New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
.SA WE'D FROM THE SAALE.
THE POLICE BOAT PATROL RESCUED A
NUMBER AND BROUGHT THEM HERE.

The steamer saaie drifted down 10 the Battery
shout $50 o'clock. She ablaze and her crew
wss on deck Captain Ebert o. Smith. Of the
police boat Patrol that II necessary to get
his men the steamer at once. The Patrol is out
Of commission. and he signsled the tug Mutual
Captain John Roberts in command. He came
alongside Pier A and volunteered 10 take the po-
1icemen 10 the burning ship. When the tug reached
the saaie thirty-seven OF the latter's crew were
taken of and landed at Pier A. Most of them were
conscious. Some suffered from smoke inhaled
AHlbulances were called from Gouverneur. St Vim
cents and The Hudson Street Hospital. Police
patrol wagons were also called. The injured
were taken IN these several cpnveyances TO the
different hospitals. None could talk English, and
not even their names were learned at the pier.
while the crew was being taken off Captain
Smith noticed several bodies OF men the ships
deck. When the Mutual made second trip TO
the Sasle, all these corpses were submerged. The
ship had in the mean time drifted to the Jersey
shore and sunk in the mud off the fats.
The patroimen worked with graphing hooks for
two hours In effort recover the bodies They
secured only two. These were apparently bodies
Of deckhands They were burned beyond Feeogni-
tion. The bodies taken the Mutual 20
Pier A. and then transferred the Morgue
Captain Smith said he thought there
number Of bodies below in the Saae. He said:
When ! got to the saaIe the first trip with
the Mutual I saw several men with their heads at
The port holes They were stuck fast, and could get
reitheF in nor 0ut. The ship was gradually sink
ing II was a terrible sigat Some Of the men
Gods sake, Their struggles we're something fran
tie shall never forget the sight. We could do
nothing for them. To get them impossible
The upper part OF the vessel a living furnace
The men below could not get out. My could
not gel in ] had difficulty IN restraining some or
rny fellows who wanted 20 hazard A. We tried
20 get them through The p6Ttaoles, but they were
even eTnaIleF than usual. We gave a line 30 one
NAE and tried TO pull him through. but II was a
futile effort. ] even now hear the poor fellow
ssreking in his DESPAIR as he saw as drawing
away from him
We heard the cries Of others back OF the port
holes They seemed 20 be struggling for what
iistle air aud respite the holes gave those already
sbere II was terrible. We woman at a
reFfhele The flames we're rapidly approaching her.
Ebe SSas said be steWaFdess A deckhand on
ne Tug handed her small hose, and she played It
eiaut her stateroom fer few moments. They
were precious moments. Ny God, how that woman
foI,gbt for her fe She might as well have poured
tssc,Dfui OF water into = living volcano FOR II
fhs seed il did She had possible chance. As
se fetght the fire the ship sank steadily. and her
s4rlsegIes were stopped by a rush OF water as the
portaole sank below the surface.
Al the offiees Of the North German Lloyd com
aanv this woman was ssid 10 have probably been
:. stewardess. She might have been visitor but
could net have been a passenger. The steamship