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A SHIPPING TRAGEDY. Ausfraliau Press Assn.—United Service (Received this day at J 1.0 a.m.) PANAMA, Aug. 21. An amazing story of a ship’s fierce battle with the elements, when fourteen lives were lost, is related in the log of the tramp steamer \V. S- McKinney, which arrived last night, long, overdue, from Seattle. Heavy seas shifted forward the lumber deck io.-ui and the mast crashed over the starboard side and the next moment the whole deck load went overboard. All hands were caiicd on deck to cover the hatches, which had been washed away. A big wave washed over the ship swamping her from stem to stern. The windows of the upper chart loom, were broken and the. wheel house flooded. Fourteen were carried overboard hut no attempt at rescue was possible. The ship cruised in the vicinity next day, when the weather moderated. The floating lumber was carefully searched, but none of the missing men were found.
WARSHIPS SAILING. HONOLULU, Aug. 21. ILM.S. Dunedin sailed for the South Seas and Auckland. HALS. Brisbane is sailing to-night, also HALS. Cornwall for Shanghai. TOM HEENEY. VANCOUVER, Aug. 21. “Sure, I’m coming hack to America to participate in the heavyweight elimination. I might bei good enough ,by theu to beat them all,” exclaimed Tom Heaney boarding the Aornngi. Behind him trooped his new pretty wife and three brothers, all joyously looking forward to a visit to the old homo.
Sir Joseph Ward, another passoiigcr, said: “I’m too far from Home to discuss politics.’’
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1928, Page 3
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