A PASSENGER STEAMER ON FIRE. New York, December 24.
A steamer was leaving Memphis, a town of Tennessee, to day, when she caught fire. The vessel was crowded •with passengers. A panic ensued, and two hundred persons jumped into the river. The pilot stranded the vessel. The number of persons drowned is estimated at thirt}'.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 329, 29 December 1888, Page 5
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55A PASSENGER STEAMER ON FIRE. New York, December 24. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 329, 29 December 1888, Page 5
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