TOIL OF THE SEA
OTTAWA, April 11 ■'1 he death roll on the steamer lroquois exceeds eighteen. She foundered, at the mouth of the port, within view pf hundreds of people. A launch: was started .to the rescue kut the machinery :f ailed, and it was unable, to reach the drowning- people. Many were ,a£oat. on the .upper works of the steamer, >and dropped off one by. one. Several -floated ashore with the wreckagfei • ! The captain, several . passengers and five of a crew -escaped in the damaged lifeboat. ' "I'h'e disaster is ,due to shifting cargo. Numbers (of women penned in the deck Tiouse'' added to the contusion by their ' screams, and sank with the ves"selr\ ■"*'?"
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Grey River Argus, 13 April 1911, Page 1
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115TOIL OF THE SEA Grey River Argus, 13 April 1911, Page 1
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