, 1900-07-03

OuSHly wrecked as the SpaHlSh cfulS-
ers that ventured out of Santiago har-
Dor two years ago tomorrow. Like the
Spanish ships, these German merchant
men hold many dead men within their
iron sides.
1t is not yet possible to state accu-
rately the number of dead, but the loss
Of life is appalling. Forty bodies have
been recovered, hundreds are missing.
and no estimate of the number
of dead now falls below 200. OF many
Of the dead no trace will ever be found,
their bodies having been reduced to
ashes in the furnace.
Most Of the estimates of loss do not
fall LelOw $40, 900, 900. 1t is assumed
that the steamers are almost a total
loss and that the must pay
a round sum for salvage of the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. Insurance men
are rejoicing over the fact that the risks
on the steamers were placed abroad.
1t is expected that the owners and
crews of the tugs that pulled the Kai-
ser Wilhelm away from the blazing
piers will today file libels for more
than a million dollars against her. Sal
'"se Will De ciaimeo' TOO upon all the
o'her su'alheiS lhaL were on IRE put
"haI 'he amount Will De IN the case OF
The Bremen, the Main and Sale is
en'i'el! p'op'einatical since 1t depends
Irnpr Tho ,,,N- tln, ,,a.1- -. -.
upon 'Ae success that attends the ef-
iolts u 'he "~fecheEs.
wien " 'eSSel Is abandoned at sea
the rlsh Is great the salvage allowed
ma! l" as hlsh as 20 per cent Of the
value Vi the property saved. WITHIN
'ah"A tiooh 'hls sort Oh savage Is not
a.o"e"' ouI thefe Is salvage Tor hre.
ne courts Will pass upon the claims,
anu as more IMAM slNty steamers wen
more OF less concerned in the salvage
'he l'sa'Ioh VIII be interesting.
Alons WIFI the stories OF heroic res
cue COME others Oh greed ana disregard
Vi human me. Johh Lupth, a painter
ehiploseu III decorating the hrst cabin
on the oaaie' was alarmed by the cry
Oh hre ana rushed from the cabin to
the uech just IN time 10 see a great
sh"eI Oh haihe sweep over the forward
part Oh 'ne vessel ana ehVelop Cap-
'a'n Mno"' VINO was stahulhs between
tHe orluse ana the lorehatch giving Or
uefS 10 d pah'c-strlcken group or Ia
ooieis 10 oaIo'r 'he hatch down.. Inc
IRE around MIN ana III an IN
s'dh' lie was rumple INTO a shapeless
h'aSS' lailihs "here ne STOOD. AT
tha'' says Lupth, mar a dozen tugs,
Olo"ihs their Whistles, steamed up
toward the haiSer Wllheim which was
!'"s OH 'he opposite SIDE Oh the dock.
seventy men 1olloWed me IN a leap to
d ilshter anu we pesah shouting tor
help 10 the tugs that were coming up TO
help the Kaiser Wilhelm. Those tug
Doat men were 100 greedy Tor money
10 heip us. one or them came up close
ana Ihre" out a new manila line. 1t
leil snort ana was hauled aboard again.
from the Main was her pouring over
our heads ana the heat was something
leartul. Give US a hand, another man
shouted AFTER me. For Gods sake
don't let us die like a lot OF rats.
me captain Of the tug paid no at
tentlon to US whatever and made no
answer. instead or trying to reach us
with the line a second time he backed
water n got under the prov of the
big ship. We could see him throwing
a small line to those on board. We
could not understand that we had been
been deserted ard thought that our
cries had not been heard. Another tug
came within hailing distance n we
spoke to her, but the only answer we
got was, No time now, will see you la
ter There were no less than a dozen
tugs close by us then, but no one would
no ahstniHs lor us Inc ha"sers
WHICH heid the lishoer 10 'he oaaie
burned through ana parted ana we
urlieeu out INC the stream anu hoa'eu
uo"h alohgshore' "A tug coming up
'he river sa" us ana gave us 10" 10
a point oeio" hopoken where all nahos
got ashore
'ohh Voss was on Ihe pier "heh the