SHIPPING DISASTER

Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1930, Page 5

SHIPPING DISASTER

FURTHER PATHETIC FEATURES. [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. ] LONDON, Dec. 21. In the collision, the A returns was severely gashed in the bow. Captain Eric Hjelt, of the ill-fated vessel took his family to celebrate 'Christmas on board. They were on the bridge with him, but bis wife jumped off on the opposite side to the others. The captain, after the rescue, vainly ■ worked for hours to resuscitate Ins : daughter. Mrs Ozzi Hjelt, the other captain’s wife, also accompanied her husband. Vickers bad safely reached the ArrTturus, and he again plunged into the sea in an attempt to rescue Airs Williams and child, who were struggling in the water, and all three were drowned. Air AVilliams had accompanied his family front Helsingfors, but he broke the journey, at Copenhagen, (Intending to follow them later, . the casualty list, , The corrected casualty list shows there were 22 passengers and GO, nf a crew on board, Eighteen passengers were drowned and 24 of the crew including nine Britishers, two of them being children. The Arcturus' picked up four passengers, namely Martin and Alias Tipiping, and two Scandinavian women; and also 36 of the crew. She. also brought in five dead. British sailors on a steamship picked up four sudors.