SAW HUSBAND DROWN
WIFE OF ENGINEER VICTIM OF U-BOAT (Reed. Dec. 28, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 27. Further reports have been received concerning the sinking of the steamer Stanholme without warning by a U-boat on Christmas morning. The chief engineer’s wife, who was among the survivors, said she saw her husband drown while attempting to ensure her safety. A few minutes before the explosion, both were drinking a Christmas toast with the captain, who was saved.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19391228.2.52
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
76SAW HUSBAND DROWN Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in