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ON THE MISSISSIPPI. FOUR PEOPLE KILLED. MANY INJURED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received June 27, 10.5 p.m. ■New York, June 27. A Mississippi river 'boat was burned to the waterside. Five hundred passengers were saved 1 . The capi ■ i,oing full steam ahead, Ibeached the v =sel, despite I the flames breaking through the lower works. The crew restrained the excited excursionists, permitting orderly disembarkation. Four were 'killed and dozens burned. The passengers declare that some of the frenzied women threw their children into muU.:c"in and jumped in after them. Their fate is unknown.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 67, 28 June 1910, Page 5
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95A STEAMER BURNT Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 67, 28 June 1910, Page 5
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