CAPSIZE OF THE BEGA.
Sydney. April 7. Splendid discipline was di.sjilaved on the Bega. Owing to the fM-e-.si\e inclination of the deck the great—t dillicully was cxjierieiired in getting the boat- lauuehed and the pit-sender- tran-liip|ic.l. A pa-scnger -tate- thai limine me run from llenuagi a li-t to port ua- observed. This wa- -hortlv afterward- !'■- vcr.-cd to a -larboard li-t. The women and children, ule, bei.avcd with raininess, were placed in the boats with as many male pas-cngcr- as could lie accommodated. Seven passengers and the bulk of the crew then took to the life raftThe cause of the di-a-ter eannoi be iusceruined. The vessel wa- surveyed a week ago. Clarke, the man who died from shock, had been in feeble health.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 93, 8 April 1908, Page 3
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122CAPSIZE OF THE BEGA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 93, 8 April 1908, Page 3
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