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Explanation of events, dedication to victims, and preservation of memory.

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1. June 30th, 1900
2. Hoboken, NJ
3. At North German     Lloyd Piers
4. 326 to 400 dead
5. $5 million in     property loss

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The Lloyd Ships Bremen and Saale on Fire

Part of the list of 100 names of those interned at the mass grave, those listed in this photo are from the Saale. The main inscription on the monument reads: "In memory of those in the fire in Hoboken on the 30th of June, 1900. They remained faithful employees in the performance of their duties for the North German Lloyd."

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In 1900, a little more than Twenty percent of the population in Hoboken was German-born.
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Hoboken Historical Museum

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