The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-02


with many streams from fire hose play
ing continually on the debris The pier
of the Thingvalla line is totally wiped
away, and an extension which had just
been built on the Hamburg American
lines expanse OF piers was burned down
to the Spite tops. The warehouses of
Palmer Campbell, which were across the
street from the North German Lloyd
line docks, suffered greatly, and num-
Der of houses along the street were
scOrched badly.
The loss on the steamship properties
and to other companies is estimated app
proximately as follows:
The steamship Main, of the North
German Lloyd line, cost S1,5O0.0OO, out
side of cargo fittings and stores The
loss is placed at 81 200 900 for the YES
and stores and the cargo that was
aboard of her
The steamship Bremen, of the North
German Lloyd line. cost 81 $50, 900, and
$500, 600 The cargo and stores were en-
tirely consumed, and the loss to the yes
sci proper will amount to at least $780,
000 She is beached off WeehaWken to-
night and still smouldering, apparent
ly- destroyed save her machinery.
The S2ale, the steamship which VIII
have the most horrible story of death
to unfold when the divers go down IN
her, cost the North German Lloyd COM
pany 81, $50, 600, and the fittings and
cargo were valued at 5000, 900. The Saale
is beached at Ellis island and still burn
ing. The damage to the vessel proper
is placed at about 100000.
The damage done to the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse is estimated at $4,000.
The three docks of the German Lloyd
line which were burned to the waters
edge, are estimated to have cost $780,,
600
The docks We're filed with merchan-
disc just received from abroad and val
ued at $3.50 600.
The ThTngvaIla pier, which was en-
trely consumed, was valued at $50, 900,
counting the stores which were on it.
The Hamburg American line dock,
which had just been completed as an eX-
tension to their great per, 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 ScOrChed.
The warehouses Of Palmer Campbell,
houses f, F, G and H, were burned. Mr..
Campbell said that he could not give
a definite estimate of his losses, but
the damage to buildings alone would
amount to at least $4,000, and the con-
tents to 81. 100000
One lighter containing 5000 bags of
sugar was destroyed, the loss being s27,-
coo.
Eight barges and eleven canal boats
were either burned or sunk with their
cargoes- Total valuation, $125,000.
The Hobolcen Shore railroad had
number of cars burned and other prop
erty damaged. Loss. $1,000.
Minor losses on floating property,
burned at the fire proper or set on fire
by burning driftwood, will amount to
about $4,000
The personal losses sustained by those
aboard the steamships can simply be
surmised. as there is no way of ascer-
tanning this at the present time.
Freight Manager Bonner said that the
Main had about 5000 tons of cargo in
l. ,<1l n 3 1T .
of grain, 1000 tons of Stag. about 5000
bales of cotton and considerable gen
eral merchandise.
The Saale had a full cargo, including
copper and general merchandise, but
the Bremen had hardly any cargo
aboard of her.
Z believe" Mr.. Bonner said, that
the loss to the cargo on rne three ships
cargo on the piers, it is difficult to
innate, for there was both inward and
outward bound cargo there
1t is estimated that from 300 to 400
persons We're injured and taken to the
different hospitals in this city, Jersey
City and Hoboken.
Many of them were found to be not
seriously hurt, and were discharged.
Many others are believed to be so seri-
ously injured that they may not re
cover
DIVERS AND WRECKERS ATWORK
New York. July 2.-Divers and wreck
ers are still hard at work on the burned
North German Lloyd steamers. 1t is
believed that there are yet many bodies
to be recovered from the Saale and two
large wrecking derricks are alongside
her removing the bent and twisted
pieces of heavy iron that cover her hold
The injured in the Jersey City hospitals
were reported to be doing well this
morning, but several are not yet out of
danger
MARINE COMPANIES HARD HIT.
New York, July MANY small boats
filled with men were about the ruins
of the burned piers today searching for
bodies. The marine underwriters, the
authorities of Hoboken and the steam
ship authorities, are all making an in
veStigation to discover the origin of the
fire. If they have discovered the real
cause they have not made it public. The
common report is that the bale of cotton
which was first discovered in flames
was set on fire by spontaneous COM
bustion, although it is possible that
some one may have careIessly thrown
lighted cigarette or cigar among the
cotton. Smoking, however, was strict
" prohibited among the workmen on
the pier.
AS yet no definite idea is obtainable
as to the extent of the loss of the in
surance companies, but it may be safe
ly estimated that the marine insurance
alone will not be below So 000, 900. Prac-
tically every one of the score or so of
marine companies is more or less affect
ed, the fire being almost altogether of
marine risk character.