The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-02
SOME DETAILS OF THE FIRE.
None of the Vessels May be Total
Loss.

New York, July 1.-The fearful havoc
to life and property caused by the fire
which broke out at the docks of the
North German Lloyd company in Ho-
bolSen yesterday cannot be approximate
ed with any degree of certainty. Con-
servaLive people who have had exper-
fence along the docks in shipping inter-
ests are of the opinion that not over 200
lives were lost One of the officers of
the steamship Bremen said to-day that
there We're fully 200 visitors on board
that vessel when the fire touched
Der, the majority Of them being wo-
men. A boat was lowered from the
Bremen shorty after the alarm had
been given, but the craft capsized as
it touched the water, and all hands
were precipitated into the water and
none of them was saved by those re-
naming on the vessel. This in itself
would indicate that the list Of dead
may be larger than it was at first
thought to be.
Loss Estimated nj SIC, 200, 900.
The property loss can simply be ap-
proXimated at this time None Of the
officials around the docks could give
anything like a precise estimate of their
losses and none was prepared to make
a statement on this point. A conserva-
tive estimate made by a prominent fire
underwater, places the entire damage
at less than s10000,000.
The three docks Of the North German
Lloyd line are total losses, with all
their contents, and they are still smold-
erirg with many streams from fire hose
playing continuously on the debris. The
pier of the Thingvalla line is totally
wiped away, and an extension which
had Just been built on the Hamburg
lines expanse of pier was burned down
to the pile tops.
The warehouses of Palmer Campbell,
which We're across the street from the
North German Lloyd line docks, suf-
fered greatly and number of houses
along the street were scorched badly
Estimatcs ofthc Losses.
The loss on the steamship properties
and to other companies is estimated to-
night approximately as follows:
The steamship Main, of the North
German Lloyd line, cost $1,5o0,00O out
side of cargo fitting and stores The
loss is placed at $1,20O,0O0 for the YES
sci and about $4,000 for the fittings
and stores and cargo that was aboard
of her.
The steamship Bremen, of the North
German Lloyd line, cost 81, 1,250000, and
her fittings and cargo We're valued at
SO o 900. The cargo and stores were en-
tirely consumed and the loss to the
vessel proper will amount to at least
100000 She is beached off Weehawl<en |
tonight and still smolderng, apparent
ly destroyed save her machinery.
The Saale, the steamship which will |
have the most horrible story of death |
her, cost the North German-Lloyd COM |
pany s1,250000, and the fittings and car !
go were valued at 100000. The Saale
is beached at Ellis Island and Is still !
burning. The damage to the vessel
proper is placed at about $500, 600
The damage done to the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse is estimated at about
$25, 900.
The three docks of the North German
Lloyd line, which were burned to the
waters edge, are estimated to have cost
100000. The docks We're well filled with
merchandise just received from abroad
and valued at $350,000
The Thngvalla pier which was en-
tirely consumed, was valued at $4,000, |
counting the stores which We're on it.
The Hamburg American line dock,
which had just been completed as an
extension to their great pier and which