TWO TRAGEDIES.
1 . TWENTY-ONE DEATHS. BRAVERY ON THE TENNESSEE. ■ AN TJGLY SUGGESTION. It lEWSOßipn—riiiiss association —cdpTnionl. >• 1 ' New York, June 7. When the boiler tube burst on' tho Unitjd States armoured cruiser Tennessee (killing fou'.' men and injuring ten); a stoker named Wood made a gallant effort at rescue. Scalding steam overcame him, and ho succumbed. Rear-Admiral Sabroo narrowly escaped. He left the stokehole'so seconds prior io tho explosion., ' ' Tlio accident is exciting peculiar interest, owing to an abortive trial in November, -1906, of tho Shelby Tiibo Company, on a charge »f tricking the Government tube inspectors. FATAL EXPLOSION IN VIENNA. .. CELLULOID IGNITES. Vienna, June 7. : An explosion, at a boiler factory in Vienna ignited celluloid dust," and destroyed tliu buildings..; Seventeen . bodies have been re covered.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 219, 9 June 1908, Page 7
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127TWO TRAGEDIES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 219, 9 June 1908, Page 7
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