THE HALIFAX DISASTER.
PILOT AND CAPTAIN RESPONSIBLE. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Ottawa, Fob. 4. The Government commission .which in* vestigated the Halifax disaster held that Pilot Mackay and Captain Lamodie, master of the steamer Mont Blanc, were responsible for the explosion in that vessel which caused great destruction and loss of lif# afloat and ashore or December <i. Tlio evidence showed conclusively tluit tlio Mont Blanc violated the rule of tlie road. Captain Lamodie has been arrested. PILOT AHRESTJSD. Halifax, Feb. 4. The commission cancelled the licenses of both Captain Lamodio and Pilot Mackev and censured the harbor authorities for allowing Mackay to continue acting as pilot after the disaster. The police have arrested Mackay.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1918, Page 5
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114THE HALIFAX DISASTER. Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1918, Page 5
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