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Toll of North German Lloyd Fire At Hoboken Is Put At 209 Dead
The Hoboken dock fire at the North German Lloyd line caused massive destruction with losses near 10 million dollars. Officials fear up to 209 dead and over 400 hospital cases across New York Hoboken and Jersey City as crews search charred wreckage including the Saale Bremen Main and other vessels. Divers work as the Robert A Van Wyck and other fireboats assist, while officials report many missing believed to be workers aboard the liner.
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New York
North German-Lloyd Steamship Company
Hoboken
Jersey City
Gustave Schwab
Lloyd Line
Saale
Bremen
Main
Thingvalla
Palmer- Campbell Company
North River
Weehawken
Ellis Island
Lloyd
Stevens
Weehawken Flats
Robert A. van Wyck
East River