New-York tribune., 1900-07-03
CLAIMS FOR SAL LEAGE.
ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL VARY Be
TWEEN 100000 AND S2O0.ooO,

Marine insurance men say that the salvage
claims arising out Of the fire will be the largest
o1 record for any one case. Three hbes have
already been fled against the Kaiser Wilhelm
. Ger Crosse Almost al the towing companies
rhar had boats a. work the North German
Lloyd Lines steamers yesterday consulted their
lawyers preparatory TO fling HbeIs upon the
property that was saved
a number Of the toWboat owners and captains
s-e now accusing their fellows Of cruel selfish
ness II hurryiug 70 save property IN order 10 get
raIvage and leaving men around them IN the
water 70 drown When captains saw millions OF
dollars worth of shipping n danger Of destruc-
rion and realized how much the salvage would
mean they forget. II IS charged against them
even 70 throw lines over 70 those sinking near
b. 50 eager were they TO get e rope 10 one OF
ne ships and thus be entitled 10 share Of the
amount saved. The Main and the saaIe. it was
seen early n the fire would be almost total
losses 50. although men were aboard these
doomed ships the tugboats hurried toward the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
william E Ferguson. Of the Mutual Company
which had two tugs work saving men ana
property. spoke Of this shameful greed He said:
Te wish il emphasized that our boats turned
t.e- Er-e1tion 10 saving lives and neglected their
oTC financial Interests -Le All1al %9tAeo 2t ] On
ne 1aa-e &5lC N t.Tee t1Ps FEsG siie r y - -
E-el1sE seyeuteer or eighteen, and the Z y. I'M
~ N-o4 &c rr C5I- rCsrs tried 70 geI Inc on
t1e kaiser II was cruel and shameful the way
-aIy tugs ignored these vessels. where so many
EeE we're being burned 10 death We VIII NE
q salvage 7tu first take testimony as 10 the value
-ss e-s bag been extinguished Then z share %
Eha- is saved will 20 70 salvage The owners o.
u t-gs get two-tnirds ana the crew one thIa.
z. - expenses are usually 80 great thai 5ne re-
ire t-as tnar helped save the Kaiser, think may
l11l $1,000 70 81 90 apiece although the Juage
tae mere endangered ships and the helpless crews
saoarC rnem. The saale, We understand had q
nat II So The salvage will De worth souething
TWENTY TUGS HELPED BIG. SHIP
ABOUT twenty tugs. IL IS said, assisted the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse If Mr.. Ferguson's s
eslns-e Is correct, the salvage Of that big ship
Rou-1 cost the company 100000
Ile Eew-York Harbor Tugboat Company OF
10 i Safest. had four tugs at work on the
sre They were The PuIver. the MilIard. the
kmerica ard the Edna The superintendent
ssE,s-6sy afternoon was consulting the tugooaf
conpary's counsel about fling Hbeis. The
lshiI Towing Line, whose tUgboat P :. Moran
sent 70 the rescue Of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
sfssse VIII also file HbeIs viii the DalzeIl
'HDsnv y No 20 South-st, which sent out
ne y. Freeand DalzelI. The DalzeI, besides
--pug 10 pur the Kaiser Wilhelm IN q place OF
~isiy, rescued thirty people from the water
'-o FORTY from scow-
i4Sse companies which went TO the aid of the
N@iser Wilhelm der Crosse explain their course
Z saying that there were many men aboard
and there was a chance Of saving them
- As -hey cid II only they could act in time
14siefoEe they say, they did quite a. much
le way q life saving as those VINO "orhea
= NE Main, the Bremen and the Saale-
re iugBoat companies that are getting reaoy
ne or already have fled ubels say that the
a German Lloyd Line has prepared bones
meet al the claims. 50 that the Kaiser WI
- Ger Crosse shall not be detained. but may
9l'5Enan. Larocque & cloate, Of No. 30 Wall