SINKING OF A LINER.
MISSING: 113. STRUCK ROCKS DURING A FOC. RESCUES BY FISHERMEN. W TELEGEAPH —PEESB ASSOCIATION —COPTBIGHT (Reo. Juno 25, 10.15 p.m.) Madrid, Juno 25. During a fog the Spanish liner Laracho struck some roclts at the cntranco of tho harbour of Muros (in tho province of Corunna, 29 'miles from Santiago, Spain), and foundered. Of 97 passengers and a crew of 53, fishing boats rescuod 47. Tho rest aro missing. The steamer sank within eight minutes of striking tho rooks. Tho iron screw steamer Larache, 1505 tons gross,' was built at Sunderland in 1872, and was registered at Barcelona. Her dimensions were: Length 272 ft., beam 32ft., depth 21.4 ft.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 234, 26 June 1908, Page 7
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113SINKING OF A LINER. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 234, 26 June 1908, Page 7
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