A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
DEATH OF INVENTOR DIESEL.
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Assdo a tins-. > London, October 1. DieseJ, the inventor of the Diesel oil-engine, disappeared in the Nortl ,Se;v' while voyaging to England. lib disappearance is a mystery. He waf travelling to London to attend a company meeting, accompanied by Carol; fa director)', and Luckmann (chiel engineer. The three separated ii the evening to go to their cabins. Diesel did not ‘sleep in his berth, anti 'it is supposed that he continued walking the deck, owing to occasional insomnia, and fell overboard.
MOTION OF CONDOLENCE.
(Received 9.15 a.m.) London, October 1
Mr Ellis, presiding at a statutory meeting of the Consolidated Diesel Company, paid a tribute to Diesel, and condoled with his relatives. Some of the shareholders asked what had become of the capital, and complained of the chairman’s silence as to the prospect of dividends. Mr Carels outlined the prospects of the company, nad the meeting adjourned.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 27, 2 October 1913, Page 5
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161A MYSTERY OF THE SEA. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 27, 2 October 1913, Page 5
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