SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
A TUG WRECKED
AN EXCITING RESCUE.
NEW YORK, December 31
The tug Margaret struck a submerged wreck on the New Jersey coast. She reached tho beach in a sinking condition, and stranded on a sandbar. During a terrific galo tho crew attempted to launch tho lifeboat, which overturned. Ono sailor was drowned, but the life-savers rescued ton others. When nearing tho shore tho lifeboat overturned, but tho spectators rushed into tho surf and dragged all to safety.
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Press, Volume XIIX, Issue 14553, 2 January 1913, Page 7
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