DISASTROUS HURRICANE.
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SWEEPING THE COAST OF VIRGINIA. VESSELS "WRECKED. (Received September 4, 1 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 3. From Newport News, Virginia, comes reports that a hurricane is sweeping the coast. The former Old Dominion paddle steamer Mobjack, 610 tons, is reported to have sunk. Eight of her crew and several passengers are missing. A launch belonging to the battleship Nebraska was overwhelmed. Three petty officers -and five men were drowned.
Several schooners have been wrecked with slight loss of life.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 September 1913, Page 5
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89DISASTROUS HURRICANE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 September 1913, Page 5
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