THE BIG WRECK.
MEN RUSH THE BOATS.
OFFICERS THREATEN TO USE AXES.
PEOPLE DROWNED WHILE TRY ING TO SAVE GOLD.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright New Y’ork, Aug. 20. The iceberg the Yukon steamer Islander struck upon was barely visible on the surface of the water. Many ot' the victims of the foundering were asleep, and the impact jammed the state-room doors, which the stewards burst open with axes. The male passengers rushed the six boats, disregarding the women, and pushed off, despite the officers' efforts to stop them, and threats to use axes. Several were drowned while trying to secure gold.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 193, 22 August 1901, Page 2
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