The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-29
'All Her Provisions Destroyed,
hut Ship Will Sail on
Schedule Time.
SECOND OFFICER KILLED
GObrecht Met Death Leading
Fight Far Down in the
Vessels Hold.

ship. killed the second officer. Karl
Gobrecht. and caused $4,000 damage
Most OF the ships provisions were
destroyed. but In spite Of the fire she will
! sail tomorrow morning at Q o'clock, as
scheduled. and the thousands aboard her
| will hardly see a trace OF the desperate
battle forty-eight hours before.
The Hamburg American Line ordered
big notices last night In every newspaper
It could reach from here to San Francisco
saying that the fmperator would sail on
time and telling how slight was the dam
age to 80 great n ship. A battalion of
cleaners and painters spent all day yes
terday and will work all day to-day on
the white woodwork. windows and floor
OF the second cabin. which were scorchcd
and blistercd. by noon to-day the
thousands Of tons OF water that drowned
the fire and gave the vessel n heavy list
will he out Of her. ny night the $4,000
pounds OF fresh meat and other necessary
supplies will be in the blackencd after
hold.
Not q Reservation Cancelled.
Inspectors OF the Board OF Hamburg
Underwriters. whose word. under treaty.
the United States Government accepts.
will certify this morning to the Impera-
tors absolute seaworthiness. In spite OF
exaggerated stories Of the fire that went
abroad early yesterday not single
reservation for to-morrow's trip was can
celled all day long.
The hardest blow was the loss Of Sec
ond Officer Kari Cobrecht next To Cant
aboard the ship and called BY the HAM
burG-American company "one OF the most
promising oi1cers IN our service. He
died within few feet Of safety Had
not the air tube OF his smoke helmet and
the guide rope tripped him In COM
panionway hlled with smoke and am
monia fumes he would have passed through
an airtight door to the upper decks.
The Hoboken fire department and a
Ne" fotk nreooat, the Thomas W. Wiilet
from the 1901 OF GanseVoort street helped
one OF the hamours- American tugs and
'he snip $ crew hsht the nre. II was it
the oo'tom OF the provision hatch. IL
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a" ou'S' e~p'a'neu executive
captain Won Meibon last night. THE fire
,ou'" "e'e' nave got such start without
a'sco'erS'
'he Waterman VINO saw smoke curling
from the hatch gave the alarm a few min
utes before the fire was noted on the bridge.
a quartermaster kept the bridge and soon
he saw wisps Of smoke curling from a
brass tube that led to the burning COM
partment. There is a set Of tubes on the
bridge to warn Of fire In Just that way.
Second Officer Gobrecht was officer OF
the deck and stood at the ranpwav ua
called Executive Captain Won Meibon,
second in authority only to Capt. Ruser.
who took charge of the fire fight.
""es se'ow'
Capt. Won .Meibon ordered Gobrecht
down "A companionway that lead. IN IN.
provision rooms and went with him. They
wore smoke helmets ,pucb liLa .h. ..;
met "a diver wears, with air tube ana
speaking tube. They were down tor
minutes. saw flames below the fourth
deck down and encountered ink black
smoke and ammonia fumes from the cold
storage plant below the provision rooms
Although this cold storage il now r,,rod
there is another such plant ON IN. H.,
perator.