LOSS OF STEAMER
HEAVY CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES Vancouver, March 9. 'The sinking of the steamer Chief Maquilla off the Aleutians en route for the Orient, six months ago, had its sequel to-day in a 274,000-dollar suit by the Insurance Company of America against the Canadian and American Shipping Company and the Canadian Navigation Company. The steamer carried a half a milliondollar cargo. Plaintiffs allege that the vessel was unseaworthy, with her cargo improperly loaded. Ten other suits on the same grounds aggregate half a million dollars.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 141, 11 March 1930, Page 11
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86LOSS OF STEAMER Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 141, 11 March 1930, Page 11
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