CANTON DISASTER.
TWO HUNDRED DEAD. . FIRE AMONG THE RIVER FLEETS. MANY MISSINQ. (DI 7Sf,BapAFJI—PRIBB ARSOCIATIONf-TCOPTBIOSIJ Peking, February 1. The story of a horrible catastrophe, involving great loss of life, ha? rea.ch.ed here from Canton. \'' •'' " A firo started on a, boat belonging to the flower fleet (moored #n the river), ai)d spread to the others, all of which were burnt.
It is believed that fully two hundred persons perished. Already 170 charred bodies have been recovered!' ' Many person? have been reported as'nursing. I ■ " » =a ' - -
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 7
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83CANTON DISASTER. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 7
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