A DERELICT.
OLD WtEXai WARSHIP ABANBONED AT SEA. AN EXCITING VOi'AGE. Received Oct. 0, 4.55" ~.,„ ti,„ r, i i Sydney, October 5 1 e hreneh steamer St. Louis has arlvv'ed from Noumea. ■She set out with the old French „«rVery heavy weather came on after leaving Noumea, and it was found necessary to lengthen the towlinc While the operation was .proceeding, a chain snapped and struck and killed t&rttr* 8 ' of tl,e crcw abo - d The weather gradually grew worse and ultimately the men on the Meurthc" signalled they were leaving the vessel At great risk they put off in a boat and got aboard the St. Louis, although the boat was smashed in tho attempt The Meurthe had sprung a leak and was settling down. The tow-rope was east off and the vessel abandoned in latitude 20.10 south longitude 157 east. ' .She was then almost level with the water's edge.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 October 1907, Page 2
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151A DERELICT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 October 1907, Page 2
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