Heavy Seas.
CITY OF SYDNEY WRECK.
THE CAPTAIN DROWNED. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] JU iiTED Press association.] (Eeceived 12.15 p.m.) . Halifax, March 19. Thrilling scenes of heroism'marked the wreck of the steamer City of Sydney off Sambrio, Nova Scotia.
While salvaging cargo, a heavy sea capsized a dory, and Captain Burns and Seamen Snow were thrown into the water. Another dory rescued them and the sea capsized it, three men then struggling in the whirling water. Assistance arrived, and another dory rescued the third man, but as they were dragging in Burns, the seas tore the dories apart and Burns sank. An excited crowd watched from the seashore, fearing that both rescuers would be overpowered by the heavy sea running.
THE IMPERATOR'S EXPERIENCES.
New York, March 19
The Imperator has arrived. Four lifeboats were carried off during a heavy gale and much damage was done to the bows'.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 76, 20 March 1914, Page 5
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147Heavy Seas. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 76, 20 March 1914, Page 5
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