The age-herald., 1900-07-02
greatly and number of houses along the street were scorched badly.
Loss to Steamships

70 other companies IS estimated tonlgnt approximately as follows:
 The steamship Main of the North Ger man Lloyd line cost $1,5000OO outside of her cargo, fitting and stores. The loss is placed at $1, 200, 900 for the vessel and about $40000 for the cargo, fitting and stores that were aboard of her.
 The steamship Bremen of the North Ger man Lloyd line cost $1,250000, and her fit- tings and cargo were valued at $300, GOO, The cargo and stores were entirely consumed, and the loss to the vessel proper will amount to at least 900. She is beached off Weehawken tonight and still smolder- ing, entirely destroyed save her machinery. The saale, the steamship which will have the most horrible story of death to unfold when the divers go down in her, cost the North German Lloyd Company S1,25O,00O, and the fittings and cargo were valued at s300OOO. The Saale is beached at Ellis Is- land and still burns The damage to the vessel proper is placed at about $60o,OOO.
 The damage done to the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse is estimated at $25000.
 The three docks of the North German Lloyd line which were burned to the wa ters edge are estimated to have cost $300,- 0O0
 The docks were well filled with merchan disc just received from aboard and valued at s35O,OOO.
 The Thingvala pier, which was entirely consumed was valued at $50,000, counting the stores which were on it.
 The Hamburg-American line dock, which had just been completed as an extension to their great pier, and which was de- stroyed in order to prevent the spread of the flames, was damaged to the extent of s15.0O0. This was the only loss they sus- tained, as the steamer Phoenicia, contrary to reports, was not even scorched.
 Loss to Warehouses
 Of the warehouses of Palmer Campbell, houses E. F, G, and H, were burned. MT. Campbell said tonight that he could not give definite estimate or his losses, but the damage to buildings alone would be at least $5O,0O0, and the contents about s1,- 250,000 Had the fire occurred at any other time of the year, he said the loss would have been much greater, as just at the present time the imports are very light, and the houses not well filed This state ment accounts for the comparatively small loss on the three piers Of the North Ger man Lloyd line.
 One lighter containing 1000 bags of sugar was destroyed, the loss being $25,0o0
 Eight barges and eleven canal boats were either burned sunk with their car goes. Total valuation, $125,000.
 The Hoboken Shore Railroad had mum Der of cars burned and other property dam aged. Loss $7,000
 Minor losses on floating property will amount to about $2C,000
 The personal losses sustained by those aboard the steamships can be only sur missed as there is way of ascertaining this at the present time.
 Freight Manager Boner said today that the Main had about 5000 tons of cargo in her hold. Of this there were 2,000 tons of grain 1000 tons of slag, about 5000 bales of cotton and considerable general mer- chandise
 The Saale had full cargo, including copper and general merchandise, but the Bremen had a very small cargo.
 q believe" said MT. Boney, that the loss to the cargo on the three ships will exceed $1,0OO, 900. As to the loss of cargo on the peirs it is difficult to estimate, for there was both inward and outward bound cargo there.
 Saaie's Engine All Right
 '"The greatest damage to the cargo of the Saale will be that done by the water. 1 believe that the hull of the Saale, below the water line is all right and also her en- zines. In a visit to the Bremen we found that while the hull is in good shape, ap- parently, the cargo is lost. The Bremen
 l;,4 a,,1 ic danger that she may break if she lists farther. The Main, like the Bremen, was still burning when l was there.
 Gustav Schwab, agent of the North Ger man Lloyd steamship line, said tonight:
 Things are in a very unsettled condi- tion as yet, and I have been hard at work today gathering up the ends. l have been on a tour of inspection this morning and in a tug visited all three of the wrecked ves- sels as well the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse She will leave on her regular trip Tuesday at 10 a. m.
 ''The Saale was the first vessel visited From there we went to the Bremen and the Main. Both of the vessels are still burning. I did not say that any of the vessels would be total loss They look 
 are. After they are pumped out we can better tell what the loss will be- Both the Bremen and the Saale are however, pretty badly damaged. Wreckng companies are already working on the Saale and she will be out soon as possible.
 Would Not Give Figures
 q will not give any figures, nor can estimate what the amount will be. The loss on the ships will be estimated by the home office. We received a cabegram this morning from them asking for infor- nation The home office knows the value of the ships. I can only guess roughly at the cost. The piers in Hoboken are all in- sured in local companies, but I do not feel that I can give the names of the com panies.
 "There was on the piers a quantity of cargo which, of course was destroyed We are not responsible for the cargo, either on the ship or on the piers.