THE SARDINIAN'S FATAL VOYAGE.
THREE MEN KILLED AND ALL THE LIFEBOATS SMASHED BUT ONE.
London, January 24. —-The British steamer Sardinian, from Portland January 9bh, reports very heavy weather. On January 16th an alarm of fire was given, caused by the bursting of a steam-gauge. In the meantime the funnel was smashed and the fires were smothered by the water pouring down on them. Two men were killed and a third was so badly injured that he subsequently died. Three other men were badly injured. It was impossible to replace the funnel for twenty-four hours, and in the meantime the steamer drifted, the storm at the same time increasing in severity. The three men who were killed were buried at sea when the storm abated. All tl«e Sardinian’s lifeboats except one were smashed by the heavy seae.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 459, 2 April 1890, Page 5
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137THE SARDINIAN'S FATAL VOYAGE. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 459, 2 April 1890, Page 5
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