The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
LOSSES IN THE FIRE.
WERE ALMOST 200 LIVES BUT LESS
THAN $1O,OOO,OOO.
The FIGURES ARE ESTIMATES.
CANNOT YET BE APPROPRIATED
WITH CERTAINTY.

Are Yet Very UnsettIcd-Many Dis
Thought Many others VIII Not Re-
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I New York, July 1.-The fearful havoc to
kife and property caused by the fire which
broke out at the docks of the North Ger
ttnan Lloyd Company in Hoboken yesterday
lcannot be approximated with any degree
bf certainty. Conservative people who
have had experience along the docks are
Iof the opinion that not over 200 lives were
host
| One of the officers of the steamship Bre-
men said to-day that there were fully 200
fonchsd there, the majority of them be-
ing women A boat was lowered from the
lBremen shortly after the alarm had been
given, but the craft capsized as it touched
khe water and all hands were precipi-
hated into the water, and none of them
hvere saved by those remaining ON the
Vessel This in itself would indicate that
he list of death will be larger than it
WAS at first thought to be.
The property loss can be simply approx
bmated at this time. A conservative estl-
mate by prominent fire underwater
places the entire damage at less than
BIO 900.
The three docks of the North German
Lloyd Line are total losses, with all their
tontents. The pier of the Thingvalla Line
Is totally wiped away. and an extension
(which had just been built on the Ham
burg American Lines expanse of piers was
burned down to the pile tops.
The warehouses of Palmer Campbell,
which were across the street from the
North German Lloyd Line docks, suffered
fyreatly. and a number of houses along the
etreet were scorched badly.
The loss on the steamship properties and
Ehe other companies is estimated tonight.
approximately, as follows:
The steamship Main, Of the North Ger
k1aan Line, cost 81, 500 0G0 outside of the car
go, fitting and stores. The loss is placed
lat s., 300, 900 for the vessel, and about $40o,
boo for the fitting stores and cargo aboard
Eof her.
The steamship Bremen of the North
German Lloyd Line cost 81. 25O.0o0. and her
hitting and cargo were valued at $500 COO.
fThe cargo and stores were entirely con-
stunned. The loss TO the vessel proper will
amount to at least 100000 She is beached
Ioff Weehawken tonight and still smold-
lering, apparently destroyed save her ma
ichinery.
The Saale, the steamship which will
have the most horrible story of death to
unfold when the divers go down in her.
fost the North German Lloyd Company
E,25oOoo, and the fittings and cargo we're
Falued at $4,000. The Saale is, beach
led at Ellis Island and still burning. The
hamage to the vessel proper is placed at
about $Soo000.
The damage done to the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse is estimated at $4,000.
The three docks of the North German
Lloyd Line, which were burned to the
waters edge, are estimated to have cost
100000. The docks were we'll filled with
merchandise just received from abroad
bnd valued at $35O,000. The Thingvalla
pier, which is entirely consumed, was
kalued at $4,000. counting the stores which
kvere on it,
The Hamburg American Line dock,
(which had just been completed as an ex-
tension to their great pier and which was
destroyed in order to prevent the spread
bf the flames, was damaged to the eX-
Ient Of s15,000 This was the only loss
lhey sustained. as the steamer Phoenicia,
contrary to reports, was not even
kcorched.
| The warehouses Of Palmer Campbell,
houses z, F, G. and Fl, were burned. Mr..
fampbeil said tonight that he could not
hive a definite estimate of his losses, but
The damage to buildings alone would
kmount TO at least $4,000. and the con-
Tents $1.250,000 Had the fire occurred at
bny other time of the year, he said, the
Ioss would have been much greater, as
lust at the present time the imports are
Iery light and the houses were not well
HE'D. This statement accounts for the
comparatively small loss on the three
piers of the North German Lloyd line.
| One lighter, containing 5000 bags Of su-
bar, was destroyed the loss being 27,00O>
Eight barges and eleven canal boats
tere either burned or sunk with Their
kargoes. Total valuation. $125,00O.
I Minor losses on floating property burned
1t the fire proper CT set n fire by burn
fng driftwocd will amount to about 800
DO. The personal losses sustained by those
Hoard the steamship can simply be sur
hised. as there is no way of ascertaining
his at the pr, sent tine.
| Freight Manager Bonner said tonight
hat the Man had about 5000 tens cf car
10 in her hold. OF this here were 2,oC0
ions Of grain, / 900 tons of Stag, about S,O0)
BALES OF cotton and considerable general
PIE rchanctse,
| The Saale had a full cargo including
Hopper and general merchandise, but the
Bremen had hardly any cargo aboard of
er
Lloyd Agent Talks.
| Gustav Schwab, the agent of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Line, said to-
hight:
Things are in a very unsettled copdi-
lions as yet. / have been on tour Of in
kpection this morning, and l should not
lay that any of the vessels would be
Total loss. They look worse from the out
Ide than they really are. After they are
bumped out, we can tell better what tho
Ioss will be. Both the Bremen and Saale
Ire however. pretty badly damaged.
'I will not give any figures. nor can
Estimate what the amount will be. The
Ioss on the ships will be estimated by the
home Office, which knows the value OF
HE ships. The piers in Hoboken are all
Insured In local companies, but ] do not
believe / can give the names of the COM
uanies.
There was on the pier quantity ot
largo which, of course. was destroyed.
We are not responsible for the cargo either
II the ship or on the piers. The cargo on
Yhe pier comprised cotton, machinery,
Measurement goods, tobacco ana generai
berchsndre."
4 Mr.. Schwab stated that there were no
Passengers on board the steamship Saale'
Ind that II any bodies were found other
han those Of the crew they were the re-
ains OF visitors, for Saturday was VISIT