New-York tribune., 1900-07-03

tilted in the light Of schermeister said THAI
he went on the Saale at o'clock Weller ard IFS
men were on the machine deck work. The cleo
trtcians were the deck below him When the
fire occurred Weller went up TO see what IT
amounted TO. He came back and reported that Pier
No was on hre and that the flames had COM
munica led to the vessel He told his men TO escape
They rushed to the upper deck and found their
means OF egress all OF by flame and smoke
They ran back Weller tried TO organize them so
that they would act in concert. and did so for
Tine. They rushed back q hatchway and found
!. oattened down They ran to another and found
ms also fastened From place TO place they went
followed by the electricians and others Finally
Weller told his men TO make their escape the hest
they could for themselves The last Schermeister
saw ot Weller was the upper deck in the
midst of fire and smoke.
schermeister said that he and number Of others
'iamoered through the machinery over coaIbins
ana through devious and narrow passages in the
snip TO the station pump way below the water
me Inc tremendous amount Of water being
pumped into the vessel found Is way there and the
men cIung 10 the pump and others clung TO them
@ ,,htI J9el cropped from exhaustion and were
ssfety- he estimated that at leasJ forty men at
81 S.lile "ets IN thsI pace, and ne could give
sald that a good many dropped off into the water
their places Of vantage made it mpossbIe ie sa
pr. Fischauer. of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
sIu aleu a. Jhe Morsue to see i he could identity
41-'AE NJ a. l4iaI OF zap MIrOW OF the
ne was tolG tndt the eHeCts found on that bodv
had oeen turned over TO the Coroners office but
wHsn that place was called by telephone. it was
Sa!d mat the effects had not reached there DR.
Flschauer then went down Pier A 10 see If the
missing articles could De traced there.
BODY No. has been definitely accepted as the
remains OF Captain AIirow. of the SaaIe Under
Jaher Kennedy. of Kennedy & Hartman Newark
Win an order from Manager Schwab of the steam
snip company. called at the MOrgue and the boiv
was turned over 10 him. He will prepare II for
burial. and II will be taken to Germany for inter
ment '
Dr. Hamilton Williams from the Coroner's office
viewed the bodies in the Morgue and said he would
issue the death certificates to-day. Assistants
from the oftice OF Coroner Hoffman, Of Hoboken.
called at the MorgUe yesterday morning and de-
r9anced thai the bodies there be turned over TO
them This was refused until such time as the
men could bring proper credentials
BODY No was identified that Of Charles
Brenrner an upholsterer on the saale His widow
ilNes at No 305 Lewis-st.. Union Hill, N J. She
.qsntned the body. She was positive in her iden-
uHcatlon. which she based on the silver watch and
thlm7le found in the mans pocket.
coroner Bausch said yesterday morning that he
W"uid mold an inquest at such time con-
VeUlent Tor those interested and bly, at the
Coroner
All The bodies except Nos 3 and Il we're taken
away from the MOTgus last night by under
taker The steamship company claimed those
taken away which had already been identified
and ordered their burial