The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-02
ESTIMATE OF THE LOSSES.
Figured That the Total Viii Reach
100000.

$4,000, GOO.
New York. July 1.-The fearful havoc
n life and property caused by the fire.
which broke out at the docks Of the
North German Lloyd company in Ho-
hoza, Yesterday cannot be approx
noated with any degree Of certainty.
conservative people who have had ex-
narience along the docks are Of the
oninfcn that not more than 200 lives
were lost.
one of the officers Of the steamship
Bremen said today that there We're
fully 200 visitors on board that vessel
when the fire touched there, the major
inv of them being women. A boat was
lowered from the Bremen shortly after
thu alarm had been given, but the craft
cansized as it touched the water and
none of them were saved by those re-
manning on the vessel. This, in itself.
would Indicate that the list OF dead
NAV be larger than it was first thought.
Very Heavy Loss.
The property loss can simply BE- ap-
proximated at this time. None Of the
officiaIs around the cocks could give
anything like a precise estimate OF tAei-
losses. and none was prepared TO make
vative estimate made by a prominent
IRE underwater places the entire dam
age at less than S1e,OG0,OOQ.
The three docks Of the North German
LLOYD line are total losses, with all
their contents, and they are still sm0ul-
dering. with many streams from hose
playing continuously on the debris.
one pier of the Thingvalla line is
totally wiped out. and an extension
which had lust been built on the Ham
burg American lines eXpanse Of piers
was burned down to the pile tops.
The warehouses of Palmer Campbell.
which were across the street from the
North German Lloyd line docks, SUI
fered greatly, and number OF houses
along the street were ScOTched-
The loss of the steamship properties
and other companies. estimated to-
night. is approximately as follows.
The steamship Main Of the North
German Lloyd line, cost $1,500,000 out
side of the cargo, fitting and stores
The loss is placed at S1,200,000 for the
vessel and about 100000 for the 1T
tings and stores and the cargo that was
aboard of her.
The steamship Bremen of the North
German Lloyd line, cost 81, 250, 600, and
her fittings and cargo were valued at
$500 900. The cargo and stores were en-
tirely consumed, and the loss TO the
vessel proper win amount TO at least
$3.50, OOO She is beached of Weehaw-
ken tonight and still smOuldering. ap-
parently destroyed, excepting her ma
chinery.
The Saale, the steamship which Will
have the most horrible story Of death
TO unfold when the divers go down in
her, cost the North German Lloyd COM
pany 81, 100000, and the fittings and
cargo were valued az $500, 900. The Saale
is beached at Ellis island and still
burning. The damage to the vessel
proper is placed at about 100000.
The damage done TO the Kaiser VII
helm der Crosse is estimated at $25,-
600.
Docks Burned.
The three docks of the German line
which were burned to the waters Idge
are estimated to have cost 100000
The docks were well flied with mer-
chandise, Just received from abroad,
and valued at $3.50 900.
The Thingvalla pier. which was en-
tirely consumed, was valued at $50 600,
counting the stores which were on it.
The Hamburg-American line dock,
which had just been completed as an
extension to their great pier, and which
was destroyed in order TO prevent the
spread Of the flames, was damaged to
the extent of $1,000 This was the only
loss they sustained, as ghe steamer
Phoenicia, contrary to reports, was not
even sc0rched.
The warehouses of Palmer Campbell,
houses E. F, c. and H, were burned.
Mr.. Campbell said tonight he could not
give a definite estimate Of his losses
but the damage to buildings alone
would amount to at least $50 900 and
the contents to $3.50 600. Had the fire
occurred at any other time in the year
he said, the loss would have been much
greater, as just at the present time
the imports are very light and the
houses were not will filed. This state
ment accounts for the comparatively
small loss on the three piers Of the
North German Lloyd line. One lighter
5000 bags OF sugar was de-
stroyed, the loss being S27, 900.
Eight barges and eleven canal boats
were either burned or sunk with their
cargOeS- Total valuation. SI25.000.
The EObOken Shore railroad had q
Of cars burned and other prop
erty damaged. The loss was $1,000.
Minor losses on floating property
burned at the fire proper or set on fire
by burning driftwOOd Will amount to
about $40 600.
The personal losses sustained by those
aboard the steamships can simply be
surmised. as there is no way OF asceT-
tanning this at the present time.