Then, by a shift in the wind, the flames were sent in the direction of Pier No. 1, which was to the south end of Pier No. 2 the north of Pier No. Iwas the di of the Hamburg-American line, at which the steamship Phoenicia, twin screw Wicked. The flames got a good hold on nssenger steamer of 6,761 gross tons, was
the Phoenicia and she was towed out into midstream ablaze, and was eventually saved, though badly scorched.
'On' the north was the old Thingvalla Line pier, just bought from that company. On ith south side lay the: Maine, of 10,500 gross tons, a brand-new steamship, Valued at. $2,500,000, and with a cargo of half a million in her hold. South of her and on the north side of Pier was the Bremen, a twin screw steamer of 1°,526 tons. On the south side vf Pier 1 was the grest express steamship" Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, the second largest liner, but soon revived with stimulants, in the world, On the north side of Pier 2 was the 5 tons gross, and the other piers were vacant.
Phere ate on an average six hatches in the decks of these steamers. In the hatches were from ten to fourteen men at work. On the Kaiser Wilhelm were her crew, a force numbering at least 400 men. On the Bremen were a force 0 and on the Saale 300, On the Maine were ove: Ss people. Tu addition a great throng of Visitors were on every ship—the friends and relatives of officers, sailors, stewards, and the engineers' force.
The cry wf warning passed forward, but hardly beforethetlames, Below in thestokehold and engine-room hundreds of men worked unconscious of peril. Those on deck saw the fire on the adjoining pier and looked at it in mild curiosity, But hardly had they taken one look when they found the flames renting across the stretch between and sheathing them with fire.
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