The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-03
HORRORS OF HOb0KEN FIRE.
FORTY DEAD BODIES RECOVERED
FROM THE HUDSON RIVER.
Officers of the burned steamers Ne
clare That the Captains Of the
Ting. Did Not Use Their Best FL
forts to Rescue the Ne>seis.

NEW YORK. juno 2-Forty-six hours
after the start OF the fire in the NORM
German Lloyd Steamship company ;
docks at EI0boken. the loss ot NE anu
property appears fully as great az hrst
reported. Up TO 3 o'clock this afternoon
forty bodies had been recovered from
the waters OF the river Bodies ar" being
picked up almost every half hour ana az
the turn Of the tide It is believed there
will be many more bodies brought TO the
surface.
Most Of the bodies recovered are so
blackened. shriveled and distorted by
the action Of fire and water that u Is eVi-
dent the dying suffered terrible agony
Identification can only be MADE now III
most cases by little trinkets or acorn
ynentH found on the bodies Masses 81
human flesh charred and blackened be-
vond all eenblance OF humanity. lie en-
cased in the boxes at the morgues, ana II
Is hopeless task for anyone 70 ulslih-
guisb the features Of the corDses. Hun
dreds called at the morgues IN thls city
at all hours Of the day and last hisnt
seeking friends or relatives In nearly
every case II was an unsuccessful quest
The bodies at the New York morgue IN
clude eleven men and one woman. one
Of the men was identified by SURVIVORS
Of the Saalc as that OF August N"iiei'
machlnist of tho Saale-
The loss of property sustained IN tine
destruction Of the ships, docks ware
houses and some river craft was approx
imately estimated by the Associated
press last night at S. 12e. 600 The North
German Lloyd line today held to It's es-
innate that their loss would be under
100000 Mr. Campbell holds 10 his
abatement made last night that the losses
in his warehouse would reach SoWo Tor
the buildings themselves, ana VI oo"
for the contents.
-. Ina "a 70
what docks can be given them by the
Pennsylvania Railroad company unul
they can secure dock facilities TO accom-.
MEDIATE them pending the rebulnlhe OF
he destroyed piers To-day they sent
down 20 the piers and furnished money 10
any OF their seamen or other employts
who were found Fourteen thousand DOL
lars was distributed TO them and clothing
and food were provided:
Al 2:3o o'clock =. m, diver on me Shals
reported that he had discovered eight
bodies on that ship. one OF these was on
the main deck, and the head and rect
had been burned 20 crisp The seven
other bodies were found In the gahsWaF
leading from the steerage
At the New York morgue where twelve
bodies are now lying. the most horrible
phases OF the fire are shown, Each body
IL I'm a pine box. A the people come into
the building looking for dead friends ana
relatives. the men OF the place, VINO nave
become hardened TO all human sympathy,
sIide out the body and. after being viewed.
push Il back unfeelngly as the person
passes on despairngly to the next. Inc
scenes at these places are enough TO turn
tho heart OF almost any man.
Second Officer Sanders. OF the saale,
said tonight that several Of the Officers
OF the steamships would issue statement
in a few days. signed and sworn to. that
the captains Of the tugs did not do all
I'm their power to help the ships tRat were
lying In their docks. Officer Sanders said
that his ship had been cut loose from the
pier and that he aud another otficer stood
on the stern Of the ship. ready TO make
lines fast 60 the tugs He said they
shouted TO the tugboat captains, a mum
her of whom were close under his snip,
but that no response was made, the tugs
simply lying by until they couid ger near
CROSSE to render enough assistance to
claim salvage
sixty-seven bodies Of victims OF the
Hoboken fire have been recovered. Each
hour that passes witnesses additional re
oovaries Of bodies, SCARED MANNED and
burned beyond all sCmblance of human
ity. And the half has not yet been told.
rs all bodies brought to the surface today
were caught on graphing hooks,
About the fret o. next week P"op'e VII
realize the appalling loss OF tifc as II
viii then be time Tor bodies that are
now lying al the bottom of the river TO
come to the surface OF their own &C
cord.
Tho list Of missing Is stnl placed at but
few below 800 aud when the bodies hes IN
floating TO the surface the grew Somenesr
OF the situation Will hc realized he
include forty-one TOW IN CunueN upd"r-
taking rooms IN iiOhokcn ten % Hon
mans in the same city. twelve In the
marguc in New York and four d"ckhaGds
of the Sa ale which were reported too ht'c
tonight to les brought Co either city CT
these thirty -aeN en- have he. either post
lively ur partly Identified moss 4 ihom
being victims from the steamship S41lC.
Twuuty .uuv OF these ideuUGtatt1u~ arc
nade las Second OffCer SANDERS - thu
Eaaic who Wa helped IA the task 10y
nrvmcu. coal passers, moChlnists aud
other employees of the vessels.
Those who WIN undoubtedly swell tha
list are $50 odd men fram steamships In
Guiding otroaa sub-ofhcors and seawcn,
oilers. machiuists coal passcrs and tttm-
mVrs the greater loss. ~ course triuA
Rmpur the men who Nerc below d.. -
aud could not get 20 the open air BET IRA
flames ,ho&ct them back and heavy tN}'
ing debris beat them down 90 their dsCths
az these great part are forrhurr.. and
tho ilst 30 their names ts betting Chock ed
1T NN ateamrhip compaulya orl,vJ. 81.
soon aH any Identification CHn he u1t."
Tu-n too there are som" th'rfy i've
people who were nn canal beats N.ht
ecs tud about the docks in various cara
,itiee