S.S. TYRONE BREAKING UP.
HAVOC BY THE SEA. (By Telesraph.—Proes Association.) Duncdln, February 2. Tlie hig BDas which have provnile) round tho coast for the" past lew dayr havo plavod havoc m itli tho wrecked Ty« rono. The forn-ard. portion hns bodily disappeared. 'Dibiigh big wave* were V ashing atong tho decks on Saturday, tho two men standing by decided not to raoato tho wreck.but instead of tho seas subsiding, tb& violence .increased. A survey about 2 a.m. showed that the forward part of tho vessel had disupIpeared, and nt daylight it was seen that tho suspension bridge to the- rooks had. been swept' away, that two lifeboats had , boiMi smashed, and that ths motor launch was swamped About- 5 a.m. tho two men made- their way through .the surf, and bv tho aid of a line between tho ship and the shore gained tho rocks in' safely. It is said that thero will-bo iittlo salvaging to do whou y tho sea subsides.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1974, 3 February 1914, Page 8
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163S.S. TYRONE BREAKING UP. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1974, 3 February 1914, Page 8
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