WARSHIP SUNK
BRAZILIAN IRONCLAD BLOWN UP. SINKS IX THKEE MIXUTES, 300 LIVES LOST. XUMBEI! OF HIGH OFFICIALS DROWNED. Received 23, 9.20 p.m. Kio in-: Jamkim, January 23, The Brazilian ironclad A(|uidnl)iiud's powder magazine blew up at midnight on Sunday at Jacace Pagna, while escorting a Ministerial party aboard the cruiser Barroso, on a tour of inspee- ! tion of the sites for a naval yard.
The Aquidabaud sank in three minutes; It is reported that 300 perished, only one officer being saved. The drowned included four BearAdmirals, a number of naval olliccrs, and Government officials, who were guests aboard the Aquidabaud,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8036, 24 January 1906, Page 2
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100WARSHIP SUNK Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8036, 24 January 1906, Page 2
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