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

NEW YORK. July 1.-The losses su.
tanned in the fire at the docks of the
North German LIoyds Steamship COM
pany in Uoboken we're conseryatiyeIy
placed at nearly S10,000,000. The loss
of life, while merely guesswork at even
this late hour, will reach probably as
high 900, and there are 200 men
in the hospitals in this city, Hoboisen
and Jersey City badly burned.
NEwYoRK. July 2.--The fearful havoc
to life and property caused by the fire
which broke out at the docks of the
North German Lloyd company, i'll Ho-
boken, cannot be approximated with
any degree of certainty. Conservative
people who have had experience along
the docks are of the opinion that not
over 200 lives were lost.
One of the officers of the steamship
Bremen said that there We're fully 200
visitors on board that vessel when the
fire touched there, the majority of them
being women. A boat was lowered
from the Bremen shortly after the
alarm had been given, but the craft
capsized as it touched the water and all
hands We're precipitated into the water
and none of them was saved b. those
remaining on the vessel. This in itself
would indicate that the list of dead
may be larger than at first thought
to be.
Among the dead number of officers
The body of Captain Mirow, of the Saale has
been found burned to be unrecognizable
A number of Christian Endeayorers were
visiting on the Saale, drawn by the interest
+alr ..fJ
the Boston Endeayorers. Some of these Wis
itors were reported lost.
The German consul general eabled to Berlen,
placing the list at 200
The loss on the steamship properties and to
other companies is estimated approximately as
follows:
The steamship Main. of the North German
LLOYD ling, cost 81 100000 outside of the cargo
fitting and stores. The loss is placed at 81 200.
900 for the vessel and about $4,000 for the fit.
ting and stores and cargo that was aboard OF
her.
The steamship Bremen, of the North Ger.
man Lloyd line, cost 81 100000 and her fitting
and cargo were valued at 100000 The cargo
and stores were entirely consumed and the
loss to the vessel proper will amount to at
least 100000. She is beached off Weehawlzen
and still smoldering, apparently 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 Ger.
man Lloyd company 81 ,250, COO and the fittings
and cargo were valued at 100000. The Saale
is beached at Ellis island and still burning
The damage to the vessel proper is placed al
about $500 900.
The damage done to the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse is estimated at S25 600.
The three docks of the North German Llovd
line, which were burned to the waters edge
are estimated to have cost 100000 The docks
were well filled with merchandise just re
ceived from abroad and valued at $3500O0
The Thingvalia pier, which was entirely con.
sumed, valued at $4,000, counting the
stores which We're on it.
The Hamburg American line dock, which
has just been completed as an extension to
their great pier and which was DESTROYED in
order to prevent the spread of the flames was
damaged to the extent OF $4,000. This was
the only loss they sustained, as the steamer
Phoenicia, contrary to reports, was not even
scorehed.
The warehouses of Palmer Campbell houses
E, Il, G and II, We're burned. Mr.. Campbell
said that he could not give a definite esti
ment of his losses, but the damage to The
building alone would amount to at least $50 o0o
and the contents $l,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 aad the houses Were not well filed This
small loss on the three piers of the North Ger
man Lloyd line.
One lighter, containing 5000 bags of sugar,
was destroyed, the loss being S27 600
Eight barges and IL canal boats We're either
burned or sunk with their cargoes. Total yalu.
alton, Sl25 900.
The Hoboken Shore railroad had a number
of cars burned and other property damaged
Loss, $1,000
Minor losses on floating property, burned at
the fire proper or set ON fire by burning drift
wood will amount to about $4,000.
The personal losses sustained by those aboard
the steamships simply be surmised, as
there is no way of ascertaining this at the
present time.
Gustav Schwab, agent of the North German
Lloyd line stated that there were no passen.
gers on board the steamship Saale, and that If
any bodies were found, other than that of the
crew they We're the remains of visitors for
Saturday was visiting day with the line und it
was probable that there were number on
board at the time of the fire.
1t was estimated that from 800 TO 400 persons
were injured and taken to the different hos
pitfalls in this city, Jersey City and Hoboken
Many of them We're found to be not seriously
hurt and We're discharged. Many others were
believed to be so seriously injured that they
Gould not recover.
While the lire was still burning the work OF
relief was begun. Men came to the office of
d tf,.