Freighter SS Panuco destroyed by fire Photograph depicting freighter SS Panuco burning; Coast Guard boats and tugboats try to extinguish fire.

SS Panuco on fire Photograph; aerial photo of SS Panuco on fire, being pushed by a tug.

Pier 27 destroyed Photograph depicting the destroyed Pier 27 in Brooklyn after the pier and freighter SS Panuco fire.

Death ship in waterfront blaze Aerial view of fireboats extinguishing fire aboard freighter. Caption: "Death ship in waterfront blaze: Fireboats direct streams of water at the New York and Cuba Mail Line freighter Panuco as it burns on the Gowanus flats. The fatal fire started yesterday on Pier 27, foot of Warren St."

Pier 27 destroyed Photograph depicting Pier 27 after the SS Panuco explosion and fire.

Freighter SS Panuco on fire Photograph depicting the freighter SS Panuco on fire. A U.S. Customs boat is there to assist.

Burning freighter searched for bodies Listing freighter with smoke coming from deck; two smaller boats at right. Caption: "Burning freighter searched for bodies: The New York and Cuba Mail Line freighter Panuco, set afire while tied to pier at foot of Columbia St. yesterday, still ablaze early this afternoon as firemen went on board to carry off charred bodies of victims. Note tug and police boat along side at right. Panuco is about a half mile off shore."

Part of the freighter SS Panuco's cargo after the ship burned Photograph depicting parts of the freighter SS Panuco's cargo after the ship burned.

SS Panuco Photograph; aerial photo of freighter SS Panuco after explosion.

Pier 27 destroyed Photograph; aerial view of the destroyed Pier 27 after the freighter SS Panuco and the pier fire.

Pier 27 after SS Panuco's explosion and fire Photograph depicting Pier 27 after SS Panuco's explosion and fire; a few men around the debris.

Fire victim Man with blanket draped around shoulders sitting in chair and looking ahead. Caption: "Fire victim: Alfred Perrino, who fell in jumping from burning Argentine freighter Rio Parana to a nearby tug, is treated for broken arm and lacerated hand."

\[Firemen on freighter] Overhead view of firemen inspecting what appears to be the hull of a freighter, presumably damaged in a fire; hoses, crates, and wooden planks scattered about; one fireman towards back looking up at camera.