MARINE DISASTER.
SUBMARINE EXPLODES AND SINKS.
FOURTEEN OF THE ,CRE\V PERISIL By, Electric Telegraph.—Per Press As SQcia.ti.on— Copyright. LONDON, 'Juno 8* _ A sulbmarine flamed the AS exploded at and sank, Fourteen of lion .crew, were drewnod. Four were Saved, The vessel was exercising at the dime of the disaster. Three explosions occurred.. SUBMARINE DIVES WITHOUT WARNING. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 12.45 a.m., June 10. LondoD, June 9. While the submarine was running on tho surface, with the hatch open and four persons standing outside, she suddenly, without tho slightest warning, dived and disappeared. The four outside, including the commander, were washed overboard and rescued. Fifteen were drowned. An hour after the accident an oxplosion occurred under the water, probably caused by gasoline vapor. A quantity of wreckage rose, suggesting that the submarine had been blown to pieces. The King condoled with the relatives of the victims.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1477, 10 June 1905, Page 2
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146MARINE DISASTER. Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1477, 10 June 1905, Page 2
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