The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-28

~ we're put to w0rk there % soon .
The storeroom compartment In which
oe fire starts1 and TO which the actual
Maso was oo0Ans6 10 about % the
water line end adjacooa 70 the zeal
walkers. Until the ship 10 pumps1 evs
and dried Il cannot be asoortainee what
Oamags was done 70 the tunkers ad-
dining the stsssroem compartment.
tsrsmen ~ the biass was 20 hot that
tss heated air coming through COM
sanionWays and matches blew the hei-
meta ~ their heads and that the stse>
escks aad compartment walls were
RarpsA.
AocordinG 10 the New Yerk hrsmeA.
Ne blAss was not conquered until the
New York Hrsboats had pumped
lsD.0oe gallons Of water into the I'm.
Seratoe. Almost - much more was
.hseWn into the ship By the FIRE De-
,artment pumps, the pumps Of the ship
and the pumps on the pier.
The great are ~ the ships and on the
uoboken pisrs IN which scores Of lives
wsrS lost and which was distinguished
~ the spectacle Of blazing vessels
Soatins Gown the North River with the
.aces Of doomed persons shut on below
Appearing at the portfolios occurred 10
fully, iSSe. end the pier alongside which
he Imperator was moorcd to-day was
me C thoes destroyed IN that disaster.
siRGMeN CAV TWO MEN %.
OGATEo AN PUMP.
The Hoboken and New York hremsn
wno recovered the body Of Second
omosr Gobracht declared shat this
crave seaman lost his life because
ssiiors above who we're pumping aAs
70 bic safety helmet through . line OF
Aose deserted their posts and NED from
- srowinS heat This " denied BY
ne steamship otacials. whe say that
oebracht. cropping In the darkness. got
his airline twisted about his less and
shut on the supply. Al any rsts. hss
air supply was cut on. and. hnding
himself suifooating. he tore on the he'll
sAet asd made for safety without any
protection asains. the flames and
ymotA
Second omcsr otto oobracht was the
hero and sole victim Of the are lie
L volunteered 70 20 into the store room
and discover the source Of the blase
In order that II might b fought with
some intelligence Downing . safety
helmet and attended by two ssamsn
ne plunged int the smoks ana stiains
doors. The seamsa did not slick 70
hin. one. Otto stvmpf. becoming faint
~ aghtins bis way 70 another part
Of the ship.
0obracht's foot was caught IN Q door
aoWn IN the burning pan Of the vessel
- - vas passing frem one sompart.
meat to another. The door Was sud.
ssnly closed ~ the operation OF auto.
matte air pressure worked from the
bridge. and he vas caught - 10 was
passing through. There he suffocated
b the stifiins heat. His BODY was r..
covered. b chiss Dawn q Ne Hoboksn
IN Department
eAsoGNoGRs cor orr WITH,
OUT MUCH TROUBLE.
Ne imperator docksd late yesterday
sVsais0. Anl Il was long sft@ milnight
when her drst and second cabin pas.
sea6ses were $4,000 By the customi
ee1esals And left The pier. The third
cabin Passenger. numbering 7is. quar-.
>9ed an 80 Ne stserass passenger
sumbsrins LIN. auArtsrsd forward, re-
ooaes1 On board. awaiting transporta
tion to Ellis Island this morning. be
\ sidss these there we're 1.lso msmbsri
4 sf he crew aboard. . total Of 80
seuls..
re me- Was reported By q waechman
- ~ e'clook Il had started In Z
prevision hoist leading to Q storeroom
y ne hoi1. scout two hundrsd fss,
forward Of the stern. Crossed slectri,
wires are ohms1 for che biass.
Commodore Russr. In chief command
3 wao had just retired. was notified. II,
- four captains uAdsr him and OF
Ne Imosrator there 10 also an arm,
- under einesrs. Al we're aroused
ne arSt work vas 70 set the ship.
me- department into action. Then r
Polseer, the chief purser. assisted b,
the chief steward and his assistants
masshallsd the stewards and the worl
Of getting the passsAoses Ashsrs va
tegun.
The third class passsngsrs were quar-
tered In . section Of the ship Jus
spove the hre. but cut on by bulk
needs These bulkheads did not inter
ters with the smoke or ammonia fumes
which worked through the sassways
oohmdersbie difhculty was experience
In getting the 7is third elias. pa.sen
sers ashore. A number Of them sue
ssmbsd to the smoke ana excItemen
And were treated BY doctors on IN
pier and In the main saloon.
CAPTAIN CALLED CITY F,REmEl
TO FIGHT FlAMGS.
The steersEe passengers. In quartz,
80 feet forward from the blaze. ver
removed to the pier without dif,cult,
although there was great excitem.r
ameaS them. The work Of transferrin
the passengers to the shore did not ID
tsrfers with the ships nre nghtin
force. but the blaze was % smoky an
accompanied by such choking fun
that II was found impossible TO get III
full power Of the water supply to bss
on the seat OF the trouble.
Commodore Ruser. after an hou