothing. pair or overaHs being the usual
attire. those who fed before the rush %
fire we're almost naked They had no time 20
save anything.
Women besieged the Office Of the agents FOR
information They were searching for relatives.
There were about seventy missing reported ot
that office The fact that the query list was 50
would be even greater than al first was feared.
It must be remembers that fully So per cent
of the sailors are Germans. who have no homes
md perhaps not even relatives IN this country.
Most OF them live in Germany. and II will not
be until Germany can be heard from and a list
Of missing obtained from there and checked of
that the whole number can he made out. The
record Of crews OF the ships does not appear ta
have been Kept i'm HOb0ken. There was a roster
IN each ship, but ~ was doubtless burned and
the record must in most Instances be in the head
Office n Germany
HARD To GET A LIST
The agents in Hohoken are compiling Hzs
Of those who report. II is slow work owing n
the relief given 10 the men on Saturday night
At that time the mems names were not taken
and as they are comfortable ard supplied with
lodging. board and clothing. and some money.
they will not again report until today.
William Atkinson. shipsmith of Hoboksn.
was coagratulauns himself yesterday over his
escape from probable death on board the SaaIe
He had a gang Of men At work on the vessel
and, knowing that she was to sail for Boston
yesterday morning. he hurried aboard on Sat
urday to urge his men to complete the work as
quickly as possible. They did So and as a re-
suit the job was finished shortly before the hra
broke out, and Atkinson and his men had LETT
the Saale and got safely ashore ard clear Of the
dangerous piers
1t was reported in Hoboken last night that the
North German Lloyd Company had entered into
negotiations for the temporary leasing Of the
American Cotton Docks. at TompkinsviHe, Sta
ten Island. These docks are deep and have
plenty of water between them. but they are nor
long enough 10 accommodate the large steamers
Of the company II was said. however. that thu
line could run out piItng To make temporary
piers.
POLICE OF TWO CITIES AT ODDS.
The care of the saale wreck led to discus
sion between the police of this city and Jersey
City yesterday. The point debated was one OF
extreme nicety- The Saale rests on the bottom
of the river near the Jersey shore. Inspector
Brooks, over the telephone. yesterday laid down
the law 10 Chief MURPHY. OF Jersey City. that
if the SaaIe had been afoat she would have
been IN the jurisdiction of the New-York Pc
lice but she was aground she was clearly on
Jersey soil Chief Murphy Contendsd that the
Saale could not claim Jersey as its habitatioH.
and finally Inspector Brooks consented TO con-
tinUe taking care Of the wrecked steamer.
Until late Saturday night and all day yester-
day thousands of people gathered along IT,
hilltop the west side Of the river. al the way
from Jersey City Heights to Fort Lee, and
viewed the ruins on the Hoboken TiveTfront and
the wrecks OF the nI-fatel Main and Bremen
lying off the Weehawken shore.
All the trolley cars leading to HO5oken from
the northern part of the county and from jersey
City were crowded with excited men. women
and children. all anxious 10 set as rear the
ruins as possible. All trains on the Lackaw lnna
Railroad arriving in HOboken were unusually
crowded, and nearly all the passengers walked
up River-st. 10 see the wreck OF the Bremen
piers before continuing their journey a,ross the
Barclay and Christopher 81. ferries.