WRECK OF THE COBRA.
NO ROCK NEAR.
VESSEL SUPPOSED TO HAVE COLLAPSED.
50,000 PERSONS ATTEND FUNERAL
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Sept. 24. The Cobra sank in seven fathoms of water. There was no rock near.
It is now suggested that the disaster was due to the collapse of the vessel. Fifty thousand persons attended the funeral of tho victims at Grimsby.
The officers and bluejackets of the French gunboat Ibis spontaneously attended, which was warmly appreciated.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 221, 25 September 1901, Page 2
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