Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-02

taken of the steamship Rremen, after being
held very close bound. with death staring them
in the face for nearly IL hours. They were
brought ashore on tugs and taken care OF IN
hotels near the company's charred property.
Noloss Of life was reported from the Bremen,
with the exception Of the probability OF the
deaths occurring by the capsizing Of the beat
already mentioned. AS "a persons were res
cued from the river by xix boats crews from
bie steamer Phoencia. If the Hamburg Amerl-
can hne, II is just possible that there was not a
soul lot from the Bremen.
Three dead bodies were picked up near the
Hamburg A.icrican hRe dock in HoDokeu
One Of them was identified as that OF Lena 5.
Cofdts, steWardass Of the steamer Saale.
Inc other two were Dodies of males, one OF
W 3in was identified through rent receipt IN
No i'oei.es aS Henry Kordei1, of Eeboken.
Lac Ole. 1ody lay unidentified at the inorsuei
bur from the appearance Of the clothing it
WiS presumed t,ia5 the deaa man was an Otter
gi co''i f,asser u8e Of tie ships.
From very reAable source it WAS learned
tnai the officers Of the steamer saale had ac-
counted for III persons oat Of total Of 252
who we're on board at the outbreak Of the fire.
There was stream Of callers at police head
quaites III hoboken seeking Information
aboEe missing friends and relatives, Some Of
them We're gent away with very little hope of
meeting their missing ones on this side OF the
grave, while others, evidently prompted by
curiosity, gave the police officials no end of
trouble, asking frivolous questions.
Among those reported as missing were:
Charles Brunner 45 years, uphoIsterer. West
Hobo6en
John Moeller, laborer, Hobollen.
Henry Cohen, Hoboken.
Otto Weber, rs years. pantryman on the
Main, BROOKLYN
Louis SilIeman laborer, 43 years, Hoboxen
(faOrpp Schmidt la1. Hob
Hans Kuger, laborer, % years, Hoboken.
Christopher Wildberg, laborcr, % years, Ho-
boken.
Joseph Teliermann, laborer 40 years. Ho-
boken.
John Behr, laborer. 28 years, Hobeken.
Avara Bushardt, laborer, 81 years, Hoboken
Jacob Harloff painter 81 years, Hoboken,
Herman Pundt, steward steamer Bremen.
William Arndts, n years. Jersey Heights.
William Happ, laborer 43 years, Hoboken.
John Walrohe carpenter, 10 years, steam
ship Saale
Joseph Peterson, "a years, one of the crew of
the lighter Gold Dust"
Fred Jenzer, laborer, 40 years. Hoboken
Christopher Leewickson, longshoremen, 48
years, Hoboken
Annie Stevens. canal boat, Montgomery, N.
Y, Central Railroad
Fred Gerner, laborer, Hoboken.
Jacob Stidder laborer. Hoboken.
Fritz Hults, lahorer, 45 years, Hobolsen.
Frank DECKER, painter, New York.
VIM. Vrownless, laboror, 80 years, Hoboken.
1t is feared that some of the Christian En-
deavorers who were to have sailed from Bos-
ton Tuesday for Southampton on the Saale
may have lost their lives. 1t was said that
some of these people had come to this city, to
inspect the ship, which had been chartered 60
take 800 of them to England and that they
were ON board of her when the fire broke out
on the pier.
As many people, to avoid being roasted to
death on the three steamships and the docks,
jumped overheard and were drowned, search
ing parties kept close watch along the shores
of the North river, Hobolsen and Staten Island.
As the tide was on the turn when the people
We're lost in the water it was believed that
the bodies were carried up stream, and when
they rise will come to the surface above
Twenty third street, unless they drifted into
the central current and caught the flood tide
running out.
They were likely to be discovered mostly in
the upper bay. Relatives of the missing en-
ployed rowboats and men to patrol in the Vi
cinity of the disaster in the hope of picking up
the remains of the missing ones Other boat
men searched for the dead on speculation.
Agent Schwab of the North German Lloyd
company, said in part:
ION the deck of the Saale body was found
today Sunday which is probably that of
Captain Mirow. 1t was burned beyond reeog.
milton, but Mr.. Bonner identified knife which
was found on the body as one belonging to the
captain There was also found by him a mass
OF molten gold which is belived to be the re-
mains of the heavy gold chain which the cap
tain wore. Captain Mirow was married and
resided on the other side
''The company is looking out for the wound
ed and Survivors, and we are trying to muster
those who are left in Hoboken. Our work is
now trying to get accurate lists of the dead
and wounded. We have men visiting the hos
pitfalls, ascertaining where the people are The
list is very hard to get, for much that has come
out at first has not been accurate.
1.-The fire was quickly started and many
jumped overheard or jumped safely by other
means Again the ships separated, some going
up the stream, some down the stream and the
men scattering. Many are missing
'As to the 'longshoremen at work ON the
ships and DOCKS they were hired by the com
pany, for we do our own stevedore work
They are hired on the pier.
81 wish to deny the statement that there
was large quantity of oil on the pier near the
cotton. There was, however, on top of the
piers, quantity OF lubrieating oil. This oil
has passed 800 flash test
On the question of salvage, Mr.. Schwab said
that he did not anticipate any big salvage on
the Kaiser William der Crosse He further said
in part:
1.-The members of the crew who have sur
vived and are able will be sent back on the
Kaiser Wilhelm the 3D. They will receive
aid from the benevolent association which the
company maintains and the widows and chill
dren will be taken care Of by the company.
''The fire began in some cotton on one of the