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THE NEW YORK DISASTER*
COUNTING THE COST
FOUR TO SIX MILLIONS STERLING. DEATH-ROLL RELATIVELY SMALL. THE MYSTERY OF A TUG. Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.10 a.m.) New York, July 31. The damage is estimated at between four and six million pounds.
The (loath roll is still conjecture, though it is believed it is relatively small. Many of those included in the first estimates escaped before the second explosion. The crews of several barges .are missing.
Three arrests for negligence have been ordered by the authorities, who are investigating the movements of a mysterious tug on which allegedly, the fire started.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 1 August 1916, Page 5
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106America Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 1 August 1916, Page 5
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